Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that the lawyers stirred up the people to riotings and disturbances so they could have more cases and get more money from the increased law suits. Zeezrom in particular began to question Amulek, in a manner that put to use expert devices of the devil. Zeezrom offered Amulek six onties of silver if he would deny the existence of the Supreme Being.  But of course Amulek refused to do so and told Zeezrom that he knew there was a God but cared more for filthy lucre than he did for the things of God. He also perceived Zeezrom's thoughts and knew that he did not intend to give him the silver, even if he did as he asked, but only sought to destroy him.   Alma 11:20-25 "Now, it was for the sole purpose to get gain, because they received their wages according to their employ, therefore, they did stir up the people to riotings, and all manner of disturbances and wickedness, that they might have more employ, that they might get money according to the suits which were brought before them; therefore they did stir up the people against Alma and Amulek.  And this Zeezrom began to question Amulek, saying: Will ye answer me a few questions which I shall ask you? Now Zeezrom was a man who was expert in the devices of the devil, that he might destroy that which was good; therefore, he said unto Amulek: Will ye answer the questions which I shall put unto you? And Amulek said unto him: Yea, if it be according to the Spirit of the Lord, which is in me; for I shall say nothing which is contrary to the Spirit of the Lord. And Zeezrom said unto him: Behold, here are six onties of silver, and all these will I give thee if thou wilt deny the existence of a Supreme Being.  Now Amulek said: O thou child of hell, why tempt ye me? Knowest thou that the righteous yieldeth to no such temptations?  Believest thou that there is no God? I say unto you, Nay, thou knowest that there is a God, but thou lovest that lucre more than him.  And now thou hast lied before God unto me. Thou saidst unto me—Behold these six onties, which are of great worth, I will give unto thee—when thou hadst it in thy heart to retain them from me; and it was only thy desire that I should deny the true and living God, that thou mightest have cause to destroy me. And now behold, for this great evil thou shalt have thy reward."

In the Old Testament we read that because the Israelites were even more wicked than the nations surrounding them, the Lord would execute judgment against them, in the sight of all nations.  Ezekiel 5:7-8 "Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;  Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet say that some people will scoff about the coming of Christ, saying things are continuing on as they always have and Christ will never come again.  But we need to remember that a thousand years to us is like a single day to the Lord and he is not slack in keeping His promises. He is patient and long suffering toward us, wanting to give the sinners every opportunity to repent.  But he WILL come again.  We don't know when, but we can be sure that it will happen!   2 Peter 3:3-9 "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,  And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.  For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:  Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:  But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."