Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ never go back on their promises. Their promises are so important that they repeat them numerous times throughout all of scripture. The above scripture is one I came across tonight. Once again, my favorite way to study right now is to break down sentences. The first part of the sentence is the requirement we have--to come unto Christ. Meaning, we keep building our relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ on a daily basis, always remembering them first. It's a process, I am one of the first to admit that I am far from perfect. But I want to keep trying to come unto Christ. I want to be known as a follower my whole life. I've seen where right choices have led me and where wrong choices have too.
After Jesus Christ states our part, he states his part--"ye shall have eternal life." What greater promise is there? Eternal life is our ultimate goal. We have this life set up to get there step by step. Some things are big and we're recognized for it such as getting baptized, receiving temple endowments, and getting sealed in the temple. Other things, and most other things, are not recognized by most people, maybe not even anyone but ourselves. Sometimes it's just the daily choices we have to make in order to keep the Spirit with us. And it's realizing we've made a mistake and being willing to repent and move on from it.
I included the last part of the scripture because I just love how it shows such a strong attribute of Christ-mercy. His arm of mercy is always extended towards us. He wants us to be with him all the time. And he knows we can be near him all the time, we are the ones that make the choice. We have to make the choice. How else would be know the difference? We need to not feel the Spirit at times in our lives so that we really appreciate and strive to have the Spirit with us the rest of the time.
He knows what he's doing, and he wants us to be a part of it.
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