Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament it talks about how the Lord would defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem and destroy all nations that came against her. Zech. 12: 8-9 "In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."

In the Pearl of Great Price I read that Satan tempts us to become carnal, sensual and devilish. But since the days of Adam the Lord has taught us to call upon Him, repent of our sins, be baptized, and receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Salvation only comes through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Moses 6: 49-52 "Behold Satan hath come among the children of men, and tempteth them to worship him; and men have become carnal, sensual, and devilish, and are shut out from the presence of God. But God hath made known unto our fathers that all men must repent. And he called upon our father Adam by his own voice, saying: I am God; I made the world, and men before they were in the flesh. And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that those who excuse the wicked and those who condemn the righteous are an abomination to the Lord. Prov. 17: 15 "He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord."
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