Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read about how men transgressed the law and broke the everlasting covenants so the Lord made the earth earth empty and scattered the inhabitants. The earth was cursed because of the wickedness of the people and was burned, leaving few men left. These are prophecies of what will happen in the last days. Isa. 24: 1, 3-6 "Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left."

In the Book of Mormon I read that Alma and his sons went forth to preach the Word unto the people, according to the Spirit of prophecy and revelation. Alma 43: 1-2 "And now it came to pass that the sons of Alma did go forth among the people, to declare the word unto them. And Alma, also, himself, could not rest, and he also went forth. Now we shall say no more concerning their preaching, except that they preached the word, and the truth, according to the spirit of prophecy and revelation; and they preached after the holy order of God by which they were called."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that the voice of the Lord was not in the great strong wind, nor the earthquake, nor the fire; but came as a still, small voice. And in another verse we're told to be still and know that He is God. If we have loud, distracting noise around us, we may miss what God is trying to tell us. We need to be still and listen, for He often speaks to us in a still, small voice. 1 Kgs. 19: 11-12 "And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice." Ps. 46: 10 "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."