Daily Thoughts

In the P of GP we read that Enoch saw that the earth mourned for wickedness of the people living upon it.  Enoch wept when he heard the mourning of the earth and cried out to the Lord to have mercy on Noah and his seed, that the earth would never again be covered by floods.  Moses 7:48-50 "And it came to pass that Enoch looked upon the earth; and he heard a voice from the bowels thereof, saying: Wo, wo is me, the mother of men; I am pained, I am weary, because of the wickedness of my children. When shall I rest, and be cleansed from the filthiness which is gone forth out of me? When will my Creator sanctify me, that I may rest, and righteousness for a season abide upon my face? And when Enoch heard the earth mourn, he wept, and cried unto the Lord, saying: O Lord, wilt thou not have compassion upon the earth? Wilt thou not bless the children of Noah? And it came to pass that Enoch continued his cry unto the Lord, saying: I ask thee, O Lord, in the name of thine Only Begotten, even Jesus Christ, that thou wilt have mercy upon Noah and his seed, that the earth might never more be covered by the floods."

In the New Testament we read that the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him to keep preaching the gospel, and not hold his peace, for the Lord would be with him and not allow anyone to hurt him.  There were still many people in the city who needed to hear the Word of God.  So Paul stayed there a year and a half and continued to teach the people.  Acts 18:9-11 "Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:  For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet talk about the Lord's loving care for us and how help comes from Him.  The story is told of a young woman walking across a college campus at night.  As she walked, she didn't even notice that it was snowing lightly until she walked under a lampost.  In the light, she could see the flakes falling through the air.  And once she stopped to notice, she could feel the gentle flakes against her skin. Then she realized that God, like the snow, was all around her even if she didn't see Him or notice.  He becomes apparent when we're in the Light and when we stop to notice His presence.  He surrounds us and watches over us with great love.  Psalms 121:1-8 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.  My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.  He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.  The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore."