Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that God has all wisdom and power. Men do not comprehend what the Lord comprehends. We must repent of our sins and forsake them, humbling ourselves before God. We must always retain in our memories the greatness of God and our own nothingness.  In the depths of humility, we must call upon God daily and stand steadfastly in the faith. If we do this, we will always rejoice and be filled with the love of God.  We'll retain a remission of our sins and grow in the knowledge of the glory of God. We'll have no mind to injure one another, but will live peaceably.  Mosiah 4:9-13 "Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.  And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them.  And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.  And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true. And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably, and to render to every man according to that which is his due."

In the Old Testament we read about how Job called his friends "miserable comforters."  He was going through some very rough times, and all his friends did was accuse him of being such a sinner that God was punishing him.  Are we sometimes "miserable comforters" when our friends are going through trials and tribulations?  Do we sometimes say things to them along the lines of "serves you right"? Or do we offer unsolicited advice when all our friend really needs is a sounding board or a shoulder to cry on.  I'm sure I've sometimes been guilty of saying things that hurt more than they helped, even though my intentions were good.  When our friends are going through trials and difficult circumstances, perhaps the best thing we can do is pray for guidance and be sensitive to the promptings of the spirit in trying to figure out the best way to help and comfort our friends in the right way. Let's avoid being miserable comforters like Job's friends were!  Job 16:2 " I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that the people made a oath or covenant to walk in God's law, as given by Moses, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord.  This is something we still need to do today--covenant to keep the commandments.  We do this when we are baptized and we renew this covenant every time we partake of the sacrament. Our covenants are solemn promises to God and we need to make sure we keep them.  Nehemiah 10:29 "They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;"