"Now Zeezrom, seeing that thou hast been taken in thy lying and craftiness, for thou hast not lied unto men only but thou hast lied unto God; for behold, he knows all thy thoughts, and thou seest that thy thoughts are made known unto us by his Spirit;
And thou seest that we know that thy plan was a very subtle plan, as to the subtlety of the devil, for to lie and to deceive this people that thou mightest set them against us, to revile us and to cast us out—
Now this was a plan of thine adversary, and he hath exercised his power in thee. Now I would that ye should remember that what I say unto thee I say unto all."
Alma 12:3-5
I like this confrontation with Zeezrom, maybe in part because I know that later he repents and changes, and maybe this helped him. It's good to remember that God knows us inside and out and that our thoughts are not hidden. He knows when we are lying to others, and to ourselves, and of course, it is impossible to decieve God. ... The other part that is really important here is that when we do lie or decieve that it isn't some clever tactic that we found to get ahead... it's actually just us following the plan of the devil. Today, let's remember Zeezrom, and be willing to recognize and acknowledge our faults, and to change. Let's work for God rather than the devil, and help others rather than manipulating and trying to take advantage.
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