Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that the Lord is against the false prophets who speak their own words and not His and tells lies to the people and cause them to err. Jer. 23: 30-32 "Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord , and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord."

In the Book of Mormon I read about how the Lord told Mormon to cry repentance unto the people, which he tried to do. But it was all in vain because the people had hardened their hearts against the Lord. Morm. 3: 2-3 "And it came to pass that the Lord did say unto me: Cry unto this people—Repent ye, and come unto me, and be ye baptized, and build up again my church, and ye shall be spared. And I did cry unto this people, but it was in vain; and they did not realize that it was the Lord that had spared them, and granted unto them a chance for repentance. And behold they did harden their hearts against the Lord their God."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet explain that each of us have received a special gift that we need to use to serve each other. Each gift is necessary for the benefit of the whole membership of Christ's church, just like different parts of the body are necessary for the functioning of the whole body. The thought that went with this, written by Charles P. Axe from Hermitage, Pennsylvania says: Years ago my basketball talents enabled me to be in the starting lineup on my school's team. Though I was an All-Sar, I came to understand that I was not all-important. My team would not have accomplished anything of significance were it not for the special abilities of each player. In addition, the coaches provided valuable direction, the reserves stepped up when needed, and the managers tended to a multitude of needs. One day I learned how vital the cheerleaders and fans were when, due to extraordinary circumstances, our team played a game without their support. Similarly, as members of Christ's body, no one person is all-important, and no one is unimportant. Each and every one of us can be used in some way to accomplish something significant--God's work for God's glory. 1 Cor. 12: 12-27 "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular."

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