Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that the Lord will preserve the righteous, so they have no need to fear.  But the wicked and those who harden their hearts against the words of God will be destroyed. A prophet would be raised up, like unto Moses, and whatever he would say would come to pass.  But those who will not hear him will be cut off.  1 Nephi 22:17-20 "Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if it so be that the fulness of his wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; for thus saith the prophet, they shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire. Behold, my brethren, I say unto you, that these things must shortly come; yea, even blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke must come; and it must needs be upon the face of this earth; and it cometh unto men according to the flesh if it so be that they will harden their hearts against the Holy One of Israel. For behold, the righteous shall not perish; for the time surely must come that all they who fight against Zion shall be cut off. And the Lord will surely prepare a way for his people, unto the fulfilling of the words of Moses, which he spake, saying: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that all those who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people."

In the Old Testament we read that Moses would be allowed to see the promised land but then would die before being able to actually enter it.  This is because he had rebelled in the desert of Zin when he'd caused water to come forth out of a rock and had not given the credit to the Lord.  Numbers 27:12-14 "And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.  And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.  For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that we need to keep ourselves into subjection so that we make sure that after we have preached to others, we ourselves don't fall.  Faith should never be taken for granted.  Those who serve and those who preach also need to make sure that their personal relationship with Christ remains strong.  1 Corinthians 9:27 "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."