If you’re like me, you’ve heard people talk about “the light of Christ” every once in a while.
Oh yeah, yeah. The light of Christ. Everyone receives it.
But I’ve usually heard it in CONTRAST with the GIFT of the Holy Ghost.
Every individual born on earth is given the light of Christ, but those who make baptismal covenants with God have access to His constant presence.
But I don’t want to contrast it today.
EVERYONE is given the light of Christ.
AMAZING!
Everyone is given that innate desire to become better.
That guiding light that pulls them toward goodness and truth.
Members of the restored church of Jesus Christ don’t even come close to having a monopoly on goodness in the world.
And prophets have confirmed that this is in fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy!
“I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions”. (Joel 2:28)
President Joseph Fielding Smith said of Joel’s words:
“I am not going to confine this prophecy to the members of the Church. The Lord said he would pour out his Spirit upon all flesh. … [This means that] the Lord would pour out his blessings and his Spirit upon all people and use them to accomplish his purposes”.
The Lord is using EVERYONE to accomplish His purposes in these final days.
And President Gordon B. Hinckley said:
“From the day that He and His Beloved Son manifested themselves to the boy Joseph, there has been a tremendous cascade of enlightenment poured out upon the world. … The vision of Joel has been fulfilled”.
Invention and advancement and ingenuity.
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE being part of God’s covenant people and having access to an even greater portion of His spirit, priesthood power, and ordinances.
But everyone else in the entire world has opportunities to move His work forward, too.
They’ve got His spirit. They’ve got blessings from Him.
No one is lost to Him.
God is pouring out His spirit upon ALL flesh.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
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I pray for specific people to feel that Light of Christ in their lives. I know this change in my prayers has helped me to see them more clearly as children of God.
I love this. <3