"And it came to pass that they did plead with their father many days that they might go up to the land of Nephi.
And king Mosiah went and inquired of the Lord if he should let his sons go up among the Lamanites to preach the word.
And the Lord said unto Mosiah: Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words, and they shall have eternal life; and I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the Lamanites.
And it came to pass that Mosiah granted that they might go and do according to their request."
Mosiah 28:5-8
This is kind of a cool pattern that we can follow (from both sides) when we run up against hard things in life. For the sons of Mosiah, the hard thing was their father the king. He didn't really want to risk their lives by letting them go as missionaries to the land of their traditional enemies. However, they felt God calling them to do that, so they were persistent.
The hard thing for the king was his sons, who kept asking every day to go on this mission... and obviously he was reluctant, or they wouldn't have kept asking. He realized that they weren't going to stop until he had something definitive, so he went to the Lord. He was humble enough to ask, even though he didn't want to let them go, and the Lord in his mercy and compassion promised him not only that they would have some success, but also that he would deliver them.
So, the overall lesson here is to seek the Lord's will and to not give up, but interlaced in there is a lot of love and kindness from the Lord as well. He wants us to think things through. He doesn't want us to give up the first time we run into a problem... he wants us to learn to face tough things and to keep going forward anyway. He wants us to learn to see people who we might have thought of as enemies as our brothers and sisters.
Today, let's inquire of the Lord about whatever worries we face in life, and then let's walk his path, seeking his help to overcome whatever obstacles we encounter as we move forward in faith.
And king Mosiah went and inquired of the Lord if he should let his sons go up among the Lamanites to preach the word.
And the Lord said unto Mosiah: Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words, and they shall have eternal life; and I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the Lamanites.
And it came to pass that Mosiah granted that they might go and do according to their request."
Mosiah 28:5-8
This is kind of a cool pattern that we can follow (from both sides) when we run up against hard things in life. For the sons of Mosiah, the hard thing was their father the king. He didn't really want to risk their lives by letting them go as missionaries to the land of their traditional enemies. However, they felt God calling them to do that, so they were persistent.
The hard thing for the king was his sons, who kept asking every day to go on this mission... and obviously he was reluctant, or they wouldn't have kept asking. He realized that they weren't going to stop until he had something definitive, so he went to the Lord. He was humble enough to ask, even though he didn't want to let them go, and the Lord in his mercy and compassion promised him not only that they would have some success, but also that he would deliver them.
So, the overall lesson here is to seek the Lord's will and to not give up, but interlaced in there is a lot of love and kindness from the Lord as well. He wants us to think things through. He doesn't want us to give up the first time we run into a problem... he wants us to learn to face tough things and to keep going forward anyway. He wants us to learn to see people who we might have thought of as enemies as our brothers and sisters.
Today, let's inquire of the Lord about whatever worries we face in life, and then let's walk his path, seeking his help to overcome whatever obstacles we encounter as we move forward in faith.
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