Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Jersalem would be destroyed because of her iniquity and the people were being told to flee. Jer. 6: 1 "O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction."

In the Book of Mormon we're told that we can know a man by his fruits. A wise man will hear the word of God and obey it, and his house will be built upon a firm foundation that will not be swept away in a storm. But a foolish man who hearkens not to the word of God is like a man who builds his house on a sandy foundation where the wind and the waves will make it fall. 3 Ne. 14: 16-27 "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them.1 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them: I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock— And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand— And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it."

A verse from a thought booklet tells us that when the Lord comes, He will reward every man according to his works. We might be able to fool other people about what we're really like, but the Lord knows our hearts and He knows our every secret thought and act. When He judges us, it will be a perfect judgment. If there is anything in our life that is not in harmony with the gospel, we need to repent now so that we can receive a wonderful eternal reward. Matt. 16: 27 "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."

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