"Yea, O Lord, and thou seest that they have repented, because of the famine and the pestilence and destruction which has come unto them.
And now, O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, and try again if they will serve thee? And if so, O Lord, thou canst bless them according to thy words which thou hast said."
Helaman 11:15-16
I love this passage because it shows a prophet and God, both wanting to help the people, and hoping that they have become sufficiently humble that they will not destroy each other anymore, but instead turn to God. The people had started a war, and Helaman asked God to change it into a famine instead--which does seem safer spiritually--and the Lord did that, and then the people started realizing again that they needed God, and calling on his name. Not the best way to learn, but sometimes only dramatic things get through when we are stuck in a rut, forgetting that we need God and trying to do things in our own way.
Today, let's make try again, just as God is trying again with us, and be sure that we are listening to God and remembering him in our lives. Hopefully that wasy we won't need a reminder like this, and God can bless us as he desires to, rather than having to watch us suffering before we will choose to call upon him for help.
No comments:
Post a Comment