2 Nephi Chapter 7

Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness and hath no light? ~ 2 Nephi 7:10

This was a hard chapter to climb back in the saddle on. I chose this verse because I think I understand it. This is Isaiah speaking Messianically of course. It seems like a rhetorical question to me. It is saying basically - who among you has obeyed the Lord and walks in the darkness without light? The answer is none of us. To obey the Lord is to walk in the light, even in the darkest of circumstances.

I like that Heavenly Father has made it rather simple for us. All we have to do is obey the voice of the Lord and of his servants, so keep the commandments, and we will walk in the light. Which means we will be safe (and saved). We are the ones that muck it up and make it so hard for ourselves. Unnecessarily complicating things must be part of being mortal, one of those 'natural man' things that we need to get over.

Do you want to read this verse in context? Read all of 2 Nephi Chapter 7.

2 Nephi Chapter 4

Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul. ~ 2 Nephi 4:28

This is a great scripture. I love the second line best, "No longer droop in sin.". It makes me thinking slouching.

My mother always told me to stand up straight. In a way Lehi is saying the same thing. Our souls need to stand up straight. Which is the same as saying we need to keep the commandments and do what is right.

This is something we need to hear all the time, at least I do. I know one reason we are supposed to go to church every Sunday is so we have the constant reminder to do the things we are supposed to.

I also love the idea of not giving sin a place in our hearts. Sometimes that means giving up something, maybe something that is kind of a gray area. That is even harder sometimes than not doing something obviously bad.

Do you want to read this verse in context? Read all of 2 Nephi Chapter 4.