After the Church was regulated in Zarahemla (see chapter 5)
an interesting commandment was given to members of the Church to gather often
and “join in fasting and mighty prayer in behalf of the welfare of the souls of
those who knew not God.” We’re often
encouraged to pray for others. I like
the specific nature of this commandment to pray for the welfare of the souls of those who knew not God. I believe this puts things in a nice
perspective. It allows God to judge who
does and who does not know Him. And it
allows Him the privilege of blessing people as He sees fit, instead of how we
see fit. In other words, it keeps us
from being judgmental and it puts our focus on the actual needs for people
instead of on our own desires for people.
It tells the Lord that we realize He sees better than we do, and we
trust His judgment over our own.
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