Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament it talks about the destruction of the wicked. Th destruction of Assyria is a type of destruction of the wicked at the Second Coming. Few people will be left after the Lord comes again. Isa. 10: 12-19 "Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them."

In the Book of Mormon I read some wonderful advice on how we need to live our lives. We need to take upon us the name of Christ and allow the Holy Ghost place in our lives. We need to be humble, and live our lives in thanksgiving for the many blessings that are ours. We need to pray constantly that we will be able to resist the temptations of the devil, and we need to be patient in bearing with our afflictions. We can have hope that one day we will be able to rest from all our afflictions. Alma 34: 38-41 "That ye contend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the name of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you. Yea, and I also exhort you, my brethren, that ye be watchful unto prayer continually, that ye may not be led away by the temptations of the devil, that he may not overpower you, that ye may not become his subjects at the last day; for behold, he rewardeth you no good thing. And now my beloved brethren, I would exhort you to have patience, and that ye bear with all manner of afflictions; that ye do not revile against those who do cast you out because of your exceeding poverty, lest ye become sinners like unto them; But that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded gives us life and peace. What can we do in our lives to become more spiritually minded and to not allow our sinful natures to control our thoughts? Have you ever cleaned out a cluttered closet, sorting things you wanted from things to be discarded? And the end result was a neat and organized closet containing only things worth keeping. We need to do a similar cleaning of our minds--discard the anger, gossip, evil thoughts, pride, and other sins that crowd our lives and prevent the Spirit from speaking to us and being able to influence us. Let's get rid of any thoughts that aren't worthy and become the spritually minded sons and daughters of God that He wants us to be. Rom. 8: 6 "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."