Day 80-Atonement Insights

Alma 41:10Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, ^awickedness never was ^bhappiness.

As I was memorizing this scripture, I was reflecting on the happiness that I receive when I apply the atonement to my life and through Jesus Christ we can be restored from sin to our happy state. The scriptures mention, "blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God."(Mosiah 2:41)

Day 77-Atonement Insights

The bible dictionary states "Sin is lawlessness; It is a refusal on men's part to submit to the law of God. By transgression men loses control over his own will and becomes the slave of sin, and so incurs the penalty of spiritual death, which is alienation from God. The atonement of Jesus Christ redeems all mankind from the fall of Adam and causes all to be answerable for their own manner of life. This means of atonement is provided by the Father, and is offered in the life and person of his Son, Jesus Christ. " When I read this statement about the atonement, I thought about the darkest moment of my life and how I felt a lack of control. Those moments may have been connected to transgression of sins of commission or omission. I noticed when I put the Lord first in the keep His commandments, I don't have time to be sad or have self-pity. It is the simple commandments of sincere prayer and feasting upon the scriptures that keep us on the straight and narrow or the iron rod leading to the Love of God. As we keep those simple commandments, we can cast out darkness and create a life after the manner of happiness.

Day 14-Atonement Insight

Hugh Nibley stated, "After this life has been declared a vale of tears, we should only be too glad to get out of it as soon as possible, were it not for the uncertainty of the hereafter which gives us pause and makes us decide to stick it out here in this dismal place. Yet the atonement makes this life bearable, even delightful. The doctrine of the atonement gives us permission to enjoy ourselves to the fullest here and now, as we revel in the gospel; time and space drop out of the question, leaving us completely at ease and inexpressibly happy." Mosiah 2:41 King Benjamin supports this quote, "And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God have spoken it." Wow! The promises are great if we apply the atonement as we should. We can have inexpressibly happiness on a daily basis. This state can last as long as we choose to be obedient. The happy feeling is a fruit of the Spirit witnessing to us that the atonement is working our lives and we are aligning our will with God's will.