Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7-8

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7-8

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"

I always thought that in addition to keeping the commandments there was a connection between having sufficient for your needs and paying tithes and offerings with a true heart. Now I find a scripture showing that it is. When you have sufficient for your needs your soul is satisfied with what you have. Windows are opened to acquire what is needful. That is far better than having all the money in the world, for a soul that is not satisfied will never be satisfied no matter how much material wealth or items they acquire.

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Today's Favorite Verse: Haggai 1:4-7

Today's Favorite Verse: Haggai 1:4-7

"Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your ceiled houses, and this house lie waste?

Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. "

The Jews had returned to Jerusalem but failed to rebuild the temple. Haggai warns them to consider their ways. They would not be blessed with prosperity in any endeavor until they heeded the command to rebuild the temple.

"I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise."

(Doctrine and Covenants 82:10)

This reminds me of something I learned when my life was out of balance. I had a running list of all these things that I wanted. As I obtain them, new things appeared on my list of wants. I was never satisfied with what I had. I kept looking for more. Then I found my list started to fade away. Then one day I realized it was gone. What changed? I certainly didn't have everything that was once on my list. The difference, I had started feeding my soul and it was now satisfied. You can never fill the soul with material things. Fill the soul and the temporal will be put in its proper place.

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Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 56:17

Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 56:17

"Wo unto you poor men, whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying hold upon other men's goods, whose eyes are full of greediness, and who will not labor with your own hands!"

The Lord left no doubt about how he feels when the poor behave is such manner. I pondered on how the greatest gift you can instill in a person is self-reliance and honest work. Even with that if the soul is not satisfied then their wants and desires will never be either. I remember how I always had a list of things that I wanted. I would no sooner get something when another thing would replace it on the list. One day I realized I no longer had that mental list. It wasn't that I now had everything I ever wanted. It was just that after years of reading my scriptures my soul was satisfied. I wasn't trying to buy things to fill the void that had been inside. It is amazing how satisfied you can be with less, when the soul is filled.

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Today's Favorite Verse: Isaiah 48:22

Today's Favorite Verse: Isaiah 48:22
"There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked."

So many thoughts came into my mind as I read this chapter. So much to ponder on, but this is the one to share. This is the simple truth to be understood. Wickedness never was happiness. (Alma 41:10) There is no peace to those that sin against God. Oh, the devil will say sin a little, lie a little, take advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for your neighbor; there is no harm in this; (2 Nephi 28:8), for the ends will justify the means. For it is what we want that is right in the end. The devil cheateth their souls and carefully leads them down to hell. (2 Nephi 28:21) They are never satisfied, for their souls are never filled. That is why Jesus said to drink of living water and you will never thirst. (John 4:14)

When the soul is not satisfied there is no peace. There is no comfort, for things are only fleeting. There is no anchor for the soul. It is the soul that is filled with light that has a peace without understanding. There is peace in Christ.


There is peace in Christ
When we learn of him
Feel the love He felt for us
When he bore our sins
Listen to his words
Let them come alive
If we know Him as he is
There is peace in Christ

Chorus:
He gives us hope
When hope is gone
He gives us strength
When we can't go on
He gives us shelter
In the storms of life
When there's no peace on earth
There is peace in Christ

There is peace in Christ
When we walk with him
Through the streets of Galilee
To Jerusalem
Mend the broken hearts
Dry the tear-filled eyes
When we live the way He lived
There is peace in Christ


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Today's Favorite Verse: Proverbs 13:25

Today's Favorite Verse: Proverbs 13:25
"The righteous eatheth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want."

I had one of those early morning scripture reading session where I was lead to ponder on stiffneckedness. This verse reminded me of this.

"Wo unto you poor men, whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying hold upon other men's goods, whose eyes are full of greediness, and who will not labor with your own hands!"
(Doctrine and Covenants 56:17)

It is so true that the wicked are never satisfied. They obtain one thing and then are onto the next thing they feel they deserve. It is only when you are feast upon righteousness the soul is finally satisfied. I found an amazing result from daily scripture reading. I no longer had the list of things I wanted to buy. I realized it was a direct result of feeding my soul and I was satisfied with what I had. The list of material wants was gone, and replaced with something better.

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