Today’s Reading: Alma 30:14-27
15 How do ye know of their surety? Behold, ye cannot know of things which ye do not see; therefore ye cannot know that there shall be a Christ.
Oh, how foolish and closed-minded Korihor was. When I read this verse I wanted to reach out and slap him for saying such a thing when I know there is a Christ. But violence is certainly not the answer. When I was a teenager, I had the opportunity to go to Palmyra, NY, for Youth Conference. We were able to visit the Sacred Grove and tour the other church history sites, as well as see the Hill Cumorah Pageant. As we were waiting for the pageant to start, there were crowds of people here and there bashing the Book of Mormon and saying that our religion was false. My friends and I, being the super smart and daring teenagers that we were, decided to go talk to a group of them and tell them how wrong they were. It ended up turning into a heated yelling match and the spirit was no longer with us. It was a good thing a leader was close by and pulled us away. That was not one of my proudest moments.
Those people were and are the Korihor’s of today. It broke my heart then and it breaks my heart now that there are people out there who believe there is no Christ. I can’t imagine my life, nor do I want to, with out the Savior in it. I have had many personal moments where I have felt Christ come to my rescue and each time my testimony has grown of Him. I know with all of my heart that Christ lives.
Korihor also didn’t understand faith. ‘Faith is the hope for things which are not seen, but which are true.’ (Bible Dictionary) Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it isn’t true or isn’t there. Think of it this way… Can you really see the wind? No. But you can feel it and therefore know it is there. Just like you can feel the comfort Christ gives to you.
A Primary song from the Children’s Song Book comes to mind:
Faith is knowing the sun will rise, lighting each new day.
Faith is knowing the Lord will hear my prayers each time I pray.
Faith is like a little seed:
If planted, it will grow.
Faith is a swelling within my heart.
When I do right, I know.
I can attest to the fact that it is not always easy to believe that there is a Christ. We go through trials that make it feel like He isn’t there or that He doesn’t care. But He is, and he does. It is our test to hold fast to our faith and not let go of the feelings and the knowledge we obtain when we know that He lives.
I have faith, and because I have faith, I have gained knowledge. And knowledge is not something that anyone can take away. Take the time to grow your faith and come to know with all your heart that Christ lives so the Korihors in this world will not and cannot turn us astray.
Megan is a wife, mother, and daughter of Heavenly Father who loves cooking, working out, photography and being a stay-at-home-mom!