Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that the day would come when there would be a famine of hearing the word of the Lord. People would seek the word of the Lord but would not find it. Amos 8: 11-12 "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it."

In the D&C we're told what the power and authority is of the Melchizedek Priesthood, which is to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church. It is their privilege to receive the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven and to enjoy communion and presence of the Lord. Wow! What wonderful blessings attend a worthy priesthood holder! The power and authority of the Aaronic Priesthood is also explained--to administer the outward ordinances, such as baptism. But they're also given the keys to the ministering of angels. The Priesthood is not something to be taken for granted, but is the power to act for God and is a very sacred thing. D&C 107: 18-20 "The power and authority of the higher, or Melchizedek Priesthood, is to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church— To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, to have the heavens opened unto them, to commune with the general assembly and church of the Firstborn, and to enjoy the communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant. The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic Priesthood, is to hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer in outward ordinances, the letter of the gospel, the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and commandments."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that men cannot even imagine what God has prepared for those who wait for Him. If we do what's right and endure to the end, our reward will be so great we can't even conceive of it. What a wonderful promise! Isa. 64: 4 "For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him."

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