5/29/2017 - Section 33:1-18
May 29, 2017 Section 33:1-18 Missionary Instructions, Missionary Rewards, Gates of Hell, Spiritual Backup Disk, Both Ezra Thayne and Northop Sweet are very recent converts—they still have much to learn about the gospel. They are called to be missionaries, and the first instruction that are given is to “ open ye your ears and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God…” (v 1) We can’t go wrong when we do that, but we must realize that opening our ears and hearkening to the voice of the Lord –if we are not used to doing this—is a learning experience that takes dedication, effort, pondering, prayer and action. As long as we are working to do as He says, He will aid our efforts. As I read this chapter I see it as an instruction manual to missionaries 1) open ye your ears and hearken to the voice of the Lord (v1) 2) lift up your voices…to declare my gospel (v2) 3) thrust in your sickles, and reap with all your ...