Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that even though all Job's friends and loved ones had turned against him, he still had faith that his Redeemer lives and would stand at the latter day upon the earth. Job knew that even though he would die and worms would destroy his body, he would be resurrected someday and would see God. Job would see Him for himself with his own eyes. We, too, can have faith that we'll be resurrected and see the Lord for ourselves someday. No matter what troubles we have in this world, we can have faith that our Redeemer lives and loves us. Even if it seems like all our friends and loved ones turn against us, we can always count on the Lord. Job 19: 19, 25-27 "All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I csee God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me."

In the Pearl of Great Price I read about how Satan came among the children of men and tempted them to become carnal, sensual and devilish so that they are shut out from the presence of God. However, God has made it known that we must repent, have faith in Jesus Christ (the only name by which salvation can come), be baptized and receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost. These things have been taught since the days of Adam. Moses 6: 49-52 "Behold Satan hath come among the children of men, and tempteth them to worship him; and men have become carnal, sensual, and devilish, and are shut out from the presence of God. But God hath made known unto our fathers that all men must repent. And he called upon our father Adam by his own voice, saying: I am God; I made the world, and men before they were in the flesh. And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you."

Some verses with a thought booklet warn us that some people wrest the scriptures and twist them to mean things they were never intended to mean. They do this to their own destruction. We need to be careful that we are not lead astray by such wicked people and fall from our own steadfastness. We need to grow in our knowledge of Jesus Christ. 2 Pet. 3: 16-18 "As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen."

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