Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Elisha prophied incredible plenty in Samaria and told a lord on whose hand the king leaned that he would see it with his own eyes, but would not eat of it. 2 Kings 7:1-2 "Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof."

In the Book of Mormon I read about how the Brother of Jared approached the Lord with great faith as he asked Him to touch some stones that he had prepared that they might shine forth with light so that they would not have to cross the waters in darkness. The brother of Jared showed great humility as he acknowledged that they had been driven forth and smitten because of their iniquity, but he approached the Lord with faith and trust. Ether 3: 3-6 "Behold, O Lord, thou hast smitten us because of our iniquity, and hast driven us forth, and for these many years we have been in the wilderness; nevertheless, thou hast been merciful unto us. O Lord, look upon me in pity, and turn away thine anger from this thy people, and suffer not that they shall go forth across this raging deep in darkness; but behold these things which I have molten out of the rock. And I know, O Lord, that thou hast all power, and can do whatsoever thou wilt for the benefit of man; therefore touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger , and prepare them that they may shine forth in darkness; and they shall shine forth unto us in the vessels which we have prepared, that we may have light while we shall cross the sea. Behold, O Lord, thou canst do this. We know that thou art able to show forth great power, which looks small unto the understanding of men. And it came to pass that when the brother of Jared had said these words, behold, the Lord stretched forth his hand and touched the stones one by one with his finger. And the veil was taken from off the eyes of the brother of Jared, and he saw the finger of the Lord; and it was as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood; and the brother of Jared fell down before the Lord, for he was struck with fear."

A verse with a thought booklet teaches us to be content with the things we have rather than letting our desires wander and vex our spirits. Instead of worrying about what we don't have, let's make the best use of what we do have. Scriptures of full of examples where God has used people and things that are available, even if they didn't seem sufficient--five loaves and two fishes, a little oil and empty jars, five stones and a sling. If we'll trust in God and be content, He'll bless us with what we really need. Eccl. 6: 9 "Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit."

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