"For behold, and also his blood atoneth for the sins of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam, who have died not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have ignorantly sinned.
But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ."
Mosiah 3:11-12
I really like the idea here that God isn't out to "get" us, or trap us into failing in any way. He actually is doing everything he can to give us a fair shake, to help us to return to him. Mistakes and ignorance, even though we judge those things harshly amongst ourselves, God is willing to let go of... and even for things that we intentionally do in open rebellion, he is willing to forgive.
Jesus suffered to give us all of this... the space to make mistakes, and even to rebel, and to still be able to find our way back, to learn to change our minds and our hearts and become the people we want to be and that we have the potential to be, despite our setbacks. Praise to the Lord who gives us a chance to rise above our own imperfection, and with his help, become more than we could ever become alone. :)
Today, let's choose to repent and change, taking Christ up on his offer of salvation.
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