Today was the first day of classes for BYU. The great thing about starting on a Tuesday is that means that I had my religion classes first. And may I say, it was a great way to start the year. One of my classes is the Old Testament, the first half. I confess, the reason why I am taking the class is because there are too many weird stories for me to be able to understand on my own, so I am taking the opportunity to take from a Bible scholar a class explaining all of these things.
So with the beginning of classes, where do you always start with the Old testament? The creation.
This is like the equivalent of reading 1 Nephi for me. I have read it and gone through it so many times, that I dread starting there because I know. Or at least that is what I thought when I went to read it today. But I decided to slow down and actually look at what I can learn from it. And surprise!
There was something to learn from it. Maybe these Prophets know what they're saying when they promise there is something new to learn from the scriptures each day.
This is what I learned from Genesis 1. Read through it first for a refresher so that you can understand what I am referring to.
It was interesting to me the process in which God created the Earth and Heavens.
First, He said. He gave a commandment to the materials under his power, and it happened. But he didn't just sit there after He gave his orders. After he commanded, he made, divided, and created. When He created life, He blessed it. He put in His hands and worked so that things went according to His plan. Then after all of that, He saw that it was good.
This teaches me a powerful lesson for me, one of his tools on the earth.
When God commands something to be done, it happens. Now, as man, we are fortunate to have a choice to listen. Regardless of our choice however, it happens. It happens because He goes to work to fulfill His commandments. He makes, divides, and creates so that there is a change. When He does that it is always good. He does not create bad. The difference with us is if we get the blessing He has in store for us. If we follow His commandments, we have the chance to feel His hands going to work to change things for the better. Regardless of the difficulty, it is for the better. Everything He created was good.
So even if they seem more difficult than ever, it it doesn't make sense, or require more effort than you think you could possibly give, it will turn out good if we follow His commandments. Because He is right there, working along side us.
