Jesus Christ is our Advocate with the Father. The word advocate has Latin roots meaning “one who pleads for another.”1 The Savior pleads for us, using understanding, justice, and mercy. Knowing this can fill us with love and gratitude for His Atonement. “Listen to [Jesus Christ] who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him “Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified; “Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life” (D&C 45:3–5). Of Christ as our Advocate, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: “It is of great significance to me, that I may at any moment and in any circumstance approach through prayer the throne of grace, that my Heavenly Father will hear my petition, that my Advocate, him who did no sin, whose blood was shed, will plead my cause.”2 http://lds.org/ensign/2014/07/the-divine-mission-of-jesus-christ-advocate.p6,p7,p8,p9,p10?lang=eng
(This comes directly from this month's VT message. In the midst of our trials the Atonement can strengthen us when we realize that Jesus Christ will plead our cause with the Father. He can do this because of what He has suffered for us in the garden of Gethsemane.)
Jesus Christ is our Advocate with the Father. The word advocate has Latin roots meaning “one who pleads for another.”1 The Savior pleads for us, using understanding, justice, and mercy. Knowing this can fill us with love and gratitude for His Atonement.
ReplyDelete“Listen to [Jesus Christ] who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him
“Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;
“Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life” (D&C 45:3–5).
Of Christ as our Advocate, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: “It is of great significance to me, that I may at any moment and in any circumstance approach through prayer the throne of grace, that my Heavenly Father will hear my petition, that my Advocate, him who did no sin, whose blood was shed, will plead my cause.”2
http://lds.org/ensign/2014/07/the-divine-mission-of-jesus-christ-advocate.p6,p7,p8,p9,p10?lang=eng
(This comes directly from this month's VT message. In the midst of our trials the Atonement can strengthen us when we realize that Jesus Christ will plead our cause with the Father. He can do this because of what He has suffered for us in the garden of Gethsemane.)