Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that God sent prophets all through the ages to testify of Jesus Christ so that all who would believe might receive a remission of their sins and have great joy. However, in spit of many signs and wonders being shown to them, they were a stiffnecked and hard hearted people.  They did not understand that the Law of Moses was of no avail except through the atonement of Jesus Christ. There is no other name or means given whereby men may be saved. A person who refuses to himself like a little child and believe that salvation comes through Christ will drink damnation to their souls. The natural man is an enemy to God. We need to become as a little child--submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love. We need to be willing to submit to the Lord and yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit.  Mosiah 3:13-19 "And the Lord God hath sent his holy prophets among all the children of men, to declare these things to every kindred, nation, and tongue, that thereby whosoever should believe that Christ should come, the same might receive remission of their sins, and rejoice with exceedingly great joy, even as though he had already come among them. Yet the Lord God saw that his people were a stiffnecked people, and he appointed unto them a law, even the law of Moses.  And many signs, and wonders, and types, and shadows showed he unto them, concerning his coming; and also holy prophets spake unto them concerning his coming; and yet they hardened their hearts, and understood not that the law of Moses availeth nothing except it were through the atonement of his blood.  And even if it were possible that little children could sin they could not be saved; but I say unto you they are blessed; for behold, as in Adam, or by nature, they fall, even so the blood of Christ atoneth for their sins.  And moreover, I say unto you, that there shall be no other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent.  For behold he judgeth, and his judgment is just; and the infant perisheth not that dieth in his infancy; but men drink damnation to their own souls except they humble themselves and become as little children, and believe that salvation was, and is, and is to come, in and through the atoning blood of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent.  For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father."

In the Old Testament we read about how miserable Job was, tossing and turning during the night and wondering when the night would be over. His skin was broken and covered in worms and dust.  Job 7:4-5 "When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.  My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that the works of the Lord are great,and they are sought out by all those who take delight in them. God created a beautiful world.  We can sit in awe at the beauties of nature--a colorful sunset, a calm lake, birds singing in the trees, a meadow full of wildflowers, a purring cat (as I write this I've got a purring cat on my left and another one on my right). God's works put wonder in our hearts. We need to take time to enjoy them and give Him thanks.  Psalms 111:2 "The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein."