As I was scrolling through Facebook, I ran across a video of a man talking about the world in which we are living in today. As he was talking and giving scriptural references to what he was talking about I felt moved to look up these scriptural references for myself and mark them in my scriptures. Even though I’ve read them before I wanted to highlight them and spend more time thinking and praying that I may become better at applying them in my life.
Isn’t it great that as we read and reread the scriptures, we sometimes don’t see the wisdom of what we’re being told? But then when we’re ready and open to learning we are given a gift or as I like to call it “finding a golden nugget of wisdom”.
The man in the video was talking about how “we” as brothers and sisters are treating each other with all that’s happening in the world. As we talk about the problems in politics or with all the discussions dealing with discrimination it tends to bring out some form of emotion in everyone, whether it be sadness, guilt, anger, or fear. The point he was making was, these are earthly matters that we’re spending time getting so emotional about and not where we should be spending our time and energy. We’re taught by the Saviors example to treat everyone as brothers and sisters and give a helping hand when needed. To love ALL our brothers and sisters NOT tear them down.
To me these scriptures are teaching us not to let the things of this world control our emotions or occupy our time. Our time should be spent on more heavenly things such as, charity, services, and trying to be more like our Savior. The situations that today we’re seeing all around the world are tools of the adversary. He’s trying to keep our eyes focused on things of this world and not where they truly need to be.
· Set
your desires on things not of this world but on things of heaven.
Colossians 3:2
2
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:2
New Testament
Scriptures
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/col/3?lang=eng&verse=2#p2
·
Don’t let the situations of this world
change your focus on what’s important. Try to see the bigger picture.
Luke 24: 13-26
13
¶ And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which
was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
14
And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
15
And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus
himself drew near, and went with them.
16
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
17
And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one
to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
18
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou
only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to
pass there in these days?
19
And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of
Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the
people:
20
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to
death, and have crucified him.
21
But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and
beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
22
Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early
at the sepulchre;
23
And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a
vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
24
And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even
so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
25
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the
prophets have spoken:
26
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Luke 24:13-26
New Testament
Scriptures
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/luke/24?lang=eng&verse=13&context=13-26#p13
·
The problems that we see are of this
world.
John 17:16
16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John
17:16
New
Testament
Scriptures
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/17?lang=eng&verse=16#p16
·
We must have respect for all our brothers and sisters.
James 2:9
9
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law
as transgressors.
James
2:9
New
Testament
Scriptures
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/james/2?lang=eng&verse=9#p9
Respecter
[ ri-spek-ter
]
noun
someone
or something that is influenced by the social standing, importance, power, or
any deterrent put forth by persons or things (used chiefly in negative
constructions): Death is no respecter of wealth.
From:
Dictionary.com
Respecter
See
also Respect
God is
no respecter of persons, Acts 10:34.
same
Lord over all is rich unto all, Rom. 10:12.
if not
so, God is … a respecter to persons, Moro. 8:12.
I am no
respecter of persons, D&C 1:35 (38:16).
twelve
sons, and is no respecter of them, D&C 38:26.
See
also Alma 29:8.
Respecter
Topical
Guide
Study
Helps
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/tg/respecter?lang=eng&verse=#p
· · Always speak in an
uplifting way, never down on anyone or anything
Colossians 4:6
6
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how
ye ought to answer every man.
Colossians
4:6
New
Testament
Scriptures
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/col/4?lang=eng&verse=6#p6
