Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read about how Egypt would be smitten and scattered. Ezek. 30: 23, 26 "And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the Lord."

In the D&C we're told that the Lord always fulfills His promises. Some of His promises are conditional--we need to obey a law to get the blessings associated with that commandment. Some foolish men disobey the commandments and then complain that they didn't get the promised blessings. But we need to realize that if the Lord commands and we disobey, the blessings are revoked. D&C 58: 31-33 "Who am I, saith the Lord, that have promised and have not fulfilled? I command and men obey not; I revoke and they receive not the blessing. Then they say in their hearts: This is not the work of the Lord, for his promises are not fulfilled. But wo unto such, for their reward lurketh beneath, and not from above."

Some verses with a thought booklet remind us to forget the things from the past and move on to the future, pressing forward. This means not only letting go of past pain or grudges that interfer with our happiness in the present, but also not being so caught up in memories of blessings in the past that we can't appreciate the blessings of the present. Be grateful for what you have NOW and move forward. Philip. 3: 13-14 "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."

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