In the beginning of chapter 3,
Heavenly Father talks about the creation of the moon and the sun. He shows
Abraham how the earth was created. Abraham saw the things the Lord had created
(verse 12). Abraham’s trust in Heavenly Father shows a great amount of faith.
It means that Abraham was able to have enough faith and trust in the Lord that
everything would be alright. And for Abraham, everything turned out quite well.
Heavenly Father promised that He would allow Abraham’s seed to multiply to that
people would be on the earth.
A few verses down, Heavenly
Father tells Abraham that He showed these things to him before he went into
Egypt so that Abraham could declare that God does exist. For Abraham, it would
seem that his faith was unwavering in the Lord. He had so much trust that
Heavenly Father would provide for him and show him all he needed to know.
In the following passages, the
Lord talks about there being two spirits that exist, one more intelligent than
the other. (Verse 19) He says He is the more intelligent one “than they all.” I think it is very reassuring to know that it is
Heavenly Father who is the higher of the two spirits described here. I could
not imagine serving someone other than Him. It is through the grace of Heavenly
Father that we are able to learn. He provides us with the intelligence we
possess and He guides us through every day. Heavenly Father shows true wisdom
as we walk through our life day by day. I once saw a poem called “Footsteps in
the Sand” where it talks about a guy who has died and is now looking back on
his life. At one point, he told Heavenly Father that he only saw one set of
footsteps in the sand. He noticed that these were the points where he felt the
very lowest in his life. He then asked Heavenly Father why He wasn't there
during those times. Heavenly Father replied that He was and the one set of
footsteps the man saw were His. It was during that time Heavenly Father carried
him. This shows that Heavenly Father never leaves us, He is always there.
Heavenly Father goes on to talk
about how we all once lived with Him. This completely relates to The Plan of
Salvation, which says that in the very beginning, we all lived with Heavenly
Father. In Moses, it talks about how we were all created spiritually, or as
spirits, before we were created naturally, as we see ourselves today. This is
proof that we once lived with our Heavenly Father. Heavenly Father created The Plan of Salvation
and the earth so that we could be tested to see if we are fit to live in the
presence of our Heavenly Father.
Almost as a continuation of
this, in verse 23, Heavenly Father tells us that our path and place in life has
been chosen before we were born. Heavenly Father knows all things. He also
allows us through this to know that He already knows our path and what our
place is, what decisions we will make, and what type of life we will live. This
can be quite comforting because we know that He knows exactly what we are going
through on a daily basis because He already knows what our entire life will be
like.
I think, for me personally, I
like knowing that Heavenly Father knows exactly how each of our lives are going
to be. It means that we can know He really does have a plan for each and every
one of us. It also reassures us that He knows we exist and that He is there to
guide us. After all, He created us and completely knows our lives.
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