Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that because of the hardness of the hearts of the people, the Lord sent people full of the Spirit to preach to them. He was longsuffering toward the wicked, giving them every opportunity to repent instead of immediately sweeping them off the face of the land. Jarom 1: 3-4 "Behold, it is expedient that much should be done among this people, because of the hardness of their hearts, and the deafness of their ears, and the blindness of their minds, and the stiffness of their necks; nevertheless, God is exceedingly merciful unto them, and has not as yet swept them off from the face of the land. And there are many among us who have many revelations, for they are not all stiffnecked. And as many as are not stiffnecked and have faith, have communion with the Holy Spirit, which maketh manifest unto the children of men, according to their faith."

In the New Testament we're told to humble ourselves before God, and He will exalt us in time. And we can cast all our cares upon Him, for He cares for us. What a comfort that is to know that we don't need to go through our trials alone. 1 Peter 5:6-7 "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."

In some scriptures with a thought booklet we're told that the Lord neither slumbers nor sleeps, but is our keeper, preserving us from all evil day and night. We can safely trust in the Lord. Psalms 121:4-8 "Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore."
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