Daily Thoughts (Again)

Even though I sent off my Daily Thoughts email this morning I had someone tell me they didn't get it so I'm sending this again.  If this is a duplicate, just disregard it. 

In the Old Testament committing adultery or going to a prostitute is referred to as falling in a deep ditch or narrow pit. We don't want to fall prey to this kind of destruction in our lives! Prov. 23: 27-28 "For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men."

In the Book of Mormon I read about how pride crept into the church because of some people having a lot of riches and thinking they were better than other people. They became scornful one towards another and persecute each other, causing envyings and strife. This became a stumbling block in the progress of the church and was a cause for lamentations. Alma 4: 6-13 "And it came to pass in the *eighth year of the reign of the judges, that the people of the church began to wax proud, because of their exceeding riches, and their fine silks, and their fine-twined linen, and because of their many flocks and herds, and their gold and their silver, and all manner of precious things, which they had obtained by their industry; and in all these things were they lifted up in the pride of their eyes, for they began to wear very costly apparel. Now this was the cause of much affliction to Alma, yea, and to many of the people whom Alma had consecrated to be teachers, and priests, and elders over the church; yea, many of them were sorely grieved for the wickedness which they saw had begun to be among their people. For they saw and beheld with great sorrow that the people of the church began to be lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and to set their hearts upon riches and upon the vain things of the world, that they began to be scornful, one towards another, and they began to persecute those that did not believe according to their own will and pleasure. And thus, in this eighth year of the reign of the judges, there began to be great contentions among the people of the church; yea, there were envyings, and strife, and malice, and persecutions, and pride, even to exceed the pride of those who did not belong to the church of God. And thus ended the eighth year of the reign of the judges; and the wickedness of the church was a great stumbling-block to those who did not belong to the church; and thus the church began to fail in its progress. And it came to pass in the commencement of the ninth year, Alma saw the wickedness of the church, and he saw also that the example of the church began to lead those who were unbelievers on from one piece of iniquity to another, thus bringing on the destruction of the people. Yea, he saw great inequality among the people, some lifting themselves up with their pride, despising others, turning their backs upon the needy and the naked and those who were hungry, and those who were athirst, and those who were sick and afflicted. Now this was a great cause for lamentations among the people, while others were abasing themselves, succoring those who stood in need of their succor, such as imparting their substance to the poor and the needy, feeding the hungry, and suffering all manner of afflictions, for Christ's sake, who should come according to the spirit of prophecy;"

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that the counsel of the Lord stands firm forever and the thoughts of His heart through all the generations. Even though centuries have passed since this was written, the Lord remains firm and His commandments don't change. Even though the world might things are acceptable that would have been considered a disgrace a couple of generations ago, the Lord's commandments have not changed. What was wrong back then is still wrong today, no matter what the standards of the world are. Ps. 33: 11 "The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations."