Christ Commands

This characteristic of Christ jumped out at me as I read about Samuel the Lamanite in the book of Helaman.

Even after being cast out of the city, the Lord commands him to go back. He was obedient to that commandment: return to Zarahemla and "prophesy unto the people whatsoever things should come into [your] heart" (Helaman 13:3). 

Christ commanded, and he obeyed.

As I thought about this more, I realized that Christ commands us to do things for various reasons.

- To fulfill/further His work

- To help us be happy
- To help others
- Through the Spirit to answer the prayers of others

. . . And many more . . .

Christ commands us to do many things, but I believe two of the biggest things He commands us to do is to 1) Remember Him, and 2) Love Him.

It really is that simple.

And something I have come to realize is that when we do what He commands us to do, He always blesses us. The commandments are there for a reason--when we keep them, we truly lead happier and better lives because of it. To some they look restricting, but Christ really does guide us to stay within certain boundaries so that we can be free and truly happy in the end.

"I have always found that when we do the little things correctly, the Lord gives us the strength to accomplish big things... You might not always understand the reasons for some rules or commandments, but if you will follow them even in the little things you will have more strength to do big things... And you will have the great blessing of knowing that you are on the Lord's side and that He is on yours." (Donald L. Hallstrom)

Strength comes when we are obedient to the commandments He gives us.

Christ commands, but He knows that if we do what He asks of us, we will be happy in the end.