Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that because of pride and stiff necks, the people would go astray. They would be taught by the precepts of men instead of being humble followers of Christ. Woe unto the rich and learned who are puffed up with pride because of their riches or because they think they know it all. The day will come when they will become ripe in iniquity and they will be thrust down to hell.   2 Nephi 28:14-16 "They wear stiff necks and high heads; yea, and because of pride, and wickedness, and abominations, and whoredoms, they have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ; nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men. O the wise, and the learned, and the rich, that are puffed up in the pride of their hearts, and all those who preach false doctrines, and all those who commit whoredoms, and pervert the right way of the Lord, wo, wo, wo be unto them, saith the Lord God Almighty, for they shall be thrust down to hell! Wo unto them that turn aside the just for a thing of naught and revile against that which is good, and say that it is of no worth! For the day shall come that the Lord God will speedily visit the inhabitants of the earth; and in that day that they are fully ripe in iniquity they shall perish."

Yesterday in the Old Testament we read that Elijah prophesied to Ahab that he would die and the dogs would lick up his blood. Today we read the fulfillment of this.  1 Kings 22:37-40 "So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.  And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake. Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?  So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that Jesus Christ was wounded for our transgressions.  We all have gone astray, but our Savior paid the price for our sins.  And not only did he suffer for our sins, but also bore our griefs and sorrows.  Isaiah 53:4-7 "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth."