I appreciate that because of my ‘very human’ nature, even when giving energy and purpose to my daily strivings (in harmony with the Lord’s will), I will invariably make multiple mistakes. At times they are even deliberate… for ‘convenience sake’ (One example of many… I drive to work.) Such is my very human nature that has purpose to keep me calling upon Father through Jesus my Mediator. And that becomes a ‘delicious thing’ as it causes me to draw closer to my God. kdm
Brother Robert L. Millet, a well known LDS author wrote in his book (by the same title above), of a boyhood incident, where he at the age of 12, caused a huge problem in his father’s work resulting in much extra time and rework. Brother Millet went on to say: “And so it is with all of us, from tiny indiscretions to major sins against morality and decency. God does not shower his gifts upon us to encourage sin or in any way reinforce misbehavior. To use the language of Paul, “shall we sin so that grace may abound? God forbid! ( Romans 6:1-2,15 ). Rather the love of God, “shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us:” (Romans 5:5 compare 1 Nephi 11:22), offers us hope and reassurance when we fall short. The foundation for God’s grace is his perfect and infinite love for us. God is our Father, our Father in Heaven. He is the Father of our Spirits (Numbers 16:22, 27:16 ; Hebrews 12:9). He loves us and desires that we as His children enjoy every privilege and blessing it is possible to enjoy.
“The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion,” the Psalmist wrote, “slow to anger, and of great mercy. The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies over all his works” (Psalms 145:8-9 compare Joel 2:12-13). He extends the hand of blessing, the hand of fellowship, to his children all the day long. The Father thus outlined the plan of salvation in the premortal councils. The central feature of that plan is the atonement of Jesus Christ. “Now our Lord, Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work” (2 Thessalonians 2: 16-17 compare 1 Peter 5:10). Truly, “grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). Thus we sing with humble fervor:
‘Come thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above; Praise the mount; I’m fixed upon it; Mount of thy redeeming love.
O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’ll constrained to be! Let thy goodness be a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee. Prone to wander, Lord I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it; Seal it for thy courts above.’
From ‘Grace Works’ p. 19-21, 2003, Robert L. Millet, ISBN 1-57008-906-X
