Today I read Deuteronomy 27 where the Lord commands the Israelites to worship God by building altars and performing sacrifices once they enter into Jordan. I wonder what people think when they read passages such as these? Do they think that Heavenly Father are like the gods of ancient Greece from mythology? That the gods need the worship and adulation of humans to remain alive and in power? Perhaps they do at that. After all, the ideas the Greeks had, had to have come from somewhere, right?
I wonder just how many people understand that when God commands His people to worship Him, it is for their benefit. We need to have God in our lives to be well balanced and upright individuals. In order to really be growing spiritually, because remember there is no standing still in terms of Spirituality, we are either growing or digressing, we need to include regular worship of God in our daily lives. We need to be reading the scriptures, saying meaningful prayers, attending the temple on a regular basis, and attending church meetings. There are other things needed as well such as providing meaningful service to others, but that is the gist of it all.
In this life, in this time period, we have to be doing everything we can on our own to make sure that we are doing all the right things to stay ahead of Satan. He wants to pull us down and do everything he can to pull us away from Heavenly Father. And he will succeed if we are not careful. We have to be vigilant and overcome his temptations and we are only going to do that if we all the things we outlined above. If we do not stay on our guard 100% of the time, we will fall. It is that cut and dry. Our salvation is in our own hands and no one elses. God has prepared the way, but we have to go forward in faith and do as He has outlined. No one else will do it for us. Until tomorrow.
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