Every scripture reflection and discipleship note David has published on LDS Daily Path. Showing older entries, page 21.
Paul levels the field. All have sinned. All fall short. Justification comes through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works of the law alone.
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King Benjamin levels the ground between rich and poor. We are all beggars before God, and serving each other is how we serve Him.
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Jethro watches Moses work and tells him the method is broken. The lesson about delegation applies to church callings, family life, and leadership.
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Paul shifts from judging others to the law written in every heart. God judges impartially, and the real mark of the covenant is a changed heart.
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D&C 68 calls four men to preach, commands parents to teach their children faith, and defines the bishops role in caring for the poor.
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King Benjamin taught his sons the language and records of their fathers before conferring the kingdom on Mosiah. A lesson in intergenerational faith and preparation.
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The Lord challenges elders to write a revelation equal to the least in the Book of Commandments, teaching how to discern genuine revelation from personal opinion.
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Moses strikes the rock at Horeb for water and defeats Amalek as Aaron and Hur hold up his hands in this chapter of testing and divine provision.
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Paul is bitten by a viper on Malta, heals the sick, and arrives in Rome to preach under house arrest with unhindered confidence.
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Paul's letter to the Romans opens with a declaration that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation and that creation itself testifies of the Creator.
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