Today’s technology allows us to use wireless telephones to exchange information rapidly. We can receive news minutes after it occurs half a world away. Even more amazing is our opportunity to access information directly from heaven without hardware, software or monthly fees. It is one of the most marvelous gifts the Lord has offered to mortals. It is His generous invitation to “ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you” (Matthew 7:7).
This timeless offer to provide personal revelation is extended to all of His children. It almost sounds too good to be true. But it is true! The Lord has promised that we can receive personal revelation if we are ready to receive it.
To access information from heaven, one must first have a firm faith and a deep desire. One needs to “ask with a sincere heart and real intent, having faith in Jesus Christ.” The next requirement is to study the matter diligently. The Lord taught, “I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.”
This month’s Relief Society first Sunday lesson “Ask, Seek, Knock” by Elder Nelson teaches of God’s promise “… To them will I reveal all mysteries and my will concerning all things pertaining to my kingdom”.
Every Latter-day Saint may merit personal revelation. The invitation to ask, seek, and knock for divine direction exists because God lives and Jesus is the living Christ. It exists because this is His living Church.
- Lauren Litle
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