Today's Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 20:10-11

Today's Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 20:10-11
"For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten."

Defaming and slander are tools of the adversary, so are confusion and chaos. These tools are being drawn with sophistication against one another. They may have their season, but in the long run they will not win.

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God”  (1 Cor. 6:9–10)
Be not deceived, brethren. Heed the ancient and modern prophetic warnings against thievery, drunkenness, and all forms of sexual sin. The deceiver seeks to destroy your spirituality by all of these means. Paul warns us against those who “lie in wait to deceive … by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness” (Eph. 4:14) Beware of the slick package and the glitz of a good time. What the devil portrays as fun can be spiritually fatal.
(Dallin H. Oaks, "Be Not Deceived", Oct 2004 General Conference)

Day 3998

Today's Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 1:19

Today's Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 1:19

"And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee."

This made me think of "Let God Prevail" that President Nelson says. Nothing will stop the Lord's work, it will prevail. It is only us that stops it from sustaining us, and allowing Him to fight our battles.

"So imagine my delight when I was led recently to a new insight. With the help of two Hebrew scholars, I learned that one of the Hebraic meanings of the word Israel is “let God prevail". Thus the very name of Israel refers to a person who is willing to let God prevail in his or her life. That concept stirs my soul!...

The question for each of us, regardless of race, is the same. Are you willing to let God prevail in your life? Are you willing to let God be the most important influence in your life? Will you allow His words, His commandments, and His covenants to influence what you do each day? Will you allow His voice to take priority over any other? Are you willing to let whatever He needs you to do take precedence over every other ambition? Are you willing to have your will swallowed up in His?...

And what is the Lord willing to do for Israel? The Lord has pledged that He will “fight [our] battles, and [our] children’s battles, and our children’s children’s [battles] … to the third and fourth generation”!"

(Russell M. Nelson, "Let God Prevail", Oct 2020 General Conference)

Day 2905

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Chronicles 13:18

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Chronicles 13:18

"Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers."

I pondered on relying on the Lord. That is the only way to get through hard things and have peace. With that peace inspiration will come to work my way out of hard things. This reminded me of a talk by President Nelson so I listened to it.

"Now, my dear brothers and sisters, it takes both faith and courage to let God prevail. It takes persistent, rigorous spiritual work to repent and to put off the natural man through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It takes consistent, daily effort to develop personal habits to study the gospel, to learn more about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and to seek and respond to personal revelation.

During these perilous times of which the Apostle Paul prophesied, Satan is no longer even trying to hide his attacks on God’s plan. Emboldened evil abounds. Therefore, the only way to survive spiritually is to be determined to let God prevail in our lives, to learn to hear His voice, and to use our energy to help gather Israel."

(Russell M. Nelson, "Let God Prevail", Oct 2020 General Conference)

Day 2539

Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 16:1-2

 Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 16:1-2

"Hearken, my servant Peter, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer.

For behold, I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the earth."

With Hearken I think of "Hear Him". The message that President Nelson has given on the importance of listening to Jesus Christ rings so loud with me. That is what I want to do. I pondered on the meaning of sharpness. I don't think its harsh or cruel, as in having sharp words with someone. I think it means exactness and right to the point of the matter. If you are listening to the words of Christ they would appear very clear. In the word power I think of Christ's power to save us from our sins. His arm is over all the earth reminds me that I have to let God prevail in my life.

“The only way to survive spiritually is to be determined to let God prevail in our lives, to learn to hear His voice and to use our energy to help gather Israel,”

(Russell M. Nelson, "Let God Prevail", Oct 2020, General Conference)

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