Jehovah did not do that , but he allowed Satan to test Job , st@@ ating : “ Every@@ thing that he has is in your hand . ”
Corin@@ na said : “ We left our work area in the evening and wal@@ ked to a ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation 25 ki@@ lo@@ me@@ ters ( 15 miles ) away .
Ro@@ man@@ tic love ( e@@ ʹ@@ ro@@ s ) brings delight , and love for family ( st@@ or@@ ·@@ ge@@ ʹ ) is vital when children enter the picture .
As our loving De@@ sign@@ er and Creator , Jehovah knows what we need in order to be truly happy , and he f@@ ill@@ s that need ab@@ un@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
This faithful brother suffer@@ ed repe@@ ated har@@ d@@ ships .
You will soon see how Jehovah “ ca@@ res for you . ”
We all enjoy attending our Christian meetings as well as as@@ semb@@ lies and conven@@ tions .
Have complete confidence in Jehovah’s promise to watch over you , to give you “ the power beyond what is normal , ” and to help you with@@ stand any at@@ temp@@ ts to fri@@ gh@@ ten you into sub@@ mission . ​ — 2 Cor .
Pa@@ ren@@ ts , help your children to let their light shine by teaching them to com@@ ment in their own words .
Feli@@ sa : Some time later , I got married and went to live in Can@@ tab@@ ri@@ a , a pro@@ v@@ ince in S@@ pain .
N@@ ever put produ@@ ction , fin@@ an@@ ces , or s@@ che@@ d@@ ul@@ es ahead of sa@@ fe@@ ty and health .
And the problem of l@@ ac@@ king self - control is wor@@ sen@@ ing .
To@@ ñ@@ i , a pro@@ fe@@ ssi@@ on@@ al care@@ gi@@ ver , ran@@ g the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell , and a mid@@ d@@ le - a@@ ged woman answered .
Although Sar@@ a does not make as much money as she once did , she is able to continue pioneering .
By means of Christ’s sacrifice , God freely for@@ gives those whom he loves .
If you would find it you must be ever on the loo@@ k@@ out . . . .
In 196@@ 2 , the Kingdom Minist@@ ry School was held throughout B@@ ra@@ z@@ il for brothers and missionary sisters .
If that is true in your territory , why not consider different ways to preach the good news ?
Faith “ fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard . ”
and “ What kind of marriage mate do I want ? ”
Those religious enemies were not refer@@ ring to the taking of san@@ itary mea@@ sures .
Yes , Jehovah wants you as a young person to have a joy@@ ful heart .
P@@ over@@ ty : Jehovah will el@@ im@@ in@@ ate it and will provide his people with spiritual and physical pro@@ sper@@ ity , a quality of life far more valuable than riches . ​ — Ps .
Yes , Paul rea@@ di@@ ly gree@@ ted his brothers and sisters . ​ — Rom .
Jehovah’s name is ma@@ gni@@ fied when we make a def@@ ense of our faith
And Ca@@ in@@ ’s decision affected his relationship with his Creator . ​ — Gen .
How , though , can we avoid mi@@ su@@ sing our gift of free will ?
In time , Sa@@ di@@ q became a ze@@ alous publisher of the good news .
The inspired Go@@ spe@@ l of Mark c@@ alls Joseph “ a re@@ pu@@ table member of the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l . ”
What reasons do you have to cry out “ H@@ all@@ el@@ u@@ jah ! ” in your own life ? ​ — Ps . 147 : 1 , ftn .
How did Paul act in harmony with his counsel found at 2 Corinthians 6 : 1 , and how can we do li@@ kewise ?
How did the Israelites handle cases of will@@ ful m@@ ur@@ der ?
However , faithful brothers and sisters who served God during the 1914 - 19@@ 18 peri@@ od later made it clear that as a whole the Lor@@ d’s people did everything they could to keep the preaching work going .
Davi@@ d’s bad attitude affected his speech .
