Come Follow Me- Daily Dose

The Pharisees teach us an important (what not to do) lesson about obsessing over culture or traditions more than doctrine.

HE LIVES! And because He is a living God, He is able to bless strengthen and heal you in very real ways.

All of us at some point of our lives are broken in some way. Either by our own choices or the choices of others we experience that hurt, disappointment or sorrow. The atonement of Jesus Christ is able to take the broken, repair it and give it back to us more beautiful and stronger than ever before.

In our moments of devastation, pain, or heartbreak there is hope in Christ that in the end all will be made well, but lets get real here for a minute. Sometimes when we are in the middle of our grief or broken dreams, that promise seems so far off when our current pain is so real. The beauty of the atonement of Jesus Christ is that it gives us both hope for eventual deliverance, but also knowledge...

It isn't enough to simply be justified, our Savior doesn't just want to return us to status quo. He wants us to become higher and holier. He wants to sanctify us and make us holy.

The scriptures teach us that no unclean thing can dwell with God, that is the law of Heaven, but we all sin and fall short of the glory of God. How grateful I am that in His everlasting knowledge, love and mercy, our Heavenly Father sent His Son to satisfy the demands of justice and make it possible for us to return to Him again someday.

As we better come to know the Savior, as we deepen our relationship with Him, we can feel His love and be wrapped in His warm embrace.

Today we do a conference recap as well has dive into our Easter Prep by talking about how the sting of death can be swallowed up in Christ.

In John 5 the Savior teaches us about the law of the witnesses. As we listen to conference, listen for that law to be used. Repetition should rivet our attention.

"Wilt thou be made clean?" The question to the sick man at the pools of Bethesda is the question that He, in His infinite "Hased" or loving kindness asks us.

Sometimes belief is a choice. When we hear something that is hard to hear or we struggle with doubt, belief means turning back to the things we know, the experiences we have had. Belief means remembering the miracle of the loaves in our lives. 

In these verses we learn that the way to find core, lasting joy is through the hope with find in our testimonies of Christ, and if we are to overcome the fears of this life, we have to do it by focusing our faith in Him.  

Today we learn some principles of adversity from the disciples struggling in the storm that we can remember when we face challenges in our own lives. 

Yoked with Christ, you are more than enough. 

The Savior teaches us about true compassion, and shows us how we need to look for the hungry and find ways to feed them. 

Today we learn the dangers of not accepting correction from our Father in Heaven with humility. 

The Savior asks us to cast our net as wide as we possibly can, to gather in everyone we can, and he will worry about the rest. 

It's intriguing to me the Lord's command to let the wheat and the tares grow together. If we are going to live in a wheat and tares world we better become some strong wheat! By focusing our efforts on strengthening our roots, the strength of the tares diminishes from our lives! 

Today we talk about the wheat and the tares and how one modern day apostle has taught us to be wheat in a tares world.

As we seek to cultivate the word of God in our hearts, we need to give ourselves and others grace, recognizing that improvement and repentance are part of this mortal experience. 

Today we talk about how we can root ourselves deeply and firmly in the gospel as well has what it takes to wee out the negative things of the world that would seek to destroy our faith. 

Keeping deep roots in the gospel requires daily dilligence in the things that deepen our testimonies. 

Today we talk a little bit about parables and how the Savior's parables are just one more piece of evidence of His great love and mercy on us. 

Lord teach us to pray. It is my belief that as we ask Him to teach us individually how to pray His answer to each of us will be different and catered to what we need. 

What does it mean that the Sabbath was made for us? Are me making the most of that precious gift?