When we seek a blessing of the Lord, let us be humble in our
seeking and allow Him to bless us as He sees fit rather than as we see
fit. Often, the blessing the Lord has in
mind for us is even greater than the blessing we seek. In chapter 28 we see a good example of this. Before leaving His followers in Bountiful,
the Savior offered his 12 disciples a blessing of their choosing. Three of them simply desired to “bring the
souls of men unto [Him], while the world shall stand” (v. 9). Notice that their desire wasn't
self-serving. It was a desire to serve
others. Christ not only blessed them
that they would each live long enough to do as they asked, He blessed them with
the greater blessing He wished to bestow: “ye shall never taste of death….but
when I come in my glory ye shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye from
mortality to immortality; and then shall ye be blessed in the kingdom of my
Father. And again, ye shall not have
pain while ye shall dwell in the flesh, neither sorrow save it be for the sins
of the world” (verses 7 – 9). If we are
worthy, we will be blessed. If we are
humble and allow the Lord to bless us as we see fit, we will be more
blessed. If we seek to serve others
instead of ourselves, we will be more greatly blessed.
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