Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read about how the Lord commanded Jeremiah to preach to the people and warn them that if they would not repent, they would be destroyed. Jer. 26: 1-6 "In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth."

In the Book of Mormon I read about the terrible state of wickedness the people were in. They refused to repent of their iniquities or call upon God, even while struggling for their lives. They were in such an awful state that Mormon could no longer hope for them and knew that the judgments of God would come upon them.
They had once been a righteous people who followed Christ and were led by Heavenly Father, but now they were being led about by Satan, just like a ship tossed about upon the waves, without an anchor or sail or anything to steer with. Picture that in your mind--a ship in the middle of the angry waves of the ocean without any means of going anywhere. That's what our lives become when we give in to the temptations of Satan and stop following our Savior. Morm. 5: 2, 16-18 "But behold, I was without hope, for I knew the judgments of the Lord which should come upon them; for they repented not of their iniquities, but did struggle for their lives without calling upon that Being who created them. For behold, the Spirit of the Lord hath already ceased to strive with their fathers; and they are without Christ and God in the world; and they are driven about as chaff before the wind. They were once a delightsome people, and they had Christ for their shepherd; yea, they were led even by God the Father. But now, behold, they are led about by Satan, even as chaff is driven before the wind, or as a vessel is tossed about upon the waves, without sail or anchor, or without anything wherewith to steer her; and even as she is, so are they."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that in wisdom the Lord made all the many things on the earth and the world is full of the riches of God. How marvelous are God's many creations! Ps. 104: 24 "O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches."

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