Today's Favorite Verse: Ezekiel 46:9, 12

Today's Favorite Verse: Ezekiel 46:9, 12

"But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.

Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate."

The mention of going from the north to the south gate reminded me of how many times in the scriptures people neither turn to the right or the left but march ahead with exactness. This is to prevent them from being surrounded and overtaken by their enemies.

"Now they durst not turn to the right nor to the left lest they should be surrounded; neither would I turn to the right nor to the left lest they should overtake me, and we could not stand against them, but be slain, and they would make their escape; and thus we did flee all that day into the wilderness, even until it was dark."

(Alma 56:40)

Then it mentions only looking towards the east when you have the peace offering. It made me ponder on how when you are voluntarily doing the Lord's work the way will open up for you. It's interesting that the offering is a peace offering. Something President Nelson has been stressing to us.

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