Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before and greatly blessed him. Job died when he was old and full of days. Job 42: 10-17 "And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. So Job died, being old and full of days."

In the Pearl of Great Price I read about how Abraham was able to talk to the Lord face to face and how the Lord showed Abraham all the works He had created. Can you imagine the wonder and majesty of having such an interaction with the Lord? Abr. 3: 11-12 "Thus I, Abraham, talked with the Lord, face to face, as one man talketh with another; and he told me of the works which his hands had made; And he said unto me: My son, my son (and his hand was stretched out), behold I will show you all these. And he put his hand upon mine eyes, and I saw those things which his hands had made, which were many; and they multiplied before mine eyes, and I could not see the end thereof."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that there is no way we can hide from the Lord! Instead of looking at this in a negative way, such as knowing that the Lord can see all our sins and shortcomings no matter how hard to try to hide them, we can look at this in a positive way--knowing that God is on call 24/7 and can hear and answer our prayers no matter where we are. We can rely on Him as a constant source of wisdom that is always there and always knows what we're going through and is willing to help us if we turn to Him. Ps. 139: 7-12 "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee."