Day 310 Be Ye Clean to Bear the Lord's Vessels
Show Notes
Join Allen Roberds for a reflection on 3 Nephi 20:41, where he explores the profound call to "be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord." This episode from the Book of Mormon daily reading encourages listeners to embrace spiritual cleanliness, overcome feelings of unworthiness through the Atonement of Christ, and recognize that God sees and honors their sincere efforts to live righteously.
Key Points
- The episode focuses on 3 Nephi 20:41, a powerful invitation to be spiritually clean in order to bear the Lord's sacred vessels, drawing parallels to Isaiah's prophecies.
- Listeners are commended for their ongoing efforts to depart from spiritual uncleanness and embrace a life of repentance and purity through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
- Allen Roberds shares a personal experience of overcoming feelings of unworthiness when called to perform priesthood duties, highlighting that the Spirit confirms God's acceptance of our sincere attempts.
- Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are fully aware of and acknowledge individual efforts to live righteously, inspiring a deeper connection with the Spirit.
- The core message encourages listeners to focus on their personal relationship with the Savior, trusting that their striving for cleanliness makes them fit to serve.
You are departing from that which is unclean and spending more time in that which is clean. And by doing so, you become clean as you bear the vessel of the Lord.
Full Transcript
In Matthew 5:13, Jesus tells his followers that they are the salt of the earth, and in the same sentence offers a warning that savorless salt is good for nothing. Join me in an attempt to be savory salt as I share each day one verse of scripture and one small thought. Perhaps this small daily emphasis can lead to greater savor in your life, and ultimately you and I can be savory salt.
Hello, my friends and family, wherever you're listening from. Thank you for joining me, and know that I'm cheering for your every success. Be ye clean.
Welcome to day 310 on our 365-day journey through the Book of Mormon together. I can't believe we are where we are in the Book of Mormon. Today, we're going to be reading 3 Nephi chapter 20, verses 27.
We will finish that chapter. And I believe the episode today speaks to many, if not all of you, listening to this episode today. Our verse for today is 3 Nephi 20.
And inside of these verses we get a lot of Isaiah again. Christ is going to kind of do the Nephi thing. And he's going to say, "Look, the words of Isaiah are worth remembering." And at the end of this chapter, Christ is going to bear testimony that all of these things are going to come true.
Verse 41 is a verse that I think about often. And honestly, inside of the Isaiah chapters, it's one that I can read and kind of go, "I think I can understand that." It says this: "And then shall a cry go forth, Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch not that which is unclean, go ye out of the midst of her, be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord." Now, let me try and connect these together. First of all, I believe that those of you listening, I want to say congratulations to you, and I want to say good job.
Because I believe that you, of the people that are departing and going out of that which is unclean, I believe that you are trying to live a life of cleanliness. And I also believe that you, the people that are trying to be clean to bear the vessels of the Lord, and practice the Atonement of Christ in your life through repentance. And for that, I also want to say, "Well done." A personal story that comes to mind here: There are many times as a priesthood holder where, in my family or maybe in the neighborhood, I asked to give someone a blessing.
And there's a tiny little voice inside that moment that just says, "Allen, you can't do that. You're not good enough. You're not living worthy enough." And I have to pause inside of that moment, and I have to feel for the Spirit to respond to me.
Because that feeling and that voice, that's not from the Spirit. And then the Spirit returns and says, "No, through all that you're trying to do, Allen, you're trying to depart from that which is unclean. You're trying to be clean as a vessel of the Lord.
Go and give that blessing and do so through the power of Jesus Christ." And then I go forward and do that. My friends, Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know your efforts, and they see them. And today it's about understanding that what you're trying to do, the way that you're trying to have the Spirit more in your life, the way you're trying to follow our Heavenly Father more, those are exactly what this scripture is inviting you to do.
You are departing from that which is unclean and spending more time in that which is clean. And by doing so, you become clean as you bear the vessel of the Lord. Well done, and congratulations on your steps there.
Regardless of what others may tell you, regardless of what others may say, you know your relationship with your Savior. Spend some time thinking into what it means for you to depart from that which is unclean and be ye clean as you bear the vessel of the Lord. Today I want to tell you I know you can do that.
I know you're doing it just by the things that you're trying to do in your life. Whether I know you or not, I'm grateful that you're on this journey with me. I hope you can feel my spirit as we join together in these moments of reading the scriptures together.
Thank you for joining me on this journey through the Book of Mormon. That's all for today, my friends. Remember that "by small and simple things are great things brought to pass." Keep it small, keep it simple, and always seek to be savory salt. I'll be here tomorrow, and I hope you are too.
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