Today's Favorite Verse: Mosiah 9:3, 17
"And yet, I being over-zealous to inherit the land of our fathers, collected as many as were desirous to go up to possess the land, and started again on our journey into the wilderness to go up to the land; but we were smitten with famine and sore afflictions; for we were slow to remember the Lord our God.
Yea, in the strength of the Lord did we go forth to battle against the Lamanites; for I and my people did cry mightily to the Lord that he would deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, for we were awakened to a remembrance of the deliverance of our fathers."
What a contrast between being slow to remember the Lord, and to cry to Him for strength and deliverance. I also noticed that in both situations Zeniff is recalling the fathers. First, it was to possess the land their fathers had. Then it was remembering how their fathers were delivered out of the hands of their enemies. I pondered on how important lessons can be learned from our ancestors and what they went through, especially when we have examples of their faith in the Lord.
Day 3424
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