That ye may not be destroyed

Now after Alma had called his people to repentance (as I spoke of yesterday), telling them what would happen if they did not turn to the Lord and follow his commandments he gave them a promise.  “And now for this cause that ye may not be destroyed, the Lord has sent his angles to visit many of his people declaring unto them that they must go forth and cry mightily unto this people, saying: ‘Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh at hand: And not many days hence the Son of God shall come in his glory… And behold he cometh to redeem those who will be baptized unto repentance, through faith on his name.” (Alma 9:27 &28)

This was written about 82 BC and nothing has changed. Not with our Lord anyway. He still sends angles, and ministers, missionaries, good neighbors, and etc. to remind us of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are just in a different stage of the ongoing plan. Christ was born, and he was baptized, and then went about teaching and healing the sick. He atoned for our sins, was crucified on Calvary, he gave up his life and rose again on the third day that we too might have everlasting life. He lives that we may follow his path to eternal courts on high and loves us still.

My dad used to say that the world ends every day for someone. He was right about that and we need not put off repentance. The kingdom of Heaven is nigh at hand, and not many days hence he will come again and gather his sheep into his fold despite where we are in the choices we make.