-Nephi had just finished describing the sad general
rejection by multitudes of people. It
must have been a discouraging panoramic view of so many people rejecting, in
mass, the gospel and love of God. The
overview suddenly becomes very personal as the spotlight falls on two
individuals.
-In this
live we cannot do all things, we cannot change the lives of masses of
people. Evil and wickedness will
continue to retain a substantial hold over the world but there are a select few
who fall directly within our sphere of influences who we have some level of
responsibility for. These are they whom
we are to look after, work on and pray for.
And shouldn’t it be so? We know
best the specifics (the needs, concerns, hang ups, etc.) of our family
members. Saving souls happens one at a
time. And while it is God’s work and
glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of mankind, each man or
woman obtains that goal individually, it
does not happen to entire races or generations, families, clubs or even pairs -it happens one at a time. This should be very telling about the manner
in which we should assist the Lord in this effort. Lehi, although surely troubled by the mass
rejection of the fruit, was fundamentally concerned that two particular people
did not partake. Can you imagine the
anxiety this created in him and how it surely weighted on his soul?!
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