Thursday, March 26, 2009

March 8: Alma 36:17

17 And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world.

I love this part in the Book of Mormon. It's Alma's account to his son, Helaman of his conversion. I will be doing a scripture from this a day, because I think each scripture in the story is amazing.
Sin is painful. This is a scenario in which Godly sorrow is very well described. You are racked with torment at the memory of the sin. You feel terrible, because you know that you offended God, and there's no worse feeling on the face of this earth. Yet somehow even when he felt this bad he somehow was able to remember the words of his dad Alma the Elder, who talked about Jesus Christ's atonement. Even in your darkest time you can always call on the atonement, just as Alma the Younger did. It's worth it, as Alma's account will reveal.

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