Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament we're told to wait on the Lord and be of good courage, for He will strengthen us. When we're going through trials we need to have patience in waiting for the Lord to help us through whatever we're going through--He'll give us the strength that we need. Ps. 27: 14 "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."

In the Book of Mormon I read Nephi's words of encouragement to his brothers when they were not having success at obtaining the plates from Laban. He reminded them of how Moses was able to part the Red Sea and be delivered from the Egyptians, so why would they doubt that the Lord could help them? When we're faced with problems in our lives, we likewise can rely on the Lord to help us. 1 Ne. 4: 1-3 "And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying: Let us go up again unto Jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; for behold he is mightier than all the earth, then why not mightier than Laban and his fifty, yea, or even than his tens of thousands? Therefore let us go up; let us be strong like unto Moses; for he truly spake unto the waters of the Red Sea and they divided hither and thither, and our fathers came through, out of captivity, on dry ground, and the armies of Pharaoh did follow and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea. Now behold ye know that this is true; and ye also know that an angel hath spoken unto you; wherefore can ye doubt? Let us go up; the Lord is able to deliver us, even as our fathers, and to destroy Laban, even as the Egyptians."

A verse with a thought booklet reminds us not to judge others. Sometimes we clearly see the small faults of others while ignoring much learger faults in ourselves. We use a magnifying glass to find each thing wrong with our neighbor, but put blinders on when it comes to things that are wrong about ourselves. This should not be! We'll be judged by God by the same measure of judgment that we mete out to others. Luke 6: 41 "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"