Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Jehoiada made a covenant that they would be the Lord's people and the people went to the house of Baal and broke down all the altars and images and slew the priest of Baal. 2 Chr. 23: 16-17 "And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord's people. Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars."

In the D&C it tells us that the indignation of the Lord will soon be poured out upon the nations when their iniquity is full. Looking at the world today, that day probably is not far off. D&C 101: 11 "Mine indignation is soon to be poured out without measure upon all nations; and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is full."

Some verses with a thought booklet show the foolishness of laying up riches for ourselves and thinking we've got it made. In reality, we could die at any moment, and then what good would our riches do us? Only if we place our hearts upon God will we have lasting treasure. Luke 12: 16-21 "And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, beat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."


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