Mosiah 12: 27 - Here Abinadi accuses the priests of not applying their hearts to the understanding of the scriptures; more the words of Isaiah. They read the words, but had done nothing to try to understand his prophecies. Ignorance to the words of Isaiah {scriptures} is due to our own laziness and disobedience.Many of us have fallen under similar condemnation as we read the scriptures, listen to the words of living prophets, and the admonition of the Spirit. How much effort do you put into applying the words you read? "The scriptures weren’t given to us to be read. They were given to us to be searched. The difference is that the searcher has learned to apply his heart to understanding."
Joshua exhorted his people to "meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein..."(Joshua 1:8) and a blessing follows.
David also shared his feelings of the importance of understanding the words of Christ: "When I applied mine heart to know wisdom...then I beheld all the work of God..."(Ecclesiastes 8:16-17).
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