Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read about how Jeremiah was foreordained to be a prophet even before he was born. Likewise, God knows each one of us, and has since before we were born, and we likewise have foreordained callings and missions to perform in this life. Jer. 1: 5 "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."

In the Book of Mormon I read that the only thing that would keep the people from prospering would be that they fell into iniqutity. And that's exactly what happened to them. They became puffed up with pride and seeking the vain things of the world. They allowed Satan to get great hold upon their hearts and lead them away into iniquity until they were in an awful state of wickedness. And they did not sin ignorantly. They knew the will of God but wilfully rebelled against Him. 3 Ne. 6: 5, 15-18 "And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder the people from prospering continually, except they should fall into transgression. Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this—Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride, tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the vain things of the world. And thus Satan did lead away the hearts of the people to do all manner of iniquity; therefore they had enjoyed peace but a few years. And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth year—the people having been delivered up for the space of a long time to be carried about by the temptations of the devil whithersoever he desired to carry them, and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should—and thus in the commencement of this, the thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful wickedness. Now they did not sin ignorantly, for they knew the will of God concerning them, for it had been taught unto them; therefore they did wilfully rebel against God."


A verse with a thought booklet tells us that God heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds. If we are feeling broken hearted or wounded, we can turn to the Lord to help us. And likewise, we should look to those around us and see if there are any broken hearts to cheer up or wounds to bind up, and see if we can make a difference to someone's life, following the example of the Lord. Ps. 147: 3"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."

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