Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read about how the Lord would free the prisoners out of the pit by the blood of His covenant. He would save His people as His flock. Oh how great His goodness and beauty! Zech. 9: 11, 16-17 "As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids."

In the Pearl of Great Price I read that it is not good that man should be alone, which is why God created a help meet for him. Moses 3: 18 "And I, the Lord God, said unto mine Only Begotten, that it was not good that the man should be alone; wherefore, I will make an help meet for him."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet paint a picture of a ship out in the middle of a stormy sea, with huge waves crashing all around them. How scary would that be! In yet if people who find themselves in such dire straits will call upon the Lord, He can calm the troubled waters which surround them and bring them into His safe haven. He can still the storm and hush the waves if we'll turn to Him. When the storms of life rage, God is availble to stand by us. Ps. 107: 23-31 "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!"