"Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned."
Jeremiah 36:28
At the end of the chapter, Jeremiah dictates all the words over again, and the information is not lost. Part of the lesson here is surely that God's word cannot be permanently destroyed, but on a larger scale I think it also means that God's intentions and purposes cannot be frustrated (D&C 3:1). God's will always prevails.
Sometimes in life we try to block God out of our minds and thoughts, perhaps because it makes it easier to sin or to not feel guilty or overwhelmed. This might be a good thing to remember at times when we are tempted to try something like that. We are going to have to face God at some point. It might be better to do so immediately, and talk out whatever we are concerned or frustrated about, rather than attempting to run away or claim that God hasn't touched our lives. He cannot be dismissed in that way... only temporarily ignored, at great personal cost.
Today, let's try to reconcile ourselves to the will of God (2 Nephi 10:24) and remember that he is trying to help us and lift us to better things. Let's try to trust him a little more, and our own selfish and stubborn ways a little less, as we attempt to learn to be better people. Let's avoid burning God's word, except symbolically into our hearts and minds.
Jeremiah 36:28
At the end of the chapter, Jeremiah dictates all the words over again, and the information is not lost. Part of the lesson here is surely that God's word cannot be permanently destroyed, but on a larger scale I think it also means that God's intentions and purposes cannot be frustrated (D&C 3:1). God's will always prevails.
Sometimes in life we try to block God out of our minds and thoughts, perhaps because it makes it easier to sin or to not feel guilty or overwhelmed. This might be a good thing to remember at times when we are tempted to try something like that. We are going to have to face God at some point. It might be better to do so immediately, and talk out whatever we are concerned or frustrated about, rather than attempting to run away or claim that God hasn't touched our lives. He cannot be dismissed in that way... only temporarily ignored, at great personal cost.
Today, let's try to reconcile ourselves to the will of God (2 Nephi 10:24) and remember that he is trying to help us and lift us to better things. Let's try to trust him a little more, and our own selfish and stubborn ways a little less, as we attempt to learn to be better people. Let's avoid burning God's word, except symbolically into our hearts and minds.
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