Forum 1- "I Have A Work For Thee"

One of the assignments for the New Testament class that I’m taking this semester is a weekly forum about something that we've learned about so that we can both better apply the scriptures to our own life and share our insights with others. I’m choosing to share my thoughts via my blog or “letter series” as I prefer to think of it.

We were studying the writings of Moses in the Pearl of Great Price (for information on this book of scripture, click the following link: http://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/introduction?lang=eng) when we read verse six in chapter 1: “And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son”. This really struck me. God is an all-powerful being and yet, He is giving Moses a task, part of God’s own work. Why? He’s God. He doesn't need people to do things for Him because He could just do them himself and more efficiently too. So why did God give this to Moses?

Part of God being God means that He is our Father. As such, He is our Parent and part of His role is to teach us. And how do we learn? We learn through experiences. So in giving Moses a work to do, God is giving him an opportunity to learn and grow. What incredible patience and what an example of good parenting.

Moses isn’t the only one for who God provides this kind of opportunity. He has given each of us tasks to complete while we are on Earth, tasks that even when they’re frustrating and difficult and hard, are designed to promote growth and teach us something in a way that we are best able to learn it.

That leads me to another thought that struck me. Not only does God entrust us with portions of His work so that we can grow, He knows us so well that He knows exactly what we need to learn and how best to teach us. He knows us individually. He loves us individually. We’re not just a collective group of people to Him; we are precious sons and daughters. Each of us matters to Him. We are literally His children. He said as such when he called Moses “my son”.

And so, I learned another lesson from this one simple piece of scripture. God cares for us. He cares for me and He cares for you. He sorrows when we sorrow and He rejoices when we rejoice. Our relationship with God should be deeply personal because there is a deeply personal connection. Think about it-you are a child of and important to the greatest, most powerful Being in the universe.

Whenever you feel sad or hurt, alone, tired, angry, etc., remember. Remember that you are a precious and valued son or daughter of the Most High. You are someone of importance and you have a work to do that has been entrusted to your care. You have been trusted to carry out a task for the Creator. You most definitely matter. Remember. Remember that you are a child of God.