Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament we read the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophesies about how Jerusalem would be taken. The King of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah and put out Zedekiah's eyes, binding him in chains and carrying him to Babylon. The Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire and broke down the walls of the city. Jer. 39: 5-8 "But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem."

In the Book of Mormon I read that those who have faith can hope for a better world and it can provide an anchor for their souls, which helps make them sure and steadfast and abound in good works. Ether 12: 4 "Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that even though Jesus was the Son of God, He still needed to learn obedience by the things which He suffered. If this was true of Jesus, how much more true this must be for us. Heb. 5: 8 "Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;"