Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Israel would be destroyed because of her iniquity and the evil and violence she was guilty of. Micah 2: 1-4 "Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil. In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields."

In the D&C I read a promise from the Lord that the families of the Twelve would be provided for if they would preach in all meekness and long-suffering. When we do what the Lord asks us to do, we are blessed. D&C 118: 3 "Let the residue continue to preach from that hour, and if they will do this in all lowliness of heart, in meekness and humility, and long-suffering, I, the Lord, give unto them a promise that I will provide for their families; and an effectual door shall be opened for them, from henceforth."

A verse with a thought booklet warns us to watch the words that come out of our mouths--and put all perverse speaking far from us. The words we speak have a profound effect on those around us, for good or ill. An unkind remark can wound another person, sometimes in a lasting way. But a kind or encouraging word at the right time can make all the difference to a person who is struggling. Prov. 4: 24 "Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee."
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