“I
give unto you these sayings that you may understand and know how to worship,
and know what you worship, that you may come unto the Father in my name, and in
due time receive of his fulness.”
(D&C 93:1)
Elder
James E. Talmage said that our worship depends upon our comprehension of
worthiness of the person we worship and therefore our capacity to worship God
is a measure of our comprehension of His being. (“Articles of Faith”, pp
395-96).
For years now as I have studied the scriptures, I have been on the
lookout for the Saviour’s characteristics. So far I have 18 on my list. One
year I noticed a virtue in Doctrine and Covenants that I had overlooked before.
It was the virtue of humility. This is the scripture that opened my eyes to a
greater understanding of who the Saviour is:
“Therefore, I command you to build a house unto me, for the gathering
together of my saints, that they may WORSHIP ME” (D&C 115:8). Can you
imagine the amount of humility it would take to say such a thing for a God of
perfect attributes and totally devoid of pride? It would have to be someone who
knows perfectly well who he is, is confident in that knowledge and most of all,
has a purity of spirit and heart. Compare this to Lucifer’s desire to be
worshipped (Moses 4:1-4; 1:16-19).
It amazes me that someone so powerful who calls himself ‘the king of
heaven’ (2 N 10:14), who can create worlds and annihilate them by the power of
His word (Helaman 12:9-17; D&C 63:4; Isaiah 11:4) can also be so humble. This
is the perfection of God, the balance is indisputable. Whenever I discover
something new about Him, it’s like I don’t really know Him and I ask in awe,
“who are You????” I stand amazed.
In his Conference Report of 1971, Elder Bruce R. McConkie listed 17 ways
of being able to worship God, overwhelming I know…. Even he admitted that as he
said: “It is ten thousand times ten thousand things….” (Ensign Dec 1971, p 130)
I have never read anything written by Elder McConkie that made me think
he didn’t know Christ. The love he had for him is unmistakable. I am sure he
observed the whole 17 ways of worship he mentioned.
I don’t know that I am that valiant
but when I come face to face with the Saviour, I know I will fall at His feet
and I will know Him…..I will know His love and His mercy and I will acknowledge
Him to be my Saviour, my God and my King.
My
heart is full of thoughts of Thee
As
I stand in awe of Thy majesty.
The
magnitude of worlds
And
the stars of heaven
That
roll upon their wings praising Thee;
But
none greater than this,
The
creation of man, a crowning glory
To
Thy priesthood and Thy throne
In
endless worship of Thy name
In
the splendour of Thy celestial home.
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