Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we're told that the Lord will comfort Zion and gather Israel in the last days. His judgment will be a light to the people. 2 Ne. 8: 3-5 "For the Lord shall comfort Zion, he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody. Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation; for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light for the people. My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arm shall judge the people. The isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust."

In the New Testament I read a familiar verse in which Paul tells us that he is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes. We, likewise, should not be ashamed to stand up for our beliefs. The gospel indeed is the power of God unto salvation. This is good news worth sharing! Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet prophesy of the Messiah long before Jesus was born on the earth. They talk about His humiliation and sufferings and how He makes His soul an offering for our sins and makes intercession for our transgressions. With His stripes, we are healed! He paid the price for our sins so we wouldn't have to, if we're willing to have faith in Him and repent. Isaiah 53:1-6 "Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."


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