People think being called less than the dust of the earth is a put-down. And it is. But it is also instructive. Check out these verses in Helaman 12 where it is lamented:
Vs. 7: How great the nothingness of the children of men, less than the dust of the earth.
Why? How could we be less than dust?
Vs 8: Because the dust of the Earth moves hither and thither, to the dividing asunder, at the command of our great and everlasting God.
So dust is obedient and us, not so much.
Vs. 18-22: And apparently, even though we have the freedom to choose to listen or not at this time, when the end comes we will be less than the dust, for God will cut the unrepentant off from his presence.
This sounds pretty harsh. Less than the dust of the earth and cut off from his presence.
But how is it harsh when we were the ones who cut ourselves off from his presence by choice? (Vs. 2-6)
Free agency cuts both ways.
Luckily, Vs. 23 talks about repenting and being saved. It seems like if we are pathetic at actually being the kind of person we want to be, but we repent and truly strive to be the people we were meant to be, we're both blest and saved.
So it is our choice.
Choice, choice, choice.
Vs. 26: They that have done good shall have everlasting life; and they that have done evil shall have everlasting damnation. And thus it is, Amen.
Pretty straight forward. Good or Evil. You get to choose.
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