Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read about Isaiah's prophecy that after Jesus had worked many mighty miracles, He would be lead away to be slain and crucified. He would be given power to make intercession for the children of men and would be given power over death, being resurrected. He would take upon Himself the sins of the world and make redemption, satisfying the demands of justice. His soul would be made an offering for sin. Those who believed the prophets and hearkened to their words, believing in the Lord and His redemption, would be heirs of the Kingdom of God. These are they for whom He died and whose sins he has born.  Mosiah 15:6-14 "And after all this, after working many mighty miracles among the children of men, he shall be led, yea, even as Isaiah said, as a sheep before the shearer is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.  Yea, even so he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father.  And thus God breaketh the bands of death, having gained the victory over death; giving the Son power to make intercession for the children of men—  Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice. And now I say unto you, who shall declare his generation? Behold, I say unto you, that when his soul has been made an offering for sin he shall see his seed. And now what say ye? And who shall be his seed?  Behold I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the words of the prophets, yea, all the holy prophets who have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord—I say unto you, that all those who have hearkened unto their words, and believed that the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for a remission of their sins, I say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are the heirs of the kingdom of God.  For these are they whose sins he has borne; these are they for whom he has died, to redeem them from their transgressions. And now, are they not his seed?  Yea, and are not the prophets, every one that has opened his mouth to prophesy, that has not fallen into transgression, I mean all the holy prophets ever since the world began? I say unto you that they are his seed.  And these are they who have published peace, who have brought good tidings of good, who have published salvation; and said unto Zion: Thy God reigneth!"

The Old Testament tells us that just as mercy and truth meet together, so righteousness and peace go hand in hand.  Only when we do what is right can we truly feel the peace of God.  Psalms 85:11 "Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tells u to rejoice evermore, pray always, and in everything give thanks.  I always thought that trying to give thanks for every circumstance sounded like an impossible task.  How could we be thankful for a job loss or the stomach flu or the death of a loved one?  But then I noticed one word in this scripture--the word "in."  It doesn't say we need to give thanks FOR everything, but just IN everything.  So even though we may not be thankful for being ill, we can still be thankful while in that circumstance.  And even though we may not be thankful for the death of a loved one, even in the midst of our grief we can still find reason to be thankful. This is doable!  And with an attitude to gratitude, no matter what our circumstances, we'll find we'll be better able to deal with our problems and find more joy in life.  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."