Today's Favorite Verse: Proverbs 18:13, 15

Today's Favorite Verse: Proverbs 18:13, 15
"He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge."

Coming to a conclusion before we have all the facts is folly and will bring shame. It is so important, especially in the times we live in, to make sure we have truth. Seeking knowledge and truth is vital.

"But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right."
(Doctrine and Covenants 9:8)

If we are to walk with the spirit always to be with us we must study things out in our minds before the spirit can guide us in if it be truth or error.

Day 3958

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 100:3

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 100:3

"Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture."

I pondered on why its important that we acknowledge God made us and we didn't make ourselves. God is in the fabric of all that happens in our lives. It's important to acknowledge his hand in all things. The more I acknowledge all good things comes from God the more I see His hand in my life.

Day 2737

Today's Favorite Verse: Philemon 1:6

Today's Favorite Verse: Philemon 1:6
"That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus."

Acknowledging God's hand in my life helps me recognize it and be grateful for it. So many times as I express this I learn more about what he has truly done for me.

Day 1706

Today's Favorite Verse: Isaiah 37:36

Today's Favorite Verse: Isaiah 37:36
"Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses."

I pondered on what an amazing event this would have been. Just waking up and finding 185,000 men dead that morning. I pondered on how something like this would be reported in the news today. I think they would be hard pressed to acknowledge an angel smote them. That is was God that fought their battle for them. It would be blamed on poison gas or something like that. Did those living in the time of Isaiah during this event do that too? For man does not seem to change in the ways they behave. You have to be able to acknowledge God's hand in the little things in life, before you would ever believe he had a hand in the big things.

Day 1291

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Samuel 13:14-15

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Samuel 13:14-15
"Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
Then Amnon hated her exceedinghly; so that he hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise be gone."

It was a pretty terrible thing that Amnon did to his sister Tamar. What I noticed though was his behavior afterwards toward her. He acted like he had a right to hate her. This hatred was driven by his guilt, yet he didn't want to acknowledge his actions in this. He made it the victim's fault. It was anyone else's fault but his. He could not even acknowledge what he had done was wrong. It made me think now things never change. I see this behavior still happening today.


Day 855