Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we read that we can be of good cheer because the Lord will not forsake us.  If we humble ourselves before Him the blessings of the Kingdom will be ours.  We need to pray always that we won't enter into temptation and we'll be able to abide the day of His coming.  D&C 61:36-39 "And now, verily I say unto you, and what I say unto one I say unto all, be of good cheer, little children; for I am in your midst, and I have not forsaken you; And inasmuch as you have humbled yourselves before me, the blessings of the kingdom are yours. Gird up your loins and be watchful and be sober, looking forth for the coming of the Son of Man, for he cometh in an hour you think not. Pray always that you enter not into temptation, that you may abide the day of his coming, whether in life or in death. Even so. Amen."


In the Old Testament we read that because of the iniquity of the people and their breaking their covenants, the Lord would bring evil upon them that they would not be able to escape from, and He would not hear their cries.  They could turn to their idols for help in their time of trouble, but their idols would not be able to save them.  Jeremiah 11:10-12 "They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that we'll be blessed as we keep the commandments--not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work.  James 1:25 "But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."