Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we read that the earth is covered in darkness and the minds of men have become corrupt, so the vengeance of the Lord will come upon the inhabitants of the earth and a day of wrath and burning and desolation will come upon the wicked.  D&C 112:23-24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, darkness covereth the earth, and gross darkness the minds of the people, and all flesh has become corrupt before my face.  Behold, vengeance cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the earth, a day of wrath, a day of burning, a day of desolation, of weeping, of mourning, and of lamentation; and as a whirlwind it shall come upon all the face of the earth, saith the Lord."

In the New Testament we read that the Lord values even a sparrow which cannot fall to the ground without Him knowing it.  How much more then does He value us? We are worth more than many sparrows and even the very hairs of our head are numbered.  Matthew 10:29-31 "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.  But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows."

In some scriptures with a thought booklet we're told that we'll receive great rewards and the Lord will hear our prayers if we'll draw out our souls to the hungry and afflicted.  If we'll show compassion for others in need, the Lord will guide us continually and satisfy our souls.  Isaiah 58:9-11 "Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;  And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:  And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not."