This is some heavy stuff. I didn't cover everything because it goes so in depth, but I wrote what I felt about what I could understand...
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| Sometimes I feel like this when I read (the Isaiah chapters specifically)... |
v8-11 Men are born into sin... it is in our nature. God will not let our wickedness detract from His holiness. Whether or not we choose to obey Him, He will be glorified.
v13 The Lord created and orders the universe. All things obey Him.
v16 The gospel is not a secret. We can know truth by the Spirit.
v18 The Lord wants to bless us. His work will be done and His glory made known. The difference for us will be whether or not we obey Him along the way. If we do we can find peace, but there is no peace for the wicked.
1 Nephi Chapters 21-22
I didn't write anything for these chapters because I felt so overwhelmed with them. The main message I got from them was this: Christ is a light to the world and the restoration of His gospel spreads this light to everyone. The covenants of the Lord are a manifestation of His power. The Lord has a plan and it must come forth. The devil will continue to fight against the Lord. We know who is going to win, so what side are we on? We must all obey God and endure to the end to receive all God has to offer us.
2 Nephi Chapter 1
v2-3 Sometimes we do not fully understand the mercies of God until later on.
v5-6 All those who come to the promise land are led by God.
v5-12 The promises of America
v15 One way we can know God's love is by understanding what He did for us. He saved us from the bitterness of hell. His love is eternal. It is like we are wrapped up in a giant, celestial hug.
v19,20,23 God's ways are righteous and He promises blessings if we follow Him. In order to do so, we need to put away any sin and put on t"he armor righteousness."
2 Nephi Chapter 2
I really like this chapter.
It really drives home fundamental principles of the gospel. We are all lost without Christ. CHrist has redeemed our souls and made it possible for all mankind to be resurrected. The Fall was downward and forward. Men fell away from God, but now had the ability to know and choose for themselves right and wrong. That is why God created the earth. So we would be able to come and experience opposition. God lives. If He didn't, we wold not be here. There would be on one to even have the chance to deny Him because there would be nothing. But we are here. And God does live. More than anything else, I know that He lives and His gospel has been restored to the earth today. :)
Tomorrow's Reading:2 Nephi 3-5
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