Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Hezekiah prayed before the Lord. He said that the kings of Assyria had destroyed other nations, their lands, and their gods. But he beseeched the Lord to save them out of the hand of the king of Assyria. 2 Kgs. 19: 15-19 "And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. Lord, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands, And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only."

In the D&C I read that the thing that we can do that would be of most worth is to preach repentance to other people and bring their souls unto the Lord so that they can enter into the Kingdom of God. D&C 15: 6 "And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen."

A verse from a thought booklet reminds us that what we do for others, we really do for Christ. If we want to get closer to the Lord, we should devote our time and energies to loving and serving other people, for in so doing we are really serving God. Matt. 25: 40 "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."