When we meet with a little success, we’re in danger of
forgetting to whom we owe our allegiance.
When he left the Nephites, Zeniff brought sacred records with him. Zeniff led his people in righteousness for 40
years before he died. His son Noah
ascended the throne and completely changed the infrastructure his father had
set up. Noah overthrew the priests his
father had set up and established new ones to speak lying and vain words to the
people. Living off the high taxes he
imposed upon the people, the important things to these leaders were riches,
riotous living, wives and concubines, harlots and wine. The general population followed their
leaders. When they conquered an army of
the Lamanites, they boasted in their own strength.
Enter the prophet Abinidi with a simple warning: The Lord will visit you
in his anger, you will go into bondage, and only the Lord will be able to
deliver you from it. This can still be
avoided if you seriously repent and cry mightily to the Lord. Noah’s response: Who…is the Lord, that shall
bring upon my people such affliction? (see v. 27) It isn't possible that Noah had totally
forgotten the Lord’s name in the ten years he’d been king. But he and his people had disintegrated in
righteousness to the point that they had forgotten the Lord’s power. Let us heed this teaching and avoid the same
fate. Let us not set aside the
scriptures that we have. Let us remember
the Lord’s power and his mercy.
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