For whatsoever is good cometh from God,

If you will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd to the name by which ye are called, behold, ye are not the sheep of the good shepherd. And now if ye are not the sheep sheep of the good shepherd of what fold are ye? Behold, I say unto you that the devil is your shepherd and ye are of his fold: and now who can deny this? Behold I say unto you whosoever denieth this is a liar and a child of the devil. For I say unto you that whatsoever is good cometh from God and whatsoever is evil cometh from the devil.   Alma 5: 38-40  

Alma's counsel to his missionary son reminds us that --There is no other way or means whereby man can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, he is the life and the light of the world. Behold he is the word of truth and righteousness. (Alma 38:9) I also like 38:14 where he tell his son when he prays to say -- O Lord, forgive my unworthiness, and remember my bretheren  in mercy.  I don't think he wants his son to become depressed about how bad he is but to recognize that he (we) can do nothing in and of ourselves. It is only through the life and light of Jesus Christ that we can be righteous and teach and live the word. Which reminds me of D&C 42:14 which tells us that if we receive not the Spirit we shall not teach. Oh, we can speak words and give the lesson we have prepared, but we cannot teach.   

At about 124 BC good King Benjamin addressed his people here on the American Continent. He spoke of Christ from his knowledge of the scriptures they had brought with them and also from revelation brought to him by an angel. He tells them that the Lord Omnipotent  will come down from heaven and dwell in a tabernacle of clay. That he will work mighty miracles and shall suffer pain even unto death so much that blood will come from every pore. And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the son of God, the father of heaven and earth the creator of all things from the beginning and his mother shall be called Mary.  That whosoever should believe that Christ should come, the same might receive remission of their sins, and rejoice with exceedingly great joy, even as thought he had already come among them.   

Here is a scripture a promise actually that I really need today. "Before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the the kingdom of God. And after ye hath obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, IF YE SEEK THEM and ye will seek them for the intent to do good.-- to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted. Jacob 2:18-19 

Sherem came preaching that there should be no Christ but Jacob said to him, "Believest thou the scriptures?" and Sherem said, "Yea,"
 Jacob answered, "Then ye do not understand them for they truly testify of Christ."
At that time the scriptures they had were the books of the Bible up to Isaiah and they truly did testify that Christ would come. Today we have many more testimonies of Christ that he did come. Every book in the Bible and in the Book of Mormon as well as many more private and public records testify that Christ did come. 

My Favorite Scripture

My Favorite Scripture Jacob 1: 5-6 For because of faith and great anxiety, it truly had been made manifest unto us concerning our people, what things should happen to them. And we also had many revelations, and the spirit of much prophecy; wherefore we knew of Christ and his kingdom, which should come.

I've been away all summer. I had my scriptures with me but read them very little. Strange how a change in routine can mess things up. I am starving for the light.
Jacob 1: 5-6 For because of faith and great anxiety, it truly had been made manifest unto us concerning our people, what things should happen to them. And we also had many revelations, and the spirit of much prophecy; wherefore we knew of Christ and his kingdom, which should come.
I have faith and great anxiety when I don't know things. I pray more fervently and meditate concerning things I should do, and what decisions to make. I do not know all things but I know the Lord does and if I pray and seek diligently I will know the thing I am to do. I am far from perfect but the Lord is perfect. If I stay close to him I have his strength. Bad things -- things that are hard -- happen all the time, (like wrecking my car) but with faith  I will get through it. Seldom is it a piece of cake. I need prayer, I need faith, I need to study and meditate on the scriptures. It's good to be back.