7-15-11
“He
Did Deliver Me From Bondage”
p. A-11 “To retain guilt for my own sins past the
point of contriteness and confession or to continue to resent (much less to
be angry with or bitter towards) another for his sins is to be in an ever
greater state of “sin” (separateness
from God) than that caused by the original transgression… Filled with fear and
anxiety, guilt and shame, we act as if there is a power that is greater to make
wrong than Christ is able to make right… “
Wow, I think this exactly diagnoses my
psychological pattern of thinking. Satan
is trying to trick me into worshiping him through this fear and disbelief in
the One, the only One, who can truly save me, even from myself. How do I overcome this? I have been growing slowly along my path to
realize His power to save. On days of
doubt I like to listen to “He is Able” by Hilary Weeks, or “that kind of
faith”. It is a slow process, but this
is the harvest I am working toward.
This word, “CONTRITE”, stands out to me today.
contriteness, n.
Deep sorrow and penitence for sin.
Bible Dictonary
D&C 52:15 Wherefore he
that prayeth, whose spirit is acontrite, the same is baccepted of me if he obey
mine cordinances.
16He that aspeaketh, whose spirit is
contrite, whose language is meek and bedifieth, the same is of
God if he obey mine ordinances.
17And again, he that trembleth under my power shall be made astrong, and shall bring forth fruits of praise and bwisdom, according to the revelations and truths which I have given you.
D&C 56: 14 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto my people—you have many things
to do and to repent of; for behold, your asins have come up unto me,
and are not bpardoned, because you
seek to ccounsel in your own ways.
15And your hearts are not satisfied. And ye obey not the truth,
but have apleasure in
unrighteousness.
16Wo unto you arich men, that will not bgive your substance to the cpoor, for your driches will canker your
souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation,
and of judgment, and of indignation: The eharvest is past, the summer
is ended, and my soul is not saved!
17Wo unto you apoor men, whose hearts are
not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not
satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying hold upon other men’s
goods, whose eyes are full of bgreediness, and who will
not clabor with your own hands!
18But blessed are the apoor who are pure in heart,
whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are bcontrite, for they shall
see the ckingdom of God coming in
power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the dearth shall be theirs.
29If thou art asorrowful, call on the Lord thy God with supplication, that
your souls may be bjoyful.
31My people must be atried in all things, that they
may be prepared to receive the bglory that I have for them,
even the glory of Zion; and he that will not cbear chastisement is not
worthy of my kingdom.
32Let him that is aignorant blearn cwisdom by dhumbling himself and
calling upon the Lord his God, that his eeyes may be opened that he
may see, and his ears opened that he may hear;
33For my aSpirit is
sent
forth into the world to enlighten the bhumble and contrite, and to the ccondemnation of the ungodly.
p.A-12 “Acknowledge that all salvation [improvement] from any source comes [though anonymously] from Jesus Christ.”
I though about this anonymous way that Christ gives
this improvement yesterday. I never
thought about that before. That was
pretty cool to recognize and see. I see
how He gives anonymously so that we can choose to acknowledge Him in all
things. If we choose to do so, we grow
close to Him and grow in humility. If we
choose to take glory and credit to ourselves, we grow in pride and further away
from Him. I have seen these results
directly and literally in my life.
The Spirit will condemn where God sees fit. It is MY role to speak words that edify.
Thought from Hilary Weeks
“He is Able” It says, “He raised up His
hand to follow God’s command, trusting beyond every doubt.”
Only God who
looks on the heart can truly see if we are trying our best.
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