Today I read Joshua 23 where Joshua speaks with the leaders of the children of Israel and reminds them that they live in this land only on the grace of God. He reminds them that while God has fulfilled every promise of good things to the children of Israel, He will not fail one whit to follow through on every promise of bad things should they abandon Him and go after strange gods.
He also reminds them that while they stay faithful to God they cannot be conquered by another people because God fights their battles for them. I have often wondered just how Heavenly Father helps fight battles for a people. I mean, I know He is God and omnipotent, but can He really turn aside a sword stroke in the middle of a battle or cause a weapon to break or however He protects those who serve Him from harm in a battle? I am sure He can but it just boggles my mortal mind to even think about it. Although to my knowledge the only group of people He has completely protected from death in a battle are the Stripling Warriors of Helaman. And even they all suffered many wounds, they just didn't die, not a one of them.
However, with a proper knowledge of the plan of salvation and the Atonement, we understand that death is not the end and that in fact we need to die in this life to begin the rest of our existence. As long as we are living the commandments and doing what Heavenly Father wants us to be doing, we have no need to fear death. Now, death can of course make us sad because we are separated from those we love. But if we have been sealed in the holy temple then we will in fact see them again. The Priesthood of Heavenly Father is the only thing that can bind us to one another in this life as well as the next life. If we stay true and faithful to our covenants, we have nothing to worry about, it will all work out in the end! Until tomorrow.
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