Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read an often quoted scripture that tells us that the Lord reveals His secrets to his servants, the prophets. So if we want to understand the workings of the Lord, we indeed need to listen to and heed the words of the prophets. Amos 3: 7 "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."

A verse in the D&C reminds us that it's after much tribulation that the blessings will come. This is a great comfort to us when we're going through difficult times. We need to endure and the blessings truly will eventually come. D&C 103: 12 "For after much tribulation, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, cometh the blessing."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that Paul prayed for the people, that they would be filled with the knowledge of God's will and spiritual understanding, that they would be fruitful in every good work and increase in the knowledge of God. What wonderful things to pray for! Do we pray for these kinds of things for the people we know? Do we pray that they'll live lives worthy of the Lord? Is that the kind of life we try to live ourselves? What is a life that's worthy of the Lord? Perhaps it's doing the kind of things that He would do if He were in our circumstances. Maybe it's a child being kind to a classmate. Maybe it's a businessman doing what's best for his employees. Maybe it's a woman going through one crisis after another in her life but still remaining faithful and trusting in the Lord. These are the kinds of things we need to pray for in our own lives as well as those of others. Col. 1: 9-10 "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;"
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