Moses 5 has a lot of verses
that mention that people were listening to Satan more than God.
And
Satan came among them, saying: I am also a son of God; and he commanded them,
saying: Believe it not; and they believed it not, and they loved Satan more
than God… (Moses 5:13)
…Cain
hearkened not, saying: Who is the Lord that I should know him? (Moses 5:16)
And
Cain loved Satan more than God. And Satan commanded him, saying: Make an
offering unto the Lord. (Moses 5:18)
Satan
desireth to have thee; and except thou shalt hearken unto my commandments, I
will deliver thee up… (Moses 5:23)
…these
abominations were had from Cain; for he rejected the greater counsel which was
had from God (Moses 5:25)
And
Cain was wroth, and listened not any more to the voice of the Lord, neither to
Abel, his brother, who walked in holiness before the Lord. (Moses 5:26)
Cain
took one of his brothers’ daughters to wife, and they loved Satan more than
God. (Moses 5:28)
Wherefore
the Lord cursed Lamech, and his house, and all them that had covenanted with
Satan; for they kept not the commandments of God, and it displeased God, and he
ministered not unto them.. (Moses 5:52)
56 And
God cursed the earth with a sore curse, and was angry with the wicked, with all
the sons of men whom he had made;
57 For
they would not hearken unto his voice, nor believe on his Only Begotten Son,
even him whom he declared should come in the meridian of time, who was prepared
from before the foundation of the world. (Moses 5:56-57)
Notice the range of little
choices that these Cain and his family made. They made choices about
·
what they
believed,
·
what they valued
and wanted to learn more about,
·
who they
listened to,
·
who they
ignored,
·
who they loved
most,
·
who they made
promises to,
·
and who they
trusted.
Sadly, it was all in the
wrong directions.
Among all this tragic
spiritual deafness, there are a few bright spots of people who do listen to the Lord:
4 And
Adam and Eve, his wife, called upon the name of the Lord, and they heard the
voice of the Lord from the way toward the Garden of Eden, speaking unto them,
and they saw him not; for they were shut out from his presence.
5 And he
gave unto them commandments….And Adam was obedient unto the commandments of the
Lord. (Moses 5:4-5)
And
Abel hearkened unto the voice of the Lord. (Moses 5:17)
This got me thinking about
who I listen to and I started
thinking about all the little impulses I have throughout the day to do certain
things. I asked myself, “What
impulses do I tend to obey?” I can
usually tell a difference between then.
Some are to do good things and require me to put forth a little extra
effort. And some are..
self-indulgent. To an outside
observer they may look harmless, but I
know when they are self-indulgent.
I’ve realized that I need more spiritual power in my life and that
making better choices in which impulses I follow will help me.
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