Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read about how Amulek had not understood the mysteries of God because had rebelled against God and hardened his heart against Him.  He had refused to hear the things of God. Alma 10:4-6 "And behold, I am also a man of no small reputation among all those who know me; yea, and behold, I have many kindreds and friends, and I have also acquired much riches by the hand of my industry. Nevertheless, after all this, I never have known much of the ways of the Lord, and his mysteries and marvelous power. I said I never had known much of these things; but behold, I mistake, for I have seen much of his mysteries and his marvelous power; yea, even in the preservation of the lives of this people.  Nevertheless, I did harden my heart, for I was called many times and I would not hear; therefore I knew concerning these things, yet I would not know; therefore I went on rebelling against God, in the wickedness of my heart, even until the fourth day of this seventh month, which is in the tenth year of the reign of the judges."

In the Old Testament I read that the Tabernacle was finished according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses to do.  Moses looked on the finished work and blessed the people. Exodus 39:42-43 "According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work. And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that the Lord does not grow weary or faint, but He will give power to those who are faint and increase their strength.  Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength.  They'll be able to run and not be weary and walk and not faint.  When we're feeling weak and like we can't continue on, we need to turn to the Lord.  He will give us the strength we need to carry on.  Isaiah 40:28-31 "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."