-What a
tremendous blessing and change in the life of Zoram. What had he done to merit
such a blessing?
Why did the Lord arrange for the freedom of this obscure person?
“surely the Lord hath commanded us to do this
thing, shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments of the Lord?”
-Nephi
was once the individual involved in a conversation where he was the one being
convinced of an action (i.e. to slay Laban), now the roles have changed and he
is the one playing the part of the convincer.
And he has learned very perceptively.
The best way to convince is by appealing to the Spirit of the Lord by
bearing testimony of truth. Yes, the
Lord had commanded “this thing” just as “the Lord hath delivered him (Laban)
into his hands” and commanded that thing.
He knew more than any other that we should be diligent in keeping the
commandments of the Lord. That’s a
righteous servant, always inviting others to keep commandments.
-Consider
the “contagious righteousness” of one man.
From Nephi springs a whole nation (sometimes righteous, sometimes not),
they even identify themselves by his name:
Nephites- and thereby bestow upon him the honor his righteousness
deserves. The point is, a righteous
person’s actions spread across humanity like ripples on a lake. They affect the lives of countless others for
good. Zoram is only one example of a
life touched and changed by Nephi’s goodness.
He was not to be taken as a servant or a slave, not even as an unwanted
outsider or tagalong, but was to “have place with us”, as a part of the
family. Zoram’s life unalterably changed
for the better because Nephi came
into it (this is the GENIUS of NEPHI and every other Christ-like man or
woman). We can also, in like manner,
impact the lives of the human family.
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