Daily Thoughts

A verse from the Old Testament tells us the Lord hears the prayers of the righteous, but He is far from the wicked. Do we feel close to the Lord? If not, we need to look at our own lives and see what we may need to repent of. Prov. 15: 29 "The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous."

In the Book of Mormon I read that Moses and all the prophets since the beginnig prophesied of Christ, that He would come down and take the form of a man, going forth with mighty power on the earth and bring about the resurrection of the dead. Mosiah 13: 33-35 "For behold, did not Moses prophesy unto them concerning the coming of the Messiah, and that God should redeem his people? Yea, and even all the prophets who have prophesied ever since the world began—have they not spoken more or less concerning these things? Have they not said that God himself should come down among the children of men, and take upon him the form of man, and go forth in mighty power upon the face of the earth? Yea, and have they not said also that he should bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, and that he, himself, should be oppressed and afflicted?"

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that if we ask, it shall be given to us. Just as we want to give good gifts to our children, Heavenly Father wants to give good things to us. We just need to ask! Matt. 7: 7-11 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"