Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read about the glorious state of the earth during the time of the Millennium. Wild animals will be tame and the knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth, just water covers the sea. What a great time that will be! 2 Ne. 21: 6-9 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."

In the New Testament I read about the contrast between godly sorrow and the sorrow of the world. Godly sorrow causes us to want to repent and do better, but the sorrow of the world just discourages us and makes us want to give up. When we do something wrong and feel bad about it, do we feel hopeless and like there's no use in trying to improve? Or do we have a sincere desire to change and do better? The first step to repentance if feeling sorry for what we've done, but it needs to be godly sorrow that makes us want to repent, not worldly sorrow that makes us feel worthless and like giving up. 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 "Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death."

A verse with a thought booklet is very appropriate for Memorial Day.  It tells us that even though Christ was dead, He lives!  And He will be alive for evermore! He has the keys of death and hell. Not only does Christ live, but all our loved ones who have died live also, and they will all be resurrected.  This is especially comforting to those of us who have lost loved ones.  The thought that went with this, written by Douglas Raymond Rose from Grand Prairie, Texas says:  As an ordained minister, I recently had the honor of officiating at the memorial service for my uncle.  He was my father's oldest brother.  All three patriotic Texan brothers entered the U.S. Air Force during World War II. My father wrote home to my mother and me every week, and I loved collecting the colorful stamps for my stamp collection.  My stamps served as proof that my Dad was alive and well and would soon be home.  I remember the great homecoming we had when he returned home after the war.  Now all three brothers are in heaven.  But the best is yet to come.  I can hardly wait for heaven's Homecoming--when we all go to our eternal home!  What a great Memorial Day Homecoming that will be!   Revelation 1:18 "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."





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