Choose to Follow God's Commandments

This week I got to study 1 Kings 1-25
I decided to focus on chapter 9 where we read about the first temple being dedicated to the Lord and the things we have to do in order to receive blessings.

In verses 1 to 3 of chapter nine we can read what happened with Solomon when he finished building the house of the Lord. I had the chance to compare this experience with what happened when Joseph Smith dedicated the first temple of the restoration (D&C 110: 1-10) and here are the similarities and differences I found:

When the first temple ever and the first temple of the restoration were built and dedicated Jehova appeared to Solomon and to Joseph Smith there. In the first experience Christ promised He would sanctify the temple and that he would be there every day. When Christ spoke to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery He told them that their sins were forgiven and that He had accepted that house to manifest himself to his people in there.

I really appreciate the fact that the Lord is always there when a new temple is built. Every time the world has a new temple He accepts this temple as His house for us to be able to go there to make eternal covenants and be back in his presence.

Another thing important I studied in chapter 9 are two conditionals the Lord says to us in verses 4-7.

He tells us the things we have to do and what would happen if we do them, but He also tells us what might happen if we choose a different path than His.

Here are the two conditionals we can find in these verses:

If	Then
We walk before the Lord in integrity and doing everything he has commanded We and our children cease following the Lord and not keeping his commandments, but we choose to serve other gods.	He will stablish the throne of his kingdom upon Israel for ever. (verses 4-5) He will not give us the inheritance he has promised and Israel will be forgotten and mistreated.

To conclude this new post in my blog I would like to share my testimony. I am pretty sure that when we choose the right the Lord is with us because I have seen his presence in my life, I can testify that if you choose to follow him and to obey his commandments your life will be easier than if you choose to follow worldly things. I know that today the things don't have the god label but many things in this world can make us stop following Christ and our Heavenly Father because they are more attractive. 

CHOOSE THE RIGHT! :D