Feasting Upon the Words of Christ

Feb. 22

2 Nephi 32

32:3 "Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do."

Application: Feast upon the words of Christ.Take them in with great desire often.

• There are a lot of analogies we use with this phrase "feast upon the words of Christ" (e.g. we are hungry for a feast, we eat as much as possible at a feast etc.) However, I want to make an analogy that connects with Jer. 15:16 "Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts." 
• I like how he he says that the word is the joy and rejoicing of his heart. I saw this sometimes as a missionary. One companion and I would play conference talks as we drove around. We loved it! The Spirit was with us and we were always learning and it was so enjoyable to us. I think if we're not loving it at some point then there's something wrong. 

Principle: The words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do. 

Doctrine: The Words of Christ are truth. They are things as they really are. 

• 32:4 Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.

 7 "And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men; for they will not search knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness, even as plain as word can be."

A: If we don't search knowledge then we're never going to grow. We must actively search for something we don't have.

P: We learn by study and by faith. Without acting on faith, no blessing can be given.

D: This is our time to perform our labors, we won't grow and become if we're not acting and stretching. 

32:9 "But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul."

A: Pray always, and not just a quick, wrote, repetitious prayer, but a real prayer with your Father in Heaven. 

P:The Lord will consecrate our performance as we do it in prayer. 

D: The process of prayer is aligning the will of the Son and the will of the Father.