Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read abot how the people would be destroyed because of their lack of knowledge and their increase of sin. Because they rejected the knowldge of the Lord, the Lord would reject them and becase they forgot the law of God, He would forget them. Their glory would be changed to shame. Hosea 4: 6-7 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."


In the D&C I read that no unclean thing should enter into the House of the Lord, so that the glory of the Lord and His presence may be felt there. This is why it's so immportant that we keep ourselves worthy to receive a temple recommend, and why the temple is such a sacred place where we can feel the Spirit of the Lord so strongly. D&C 94: 8 "And ye shall not suffer any unclean thing to come in unto it; and my glory shall be there, and my presence shall be there."

A verse with a thought booklet reminds us that the Lord will give us peace--not the kind of peace that the world gives, but true peace that will calm our troubled hearts and give us no reason to be afraid. Have you ever tossed and turned at night, unable to sleep because of worries and fears? I have. But if we truly trust in the Lord, we'll know that He'll help us deal with whatever comes our way. We can cast our burdens upon Him and He will give us peace. John 14: 27 "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
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