Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that the number of people who belong to the Church of the Lamb of God would be few in number because of the great wickedness that would prevail upon the face of the earth. However, even though they would be few in number they would be scattered upon all the face of the earth. This is true today--the members of Christ's church are few in number but they are found in all parts of the world. 1 Ne. 14: 12 "And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of God, and its numbers were few, because of the wickedness and abominations of the whore who sat upon many waters; nevertheless, I beheld that the church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God, were also upon all the face of the earth; and their dominions upon the face of the earth were small, because of the wickedness of the great whore whom I saw."

In the New Testament I read that those who exalt themselves will be abased and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Have you ever known somebody who couldn't stop bragging about themselves and extolling their own virtues? Were you impressed with them or ready to gag? Someone who is full of himself really doesn't have room for anybody else in his life. But a humble person is a joy to be around. Luke 14:11 "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that David was able to prevail against Goliath with just a sling and a stone--not even using a sword. We, too, can prevail against loomingly large problems if we'll trust in God. Our difficulties will shrink in proportion to our faith in God, and what seemed like a great challenge will diminish as we see things from a spiritual perspective. 1 Samuel 17:50 "So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David."

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