16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another aComforter, that he may babide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
In a world that demonstrates, ever more powerfully, the damaging effects of the great apostasy the Lord's promise to never leave us comfortless resounds. Just before the Lord's last days on the earth, he leaves the apostles (and inevitably us) with the promise of having the gift of the Holy Ghost as a guide, giver of truth and another comforter. The world at this time period was on the edge of the inevitable great apostasy...but the Lord did not leave "His people" without a guide and source of truth.
It does not surprise me that in 1820 a young boy Joseph was touched by the spirit of God when he read the infamous passage in James 1:5. This is just another testimonial to the perfectness of the plan of God. It was by that same comforter, promised by Jesus Christ, that caused the passage of scripture to penetrated Joseph's heart and then prompted the young boy to enter those woods that beautiful spring morning.
1 comment:
I'm pretty sure you mean famous rather than infamous.
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