Mosiah 7

(August 27, 2013)
I had two thoughts on this chapter.  The first thought is the wonderful use of language about struggling.  Many struggles have been made, but there remains an effectual struggle to be made.  How many areas of our lives is that same statement true about.  We have struggled in vain to break a bad habit -- but there remains an effectual struggle to be made.  We have struggled in vain to heal a relationship -- but there remains an effectual struggle to be made.  We have struggled in vain to humble ourselves before God -- but there remains an effectual struggle to be made.  This language hopefully will give us strength to continue the struggles we should be making in our lives.

The other thought was again on how much we lose by not being familiar in our present society with kings.  I could not imagine sitting there and waiting for the king to decide whether I got to put forth the evidence which I clearly believed would exonerate me.  Nor could I imagine being grateful to the king just for the privilege of putting on a defense.  But that is what happened here.  That is the respect and power of a king, and that is a fraction of a fraction of the respect and honor due to our King.  By forgetting how to deal with kings, we lose a bit of our understanding of how to deal with our King.