Monday, January 2, 2012

Now is the time. Don't Procrastinate!

Alma 34:32-34 is the scripture mastery for today:
32 For behold,this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea,behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.
33 And now,as I said unto you before,as ye have had so many witnesses,therefore,I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life,which is given us to prepare for eternity,behold,if we do not improve our time while in this life,then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
34 Ye cannot say,when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent,that I will return to my God. Nay,ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life,that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.
We can not procrastinate something as important as preparing NOW.  As life is so unpredictable, we never know when we will be "heading home"  If we have not prepared ourselves by repenting, and by keeping God's commandments, it will be too late for us.

God is very merciful, but he is also just.  He gives us this time to learn of Him, and to repent, and come to Him.  If we don't take advantage of this time to do that, we won't have the chance later. . .If we have heard of Him, and know of Him, we are obligated to act.

If we were someone who didn't have the opportunity to learn of Him before we pass on, God being merciful, has given them the opportunity to repent and learn of Him afterwards--but for those of us who do know of Him. . .We have our chance now. . .

Don't procrastinate repentance until it is too late!

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