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7 Feb 2000
February 7, 2000 - From the mouth of the Lord
On Sunday afternoons, my dad often makes himself available to a group of our friends for a scripture study class. He enjoys teaching the people, but he doesn't force himself on them. He makes himself available, and allows them to invite him. Yesterday was Sunday, the sabbath day. Some of our group wanted to study together. Others did not, for whatever reason (later my Dad and myself discovered that two of the parents of our group were not in agreement concerning our studying), and as a result of this, no class was held. My dad didn't go to anyone's house to teach them about the Lord. He made out some lessons and he and I delivered them to those few who had wanted to study. But we had no class. I presided over the communion service yesterday morning. The verses that I had chosen for the call to worship had come from the Second Book of Nephi, Chapter 6. At the time that I stood and read these words to the congregation, I did not realize their significance. I didn't realize that the words were speaking directly to certain people in that room, all I knew was that it was my opening scripture. In the prayer service immediately preceding the communion service, my dear friend Myron Harbottle mentioned several things that were consistent with the scripture and with the particular sentiments that I had in mind. Specifically, he pointed out the need for an adult commitment to a childlike enthusiasm. He mentioned that until the kingdom became something that was more important to us than anything else, something that excited us more than anything else, until we sought God with all our hearts and with all the strength that we had, we would not have the kingdom. He also said that several families were sitting awfully close to the door, by which he meant that they weren't sure if they wanted to make this adult commitment or not. They weren't quite sure if they wanted to seek God more than any other thing, and therefore were teetering halfway in and halfway out. Myron said that these families had better make up their minds, because a time was swiftly approaching that there would be no room for those who were teetering. My dad and myself watched these things unfold before our eyes. We were able to clearly see the attitudes of those who wanted to seek God, and those who did not. This morning, I was woke up to hymn 546. The hymn in itself is unimportant (just a short prayer for a meal) but one of the scripture references led me to the 58th chapter of Isaiah, which coincides closely with the passage from the Second Book of Nephi that had been my call to worship. Isaiah 58: 11-14 11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. II Nephi 6: 99-102 99 Come, my brethren, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come buy and eat; yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price. 100 Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which can not satisfy. 101 Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, 102 And feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness. 12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of the paths to dwell in. 13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words; 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. |
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