Saturday, October 27, 2007

Yesterday, today, and forever

I'm sure there are passages like this all over the Bible and the Book of Mormon but I liked the following passages from 1 Nephi 9 and 1 Nephi 10.

1 Nephi 9:6
But the Lord knoweth all things from the beginning; wherefore, he prepareth a way to accomplish all his works among the children of men; for behold, he hath all power unto the fulfilling of all his words. And thus it is.

1 Nephi 10:18-19
18 For he is the same yesterday, to-day, and forever; and the way is prepared for all men from the foundation of the world, if it so be that they repent and come unto him.
19 For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old, and as well in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round.


Given where I am right now, the last part about "he that diligently seekth shall find and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them" is a comfort.

2 comments:

David "El Salsero" said...

At this point, how do you suppose you go about having the mysteries of God revealed to you? Is it scripture reading; prayer; fellowship or all of the above? Just curious how you view this.

gnp said...

I'd say it's all of the above - although right now I'm relying more on scripture reading and fellowship (talking with others) than I am on prayer. There is a prayer component but, at the end of the day, I'm going on instinct and whether things "feel right" or "feel comfortable".