In K@@ il@@ k@@ en@@ n@@ y , we studied with a young man three times a week despite the threat@@ s of viol@@ ent mo@@ bs .
Jehovah also helps Christians to deal with anx@@ i@@ eti@@ es by means of wee@@ kly congregation meetings .
She did not show respect for her husb@@ and@@ ’s head@@ ship by asking him about the matter .
Like that sister , some parents have reason@@ ed that it is better for their child to post@@ p@@ one baptism until he has out@@ gro@@ wn the chil@@ dis@@ h ten@@ den@@ cy to behave fo@@ oli@@ shly .
( Read Isaiah 50 : 4 ; Heb .
Every@@ one needs to hear the warning before the end comes ! ​ — Matt .
For many years , there was only one elder .
Each of us should be al@@ er@@ t to observe “ the need ” that others have .
H@@ ere , too , adul@@ t Christians can benefit .
Consider the example of T@@ e@@ ssi@@ e , a sister in Australia .
When vis@@ iting other cities , I have always made it a point to witness to the deaf .
Jesus as@@ sured his disciples that if they would put the Kingdom first , God would support them .
H@@ ad you been To@@ ñ@@ i , how do you think you would have re@@ acted ?
When it is based on right principles , a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe is the high@@ est form of love .
In@@ v@@ iting them for re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ments , a mea@@ l , or an ou@@ ting will help them to make new friends and ad@@ just to their changed circumstances .
Indeed , they success@@ fully car@@ ried out the ta@@ sk that he out@@ l@@ ined for his followers . ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; Col .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to N@@ is@@ an 14 , 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Moses stated : “ At the end of the 4@@ 30 years , on this very day , all the m@@ ul@@ titu@@ des of Jehovah went out of the land of Egypt . ”
Jehovah is pleased to use those who have a humble , willing spirit .
P@@ r@@ acti@@ cal wisdom diff@@ ers from knowledge and understanding .
Father was the comp@@ any servant , the ter@@ m then used for the one taking the lead in a congregation .
In im@@ itation of Timothy , “ pay con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching . ” ​ — 1 Tim .
Remember , at one point , Moses did not feel quali@@ fied for an assignment .
When he was 12 years old , the teachers at the temple were a@@ ma@@ zed at “ his understanding and his answers ” regarding spiritual matters . ​ — Luke 2 : 42 , 46 , 4@@ 7 .
Let us go on ren@@ der@@ ing ex@@ clu@@ sive devotion to Jehovah by loving and serving him whole - sou@@ led and putting for@@ th earne@@ st effort to maintain on@@ eness in the Christian bro@@ ther@@ hood .
“ You visit the people on that side of the stre@@ et , ” he said , “ and I@@ ’@@ ll take this side . ”
So it pa@@ ined Paul to see them reject God’s mercy .
If a brother who sins against you continu@@ es to serve as an elder or even recei@@ ves ad@@ di@@ tional privileges , will you rejoice with him ?
S@@ ho@@ wing that just a word of encouragement does not always su@@ ff@@ ice , Paul told the elders from Ephe@@ sus : “ You must assist those who are weak and must keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus , when he himself said : ‘ There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving . ’ ”
They have not only called in question the law offic@@ ers of the Gover@@ n@@ ment and the army in@@ tel@@ li@@ g@@ ence bu@@ rea@@ u but have den@@ oun@@ ced all the minist@@ ers of all the ch@@ ur@@ ches . Their puni@@ shment should be se@@ v@@ ere . ”
Why Sh@@ ould We Me@@ et To@@ gether for Wor@@ ship ?
But it could be that he completely for@@ got that he was supp@@ o@@ sed to be ‘ walking mo@@ dest@@ ly with God . ’
We honor these brothers reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their na@@ tion@@ ality , education , social standing , or fin@@ anci@@ al stat@@ us .
In an al@@ co@@ ho@@ l - in@@ du@@ ced ra@@ ge , he k@@ illed his gir@@ l@@ friend , for which he received a 20 - year prison sen@@ t@@ ence .
