I am reading in Ether chapter 9 about King Omer and how the daughter of Jared introducted secret combinations to her father. Then she seduced Akish and Jared said Akish could marry her if he killed his father--Omer. All of this was being planed in secret--there was no open declaration of war and the life of Omer was threatened by one of his friends--close friends. But the Lord knew and the Lord protected Omer because he was a righteous man. The Lord told Omer in a dream to leave--he did and traveled many days and lived in a tent.
I was reminded that our covenants protect us. They protect us like those barges protected the Brother of Jared and his family as they crossed the ocean. The Lord prepared the Brother of Jared with light and a plan for fresh air and provisions so they could survive the journey. They got into the vessels "commanding themselves unto the Lord." A "furious wind blew upon the face of the water" and they were "tossed upon the waves of the sea." Many times they were "buried in the depths of the sea because of the...waves.....great tempests." But the water could not hurt them because "their vessels being tight like unto a dish." They wind never stopped blowing to get them to the promised land, and when they "cried unto the Lord" He brought them "atop the water." "No monster of the sea could break them or whale could mar them"
I feel that life can be very dangerous but it has purpose and our safety lies in repentence and honoring our covenants. Our covenants protect us and the Lord is bound to us as we honor our covenants. And he will protect us just like he protected Omer.
