15 And after this manner was the language of my father in the praising of his God; for his soul did rejoice, and his whole heart was filled, because of the things which he had seen, yea, which the Lord had shown unto him.
(Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 1:15)
As I read this verse this morning my attention was arrested by the last part of that sentence. "...and his whole heart was filled, because of the things which he had seen....." If our hearts can be filled with the things that we see, should we not take care to see things that contain truth and will fill our hearts with light? Conversely, what happens to our hearts when we see violent and graphic material? What happens to our hearts when we read that which is lacking in truth? How can we have pure hearts if our eyes are perusing uncleanliness? As we live in a society brimming over with deceptions and worldliness it becomes vital that we actively choose to place our sight upon the word of the Lord.
Another related scripture:
5 I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief,
(Book of Mormon | Mosiah 1:5)
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