Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read more calls for repentance, and the Lord telling Israel that if they will put away their abominations, they would not be removed, and they would be blessed and glory in the Lord. They should wash their hearts of wickedness and they would be saved. Jer. 4: 1-2, 14 "If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?"

In the Book of Mormon I read that the spirit of contention is of the devil, who stirs people up to contend with one another. The doctrine of the Lord is that such things should be done away with. 3 Ne. 11:29-30 "For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another. Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of men with anger, one against another; but this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that if we want to have friends we must be friendly ourselves. We need to smile more, take time to listen to others, and just be there for them. If you want to have a friend, you need to be one. Prov. 18: 24 "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."


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