Daily Thoughts

In the D&C I read about some of the things that will happen before the Second Coming of Christ--the sun will be darkened, the moon turned to blood, the stars will fall, hail will destroy the crops, and flies will swarm upon the face of the earth.  D&C 29:14-20 "But, behold, I say unto you that before this great day shall come the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall be turned into blood, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and there shall be greater signs in heaven above and in the earth beneath; And there shall be weeping and wailing among the hosts of men;  And there shall be a great hailstorm sent forth to destroy the crops of the earth. And it shall come to pass, because of the wickedness of the world, that I will take vengeance upon the wicked, for they will not repent; for the cup of mine indignation is full; for behold, my blood shall not cleanse them if they hear me not. Wherefore, I the Lord God will send forth flies upon the face of the earth, which shall take hold of the inhabitants thereof, and shall eat their flesh, and shall cause maggots to come in upon them; And their tongues shall be stayed that they shall not utter against me; and their flesh shall fall from off their bones, and their eyes from their sockets; And it shall come to pass that the beasts of the forest and the fowls of the air shall devour them up."

In the Old Testament we read that we can cry unto the Lord and He will strengthen us and give us answers to our prayers.  Psalms 138:3 "In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that if we truly want to be Jesus' disciples, we must be willing to sacrifice anything and everything else, even our very lives if necessary,  and come follow Him. Do we place the Lord as the top priority in our lives?  Or do we place other things or people ahead of Him.  Whatever we sacrifice will be more than worth it, for we'll be rewarded according to our works when the Lord comes in His glory.  But of what worth is anything else if we lose our own souls?  Faith has been described as an acronym.  FAITH--Forsaking All, I Trust Him.  Do we truly have the faith to be willing to sacrifice our all, trusting in the Lord.  Matthew 16:24-27 "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."