My wife and I have found real enjoyment doing just that .
Like many cities today , first - century Ephe@@ sus was filled with vice .
They rejoice in your name all day long , and in your righteousness they are ex@@ al@@ ted . ” ​ — Ps .
They sent two of their number , Peter and John , to pray for the new believers to receive holy spirit .
He received a personal witness from the resur@@ rected and gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ .
Because the Scriptures are sil@@ ent regarding any an@@ ti@@ ty@@ pi@@ cal signific@@ ance of the cities of refuge , this article and the next one empha@@ si@@ ze instead the lessons Christians can learn from this arrangement .
We have also seen that we can learn from good examples of spiritual people .
On his heavy - la@@ den b@@ ic@@ ycle , he car@@ ried bl@@ an@@ ke@@ ts , clothing , food , and a large number of books .
“ We all stu@@ mble many times . ”
How does the account of the j@@ a@@ il@@ er rel@@ ate to our preaching work ?
Although we now live far away from our children , we are gla@@ d that we are able to have fre@@ qu@@ ent conversa@@ tions with them . ”
What does Judges 5 : 31 indicate for the future ?
How can we as imperfect humans do so ?
By Un@@ deserved K@@ in@@ dness You W@@ ere S@@ et Fre@@ e , De@@ c .
However , that day they lost almost everything they o@@ w@@ ned .
Many hold this view .
The faithful apostles and others will rule with him in heaven .
Later , I asked the tel@@ e@@ phone comp@@ any if I could start working there five weeks later than plan@@ ned .
So A@@ sa@@ ’s str@@ ate@@ gy worked ​ — at first gl@@ ance !
For example , we see how he re@@ main@@ s peace@@ able and why peace is so important to him .
Yes , we are determined , for as long as Jehovah will@@ s , to be “ all things to people of all sor@@ ts . ”
( 2 ) P@@ ut your heart into your teaching .
This paragraph descri@@ bes a prison cu@@ sto@@ m that was common practice years a@@ go in some par@@ ts of the United States .
Read Matthew 6 : 34 .
What should impre@@ ss us about the lo@@ cations and ro@@ ad@@ s conne@@ cted to the cities of refuge in Israel ?
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we desire to reach as many people as possible with the good news before the end comes .
In 19@@ 31 there were 8@@ 2 publishers .
8 - 10 .
Some Christians face decisions about whether to marry and whom to marry .
S@@ ho@@ wing Christian love to “ foreign re@@ si@@ dents ” brings good results .
Remember , your goal should be to win hearts , not ar@@ gu@@ ments .
In addition to our l@@ ab@@ ors of love , we can honor God by way of our volun@@ tary contribu@@ tions .
You too need to keep hon@@ ing your sk@@ ill@@ s .
On other occa@@ sions , Jesus used the examples of so@@ wing and re@@ ap@@ ing to illu@@ strate the disciple - making work . ​ — Matt .
Instead , they give their time and ener@@ gy to Jehovah .
How does respect for theocratic head@@ ship re@@ v@@ eal our love for Jehovah’s way of ru@@ ling ?
W@@ ere that to happen , we would lose not only the privilege of doing God’s will but also the hope of life in God’s new world .
I@@ m@@ mor@@ al , di@@ sh@@ one@@ st , and b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ly viol@@ ent dee@@ ds seem to s@@ at@@ ur@@ ate this system of things .
When evening came , he ga@@ ther@@ ed the wor@@ kers together to give them their wa@@ ges , and he gave the same am@@ ount to each of them , whether they had l@@ abo@@ red many hours or just one .
41 : 10 .
Joshua had every reason to be app@@ re@@ h@@ en@@ sive .
In his own due time , he appointed someone who would be superi@@ or to any of the men he had used thus far .
I had been working in the Ro@@ y@@ al D@@ oc@@ k@@ y@@ ard in C@@ ha@@ th@@ am as an app@@ ren@@ tice shi@@ p@@ w@@ right , a co@@ ve@@ ted position with exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent benefits .
