Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read about how the animals will all get along peacefully together and the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. All knowledge will be revealed and Satan will no longer have any power over the hearts of the children of men.  What a blessed and wonderful day this will be!   2 Nephi 30:12-18 "And then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb; and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf, and the young lion, and the fatling, together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.  And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den.  They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.  Wherefore, the things of all nations shall be made known; yea, all things shall be made known unto the children of men.  There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed; there is no work of darkness save it shall be made manifest in the light; and there is nothing which is sealed upon the earth save it shall be loosed. Wherefore, all things which have been revealed unto the children of men shall at that day be revealed; and Satan shall have power over the hearts of the children of men no more, for a long time. And now, my beloved brethren, I make an end of my sayings."

In the Old Testament we read about how Jehu destroyed all the worshipers of Baal by gathering them all together and then having them killed.  2 Kings 10:18-28 "And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.  Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.  And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.  And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.  And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but the worshippers of Baal only.  And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.  And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.  And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.  And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.  Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that Nehemiah received devastating news that the wall of Jerusalem had been broken down and the gates burned with fire.  He reacted by mourning and weeping for several days, and fasting and praying befoe the Lord.  How do we react to terrible news that rocks our world?  Of course we might spend days of mourning and crying, but do we also turn to the Lord in fasting and prayer? Nehemiah 1:3-4 "And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,"