The Book of Ether tells the story of the Jaredite people. Their journey begins at the tower of babel. The Lord commanded them to make their way to the promised land. Under the direction of God they construct barges that will carry them across the sea. As they set off to their destination the account states in Ether 6:5 "God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, TOWARDS the promised land". The record goes on to describe the mountainous waves, great and terrible tempest, and fierce wind. Verse 8 reads, "And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow TOWARDS the promised land while they were upon the waters; and thus they were driven forth before the wind." I would dare say that their journey was anything but ideal. Even though these people were chosen of God. Even though they had great faith. Even though they were striving to do what is right "the wind did never cease to blow". However they were continually, by the hand of God, moving towards their ultimate goal. There are many storms that rage in our lives today. Our struggles, our trials, our roadblocks are the winds that blow in our lives pushing us TOWARDS our eternal goal which ultimately is to return home to His presence. The Lord understands perfectly what storms we need experience in order to guide us to our personal promised lands. Our ability to bear the wind, and tempest comes from keeping our focus on the MOMENTUM OF THE STORM.Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Momentum of the Storm
We have been experiencing some pretty intense weather over the past couple of days in Tennessee. I actually think it is the location of our apartment that makes it seem so fierce. Either way I was reminded of one of my favorite stories in the Book of Mormon and how it helps me in the daily storms of life...
The Book of Ether tells the story of the Jaredite people. Their journey begins at the tower of babel. The Lord commanded them to make their way to the promised land. Under the direction of God they construct barges that will carry them across the sea. As they set off to their destination the account states in Ether 6:5 "God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, TOWARDS the promised land". The record goes on to describe the mountainous waves, great and terrible tempest, and fierce wind. Verse 8 reads, "And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow TOWARDS the promised land while they were upon the waters; and thus they were driven forth before the wind." I would dare say that their journey was anything but ideal. Even though these people were chosen of God. Even though they had great faith. Even though they were striving to do what is right "the wind did never cease to blow". However they were continually, by the hand of God, moving towards their ultimate goal. There are many storms that rage in our lives today. Our struggles, our trials, our roadblocks are the winds that blow in our lives pushing us TOWARDS our eternal goal which ultimately is to return home to His presence. The Lord understands perfectly what storms we need experience in order to guide us to our personal promised lands. Our ability to bear the wind, and tempest comes from keeping our focus on the MOMENTUM OF THE STORM.
The Book of Ether tells the story of the Jaredite people. Their journey begins at the tower of babel. The Lord commanded them to make their way to the promised land. Under the direction of God they construct barges that will carry them across the sea. As they set off to their destination the account states in Ether 6:5 "God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, TOWARDS the promised land". The record goes on to describe the mountainous waves, great and terrible tempest, and fierce wind. Verse 8 reads, "And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow TOWARDS the promised land while they were upon the waters; and thus they were driven forth before the wind." I would dare say that their journey was anything but ideal. Even though these people were chosen of God. Even though they had great faith. Even though they were striving to do what is right "the wind did never cease to blow". However they were continually, by the hand of God, moving towards their ultimate goal. There are many storms that rage in our lives today. Our struggles, our trials, our roadblocks are the winds that blow in our lives pushing us TOWARDS our eternal goal which ultimately is to return home to His presence. The Lord understands perfectly what storms we need experience in order to guide us to our personal promised lands. Our ability to bear the wind, and tempest comes from keeping our focus on the MOMENTUM OF THE STORM.
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I just finished Ether. I loved the story of the brother of Jared. I think it's pretty faschinating, and Talmage discusses this in Jesus the Christ, that when a person has faith God cannot refuse their request. It's our own personal Godlike power that we can magnify in our mortal lives. Pretty powerful message.
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