If we consume it until we have all things, this is called "consuming it upon our lusts"; the opposite of having "sufficient for our needs", which is the economy of a terrestrial and consecrated world. The consumption of it upon our lusts is the basis for adultery, stealing, coveting and so much else sin. In the lust of having more, instead of being satisfied with what we have, we come under the power of the adversary whose design was to steal all that the Father has.
The following scripture in Alma 34 states that in order to have power in prayer, we need to have this consecrated spirit about us in all things:
17 Therefore may God grant unto you, my brethren, that ye may begin to exercise your faith unto repentance, that ye begin to call upon his holy name, that he would have mercy upon you;
26 But this is not all; ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.27 Yea, and when you do not cry unto the Lord, let your hearts be full, drawn out in prayer unto him continually for your welfare, and also for the welfare of those who are around you.28 And now behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, do not suppose that this is all; for after ye have done all these things, if ye turn away the needy, and the naked, and visit not the sick and afflicted, and impart of your substance, if ye have, to those who stand in need—I say unto you, if ye do not any of these things, behold, your prayer is vain, and availeth you nothing, and ye are as hypocrites who do deny the faith.29 Therefore, if ye do not remember to be charitable, ye are as dross, which the refiners do cast out, (it being of no worth) and is trodden under foot of men.30 And now, my brethren, I would that, after ye have received so many witnesses, seeing that the holy scriptures testify of these things, ye come forth and bring fruit unto repentance.
Something to focus on, no?
May the Lord bless us all to this end!
Charity - https://www.lds.org/church/news/viewpoint-help-the-refugees-among-us?cid=HP_TH_10-29-2015_dCN_fCNWS_xLIDyL2-2_&lang=eng
ReplyDeletePonderize this:
ReplyDeleteAlma 48 replace Amalickiah with Obama and Monson with Moroni (Pres Monson Sept 2014 warning us to have food, fuel, clothing and water storage)....
7 Now it came to pass that while Amalickiah had thus been obtaining power by fraud and deceit, Moroni, on the other hand, had been preparing the minds of the people to be faithful unto the Lord their God.
8 Yea, he had been strengthening the armies of the Nephites, and erecting small forts, or places of resort; throwing up banks of earth round about to enclose his armies, and also building walls of stone to encircle them about, round about their cities and the borders of their lands; yea, all round about the land.
(obviously we are warned to put a shield over our home, make our house a Zion, our Temples are our fortress's of protection).
Doesn't this apply to us today????
Yeah buddy! You be right! It absolutely applies and excellent observation!
DeleteI like to think of my home as an ark. Prepare every needful thing, let the Lord close the door, hold the ark in His hand, wait upon the Lord with patience and without FEAR of the enemy because in the Lord's timing/method that flood is without question going to come and sweep them all away!