"And it came to pass that when Aaron saw that the king would believe his words, he began from the creation of Adam, reading the scriptures unto the king—how God created man after his own image, and that God gave him commandments, and that because of transgression, man had fallen.
And Aaron did expound unto him the scriptures from the creation of Adam, laying the fall of man before him, and their carnal state and also the plan of redemption, which was prepared from the foundation of the world, through Christ, for all whosoever would believe on his name."
Alma 22:12-13
We often want a sign from heaven to convince us that God is there, and that his gospel is true. It is interesting and cool in these verses how Aaron, instead of trying to impress the king with a sign or a miracle, reads the scriptures to him, explaining as he goes and helping him to understand. To me, that seems to illustrate the accessibility of the gospel. It is in the scriptures, available to everyone. We don't need signs or miracles to learn it; we just need to read (or listen).
We would believe God if he came down and told us this stuff, right? I think what we forget sometimes is that he has done that, and we have those records. We just need to remember and take advantage of what he has given us already. That doesn't mean of course that we shouldn't pray or look to God to help us, because he wants us to pray, and he offers us help. Only that we don't need to feel like we can't know his word or will now. The scriptures are basically the instruction book that God left us to help us figure out life. :)
Today, let's read our scriptures, pray for understanding, and help other people to understand them as well. Let's give thanks for the access that we have to God's word, and let's take advantage of that access, and learn the truth of the gospel.
And Aaron did expound unto him the scriptures from the creation of Adam, laying the fall of man before him, and their carnal state and also the plan of redemption, which was prepared from the foundation of the world, through Christ, for all whosoever would believe on his name."
Alma 22:12-13
We often want a sign from heaven to convince us that God is there, and that his gospel is true. It is interesting and cool in these verses how Aaron, instead of trying to impress the king with a sign or a miracle, reads the scriptures to him, explaining as he goes and helping him to understand. To me, that seems to illustrate the accessibility of the gospel. It is in the scriptures, available to everyone. We don't need signs or miracles to learn it; we just need to read (or listen).
We would believe God if he came down and told us this stuff, right? I think what we forget sometimes is that he has done that, and we have those records. We just need to remember and take advantage of what he has given us already. That doesn't mean of course that we shouldn't pray or look to God to help us, because he wants us to pray, and he offers us help. Only that we don't need to feel like we can't know his word or will now. The scriptures are basically the instruction book that God left us to help us figure out life. :)
Today, let's read our scriptures, pray for understanding, and help other people to understand them as well. Let's give thanks for the access that we have to God's word, and let's take advantage of that access, and learn the truth of the gospel.
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