Alma 46:18 -- On Support in Doing Good

"And he said: Surely God shall not suffer that we, who are despised because we take upon us the name of Christ, shall be trodden down and destroyed, until we bring it upon us by our own transgressions."
Alma 46:18


This is part of the story of Captain Moroni hoisting the Title of Liberty, and this particular verse caught my eye because I like the idea here that God won't let us be trodden down and destroyed for doing the right thing... not that bad things never happen to good people, of course, but that we have claim to some protection from God when we are in pursuit of a righteous goal.

Today, as we run into obstacles, let's first make sure that we are doing good, and if we are, then let's plead to the Lord to support and protect us in pursuing our righteous goals.  The Lord tells us that he will "clear away the bad according as the good shall grow" (Jacob 5:66), so let's be that good influence, lifting the people around us and making the world better, and God will support our efforts.