"And it came to pass that when two hundred and ten years had passed away there were many churches in the land; yea, there were many churches which professed to know the Christ, and yet they did deny the more parts of his gospel, insomuch that they did receive all manner of wickedness, and did administer that which was sacred unto him to whom it had been forbidden because of unworthiness."
4 Nephi 1:27
This reminds me of Lehi's dream, and people going towards the tree that represented God's love and his gospel, and letting go of the rod, and wandering off the path, or in other words, letting go of the word of God (prophecy, revelation, personal prayer, etc.) and wandering off the path (not keeping the commandments, embracing sin, not helping others, etc.), and instead going to the great and spacious building... mocking and scorning and thinking of others as less than ourselves, etc.
I think it's really easy to fall into this trap... to just believe the parts of the gospel that don't interfere with our personal philosophy, and expecting God to change to suit us rather than the other way around. Thinking that we can do the love blackmail think with an eternal parent who has a deep and comprehensive knowledge of every trick in the book, and who will not ever encourage us to stay filthy with sin... but will instead always be helping us to come, and wash, and be clean. He welcomes us in, and will help us, even leaving the ninety and nine to come and find us, but we still have to be willing to be helped out of the gutter, not expect God to live there with us.
Today, let's make sure we're in tune with God... listening to him and his words through his prophets. Let's make sure we're actively seeking and doing and believing in good, rather than accepting evil. Let's not allow ourselves to drift away from God's word.
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