Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Joash was slain and his son Amaziah reigned in his stead. 2 Kgs. 12:19-21 "And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead."

In the D&C I read some verses that warn against boasting of our own strength and thinking we know better than counsel from God so we set it at naught and do what we want. If we're able to do mighty works, we need to realize that this is through the Lord, and not think we can do these things of our own power. This is a very unwise way to behave and will result in incurring the vengeance of God. D&C 3: 4-5 "For although a man may have many revelations, and have power to do many mighty works, yet if he boasts in his own strength, and sets at naught the counsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and carnal desires, he must fall and incur the vengeance of a just God upon him. Behold, you have been entrusted with these things, but how strict were your commandments; and remember also the promises which were made to you, if you did not transgress them."

Some verses with a thought booklet admonish us to keep the commandments, which is for4 our wisdom and understanding. What other nation has gods who hear them the way the Lord our God is near to us when we pray to Him? They don't have laws as righteous as what the Lord has given us. We need to give diligent heed and not forget the things we've been taught, but to teach them to our children. Deut. 4: 5-9 "Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;"




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