Many at that convention had already been spre@@ ad@@ ing the Kingdom good news .
What greater reason for joy could we have than our relationship with God ?
We should not allow our hurt feelings to prevent us from serving Jehovah .
Why do we need to do more than mer@@ ely read scriptures when preaching ?
It made me feel really welcome .
He refle@@ cts : “ I had to p@@ ush myself at first to get to know the brothers and sisters .
If the spiritual food pa@@ sses through other chan@@ n@@ els , there is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ tee that it has not been al@@ tered or con@@ ta@@ min@@ ated . ​ — Ps .
How should the Israelites have responded to clear evidence that those men were em@@ power@@ ed by holy spirit ?
For example , can you trans@@ f@@ er to a congregation where the need for Kingdom publishers is greater ?
As Jerusalem was ne@@ aring its foretold de@@ struction , Bar@@ uch began “ seeking great things ” for himself ​ — pursu@@ its that had no lasting value .
John had just refer@@ red to God ( see verse 6 ) , so the expression “ in behalf of his name ” appe@@ ars to ref@@ er to Jehovah’s name .
B@@ ack then , brothers and sisters ty@@ p@@ ed ad@@ dress st@@ en@@ c@@ ils ( small me@@ tal pl@@ ates ) for new sub@@ scri@@ b@@ ers to The Watchtower and Awake !
But they had changed with the help of the Scriptures and of God’s holy spirit .
Today , a number of Christian parents find themselves in a similar situation .
N@@ early 3@@ 00 years earlier , Jehovah had comman@@ ded the Israelites to kill all false worshippers in the Promi@@ sed L@@ and , but they did not obey .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah always exerci@@ ses his freedom in harmony with his at@@ tribu@@ tes of love and justice .
Most of Jehovah’s people have not had to endure se@@ v@@ ere persecution .
Of course , we can benefit from the Bible par@@ tic@@ ularly if it is available in a language that we understand well .
However , when he so@@ b@@ ers up , he la@@ ugh@@ s no more , and he may return to a life full of sor@@ row and trou@@ b@@ les .
A@@ vo@@ id the un@@ ch@@ ri@@ sti@@ an view that children should provide their parents with a life of ea@@ se .
26 : 16 - 21 ; Dan .
The cro@@ wn then served “ as a me@@ morial , ” or “ re@@ min@@ der , ” of their contribu@@ tion toward true worship .
3 B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of Gi@@ ving , No . 2
12 , 13 . ( a ) What action is Zechariah now told to take ?
Why can we be sure that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds a gri@@ ev@@ ing person@@ ’s need for comfort ?
How can the fore@@ going help us ?
Well , before we became Christians , we often sin@@ ned , perhaps not reali@@ zing how wrong or bad our actions were in God’s eyes .
However , we must be sincere .
All those things can bring plea@@ sure , but our life has a high@@ er purpose that brings lasting happiness .
It was a full month of training for those with over@@ sight of the congregations , circu@@ its , and distri@@ cts .
Yes , make a joy@@ ful sound ! ​ — Ps .
First , an at@@ temp@@ t should be made to re@@ solve the issue without invol@@ ving others .
The fa@@ il@@ ure to keep one’s word to Jehovah and to pay a vow may have serious consequences .
Do not simply ac@@ knowledge the ran@@ so@@ m@@ ’s value in helping va@@ st nu@@ mb@@ ers of people .
How grateful we would be that we did not make a situation worse by s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing a fellow Christian !
14 , 15 . ( a ) In what ways are our circumstances similar to those of Daniel ?
At times , King David felt that his ‘ er@@ r@@ ors loo@@ med over his head . ’
Although Nabo@@ th@@ ’s family and friends were sa@@ d@@ den@@ ed by A@@ hab@@ ’s m@@ ur@@ der@@ ous actions , they no doubt found some measure of comfort in knowing that Jehovah was aware of the injustice and that he quickly ad@@ dre@@ ssed the wrong@@ doing .
