Unprofitable Servants

Mosiah 2:21-22

I say unto you that if ye should serve him who has created you from the beginning, and is preserving you from day to day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move and do according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment to another-I say, if ye should serve him with all your whole souls yet ye would be unprofitable servants.

And behold, all that he requires of you is to keep his commandments; and he has promised you that if ye would keep his commandments ye should prosper in the land; and he never doth vary from that which he hath said; therefore, if ye do keep his commandments he doth bless you and prosper you.

I love these verses because King Benjamin really illustrates our relationship with God and also shows us the nature of our Heavenly Father. It makes me feel awful for ever complaining.
1. we are given life and a body
2. we are given our agency to choose for ourselves
3. we are supported in our trials and in the things that we need
4. God always follows through-he never falls short on his promises

we are given so much and all he asks in return is that we follow his commandments. And then when we do- we are blessed again with prosperity, peace, and happiness. So no matter how much we try and repay him by serving and keeping the commandments we are still in his debt. It just made me realize just how good I have things. I should be grateful for the blessings in my life and for a loving Father in Heaven who gives and gives and really doesn't ask for much in return.

Benjamin tells us that God does not vary from what he says...so if he says he will bless us for our obedience then he will. Makes me wonder why we all fight so hard against being obedient. If we truly believe that God keeps his promises, then why do we not strive to receive those promised blessings?

Ezra Taft Benson once said, "When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, at that moment God will endow us with power"

Goal: to have faith in the nature of God and to be obedient to his commandments