Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that people would reject Jesus because of their iniquity and the hardness of their hearts. They would crucify Him but He would rise from the dead after three days. Those who believe on Him will be saved. 2 Ne. 25: 12-13 "But, behold, they shall have wars, and rumors of wars; and when the day cometh that the Only Begotten of the Father, yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth, shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh, behold, they will reject him, because of their iniquities, and the hardness of their hearts, and the stiffness of their necks. Behold, they will crucify him; and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days he shall rise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have seen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name."

In the New Testament we're told to bear one another's burdens. Do we do what we can to lighten the loads of others, and help them when they're in need? Galatians 6:2 "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."

A verse with a thought booklet reminds us that even though men judge us by outward appearances, the Lord looks at our hearts. How do we see other people? Can we look behind shabby clothes to see a loving, concerned person? Can we look beyond a foreign accent or a different colored skin to see a brother or sister--a fellow child of God? If we truly saw other people the way the Lord saw them, we'd be filled with love and compassion. 1 Samurl 16:7 "But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."
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