Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Hezekiah was ill and appointed unto death but he pleaded with the Lord for his life and was granted fifteen extra years. 2 Kgs. 20: 1-6 "In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord. And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."

In the D&C I read that every person who has reached the age of accountability must repent and be baptized, and then keep the commandments of God. D&C 18: 41-43 "And you must preach unto the world, saying: You must repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ; For all men must repent and be baptized, and not only men, but women, and children who have arrived at the years of accountability. And now, after that you have received this, you must keep my commandments in all things;"

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that the Spirit and the flesh are contrary to one another, and that if we walk in the Spirit we'll be able to avoid fulfilling the lusts of the flesh. So if we want to avoid sin, we need to live our lives so that we have the Spirit with us. Gal. 5: 16-17 "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would."