Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Seir would fall and be made desolate because of its hatred of Israel. Ezek. 35: 1-9 "Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate. I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end: Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee. Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth. And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword. I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the Lord."

In the D&C I read a challenge that the wisest person could not duplicate the least of the revelations so they are under condemnation if they do not bear record that they are true. That which is righteous comes from the Father. D&C 67: 6-9 "Now, seek ye out of the Book of Commandments, even the least that is among them, and appoint him that is the most wise among you; Or, if there be any among you that shall make one like unto it, then ye are justified in saying that ye do not know that they are true; But if ye cannot make one like unto it, ye are under condemnation if ye do not bear record that they are true. For ye know that there is no unrighteousness in them, and that which is righteous cometh down from above, from the Father of lights."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that we'll reap what we sow. This may not always happen in this life, but will eventually be true. We'll be rewarded for the good that we do. When we come to the end of our lives and we are greeted by the Lord, will He say, "Well done, Thou good and faithful servant?" If so it may not be because we acquired a lot of money or had a fancy house, but rather because of little things like smiling at a grumpy store clerk or praying for the slow driver in front of us or helping the elderly neighbor. These are the kinds of things that add up to a great life in the eyes of the Lord and which will reep a great reward. Let's live our lives looking for opportunities to love and serve others, sowing seeds of kindness. 2 Cor. 9: 6 "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully."


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