Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read about how the Lord will not answer those who worship false gods and work iniquity. Do we want the Lord to hear and answer our prayers?  We need to repent and get rid of the sins in our lives. Ezek. 14: 3-8 "Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself: And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord."

In the D&C I read that the Lord is a God of miracles and will show them forth to those who believe on His name. Those who ask in faith will be able to heal the sick, but those without faith will not be shown forth anything but desolations. D&C 35: 8-11 "For I am God, and mine arm is not shortened; and I will show miracles, signs, and wonders, unto all those who believe on my name. And whoso shall ask it in my name in faith, they shall cast out devils; they shall heal the sick; they shall cause the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk. And the time speedily cometh that great things are to be shown forth unto the children of men; But without faith shall not anything be shown forth except desolations upon Babylon, the same which has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."

A verse from a thought booklet tells us that if we're wise, we'll be willing to hear instruction and not refuse to listen to it. Do we think we know it all and having nothing to learn?  If so, we'd better think again. The truly wise person is willing to listen. Prov. 8: 33 "Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not."

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