"But I must fulfil the commandments wherewith God has commanded me; and because I have told you the truth ye are angry with me. And again, because I have spoken the word of God ye have judged me that I am mad.
Now it came to pass after Abinadi had spoken these words that the people of king Noah durst not lay their hands on him, for the Spirit of the Lord was upon him; and his face shone with exceeding luster, even as Moses’ did while in the mount of Sinai, while speaking with the Lord.
And he spake with power and authority from God; and he continued his words, saying:
Ye see that ye have not power to slay me, therefore I finish my message. Yea, and I perceive that it cuts you to your hearts because I tell you the truth concerning your iniquities."
Mosiah 13:4-7
In a discussion at work recently someone mentioned that trust had replaced truth, and that's what I thought of when reading this excerpt from the story of Abinadi today. The Lord preserved his life so that he could teach these men the truth, even though theoretically they were in positions where they should have been teaching the truth of God to the people. God steps in here to correct things, which causes all kinds of changes in their society, but the end result was a righteous people again. Today, in our world where it is harder and harder to find truth, or to know what we can trust, let's turn to God who is truth, for guidance. Let's read, study, and follow his word and rely on his guidance through his prophets to help us navigate, so that we don't get off track like King Noah and his priests.
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