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The everlasting covenant God gave to us should be our mindful praise (v. 15). Because God gave this to us, He will never forget it, and so we mustn’t either.
The covenant should be what gets us out of bed each morning and be our sufficient comfort each night as we lie down to rest. We are His chosen servants only because He chose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was God’s decision to bless His people because of His choice, not because of our works!
We haven’t done anything to deserve His blessing, nor should we glory, or take pride in what we look like because He is the One who created us, not the other way around.
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A New Witness for the Articles of Faith, p. 34; “Men are not born equal. They enter this life with the talents and capacities developed in pre-existence…And as it is with the prophets, so is it with all the chosen seed. “God’s elect,” as Paul calls them (Romans 8:33), are especially endowed at birth with spiritual talents. It is easier for them to believe the gospel than it is for the generality of mankind. Every living soul comes into this world with sufficient talent to believe and be saved, but the Lord’s sheep, as a reward for their devotion when they dwelt in his presence, enjoy greater spiritual endowments than their fellows.” – Bruce R. McConkie