Luke 1: 17
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Today’s reading from Luke talks about the Lord’s special messenger, John the baptist. As Elder Stapley stated in his 1975 general conference address: Although the house of Israel possessed a written record of numerous prophecies concerning Christ’s earthly life, still the Eternal Father sent a special messenger, John the Baptist,
“to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
As I pondered the many ways that I am preparing my family and myself for the Lord’s coming I was reminded of just how eternally grateful I am for our own modern day Prophets and Apostles. These fearless servants of the Lord who lead and guide the people in righteousness in these later days. These men hold the keys of heaven of the priesthood and are inspired to help us uphold the Lord’s laws and commandments in this ever changing and increasingly wicked world.
The world today is filled with men who have forsaken or forgotten God. They are seeking to change his laws by exercising their own mortal judgments. Perhaps to them God is not up-to-date. They forget that God’s commandments are eternal and unchangeable. I ask this question: Is it possible for the created ever to be wiser than the Creator?
Our courts of justice are substituting man-made laws for God’s laws and commandments. God is not dead. He remains the same forever—resolute, firm, unchanging, but full of love and compassion for his children.
I am reminded of the the parable of the 10 virgins who sat all night awaiting the bridegroom. Those 5 who had prepared themselves and their provisions had plenty of oil and were able to trim their lamps when the time came and entered the Lord’s house. While those who had not prepared and went to the markets to buy oil at the coming of the bridegroom were not allowed entry into the house of the Lord.
D&C 133:10
Yea, let the cry go forth among all people: Awake and arise and go forth to meet the Bridegroom; behold and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord.
What small and simple ways are we preparing ourselves for the coming of Christ today?
Wife to Eric. Mom to Quinn. And Twins Avery & Rhys. I believe that I am a child of God. Who loves me & I love him. I believe in date nights to the Temple. To the movies. Out to dinner and especially long hikes.
Wednesday’s are my fave day of the week because, ‘it’s Wednesday David’. Red is simply the best color. And black takes a close second.
I love this quote: THEY ARE SEEKING TO CHANGE HIS LAWS BY EXERCISING THEIR OWN MORTAL JUDGMENTS. PERHAPS TO THEM GOD IS NOT UP-TO-DATE. THEY FORGET THAT GOD’S COMMANDMENTS ARE ETERNAL AND UNCHANGEABLE.!