On the Morrow

I think one of the great sermons of the Book of Mormon is the one Jacob gave to his people in Jacob chapter 2. As I was reading this earlier today I came across something I hadn't noticed about how quickly this sermon was prepared.

"Wherefore, I must tell you the truth according to the^aplainness of the ^bword of God. For behold, as I inquired of the Lord, thus came the word unto me, saying: Jacob, get thou up into the temple on the morrow, and declare the word which I shall give thee unto this people."

What I noticed is that Jacob only had less than a day to prepare this magnificent sermon. But upon closer examination, it actually was not written by Jacob, but he was just passing on the the word which the Lord gave him to declare.

There are two lessons I learn from this. First, that we should not put off promptings from the Lord. We need to follow them in a timely manner. The other lesson is that when we have occasion to speak, we should not rely on our own wisdom, but seek to know what the Lord would have us say.