Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that the only thing that caused the brothers of Nephi to untie him was the fear that they would be swallowed up in the ocean. But after they did untie him, the liahona began to work again and the storm calmed down and they were able to continue their journey to the promised land, where they were able to plant their seeds and grow crops in abundance. 1 Ne. 18: 20-24 "And there was nothing save it were the power of God, which threatened them with destruction, could soften their hearts; wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me. And it came to pass after they had loosed me, behold, I took the compass, and it did work whither I desired it. And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord; and after I had prayed the winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great calm. And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land. And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land. And it came to pass that we did begin to till the earth, and we began to plant seeds; yea, we did put all our seeds into the earth, which we had brought from the land of Jerusalem. And it came to pass that they did grow exceedingly; wherefore, we were blessed in abundance."

In the New Testament I read about some of the chief rulers who believed in Jesus but were afraid to confess Him openly because they would be put out of the synagogue if they did. In other words, they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. How bold are we to stand up for what we know is right, even when popular opinion is against us? Do we can more about pleasing God or about what other people think of us? John 12:42-43 "Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that the Lord truly knows and understands us. He is acquainted with our every thought and action. And we cannot hide from Him. No matter where we go or what we do, He will see us and know what we're up to. Darkness will not cover us because He can see as well in darkness as He can in light. This is a pretty scary thought if we're doing things we're ashamed of. Much better to live our lives above reproach! Psalms 139:1-4, 7-12 "O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee."


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