Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament we're told that we can't do wickedly without the Lord seeing it and knowing what we're doing. If we think otherwise, we're fools! How can the Lord, who created our ears, not hear? How can He who created our eyes, not see? The Lord knows our very thoughts. We can't hide from Him. Ps. 94: 6-11 "They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity."

In the Book of Mormon I read about how Nephi delighted in the scriptures, which are given for the learning and profit of men, and his heart pondered them continually. How much do we love the scriptures? Do we ponder on them continually in our hearts? And just like you wouldn't merely read a cookbook (you'd use it's instructions to prepare a meal) you should likewise do more than just read the Word of God, you need to assimilate it into your life. 2 Ne. 4: 15-16 "And upon these I write the things of my soul, and many of the scriptures which are engraven upon the plates of brass. For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children. Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before God. This is what God requires of us. Micah 6: 8 "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"