"And now Abinadi said unto them: Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things mean?
I say unto you, wo be unto you for perverting the ways of the Lord! For if ye understand these things ye have not taught them; therefore, ye have perverted the ways of the Lord.
Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding; therefore, ye have not been wise. Therefore, what teach ye this people?"
Mosiah 12:25-27
This is part of the story of King Noah and Abinadi. Here Abinadi is being questiond by the King and his priests (presumably including Alma at this point, which is how the story comes to us afterward). On the surface, it is a prophet turning a question back on his attackers, but since we know the larger story, we also see that it is God, carefully teaching a young, corrupt priest under the sway of a wicked king, the truth. Abinadai is asked about a scriptural passage in order to catch him contradicting himself, and instead he lays into them. For us, it is an excellent reminder that we need to apply our hearts to understanding, and do more with the scriptures than just skim them. If there is something we don't understand, then let's apply our hearts and our minds and look for the truth. Today, let's study and pray... including the Lord in all of our efforts, with this and with all else that we seek to understand. That is wisdom. Let's follow Alma out of darkness and into the light.
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