In Moses chapter 7, Enoch sees the span of creation. He sees the wickedness of the people and "refuses to be comforted" (Moses 7:44) until the Lord shows Enoch the coming of the Savior, the Atonement and Resurrection, and the Millennium, after which Enoch "received a fullness of joy" (Moses 7:67). Today I discovered that I, like Enoch, am "refusing to be comforted." The Lord has blessed me with so many things; my life is about as good as they come, and yet I continue to focus on the [relatively] minor irritations. When I come to the Lord for succor, He is trying to comfort me, but I have to allow myself to be comforted. The Lord won't take away my agency even for that! In addition, note that Enoch "received" a fullness of joy. He had to allow himself to be joyful; the Lord did not force Enoch to have a fullness of joy. As I ponder the plan of salvation and exercise my agency, I too can be comforted and receive a fullness of joy.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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Last week, I was pondering John 5:1-16. It is about the pool at Bethesda and the infirm man. I asked Dad, why were there not more people healed? Dad said, "Maybe there were many more, but they were not written about because they didn't have anything to carry and broke the Sabbath." I guess that could be true, but I wonder how many times I am like one that needs....healing, comforting, guiding,....and it is all near by and I am not in the correct frame of mind, or worthy or willing to receive it. So often, I am too busy, or am doing it the best way I know how, but could be blessed to do it so much better. I am trying to be more receptive to the Holy Ghost that can be so very near and personal.
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