And we will prove them herewith,

to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;

This is a revealed scripture from the book of Abraham in of old. We had a lesson today in church that taught about the children of Israel and Moses when he delivered them from Egypt and the slavery there. Moses, by the power of God divided the Red Sea so they crossed "on dry ground". Three days go by and the probably hundreds of thousands of people start their their wandering (or testing and teaching) in the wilderness God feeds them with Manon, or bread from heaven, and performs miracles so they can drink good water. Moses then obeys God and goes up to mount Sinai and receives commandments (written by the very finger of Jehovah)(or Jesus Christ). So Moses stays up there for 40 days talking with God, and fasting like unto Jesus, when God informs him that His people, below, are starting to live again in sin. You know the story, Moses comes down and Aaron has built for the people a golden calf and the people are worshiping it and performing sacrificing to IT. Moses throws own the tablets of stone and they break. He asks Aaron why he gave in to the building of the idol, Aaron informs him well you were up there for 40 days, they thought you were dead, parts of the mob turned ugly on me and so I gave in.

Moses goes back up to God and tells Him what happened and he is commanded to bring new tablets and God will give him new commandments. Moses asks if the people of Israel can come see God at the moment He's giving new commandments. God is all for it and gives instructions for the people to build a wall so they can come close, but not so close they are consumed by God's glory. Moses comes down and tells the children of Israel what the plan is, the wall is built, the people are all excited and crowd up as close as possible. A cloud overshadows the mountain, thunder lightning from within, earthquake, etc all the glory of God is being shown when the majority of the children of Israel draw away and/or run away from their Lord. ...

how interesting the lesson was as we discussed parallels from then till today! How many people today deny God on principle that His ways are too strict rather than call upon Him for help to live the strictness and reveal His mercy. People today find other things to do with their time, rather than attempt in whatever way they know how, to live God's way and follow His commandments. Want evidence? Go to the store on a Sunday, is it closed? no it's full of workers and shoppers. Try the mall? Same there, try your local church? People there too learning to worship God and to live His ways as best as possible in this life.

It is possible to live His ways, and He is more than happy to help you do it. Just call upon His name and start today to move your will to be equal to His will. He's our Father in Heaven who is better than any earthly father, with more power and mercy too. It's actually a joy, real lasting joy, to work out your own salvation with His help. He's the way, and missionaries are available all over the world. Christ's atonement is universal and WILL cover past mistakes if you turn to Him and Our Father. Start today, there never was a better time to start, and I testify that it is never too late. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.