Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we read that those who sin and harden their hearts against the covenants they have made with the Lord will be delivered over to the buffetings of Satan.  That sounds like a pretty scary fate!  D&C 82:21 "And the soul that sins against this covenant, and hardeneth his heart against it, shall be dealt with according to the laws of my church, and shall be delivered over to the buffetings of Satan until the day of redemption."

In the Old Testament the Lord warns against false prophets who foolishly prophesy their own desires instead of the will of the Lord.  These lying prophets will prophesy peace and give the people false hope when the Lord has said there would be no peace.  Ezekiel 13:1-10 "And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.  They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.  Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken? Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God. And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God. Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:"

In a scripture with a thought booklet we read that Jesus sent the multitudes away and went up into a mountain away from everybody so He could be alone to pray.  If Jesus needed quiet time alone so He could commune with His Father, how much more do each of us need this in our lives?  It's important that we take time every day to pray, study scriptures, and have some alone time with our Father in Heaven.  Matthew 14:23 "And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone."