VISITING TEACHING MESSAGE
The Enabling Power of Jesus Christ and His
Atonement
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“I
can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13). “Though we all have weaknesses, we
can overcome them,” says President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First
Presidency. “Indeed it is by the grace of God that, if we humble ourselves and
have faith, weak things can become strong.”1
Our
Savior says in the Doctrine and Covenants, “I will go before your
face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in
your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up” (D&C 84:88).
“Nephi
is an example of one who knew, understood, and relied upon the enabling power
of the Savior,” says Elder David A. Bednar of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “Nephi’s brothers bound him with cords and
planned his destruction. Please note Nephi’s prayer: ‘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 7:17; emphasis added).
“… Nephi
did not pray to have his circumstances changed. Rather, he prayed for the
strength to change his circumstances. And I believe he prayed in this manner
precisely because he knew, understood, and had experienced the enabling power
of the Atonement.
“I do
not think the bands with which Nephi was bound just magically fell from his
hands and wrists. Rather, I suspect he was blessed with both persistence and
personal strength beyond his natural capacity, that he then ‘in the strength of
the Lord’ (Mosiah 9:17
) worked and twisted and tugged on the cords, and ultimately and
literally was enabled to break the bands.”2
Additional
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How can the enabling power of Jesus
Christ and His atoning
sacrifice help our weaknesses be made strong?
“Of
Power for Us”
cji
3/1/17
Provided
by a loving Savior
every
needful blessing
when
found obedient in tune
of most
importance ‘Grace’
the
Savior gift of power
picking
up from where we are
doing
all we can do in truth
then
enters ‘Grace=Power’
to go
beyond our abilities
while
learning and growing
doing
His Father’s will
of power
for us always
each
step; each thought
each
action; each mission!
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