Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that those who wait upon the Lord will have their strength renewed--they'll run and not be weary and walk and not faint. Isa. 40: 31 "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

In the Book of Mormon I read how the Nephites had faith and they trusted God, that He would deliver them from their enemies, notwithstanding the weakness of their armies. Indeed, all the armies and weapons in the world will not protect us as much as faith and trust in God will. Alma 58: 37 "But, behold, it mattereth not—we trust God will deliver us, notwithstanding the weakness of our armies, yea, and deliver us out of the hands of our enemies."

Some verses from a thought booklet tell us we can learn much from watching animals and the earth. We can know that the every living thing is in the hands of the Lord, including the breath of all mankind. Job 12: 7-10 "But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind."