Reading: Alma 61
As my children are required to read this blog (our attempt, as a family, to maintain a daily intake of scripture to strengthen our non-visible armor against the constant barrage of darts from the great deceiver) it has been brought to my attention that the last few blogs have been quite lengthy, thank you Xander. So, here is a relatively short one for you...
Things are not always as they seem...that is the lesson for the day. Our good generals (Moroni and Helaman) were fighting and fighting and not getting reinforcements or provisions from home and assumed it was because the Chief Judge (Pahoran) had turned to idleness and cared not of the struggles on the outskirts of the land. Wrong! Pahoran was fighting the good fight from within Zarahemla where an uprising of the king-men had seized control of the city and forced the government out. So the angry letter from Moroni, rebuking him for his inaction (see yesterday's blog post), is received by Pahoran and he is somewhat relieved and rejoices that Moroni has been directed by God to return to the city. He swiftly responds to Moroni by sending an epistle of his own explaining the grievous circumstances within Zarahemla. He urges Moroni to return with arms and assist in the defense of God's faithful, the freemen...
ALMA 61:14
14 Therefore, my beloved brother, Moroni, let us resist evil, and whatsoever evil we cannot resist with our words, yea, such as rebellions and dissensions, let us resist them with our swords, that we may retain our freedom, that we may rejoice in the great privilege of our church, and in the cause of our Redeemer and our God.
A great verse! Resist evil as much as possible with words and then turn to the sword when words no longer suffice. A key though is resisting with the right frame of mind - in the service and cause of our Redeemer...
~Kipling
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