Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Jahaziel came with the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation and told the people not to fear because the Lord would be with them. The battle was not theirs to fight, but the Lord's. They wouldn't even need to fight in battle, they just needed to stand still. There was no reason to be dismayed or fear. 2 Chr. 20: 14-18 "Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation; And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord."

In the D&C I read that if we are honest, humble, and willing to sacrifice and keep our covenants, we will be accepted of the Lord. D&C 97: 8 "Verily I say unto you, all among them who know their hearts are honest, and are broken, and their spirits contrite, and are willing to observe their covenants by sacrifice—yea, every sacrifice which I, the Lord, shall command—they are accepted of me."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that the Lord hears our supplications and will be our strength if we'll trust in Him. He can help us and bring joy to our hearts. Ps. 28: 6-8 "Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed."

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