Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we read that truth is the knowledge of things past, present and future.  Anything more of less than that is of the spirit of the wicked one who is a liar from the beginning.  The Spirit of truth comes from God and in order to receive light and truth, we need to keep the commandments. D&C 93:24-27 "And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come; And whatsoever is more or less than this is the spirit of that wicked one who was a liar from the beginning. The Spirit of truth is of God. I am the Spirit of truth, and John bore record of me, saying: He received a fulness of truth, yea, even of all truth; And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth his commandments."

In the Old Testament we read that the king sought an interpretation to a dream he had, but his astrologers, magicians and soothsayers could not provide the answer.  However, Daniel was able to receive the interpretation through the gift and power of God.  When we seek wisdom, we need to look to the right source--the Lord.  We won't find true wisdom in horoscopes, fortune tellers, or other sources.  Daniel 2:25-30 "Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;  But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.  But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart."

A verse with a thought booklet reminds us that we can call out to God when we are in distress and He will have mercy on us and hear our prayers. When we're having problems or are in trouble, who do we turn to first?  Our friends?  A family member?  Actually, the first one we should turn to is the Lord.  He will be there for us to help us with any problem.  But we need to ask.  Psalms 4:1 "Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer."