Wednesday, January 24, 2018

D&C 138:18 -- On Freedom from the Chains of Death

"While this vast multitude waited and conversed, rejoicing in the hour of their deliverance from the chains of death, the Son of God appeared, declaring liberty to the captives who had been faithful;"
Doctrine and Covenants 138:18


This is part of a section talking about the spirit world, and this is the part where Christ visits them upon his death, and before his resurrection.  It is an interesting insight into that in-between time, and shows a lot about the continuity of the self after death and the fact that our hope in the gospel and our faith in Christ continues after death, not to mention the message that although there is a time where we will be without our bodies once again, it won't be forever... one day we too will be resurrected, because of Christ's triumph over death.

Today, let's remember that there is something worth working for in our far future, and try to make decisions that will help us not just temporarily, but in the very long term.  Let's trust in and rejoice in all that Christ has done for us, and look forward to the eternity he has granted us in perfect, resurrected bodies--free from the "chains"/limitations of being without them.

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