Friday, July 18, 2008

1Nephi 3 and 4

Chapter 3 is the famous chapter in which Nephi says "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them."
In contrast, Laman and Lemuel murmur "How is it possible that the Lord will deliver Laban into our hands? Behold, he is a mighty man, and can command fifty, yea, even he can slay fifty; then why not us?"
The question I found myself thinking about is "How is it possible?" Obviously, if we have the faith the the Savior Jesus Christ has infinite power then it is possible. Then our actions should be in line with our faith in that principle. We have to believe that the answers to our insurmountable problems are there even though we may not see them or have access to them.

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