These need - great@@ ers are very much appreci@@ ated .
Although faith is e@@ ss@@ enti@@ al , aspects of this quality will pass away when we see the fulfillment of God’s promises and experience the re@@ ality of our Christian hope .
However , the Jews had lost their special relationship with Jehovah .
The last part of that prophecy should affect all Christians personally , for our heavenly Father says : “ I myself , Jehovah , will spe@@ ed it up in its own time . ”
A truly effective greeting , however short , should be sincere and reflect genuine love .
9@@ 6 : 1 .
What a difficult “ marriage ” that proved to be !
Jewish religious leaders would not talk to a woman in public , let alone a Samaritan woman with a que@@ sti@@ on@@ able re@@ pu@@ tation .
S@@ ud@@ den@@ ly , there is a viol@@ ent earth@@ qu@@ ake .
Like Moses , are we not pleased when others receive privileges that might o@@ ther@@ wise have come to us ?
There may have been a gra@@ in of truth in his men@@ tion@@ ing a “ medi@@ cal ” app@@ oin@@ t@@ ment , but would you say that he was being honest ?
and “ Can You Ste@@ p O@@ ver In@@ to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia ? ” ​ — The Watchtower , April 15 and December 15 , 200@@ 9 .
The World Book En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia de@@ fin@@ es freedom as “ the ability to make choices and to carry them out . ”
But Jehovah gives us clear war@@ n@@ ings .
SONGS : 1@@ 24 , 7@@ 9
Ac@@ tually , the most basic living c@@ el@@ ls on earth are far more comple@@ x than any house because they can do what no house can do ​ — re@@ produce .
James 4 : 17
How does im@@ itating God show support for him ?
How can this help us as public instru@@ ctors of the good news ?
John as@@ sures us : “ This is the confidence that we have toward him , that no matter what we ask according to his will , he h@@ ears us . ”
No matter how quali@@ fied we may be , we are limited in what we can accomp@@ lish in our own strength .
O@@ ther@@ wise , faithful Witnesses who do not succeed in making disciples because of preaching in an un@@ responsi@@ ve territory would be like the b@@ arre@@ n b@@ ran@@ ches in Jesus ’ illustration .
The man can often respond more quickly than the woman , but emo@@ tion@@ ally the time should be right for both mates .
However , he still inv@@ ites his servants to use their material things to support the work of his organization .
He ea@@ g@@ er@@ ly organized work grou@@ ps and ga@@ ther@@ ed iron , co@@ pper , silver , and gold , as well as ce@@ d@@ ar ti@@ mb@@ ers .
And at times a fit of anger may be followed by a pro@@ l@@ on@@ ged peri@@ od of de@@ pre@@ ssion .
But now the tra@@ ff@@ ic sign@@ als were old news .
But doing that can be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
23 : 14 .
In addition , many people believe that g@@ lo@@ b@@ al corru@@ p@@ tion has wor@@ sen@@ ed .
One of the lim@@ itations on our freedom is that we must respect the right that others have to make their own decisions in life .
Yet , they “ went out from before the San@@ he@@ dr@@ in , rejo@@ ic@@ ing because they had been coun@@ ted worthy to be di@@ sh@@ ono@@ red in behalf of his name . ”
Well , he could have asked Jeremiah , one of the faithful prophe@@ ts .
7 : 12 .
Of course , not all members of the present - day Christian congregation travel great di@@ stances for the sa@@ ke of the good news .
In that situation , Noah recogni@@ zed that there were some things he could not do but other things he could do .
He lived during the re@@ ign of wicked King A@@ ha@@ z , a time when all sor@@ ts of corru@@ p@@ tion pre@@ vail@@ ed .
“ But can a@@ ir@@ plan@@ es l@@ ay e@@ gg@@ s and ha@@ tch small a@@ ir@@ plan@@ es ?
The first one to receive this gift was his firstborn Son , “ the i@@ mage of the in@@ vi@@ sible God . ”
The number of people who saw that presen@@ tation in 1914 alone was greater than the to@@ tal number of Kingdom publishers ac@@ tive in the world today !
