Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament we read that the Lord will punish Egypt and their gods, and all who trust in Pharoh. He'll deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives. But Jacob did not need to fear for the Lord would be with him and he would be able to return to his own land. When we keep the Lord's commandments, we have nothing to fear, but when we trust in anything other than the Lord, He will punish us.  Jer. 46: 25-28 "The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord. But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the Lord: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished."

In the Book of Mormon the question is asked, "Have miracles ceased?" And the answer is a resounding NO! If miracles are not happening in our lives today, like they happened to people in ancient times as told about in the scriptures, it is because of our unbelief. Moro. 7: 27, 36-37 "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased because Christ hath ascended into heaven, and hath sat down on the right hand of God, to claim of the Father his rights of mercy which he hath upon the children of men? Or have angels ceased to appear unto the children of men? Or has he withheld the power of the Holy Ghost from them? Or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth shall stand, or there shall be one man upon the face thereof to be saved? Behold I say unto you, Nay; for it is by faith that miracles are wrought; and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men; wherefore, if these things have ceased wo be unto the children of men, for it is because of unbelief, and all is vain."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that God uses the foolish, weak and lowly to complete big tasks on His behalf. So if we belittle ourselves and think that we're not good enough to accomplish anything in the Kingdom of God or think that someone else with greater abilities can do a better job than we can, we need to rethink that. In spite of our weaknesses, we may be just the kind of person who can make a difference in some special way. We need to make ourselves useful to the Lord in whatever way we can, and be in tune with the Spirit enough to understand what He wants us to do. 1 Cor. 1: 27-28 "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:"



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