This chapter is entirely on war – or is
it? The Nephites were having a hard time
getting the Lamanites to come out of their strongholds so they could
battle. The Lamanites had the upper
hand, so to speak.
Moroni came up with a strategy. In my margins I have written that a strategy
is “inspiration”. This was
ingenious. He sent Lehi’s army out in daylight
to march past the Lamanites. Moroni’s
army marched by night around the Lamanites to be at the ready. When the Lamanites saw Lehi’s small army,
supposing it to be all the army of the Nephites, they gained courage and
pursued them – leaving their stronghold unprotected. Very foolish!
Moroni’s army divided and some went into the city and easily took it by
killing those who would not give up their weapons of war and taking the weapons
of war of those who surrendered. And
this leads me to my questions.
What are the weapons of war the
adversary uses against the Lord’s people today?
Bondage (aka addiction):
- Word of Wisdom (aka drugs, cigarettes, liquor, unhealthy eating habits)
- Pornography
- Greed
- Riches
- Sex and riotous living
- Lying
- Cheating
- Stealing
- Murdering
I'm sure there are many more. These are just a few. How would a “people” give up these
weapons? I can’t see an entire people,
i.e. city, nation, world – giving these weapons up as a group. It needs to happen one person at a time. Therein lies the problem. The blessing is not far behind. We don’t have to follow the armies of Satan
if we want to break away. We can lay
these weapons down at our own discretion whenever we choose. It will take work, and the Savior is there to
help with that effort. He has his “army”
at the ready to help us lay down our weapons and turn our lives around.
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