Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that the Nephites did not want to attack the Lamanites in their strongholds, but wanted to Lamanites to come after them.  They sent spies to watch the movement of the Lamanites. The Lamanites were determined to retain the cities they had taken. The fathers of the 2,000 stripling warriors sent provisions and this concerned the Lamanites who were determined to put an end to their provisions and strength.   Alma 56: 21-29 "Now we were desirous that the Lamanites should come upon us; for we were not desirous to make an attack upon them in their strongholds.  And it came to pass that we kept spies out round about, to watch the movements of the Lamanites, that they might not pass us by night nor by day to make an attack upon our other cities which were on the northward.  For we knew in those cities they were not sufficiently strong to meet them; therefore we were desirous, if they should pass by us, to fall upon them in their rear, and thus bring them up in the rear at the same time they were met in the front. We supposed that we could overpower them; but behold, we were disappointed in this our desire.  They durst not pass by us with their whole army, neither durst they with a part, lest they should not be sufficiently strong and they should fall.  Neither durst they march down against the city of Zarahemla; neither durst they cross the head of Sidon, over to the city of Nephihah.  And thus, with their forces, they were determined to maintain those cities which they had taken.  And now it came to pass in the second month of this year, there was brought unto us many provisions from the fathers of those my two thousand sons.  And also there were sent two thousand men unto us from the land of Zarahemla. And thus we were prepared with ten thousand men, and provisions for them, and also for their wives and their children. And the Lamanites, thus seeing our forces increase daily, and provisions arrive for our support, they began to be fearful, and began to sally forth, if it were possible to put an end to our receiving provisions and strength."

I the New Testament we read that the Son is the light of God's glory and the imprint of God's being. He maintains everything with His powerful message.  After He cleansed people from their sins, He sat down on the right side of God.  Hebrews 1:3 "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, caused the light to shine in our hearts to give us the light of knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus Christ.  2 Corinthians 4:6 "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."