It is important to keep in mind that the focus remains on Jesus: "I was hungry and you fed Me, etc." Jesus does not say, "When you saw a hungry man you fed him, and when you saw a thirsty man you gave him drink." The Lord is pointing to a relationship He sustains to "the ...
19Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 20On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will...
24“But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. 25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. 26Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treate...
the way I related to my brothers and sisters in Christ, and they revealed to me the heart-transforming power of God. That is exactly what scripture is supposed to do. It was specifically designed by God to pierce through the lies we have been fed by this godless world all of our lives...
Nephi was on the Lord’s errand. The Lord told Him to do it. I would have been like, “Um, Lord you told me to do this. A little help would be nice!” If Laban had given the plates to Nephi the first time they had asked for them, Nephi would have left Jerusalem without a...
Last summer I was on a hike up North with my 4 year-old son (he was 3 then). He didn’t want to walk any more and I didn’t want to carry him anymore. He was trailing about 20 feet behind me while I was walking backward and urging him along. Suddenly he pointed and shouted,...
I dropped upon my knees and cried to God for help. Instantly all pain left me -- I was perfectly well. It seemed as if God stood right there, and had put out His hand and touched me. The joy of the healing was not so great as the joy of meeting God. There is no greater joy...
to live when things are difficult and I know how to live when things are prosperous. In general and in particular I have learned the secret of eating well or going hungry--of facing either plenty or poverty. I am ready for anything through the strength of the One who lives within me. ...