A while ago I read about Abinidi and wicked king Noah. As it often is, something new stood out about that scripture account and I have been pondering about it for the past week. King Noah did not want to kill Abinidi after hearing him out, but his priests (with the exception of Alma), gave him such a hard time that he decided to go through with it anyway. Because King Noah sucomed to peer pressure and commanded that Abinidi should suffer death by fire, Abinidi told the wicked king that he would be hunted and burned too, which eventually came to pass.
I thought of my past experiences and some of the times that I have been "burned" because I ignored a bad feeling, or put myself in a bad situation, because I was afraid of hurting someones feelings or telling them no. I also think of the many times that I have been blessed because I have stuck to my standards. I am thankful for the gospel and I have a testimony that I am blessed as I make good choices.
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I never thought about King Noah in terms of giving into peer pressure, but you're right - he did and he paid the price. I agree with you too that it's hard to do what we feel is right if it means hurting someone's feelings. You and I have been raised to be kind and sensitive. By the way, I'm impressed that you didn't take a vacation from pondering the Book of Mormon teachings while you were in Hawaii this past week.
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