Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that a prophet came to King Ahab and told him that all the great mjultitude could be delivered into his hand that day so that he would know that the Lord is God. It's better to have the Lord on our side than a huge army! 1 Kgs. 20: 13 "And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord."

In the Book of Mormon I read that if the people believe what they've been given, even greater things will be given to them. But if they refuse to believe, the greater things will be withheld from them, to their condemnation. 3 Ne. 26: 9-10 "And when they shall have received this, which is expedient that they should have first, to try their faith, and if it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them. And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their condemnation."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell the parable of the sower who sows seed in vairous kinds of ground, likening it unto people who receive the seed of the gospel planted into their hearts. Seed planted into good ground that grows into fruit is like a person with an honest and good heart who received the Word of God, and keeps it. Luke 8: 4-15 "And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience."