Doctrine and Covenants 45: 3-5, 9, 34, 7

 

How is your light of hope continuing to shine as you face the perils that are taking place before the Lord's second coming?

"3 Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him—

4 Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;

5 Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life." (Doctrine and Covenants 45: 3-5)

"9 And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me." (Doctrine and Covenants 45: 9)

"34 And now, when I the Lord had spoken these words unto my disciples, they were troubled." (Doctrine and Covenants 45: 34)

"7 For verily I say unto you that I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the light and the life of the world—a light that shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not." (Doctrine and Covenants 45: 7)

And here's the introductory commentary for this week's reading assignment: May 5–11: “The Promises … Shall Be Fulfilled” Doctrine and Covenants 45 : 

"The revelation in section 45 was received, according to the section heading, “to the joy of the Saints.” And there’s a lot to be joyful about in this revelation. In it the Savior gives His tender promise to plead for us before the Father (see verses 3–5). He tells of His everlasting covenant spreading throughout the world, like “a messenger … to prepare the way before [Him]” (verse 9). And He prophesies of His glorious Second Coming. The Savior does all of this while also acknowledging that these are troubling times (see verse 34), in part because of the perils that are to take place before His coming. But that peril, that darkness is not strong enough to extinguish the light of hope. “For verily I say unto you,” the Lord declared, “that I am … a light that shineth in darkness” (verse 7). That alone is reason to receive this revelation—with whatever counsel and warnings and truth He wants to give—with joy."

My light of hope keeps shining whatever circumstance I find myself in this troubled world as I choose to look unto Christ in every thought and to keep the covenants I have made with Him. Jesus Christ is truly the light of the world. He is the light that shineth in darkness.