Always room for improvement.

Alma 13

Alma is teaching the people about the Priesthood and its blessings. I'm in the dark and without my actual scripures, so this will be a little brief.

I found it interesting that those who repent, and hold the Melchizedek priesthood will be on the same level as the Lord. Did I understand that correctly? They are part of the holy order of the son of God. They are sanctified by the Holy Ghost, are made pure and look upon sin with abhorrence. It is available to anyone willing to accept it, or Alma wouldn't be inviting his audience to repent so they could have it.

I'm with my scriptures now and there is so much I could focus on. This chapter is packed with doctrine.  But I draw attention to the last few verses – those that apply to all of us at any time in our lives. Interesting to me that Alma is pleading with the people “. . . with great anxiety even unto pain. . .” His love for these people is pretty intense and is a gift from God. He tells the people in v28 to be humble, watch and pray continually that they won't be tempted above that which they can bear so they can be lead by the Holy Ghost which will allow them to be humble (teachable), meek, submissive, patient (yielding), full of love and long-suffering. A long list of gifts to seek after.

What can I learn at this stage in my life from just these verses? I have a long ways to go. Is my anxiety for others “even unto pain”? I could improve. I love those whom I serve and I worry about them. Their loads are heavy as they attend to post graduate and college efforts. I pray for them in their efforts. They are the future of this church, which is why the Lord is putting so much effort into them. I pray to be an instrument in the hands of the Lord to help them. There is always room for improvement.