When reading 2 Nephi 4, I came across God leading him “through the great deep”. It made me think of the spiritual crocodile video we watched in seminary back in high school. Take a few minutes and to watch the video. If you haven’t seen it, it’s pretty powerful.
As the wildebeast is getting carried off, I thought about how that’s how we are with sin. By nature, we’re all going to fall and get snared at some point. Sin is a serious issue, as this video implies. However, as we are getting dragged down into the water, we have a choice. We can give up and succomb or we can look to God and plead for mercy. That is what the Atonement is all about. Even when we may feel we have no hope, we do. The stories of Alma, Paul, and Joseph Smith (although this example isn’t sin exactly) are all classic examples of the Atonement coming into play through the mercy of Jesus Christ.
No matter how deep we are in sin, it is important to remember that if we turn our focus to the Lord, He can and will have mercy on us and deliver us from sin.
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April 10, 2010 at 2:26 am
What would you do in heaven?
I definitely agree. There are times when our plight seem so hopeless, that everything around us is so dark we may think light never existed at all. But even if we are in such darkness, sometimes all we need to do is to look up and the light of the stars still watching over us 😉
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September 6, 2011 at 7:46 am
Elijah
Had a dream of a spiritual crocodile and it was terrifying a long time ago… Demons are one thing, but a spiritual force predator is another. God warns about Sin and you never know what people see when their time is up, example: Spiritual Crocodile Seen stalking sinful victim, sinful victim stops for a moment and heart skips a beat, because even though they are in there house alone, they could have swore they just saw a huge Crocodile swim into and out of thin air with only the eyes looking just like they do. Then when they see it again it is too late. Case in point, Sin Will Find You Out! Run to repentance anyone who has this dream. Escape this terrible outcome. WORLDLY CAUSE OF DEATH…. “Oh He/She Had Massive Heart Attack!”
Anyone would have their heart explode seeing this!
WHO IS GOD?
ROMANS:3:10
As it is written, There
is none righteous, no,
not one:
WHO HAS SINNED?
ROMANS 3:23
For all have sinned,
and come short of the
glory of God:
WHERE SIN CAME FROM
ROMANS 5:12
Wherefore, as by one
man sin entered into
the world, and death
by sin; and so death
passed upon men, for
all that have sinned:
GOD’S PRICE ON SIN
ROMANS 6:23
For the wages of sin
is death; but the gift of
God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
OUR WAY OUT
ROMANS 5:8
But God commendeth
his love toward us, in
that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us.
ROMANS 10:9-11
That if thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved. For
with thee heart man
believeth unto
righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is
made unto salvation. For
the scripture saith,
Whosoever believeth on
him shall not be ashamed.
ROMANS 10:13
For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved.
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