mosiah 7: 18 - 33
what principles can we learn from limhi and his people about the effect of recognizing and feeling sorrow for our sins?
--> i like the promise at the very end of the chapter, in verse 33: "if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage."
for the people of king limhi, they saw this as a physical release out of bondage, as they were trapped by the lamanites. but for us today, this relates completely to the repentance process. when we sin, we are in spiritual bondage to the devil. he has a hold on our hearts, no matter how small that hold is. as we sin more, that hold becomes stronger and we lost the spirit little by little. Heavenly Father has given us the way to be freed from that bondage. by repenting, or turning our hearts to God. i love that in this verse he couples turning to God with serving Him. it is not enough to abandon the sin, we must replace it with something of greater value. the promise is fulfilled when we have turned away from sin with full purpose of heart - resolving to abandon it for good and replace it with better alternatives. the phrase "according to his will and pleasure" has always intrigued me, but today as i read it, i picture a loving God who can't wait to bless us when we turn to Him. when we meet His conditions, He pours out His spirit on us. what a beautiful blessing.
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