Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that the kingdoms of Judah and Israel would both fall because of their iniquities. The Lord would withdraw Himself from them and they would not be able to find Him because they had dealt treacherously with the Lord. Hosea 5: 1-7 "Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions."

In the D&C I read that there were contentions in the school of the prophets, which the Lord said was a very grevous sin unto Him, and that they needed to be chastened. Contention is a very serious sin, and is of the devil. It is something we need to try out best to avoid because it drives away the Spirit of the Lord. D&C 95: 9-10 "For this is the promise of the Father unto you; therefore I command you to tarry, even as mine apostles at Jerusalem. Nevertheless, my servants sinned a very grievous sin; and contentions arose in the school of the prophets; which was very grievous unto me, saith your Lord; therefore I sent them forth to be chastened."

A scripture with a thought booklet tells us that what the Lord requires of us is to be just and merciful and to walk humbly before Him. Do we behave justly in our dealings with others? Are we merciful when others have wronged us? Are we humble? These are things we all probably need to work on. Micah 6: 8 "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"


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