Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read the Mosiah said that wisdom should be used to maintain peace in the land. He said that he would remain their king for the remainder of his days, but then he proposed that instead of having another an appointed king in his stead, judges should be appointed to rule the people and judge them according to the commandments of God. It isn't always possible to find just men to be king--men like King Benjamin and Mosiah. So it isn't always expedient that there should be a king. Mosiah 29:10-16 "And now let us be wise and look forward to these things, and do that which will make for the peace of this people.  Therefore I will be your king the remainder of my days; nevertheless, let us appoint judges, to judge this people according to our law; and we will newly arrange the affairs of this people, for we will appoint wise men to be judges, that will judge this people according to the commandments of God.  Now it is better that a man should be judged of God than of man, for the judgments of God are always just, but the judgments of man are not always just.  Therefore, if it were possible that you could have just men to be your kings, who would establish the laws of God, and judge this people according to his commandments, yea, if ye could have men for your kings who would do even as my father Benjamin did for this people—I say unto you, if this could always be the case then it would be expedient that ye should always have kings to rule over you. And even I myself have labored with all the power and faculties which I have possessed, to teach you the commandments of God, and to establish peace throughout the land, that there should be no wars nor contentions, no stealing, nor plundering, nor murdering, nor any manner of iniquity;  And whosoever has committed iniquity, him have I punished according to the crime which he has committed, according to the law which has been given to us by our fathers. Now I say unto you, that because all men are not just it is not expedient that ye should have a king or kings to rule over you."

In the Old Testament we read that Babylon would fall and all her idols would be broken on the ground.  Isaiah 21:9 "And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that if we are risen with Christ, we need to see for things above where Christ sits on the right hand of God, and not set our affections on worldly things.  Colossians 3:1-2 "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."