17 And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having heard all the awords of my father, concerning the things which he saw in a bvision, and also the things which he spake by the power of the Holy Ghost, which power he received by faith on the Son of God—and the Son of God was the cMessiah who should come—I, Nephi, was ddesirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the eHoly Ghost, which is the fgift of God unto gall those who diligently seek him, as well in times of hold as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men.
18 For he is the asame yesterday, today, and forever; and the way is prepared for all men from the foundation of the world, if it so be that they repent and come unto him.
19 For he that diligently aseeketh shall find; and the bmysteriesof God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the cHoly Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old, and as well in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the dcourse of the Lord is one eternal round.
20 Therefore remember, O man, for all thy doings thou shalt be brought into ajudgment.
21 Wherefore, if ye have sought to do awickedly in the days of your bprobation, then ye are found cunclean before the judgment-seat of God; and no unclean thing can dwell with God; wherefore, ye must be cast off forever.
22 And the Holy Ghost giveth aauthority that I should speak these things, and deny them not.
I have often read these verses, particular 20, as a reminder to be good.
I read from 17 to there, though, differently the other day. Nephi says a few times that we should diligently seek him, or come unto him, first, then gives the warning that we shall be judged for all our doings.
That felt like a warning to avoid pointless uses of our time. It felt like Nephi was saying something to this effect: If you want to know the mysteries of God, or anything at all by the power of the Holy Ghost, then you need to watch how you're using your time. Diligently seek, don't diligently waste time.
Maybe this was just a personal warning for me to not waste time.
I'm having an incredibly hard time recording my thoughts in a coherent and intelligent-sounding manner right now. Sam is in his room banging on whatever drum he can find. It sounds like he's teaching Mack how to use a drumstick. Right now he's hitting the floor. And his practice pad. Oh, now both. Drum roll.
I'll admit he has good rhythm, but it is impossible to concentrate on anything requiring more than a few brainwaves.
I read from 17 to there, though, differently the other day. Nephi says a few times that we should diligently seek him, or come unto him, first, then gives the warning that we shall be judged for all our doings.
That felt like a warning to avoid pointless uses of our time. It felt like Nephi was saying something to this effect: If you want to know the mysteries of God, or anything at all by the power of the Holy Ghost, then you need to watch how you're using your time. Diligently seek, don't diligently waste time.
Maybe this was just a personal warning for me to not waste time.
I'm having an incredibly hard time recording my thoughts in a coherent and intelligent-sounding manner right now. Sam is in his room banging on whatever drum he can find. It sounds like he's teaching Mack how to use a drumstick. Right now he's hitting the floor. And his practice pad. Oh, now both. Drum roll.
I'll admit he has good rhythm, but it is impossible to concentrate on anything requiring more than a few brainwaves.
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