O remember, remember. . .

Mosiah 2

O Remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it. (v41)

This chapter in the Book of Mormon is epic.  So much I could write about, but I continue to read through the filter of one not living righteously.  This is being written on Independence Day – July 4^th, yet there are so many who are in bondage because of open rebellion.  V37 says “I say unto you, that the man that doeth this (goes contrary to keeping the commandments), the same cometh out in open rebellion against God. . .” 

What does open rebellion look like besides not keeping the commandments?  Our prophets have spoken much, and King Mosiah says “. . .all that has been spoken by our fathers. . .”  I watch the mess some people call their lives.  Where did their open rebellion begin?  Did it start by treating their Sabbath observance as optional?  I have witnessed many who had all the intentions in the world of making their marriages eternal.  Yet Sunday worship became optional and other priorities got in the way.  The Lord is not kidding when he tells us what he wants us to be doing.  When we choose differently, we are coming out in open rebellion.  When we go there, we become an enemy to all righteousness. 

I use Sabbath worship as key because it is there we get our weekly “booster” shot of spirituality.  We should be getting daily immunization as we read the scriptures, pray intently, serve others and listen to the promptings of the Holy Ghost.  When we cease doing these things, we become vulnerable and unable to resist the temptations of the world, thus putting us in a precarious position.  I’ve come to this conclusion by reading many conference talks, etc.  But I’ve also witnessed it for myself.  Sunday is a day of rest from our labors, worldly entertainment and the personal passions of the natural man.  It is a day we worship our Savior and Heavenly Father and labor in His work.  When we forget this, we have come out in open rebellion and forfeit the right to happiness, feeling blessed in all things, and the eventual goal of dwelling with our Heavenly Father in a “. . .state of never-ending happiness.” (v41)