Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that the Jews would reject Jesus when He would come to them in the flesh. This would be because of the hardness of their hearts and the stiffness of their necks.  They would crucify Him and after He'd been laid in a sepulchre for three days, He would rise from the dead with healing in His wings.  All those who believe in Him will be saved in the Kingdom of God. Nephi delighted in these prophecies.  2 Nephi 25:12-13 "But, behold, they shall have wars, and rumors of wars; and when the day cometh that the Only Begotten of the Father, yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth, shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh, behold, they will reject him, because of their iniquities, and the hardness of their hearts, and the stiffness of their necks. 

 13 Behold, they will crucify him; and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days he shall rise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have seen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name."

In the Old Testament we read words of praise and thanksgiving toward the Lord.  The Lord is our rock and shield to protect us from harm.  We can turn to Him in times of trouble and He will hear our cries. We can safely trust in Him. He will reward us according to our righteousness.  2 Samuel 22:1-7,18-31 "And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:  And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;  The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.  I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.  When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;  The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;  In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.  They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.  He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.  For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight. With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.  With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.  And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.   For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.  For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.  As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us to serve the Lord with gladness, singing,  and thanksgiving.  We are His people and His goodness and mercy are everlasting.  We have much to be grateful or. And music can play a wonderful part in our praise of the Lord.  There are so many beautiful hymns that can bring the Spirit into our lives and help us draw closer to God, or help us feel joy and comfort when we are troubled.  Psalms 100:1-5 "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.  Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.  For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations."