Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Solomon began to build the House of the Lord. 2 Chr. 3: 1 "Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite."

In the D&C I read that we can confound our enemies that seek to destroy the work of the Lord if we are faithful and keep the commandments. Let them bring their strong reasons against the Lord--no weapon they form will prosper and they will be confounded in the Lord's own time. D&C 71: 7-11 "Wherefore, confound your enemies; call upon them to meet you both in public and in private; and inasmuch as ye are faithful their shame shall be made manifest. Wherefore, let them bring forth their strong reasons against the Lord. Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you—there is no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; And if any man lift his voice against you he shall be confounded in mine own due time. Wherefore, keep my commandments; they are true and faithful. Even so. Amen."

Some verses with a thought booklet talk about how Jesus' disciples left their nets that they used to fish with, and immediately followed Jesus when He called them to come follow Him. When He calls us, do we immediately leave what we're going and follow Him? Are we quick to obey and put Him first in our lives? He is beckoning us to come unto Him. Will we come? Matt. 4: 18-22 "And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him."

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