Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that thow who don't walk in the counsel of the ungodly or stand in the way of sinners will be blessed. We should delight in the law and meditate upon it day and night. The Lord knows the way of the righteous but the way of the ungodly will perish. Ps. 1: 1-2, 6 "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish."

In the Pearl of Great Price I read that before we were born in this world, our spirits existed and dwelt with God. Among these spirits were many noble and great ones, including Abraham, whom God would make his rulers. They were chosen before they were born. He created this earth for us to dwell on and sent us here to be tested--to prove ourselves whether or not we'd keep the commandments and do what the Lord asked us to do. If we pass this test, we'll have glory added upon our heads forever and ever. Abr. 3: 22-26 "Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones; And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born. And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell; And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them; And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us not to withhold doing good for someone if it's within our power to do good. If we can help someone, we should do it. If we can serve someone or give to them, we need to do it. Let's go about doing all the good we can for everyone we can. And let's not sit back and wait for someone else to take care of something when it's within our power to take care of it ourselves. Prov. 3: 27 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it."