"For after today cometh the burning—this is speaking after the manner of the Lord—for verily I say, tomorrow all the proud and they that do wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will burn them up, for I am the Lord of Hosts; and I will not spare any that remain in Babylon.
Wherefore, if ye believe me, ye will labor while it is called today."
Doctrine and Covenants 64:24-25Wherefore, if ye believe me, ye will labor while it is called today."
The whole today and tomorrow thing, for us, is a very short period of time, and so when we hear that the proud are going to be burned tomorrow, we might get a little panicky, and start asking ourselves some serious questions like the ones in Alma 5, including "Are ye stripped of pride?" (Alma 5:28).
Luckily, "speaking after the manner of the Lord" means that a day is a lot longer for God than it is for us. We still aren't sure when tomorrow comes for him, but we hopefully have a little bit of breathing room where we can work on getting better and being way less wicked and prideful. :)
Imagine though, if it were actually *our* tomorrow. Maybe we'd panic and give up, but if there was hope... if there was a chance that God would forgive us and take us back, wouldn't we take it? And if we would, then ... why not now? Tomorrow is going to come. Today, let's work on some self-improvement, and not delay until it is too late. :)
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