Daily Thoughts

In the D&C I read that wo would come unto the inhabitants of the earth if they refuse to hearken to the words of the Lord.  D&C 5:5 "Verily, I say unto you, that woe shall come unto the inhabitants of the earth if they will not hearken unto my words;"

In the Old Testament we read about how the Lord made the latter end of Job's life greater than the beginning--blessing him with twice as much as he had before, and more sons and daughters.  He died at an old age, full of days.  Sometimes we go through periods of trials and tribulations which stretch us to our limits.  We suffer much and may even wonder if the Lord has forsaken us.  But if we remain true and faithful, the Lord will bless us with rich blessings far better than we can imagine.  It may not necessarily be in this life, but we can rest assured that we will receive our just rewards. It will all be worth it!  Job 42:10-17 "And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.  Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.  He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.  And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.  So Job died, being old and full of days."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that when we are afraid, we can put our trust in God.  There is no need to fear what men can do to us when we trust in the Lord.  Psalms 56:3-4 "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.  In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me."