Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament we read Daniel's prayers and supplications to the Lord, asking forgiveness for the sins of Israel. He knows that they don't deserve anything because of their righteousness, because they have done wickedly. However, he knows that God is merciful. Dan. 9: 14-19 "Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name."

In the D&C we're commanded to fast and pray and to teach one another the doctines of the Kingdom. In order to teach we must first learn the doctrines ourselves. God's grace will attend us as we strive to do these things. D&C 88: 76-78 "Also, I give unto you a commandment that ye shall continue in prayer and fasting from this time forth. And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom. Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;"

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that we should rejoice and be glad for each day because the Lord made them. Have you ever made the remark "Isn't this a great day?" to someone who replied, "What's so good about it?" Two people can be in the same circumstances and one will choose to find the negative and complain while the other will choose to look for the positive and rejoice in their blessings. The choice is ours. What's so good about the day? God made it, that's what! And if we choose to see the good in it and find happiness in our lives. Ps. 118: 24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."