After preaching the Sermon on the Mount to the 2500 people
Christ found at the temple in Bountiful, He explained to his listeners that it
was time for Him to leave them until the next day. Perceiving they couldn't understand all the
incredible doctrine He had just taught them, He recommended that they go home,
pray for understanding, and prepare to listen again the next day. Before leaving, He “cast his eyes” on the
multitude and understood they wanted Him to stay longer. He did stay longer. And in this first day’s encore Christ healed
their sick, blessed their children, instituted the Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper and gave twelve disciples the power to bestow upon people the Gift of
the Holy Ghost.
Undoubtedly the Savior would have done all these things
eventually among these faithful people, but because He took note, they received
these blessings earlier. And because He
took note, Jesus Himself was blessed with fullness of joy (see verses 20 – 21).
As we serve others may we follow Christ’s example to take
the time to see, then be flexible enough to respond to the needs we recognize.
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