His Hand is Stretched out Still.

Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 19

17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have ^amercy on their fatherless and^bwidows; for ^cevery one of them is a hypocrite and an^devildoer, and every mouth speaketh ^efolly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his ^fhand is stretched out still.

     When I first read this scripture it seemed confusing to me.  The beginning seemed to clash with the ending and I wasn't sure why the Lord had no mercy for these people and then it turned around saying His hand was stretched out.
      After reading it a few times, the spirit filled me as I realized what it meant.  The Lord cannot save us in our sins, but He will always be there with His hand stretched out if or when we leave our sins behind and follow Him.  
     He came to this earth to save us, but He also gave us agency and will never take  that away from us.  It is our choice to reach back and take His hand.

Love,
     Becky joy