Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read how Boaz took notice of Ruth's devotion to her mother in law. He told her the Lord would reward her for her faithfulness. Ruth 2: 10-12 "Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust."

In the Book of Mormon I read that Jesus Christ came into the world to provide redeption to His people. He took their sins upon Him so that they could be forgiven, if they would be willing to repent of their sins. However, for the wicked who refuse to repent, it's as if there had been no redemption made. Jesus Christ also opened the door for the resurrection of the deaqd. This will come to all regardless of it they are righteous or wicked. All will be raised from the dead and not so much as a hair on their head will be lost. Alma 11: 40-45 "And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else. Therefore the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made, except it be the loosing of the bands of death; for behold, the day cometh that all shall rise from the dead and stand before God, and be judged according to their works. Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death. The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now, and have a bright recollection of all our guilt. Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is cone Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil. Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the death of the mortal body, and also concerning the resurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is raised to an immortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can die no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming spiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that God's way is perfect, His word has been tried, and He is a buckler for all those who trust in Him. What is a buckler? According to the Bible Dictionary, it is a shield. So if we put our trust in God, He will be a shield to us. Ps. 18: 30 "As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him."