There is a wonderful article in the April 2012 issue by Elder Bednar called The Atonement and the Journey of Mortality. It talks a lot about grace. The concept of grace can be a hard one to fully comprehend and I need to study it more, but I smiled to myself when he said that whenever he reads the word "grace," in his mind he inserts "enabling and strengthening power." I do something very similar except I use the Bible Dictionary definition (of sorts) and I substitute "divine help or strength." It really helps me understand what the scripture is trying to say. Elder Bednar goes on to make an awesome point about a story of Nephi. He points out that when Nephi is bound by his brothers he does not pray just to get out of the situation, he says:
"O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound." 1 Nephi 7:17Nephi was given the strength that he needed. We can be given strength too. I know we truly can.
http://gregjonesorg.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/byu-devotional-his-grace-is-sufficient-brad-wilcox-july-12-2011/
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to a talk I read a couple of weeks ago that did a fantastic job of explaining grace. Whenever I read my scriptures I also insert the words "God's strength" into it's place to better understand. In seeking the Lord's grace, it is important to be specific in what we ask for. I love that point by Elder Bednar. Thanks for sharing it. We know what our end goal/desire is, so we must figure out a plan and ask for execution in the specific steps of that plan.