An Instrument of God

Mosiah 17

Abinadi finishes his testimony and is scourged and then burned to death.  He seals his testimony with his life.

There was a young man, Alma, who was one of the priests in the wicked King Noah's court.  He believed and tried to get King Noah to let Abinadi go.  King Noah thought on it for a bit, but his other priests told him he'd been insulted by Abinadi and nobody does that to a king.  His pride got the best of him and they proceeded with the plan to kill Abinadi.

What a sad story.  Yet how many prophets like Abinadi have sealed their testimonies with their blood.  Joseph Smith was just the most recent, and his death was a violent one.  We know from written history the fate of those who murdered Joseph Smith.  None of them died having lived a life of ease or joy.  It is a interesting study.

But what of Alma?  What became of him?  Well, because I've read the book many times I know he becomes a great prophet of the Book of Mormon.  I'm fascinated at his ability to write all the words of Abinadi.  Where does this come from?  It is the Spirit.  The Lord wanted these things recorded and Alma was the tool the Lord used.

This is my desire - to be used by the Lord in fulfilling his purpose.  Whatever that task is, I want to do it.  I don't need to have it recorded in a great book.  I just want to know I am an instrument in the Lord's hands as was Alma.  Maybe it will be in helping to reactivate someone, or in helping someone with a course correction.  Whatever it is, that's where I want to be and pray daily that it can be so.