Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we read about how glorious it will be when the Lord comes again.  All enmity between men and beasts will cease.  Anything that men ask for will be given unto them.  Satan will have no power to tempt any man.  There will be no sorrow or death.  All those who have suffered persecution for the gospel's sake or who have laid down their lives will partake of glory.  So we should not have any fear of death, but seek the face of the Lord always that we may have eternal life.  D&C 101:26-38 "And in that day the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea, the enmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face. And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given unto him. And in that day Satan shall not have power to tempt any man. And there shall be no sorrow because there is no death. In that day an infant shall not die until he is old; and his life shall be as the age of a tree; And when he dies he shall not sleep, that is to say in the earth, but shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and shall be caught up, and his rest shall be glorious. Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, he shall reveal all things— Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof— Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven. And all they who suffer persecution for my name, and endure in faith, though they are called to lay down their lives for my sake yet shall they partake of all this glory. Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not full, but in me your joy is full. Therefore, care not for the body, neither the life of the body; but care for the soul, and for the life of the soul.  And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life."

In the Old Testament today we read some scriptures that tell us we cannot run away from the Lord.  Yesterday we read about how Jonah didn't want to cry repentance unto the city of Nineveh so he tried to run away by sailing in a ship.  But the Lord didn't allow him to get away with that!  He sent a huge storm which threatened to sink the ship and everyone in it.  They drew lots to find out who was causing all this evil to come on them and the lot fell on Jonah.  Even though the men aboard tried to row hard to bring the ship to shore, they realized their only hope was to cast Jonah into the sea, which immediately brought an end to the storm.  But that's not the end of the story.  The Lord had prepared a big fish to swallow Jonah up, for three days and three nights. 

In some verses with a thought booklet we're told to do everything we do, in word or deed, in the name of the Lord, giving thanks to God.  We should let the word of Christ dwell in us and teach and admonish others.  We should be thankful and have gratitude.  If we do all these things, we'll be able to have the peace of God rule in our hearts.  Colossians 3:15-17 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."