Daily thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read how Nephi admonished his brothers to be faithful to the Lord and stop rebelling--reminding them of the great things the Lord had done for them. 1 Ne. 7: 8-12 "And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, therefore I spake unto them, saying, yea, even unto Laman and unto Lemuel: Behold ye are mine elder brethren, and how is it that ye are so hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds, that ye have need that I, your younger brother, should speak unto you, yea, and set an example for you? How is it that ye have not hearkened unto the word of the Lord? How is it that ye have forgotten that ye have seen an angel of the Lord? Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten what great things the Lord hath done for us, in delivering us out of the hands of Laban, and also that we should obtain the record? Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord is able to do all things according to his will, for the children of men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him? Wherefore, let us be faithful to him."

In the New Testament I read that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord our God with all our might, mind and strength and the second commandment is likewise to love others as ourselves. Every other law and commandment hangs on these. Indeed, love is the very foundation of the gospel! If we devote ourselves to loving God and loving others, everything else will fall into place. Matthew 22:35-40 "Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that when we make the Lord our refuge, no evil shall befall us. We can be at peace, knowing we have divine protection and God is watching over us. Circumstances come and go, but God's love dwells with us at all times and makes us feel safe and secure. No matter what happens, we can trust in God who will get us through it. Psalms 91:9-10 "Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling."
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