"Behold, if ye were holy I would speak unto you of holiness; but as ye are not holy, and ye look upon me as a teacher, it must needs be expedient that I teach you the consequences of sin."
2 Nephi 9:48
This is Jacob speaking to the people of Nephi (the very beginning of the people who became the nation of the Nephites), and his words are interesting. "If ye were holy I would speak unto you of holiness." ... And today it makes me think of all that we probably miss out on because we *aren't* holy. Not just the imaginary sermon of Jacob that would be different here if he were speaking to a different audience, but the very different conversations and lessons that we could be sharing with God, if we were ready for them. ... The opportunity cost of sin seems huge in that context.
So often we want something amazing from God... and what if the one and only reason that we can't have it is that we aren't ready? ... Depending on what it is that we want that may or may not be true of course, but the idea of it is huge. We have *so* much to gain by shaping up and being prepared for that next lesson. God will teach us as fast as we are ready to learn... so today, let's focus on getting ready, and when we are, we can expect the amazing. :)
2 Nephi 9:48
This is Jacob speaking to the people of Nephi (the very beginning of the people who became the nation of the Nephites), and his words are interesting. "If ye were holy I would speak unto you of holiness." ... And today it makes me think of all that we probably miss out on because we *aren't* holy. Not just the imaginary sermon of Jacob that would be different here if he were speaking to a different audience, but the very different conversations and lessons that we could be sharing with God, if we were ready for them. ... The opportunity cost of sin seems huge in that context.
So often we want something amazing from God... and what if the one and only reason that we can't have it is that we aren't ready? ... Depending on what it is that we want that may or may not be true of course, but the idea of it is huge. We have *so* much to gain by shaping up and being prepared for that next lesson. God will teach us as fast as we are ready to learn... so today, let's focus on getting ready, and when we are, we can expect the amazing. :)
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