Today is day 19 of our 21-day challenge. For those of you who are new, we are taking a question every day and answering it with a talk and a scripture. The question for today is,
Here is a link to the other 21 questions,
How can I be a better person?
Today’s talk is:
Ezra Taft Benson- Born of God, October 1985
The scripture is:
Ether 12:1-28
This was such a powerful talk and all these quotes are incredible. So let’s get started.
When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed.
The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in.
The world would take people out of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of people, and then they take themselves out of the slums.
The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men, who then change their environment.
The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.
Yes, Christ changes men, and changed men can change the world.
Men changed for Christ will be captained by Christ. Like Paul they will be asking, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?”
Finally, men captained by Christ will be consumed in Christ. To paraphrase President Harold B. Lee, they set fire in others because they are on fire. (Stand Ye in Holy Places, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1974, p. 192.)
Their will is swallowed up in His will. (See John 5:30.)
They do always those things that please the Lord. (See John 8:29.)
Not only would they die for the Lord, but more important they want to live for Him.
Enter their homes, and the pictures on their walls, the books on their shelves, the music in the air, their words and acts reveal them as Christians.
They stand as witnesses of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places. (See Mosiah 18:9.)
May we be convinced that Jesus is the Christ, choose to follow Him, be changed for Him, captained by Him, consumed in Him, and born again I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
-Debbie
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