Monday, April 21, 2014

Alma 44

(April 20, 2014)
Zerahemnah’s attempt to surrender parallels, in my opinion, the way we sometimes seek to surrender to the Lord.  We fight against Him until the time comes when we realize that we are inevitably to be destroyed if we continue.  When we relinquish our weapons of war out of necessity at that point, we still retain our pride and attempt to negotiate out our own terms of surrender.  Finally, however, if we are fortunate we will lay down our arms and fully and unconditionally surrender to Him, with a covenant to war no more against Him.  Even then, however, many do not keep that covenant but go to battle again the next time conflict arises.

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