Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that Limhi,  one of the sons of King Noah, did not want him to be destroyed. But he did realize the iniquities of his father.  Gideon sent men into the wilderness to look for them and found everyone except the king and his priests. Apparently, they had become angry with the king who did not want them to return for their wives and children and had caused him to suffer death by fire. They were going to put the priests to death too, but they fled before them. Mosiah 19:16-23 "And now there was one of the sons of the king among those that were taken captive, whose name was Limhi.  And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed; nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father, he himself being a just man.  And it came to pass that Gideon sent men into the wilderness secretly, to search for the king and those that were with him. And it came to pass that they met the people in the wilderness, all save the king and his priests. Now they had sworn in their hearts that they would return to the land of Nephi, and if their wives and their children were slain, and also those that had tarried with them, that they would seek revenge, and also perish with them.  And the king commanded them that they should not return; and they were angry with the king, and caused that he should suffer, even unto death by fire. And they were about to take the priests also and put them to death, and they fled before them.  And it came to pass that they were about to return to the land of Nephi, and they met the men of Gideon. And the men of Gideon told them of all that had happened to their wives and their children; and that the Lamanites had granted unto them that they might possess the land by paying a tribute to the Lamanites of one half of all they possessed.  And the people told the men of Gideon that they had slain the king, and his priests had fled from them farther into the wilderness."

In the Old Testament we read that if sinner entice us, we should not consent to doing what they want us to do.  Just because we face temptation does not mean we need to succumb to it.  Proverbs 1:10 "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not."

A verse with a thought booklet tells of when Jesus asked the Father to remove the cup from Him, if possible, but still said "Thy will be done."  Do we accept our Father's will, even when we don't understand why things can't happen the way we want them to?  Have you ever had a bird trapped in your house and tried to help it to freedom?  Did it resist your every attempt?  You were only trying to help it but it behaved as if you were trying to harm it.  Sometimes we're like this with the Lord.  He is only trying to help us and wants nothing for us but what is best.  But we resist.  We stubbornly flap our wings and try to get away from Him, thinking we know best.  But we don't.  Only when we can truly trust in the Lord and accept His will, not ours, will we receive the rich blessings He has in store for us.  Luke 22:42 "Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."