With what's going on right now in the world, I can totally relate to Ammon as he wishes that he was an angel.
"1 O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the atrump of God, with a voice to shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people!
2 Yea, I would declare unto every soul, as with the voice of thunder, repentance and the plan of redemption, that they should repent and acome unto our God, that there might not be more sorrow upon all the face of the earth.
3 But behold, I am a man, and do sin in my wish; for I ought to be content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me.
4 I ought not to harrow up in my desires the firm decree of a just God, for I know that he granteth unto men according to their adesire, whether it be unto death or unto life; yea, I know that he allotteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their bwills, whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction.
5 Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from evil is ablameless; but he that bknoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of cconscience.
6 Now, seeing that I know these things, why should I desire more than to aperform the work to which I have been called?
7 Why should I desire that I were an angel, that I could speak unto all the ends of the earth?
8 For behold, the Lord doth agrant unto ball nations, of their own nation and ctongue, to teach his word, yea, in wisdom, all that he dseeth fit that they should have; therefore we see that the Lord doth counsel in wisdom, according to that which is just and true.
9 I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do anot bglory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.
10 And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and coming to the Lord their God, then is my soul filled with joy; then do I remember awhat the Lord has done for me, yea, even that he hath heard my prayer; yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me."
The Lord is in charge. And He cares for all His children in every nation of the earth. And he grants teachers for all nations. Every one of His children has the opportunity to hear His word and to make the choice to repent and change according to their own free will. God honors His children's free agency. He never forces you and me to obey His words.
With the technology we have now, we can see everything that's going on around the world. And it's easy to become critical of those who are making wrong decisions for themselves and for others around them. Well, they don't know what they don't know. And if they are able to know of what they don't know that they don't know, they would probably do better. God is a merciful God and He is giving every one a second chance. He is the ultimate judge. It's His job to judge, not yours, not mine. Unless you're working in a court of justice where you are implementing the law of the land and in charge of judging those who are disrupting the peace and order of the community, it's not your job to judge any human being who is a child of God. God is implementing His laws and commandments. Every thought, word and action of each one of us, doesn't escape His glance. He is the most powerful being and He is all-knowing. He is just and true. He is perfect. He is a God of both justice and mercy. He judges us according to our actions and the desires of our hearts. If there are people who are able to get away with disobeying the law of the land, no one could get away with disobeying the law of God. So, when we see what's going on in this world and want to call out those who are making wrong choices and affecting many people, maybe they don't know what they don't know. And in God's perfect timetable, they will be given a chance to hear God's word and make their own decision to obey or reject it. And in the end, they, along with every human being who was born and lived on this earth, will be judged of their thoughts, words and actions. So, is there anything to worry about if a lot of people are disobeying God at this moment in time when we know that everyone is accountable in God's eyes? And God already carried the burden of punishment of everyone's sins through His Only Begotten Son. God has overcome the world already. We all have the privilege to repent and be forgiven of our sins. And we will all live again after we die. So, even though there are people whose sins cause death of other people, since God already overcame death and all of us will live again, then why do we need to worry about people who are making wrong choices? Other people's choices is not under our control. We were all given the freedom of choice. Just as God honors our free agency, we can also do the same.
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