You know? I think many people consider this question over and over. I remember someone once said in a talk long ago that we would react when we see Christ the way we are living right now. Are we living in a way to be more like Him? In 1 Nephi 8 it talks about Lehi's dream. If you remember reading it correctly it talks about several different types of groups. The first group loses their way in the darkness because they did not hold onto the iron rod tight enough. The second group become ashamed of the fruit they have partaken. They notice the people in the Great and Spacious Building and leave. And the third group come and they "fall down" and partake of the fruit. Why do they fall down? Does anybody ever ask this question? I love this part. It's my absolute favorite part in the whole story. Well, obviously the first group does not continue to learn of Christ. They stop reading the scriptures and going to church and eventually just lose their way. They forget what Christ was like, and don't know how to apply their lives to become more like Christ. The second group knows what it feels like to try and become like Christ. This group scares me the most, because why would I try something so sweet and then give it up just because people in a building are laughing at me?
Back up to the people who fell down at the Tree of Life. Why did they fall down? Well I have a couple of cross references to this scripture, and I LOVE IT! 1 Nephi 11:22-24 the Tree of Life is explained further here, "Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things. And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the soul. And after he had said these words, he said unto me; Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him." Never have I not found an answer to a question I was looking for in the scriptures. God really knows what he's doing. Now if we go to John 3:16 it confirms that the Tree of Life represents Christ, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." If we are in group 3, and we see Christ we will fall at His feet and worship Him. May we all worship Him, Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Redeemer, because there is nowhere else I hope we'd rather be, but back with our Father in Heaven. And through our Savior Jesus Christ is the only way to get back to Him. I hope to put this blog together, because I read all the money gaining blogs, all the how-to's and whats-its, but what about the most important thing in our lives? What about our Spiritual well-being? May my testimony stand strong, even as it is until the end of my life.
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