Preservation and Deliverance

In these perilous times when we are confronted with widespread disregard for God's commandments and uncertain economic conditions, we can take great heart from the scriptural account of the courageous young "sons of Helaman" and the Nephite armies, who were preserved and delivered through God's miraculous power.

Helaman commented on the preservation of the 2,060 young men:

" ... we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous ^bpower of God, because of their exceeding ^cfaith in that which they had been taught to believe—that there was a just God, and whosoever did not doubt, that they should be preserved by his marvelous power.  Now this was the ^afaith of these of whom I have spoken; they are young, and their minds are ^bfirm, and they do put their trust in God continually. (Alma 57:26)

Gid, one of the chief captains, spoke of the miraculous power of deliverance:

" ... we are again delivered out of the hands of our enemies. And blessed is the name of our God; for behold, it is he that has delivered us; yea, that has done this great thing for us."  (Alma 57:35)

Helaman commented further:

" ... I was filled with exceeding joy because of the goodness of God in preserving us, that we might not all perish ..." (Alma 57:36)

Like these valiant young men, we must be "firm and undaunted" and "obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness."  Then, even as "according to their faith it was  done unto them" we also will be delivered and preserved by the miraculous hand of God. (Alma 57:20-21)

Love,

Dad/Mark