Scripture Thought
1 Nephi 8:13-16
These verses are small, direct, but full of information.
Now that Lehi has found the tree, tasted of the fruit, knows and recognizes its goodness, what does he do? He looks for his family. Why? What does Lehi learn from this experience?
I have thought about this myself. I try to put myself in Lehi's shoes. I wonder what I would do if I was standing next to that tree. Was he worried that his family would not make it through the wilderness? Did he worry about how they would react to the darkness? Did hope they would pray? Was he wondering if there was a way for them to avoid the darkness, loneliness, and fear?
I wonder. As I read forward in the Book of Mormon, the scriptures opened to 2 Nephi 2 last night. The page was folded down. So I read. What caught my attention was the last verse, the last line..."...I have none other object save it be the everlasting welfare of your souls. Amen." This is what Lehi learned. He learned this from his father. He learned that this is how our father in heaven feels towards us.
In looking for his family, he found a river, the head of a river. He recognized the source of nutriment for the tree. The source of the water of life.
When he sees his family, they are at the head of the river. Had they traveled through the wilderness to get there? or was it because of the example of Lehi that they did not have to? I wonder.
What I find interesting is that even though they had this example. Even though they were at the source of the water of life, they did not seem to recognize it. They did not know where they were and what the importance of it was. Are we any different? Do we see the source? Do we recognize it?
Once he sees his family, he beckons them. They listen. That is the most important thing they can do. They listened, they pondered, they followed. They did. They found heard the voice and partook. Is this what we need to do?
Think about it.
These verses are small, direct, but full of information.
Now that Lehi has found the tree, tasted of the fruit, knows and recognizes its goodness, what does he do? He looks for his family. Why? What does Lehi learn from this experience?
I have thought about this myself. I try to put myself in Lehi's shoes. I wonder what I would do if I was standing next to that tree. Was he worried that his family would not make it through the wilderness? Did he worry about how they would react to the darkness? Did hope they would pray? Was he wondering if there was a way for them to avoid the darkness, loneliness, and fear?
I wonder. As I read forward in the Book of Mormon, the scriptures opened to 2 Nephi 2 last night. The page was folded down. So I read. What caught my attention was the last verse, the last line..."...I have none other object save it be the everlasting welfare of your souls. Amen." This is what Lehi learned. He learned this from his father. He learned that this is how our father in heaven feels towards us.
In looking for his family, he found a river, the head of a river. He recognized the source of nutriment for the tree. The source of the water of life.
When he sees his family, they are at the head of the river. Had they traveled through the wilderness to get there? or was it because of the example of Lehi that they did not have to? I wonder.
What I find interesting is that even though they had this example. Even though they were at the source of the water of life, they did not seem to recognize it. They did not know where they were and what the importance of it was. Are we any different? Do we see the source? Do we recognize it?
Once he sees his family, he beckons them. They listen. That is the most important thing they can do. They listened, they pondered, they followed. They did. They found heard the voice and partook. Is this what we need to do?
Think about it.
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