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This week the scripture impressing me to be more obedient is to find my “sanctuary” in order to ponder and consider what matters most in life. Jehovah commanded the children of Israel to build a tabernacle a sanctuary that He may dwell among them. It is obvious to me the temple is my sanctuary, however, I am not always in the temple. I need to create a sanctuary in my home to provide a peaceful environment to receive and experience moments of revelation.
Below are some scriptures this week I pondered and wrote about the principles I learned.
Scripture: Exodus 25:8, 29:45-46
8 And let them
make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
45 ¶ And I will dwell among the
children of Israel, and will be their God.
46 And they shall know that
I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the
land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the Lord their
God.
The second part of the
week I thought about how I serve. I reflected on service and how my willingness
to service enhances my ability and experience. The Lord spoke to the children
of Israel and asked that they bring an offering to Him and be willing to give
it. I had an experience where I was serving and I felt overwhelmed with my
callings and responsibilities. I prayed and emotionally felt spent. As my
husband and I discussed our teaching calling with the Bishop it became evident
through the spirit that although it was a difficult task, I knew the Lord
wanted us to do our best to fulfill it. From that day on I had a changed
attitude with how I served in that particular calling.
Scripture: Exodus 25:2
2 Speak unto
the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that
giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.
Principle:
I thought of a couple questions to ask myself as I thought about sacrifices,
and how willing my heart is. Sacrifice with our willing heart is required.
How can I improve my willingness?
How
can I increase my willingness in my heart, attitude, in prayer, service, and sacrifice?
Mechanical
service will only take us so far, and it is difficult to come to know the
Savior, Jesus Christ when we give sacrifice only because we are commanded to.
Real intent is part of the sacrifice. I know I can be too involved in my own
life, and responsibilities to take time to ask my Heavenly Father what it is I
can do to make a sacrifice. When I ask the Lord whom I assist or serve, I
always have a heart-warming experience. The Savior wants to be involved in our
service, and understands what sacrifice is completely. If we need improvement
in how we sacrifice we can ask in faith, and prayer, and the Lord will answer
our prayer. I know my testimony increases when I sacrifice with a willing
heart. My joy is full. My favourite place to practice a willing sacrifice is in
my home to serve my family, and in the temple. The temple is where I can assess
my heart, and renew my covenants with the Lord. It is my increase in temple
attendance that teaches me heart felt sacrifice.
2. Scripture: Exodus 25:8, 29:45-46
8 And let them
make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
45 ¶ And I will dwell among the
children of Israel, and will be their God.
46 And they shall know that
I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the
land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them:
I am the Lord their God.
Principle: I felt that both of these scriptures
taught me more about the purpose of our modern day temples. The Lord commanded
that the children of Israel build the Tabernacle for multiple reasons, one being
that He knew that they needed a sanctuary away from the worldliness in order to
as the Lord says, “that I may dwell among them.” It is touching to me that our
Savior, Jesus Christ wants to dwell with us. We have temples today that fulfill
the same desire of the Lord. Multiple times these scriptures teach that our God
wants to dwell with us.
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