Spiritual Whirlwinds [Fear not the tempest-tossed of storm but our own spiritual whirlwinds] The scripture declare that all things shall be in commotion, It was revealed to us that in the commencement of this Church, that the Church would spread, prosper, grow and extend, and that in proportion to the spread of the Gospel among nations of the earth,so would the power of Satan rise More concerning than the prophesied earthquakes, holocaust, and wars, are the spiritual whirlwinds that can uproot you from your spiritual foundations and land your spirit in places you never imagined possible, sometimes with your barely noticing that you have been moved. The worst whirlwinds are the temptations of the adversary. Sin has always been part of the world, but it has never been so accessible, insatiable, and acceptable. But there is, of course, a powerful force that will subdue the whirlwinds of sin. It is called Repentance. In nature, trees that grow up in a windy environment become stronger. As winds whip around a young sapling, forces inside the tree do two things. First, they stimulate the roots to grow faster and spread farther. Second, the forces in the tree start creating cell structures that actually make the trunk and branches thicker and more flexible to the pressure of the wind. The stronger roots and branches protect the tree from winds that are sure to return. We are infinitely more precious to God than a tree. But How do we prepare for our whirlwinds? Remember.......... it is upon the rock of our redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds,...his shafts in the whirlwind,...when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power to drag you down...because of the rock upon which ye are built. This is your safety in the whirlwind. Where once the standards of the God (His Church) and the standards of society were mostly compatible, now there is a wide chasm between us, and its growing ever wider (Pres. Thomas S. Monson, Liahona 2011,66) We declareChanges in the civil law do not, indeed cannot, change the moral law that God has established. God expects us to uphold and keep His commandments regardless of divergent opinions or trends in society His law is clear and the same today, yesterday and tomorrow. The Savior of mankind described Himself as being in the world but not of the world. We also can be in the world but not of the world as we reject false concepts and false teachings and remain true to that which God has commanded We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen (2 Corinthians 4) *Excerpted from Spiritual Whirlwinds By Elder Neil L.Andersen, Liahona April 2014 Stay safe against our modern spiritual whirlwinds
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 05:49:15 +0000