This week I was reading in Mosiah and noticed some verses I had highlighted in the past; chapter 2 verses 21-23, "I say unto you that if ye should serve him who has created you from the beginning, and is preserving you from day to day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move and do according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment to another- I say, if ye should serve him with all your whole souls yet ye would be unprofitable servants. And behold, all that he requires of you is to keep his commandments; and he has promised you that if ye would keep his commandments ye should prosper in the land; and he never doth vary from that which he hath said; therefore, if ye do keep his commandments he doth bless you and prosper you. And now, in the first place, he hath created you, and granted unto you your lives, for which ye are indebted unto him." I was reminded of why I highlighted these verses, and the importance of realizing that we are here and indebted to the Lord for our bodies and lives.
The importance of keeping the commandments is stressed here, and that blessings will come to us when we do so. I remember my seminary teacher saying that we were on a type of "rent to own" program with our bodies, they aren't ours now, so we need to take care of them and pay our "rent" of keeping the commandments and serving those around us so that one day we can own our bodies and all the incredible blessings that come with that. This reminds me that I have a responsibility on this earth, it's not just a free ride!
These commandments are given to us for our own good and salvation, and not something to be taken lightly. To go to the tried and true phrase, our body is a temple so treat it like one. We should be living our lives so that we can one day be with God again, become resurrected, and continue on in the plan for us. This starts with the commandments and service, for right now we are God's servants on this earth, and that is a privileged opportunity.
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