Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that David was able to subdue all his enemies and the Lord preserved him wherever he went. 1 Chronicles 18:1-6 "Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went."

In the D&C we read that wo be unto rich men who refuse to help the poor, for their riches will canker their souls. Also, wo unto poor men who are never satisfied, who refuse to labor for what they need, and who greedily seek to lay their hands on other men's goods. But blessed are the poor who are humble and pure in heart, for they shall see the Kingdom of God. D&C 56: 16-18 "Wo unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor, for your riches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved! Wo unto you poor men, whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying hold upon other men's goods, whose eyes are full of greediness, and who will not labor with your own hands!8 But blessed are the poor who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are contrite, for they shall see the kingdom of God coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the earth shall be theirs."

A verse with a thought booklet gives the admonition that we should feed the Lord's flock. The thought that went with this recounted how some starving and neglected horses had been confiscated by the sheriff's office and veterinarians and volunteers were working together to try to nurse them back to health. One of the volunteers was very angry at the people responsible for the poor condition of the horses and asked herself, "Who would let these horses starve like this?" Then the thought came to her that she was allowing the people around her to spiritually starve, by not doing what she could to share the gospel with them. What are we doing to feed His sheep? 1 Pet. 5: 2 "Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;"
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