Moroni 6 is probably the saddest book ever written. It is true, and I cannot comprehend 230,000
people lying on the ground dead. Mormon
and his son, Moroni, have seen an unthinkable slaughter. Why and how could this happen just 400 years
after Jesus Christ had visited them and they were a peaceful people – the
happiest that have ever lived on the earth?
Maybe I can find a bullet list of clues.
V17 – They rejected Jesus
V22 – They did not repent
Well, that’s a pretty short list. The final verse in this chapter makes it
clear we will ALL stand before the judgment-seat of Christ to be judged of our
works. We need to keep this in mind as
we go about our lives.
I love the quote I wrote in the margin of my book by Ezra Taft
Benson. He was a political figure in the
nation as well as a prophet of God at the time of his death. He said, “Great nations do not fall of
external aggression; they first erode and decay inwardly so that, like rotten
fruit, they fall of themselves. The
strength of a country is the sum total of the moral strength of the individuals
in that country.”
Where do we stand as a nation? Are there more good people than those who
have lost all moral moorings? We can
hope, but it doesn’t look real good. I
listened to two podcasts this week, and I’m a little more hopeful. Both were of political figures that are not
LDS, and their beliefs and standards in righteousness are strong. Does this count? We can hope.
The fact we must not reject our Savior, Jesus Christ, and
repent of our sins in order to be spared is a simple formula. I must admit that one of the podcasts was of
a man who has not accepted Jesus, but had strong religious character. Do those people count? They certainly speak boldly enough of their
moral convictions. Oh well, this will be
interesting to watch play out.
No comments:
Post a Comment