4 And it had come to pass that my father spake unto her, saying: I know that I am a avisionary man; for if I had not seen the things of God in a bvision I should not have known the goodness of God, but had tarried at Jerusalem, and had perished with my brethren.
“known the goodness of God….”
-we come
to know the goodness (gospel, plan, will, etc.) of God by having spiritual
experiences and witnesses. Hence the
person unacquainted with God has most probably not had any spiritual
experiences. This is how some people see
certain things as the welcome workings of God while others see the very same
circumstance as foolishness, danger, ill motivated, or with fear. Sariah had not had a spiritual witness and
thereby had not come to know the goodness of God so she greatly feared for her
son’s lives. We must come to know that
God’s hand is directing our lives and he gives sanction to the course we are
on. With such knowledge all hell can
combine against us and we can yet retain our resolve and peace in our cause,
irregardless of the temporal pressures (some of which may be extremely grave)
brought to bear on every side.
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