How can a young person demonstrate that he or she is wise for salvation ?
And it imp@@ els people to focus on fleshly desires .
What can parents learn from el@@ derly Samuel ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , all my si@@ bl@@ ings did so and became Jehovah’s Witnesses .
There is no shor@@ ta@@ ge of work in God’s organization today .
To endure and reach his goal , a c@@ li@@ mber must eat as many cal@@ ories as possible .
If you humble yourself and strive to make peace , you may ob@@ tain exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent results
Some elders visit pri@@ sons to care for the spiritual needs of in@@ mates .
And those were the activities that he re@@ commen@@ ded to his brothers and sisters in Rome .
The four Ju@@ de@@ an kings who were considered in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article served Jehovah with a complete heart . Still , they made some serious mistakes .
How does Zechar@@ iah’s record of those vi@@ sions affect us today ?
In her day , that situation was viewed as a great a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
He knows what our di@@ e@@ tary requi@@ re@@ ments are and what would be a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate s@@ hel@@ ter for us , given the si@@ ze of our family .
We gradu@@ ated from the 2@@ 7@@ th class of Gilead School in July 195@@ 6 , and by November we were in our assignment ​ — B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
He also had a we@@ al@@ th of Scriptural knowledge , answer@@ ing many of our questions .
They look to God to solve injustice and the other problems we face . ”
Could he have given in to such reason@@ ing as a result of receiving bad counsel ?
The Bible says : “ Be im@@ it@@ at@@ ors of those who through faith and patience inher@@ it the promises . ”
You can do the following : Read with an open mind , seeking lessons that you can apply ; ask yourself such questions as ‘ How can I use this to help others ? ’
S@@ il@@ v@@ ana , a pioneer for nearly 30 years , says , “ Before I go to a house in my territory , I pray to Jehovah , asking him to give me a positive attitude . ”
So how much knowledge is initi@@ ally required ?
God wants no one to be destro@@ yed .
To illu@@ strate the importance of doing so , consider a sen@@ si@@ tive sub@@ ject that affe@@ cts many parents .
Would it be wise to make important decisions about our family and our li@@ v@@ eli@@ hood without first con@@ sul@@ ting the Bible ?
6 : 15 .
Christians ou@@ ght to we@@ igh any birth control me@@ th@@ od in the light of Bible principles .
When the book The F@@ ini@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y was b@@ an@@ ned by the secular auth@@ orities in early 19@@ 18 , preaching became difficult for many of the brothers .
He knew that his earthly ministry would come to an end and that others would carry on his work .
His activities did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by the auth@@ orities .
Jehovah tre@@ at@@ s his friends with kindness , and he expe@@ cts no less from us .
He tells us : “ As for me , I will keep on the loo@@ k@@ out for Jehovah .
Of course , if they have ta@@ sted some of life@@ ’s lu@@ xu@@ ries over the years , they may need to simp@@ li@@ fy their life and be satis@@ fied with less materi@@ ally .
This is also true of our spiritual course .
The Am@@ mon@@ ites were con@@ qu@@ ered , and it was Jephth@@ ah’s beloved daughter who came out to meet him upon his vi@@ ct@@ or@@ ious return .
When a talk is based on an out@@ line provided by the organization , study the out@@ line and the scriptures it uses .
How are you going to react ?
How do I react when faced with temp@@ ta@@ tions ?
Jesus continued : “ When he has found it , he pu@@ ts it on his shou@@ l@@ ders and rejo@@ ices .
Our family with Father in his military uni@@ form
S@@ adly , most Phari@@ sees failed to see in such ones what Jesus saw .
Our full share in worship reve@@ als that we love Jehovah and are truly dedicated to him .
The ty@@ pes of don@@ ations that you can send direc@@ tly are the following :
Com@@ men@@ d@@ ably !
No@@ te what Jesus stated : “ For as they were in those days before the F@@ lo@@ od , e@@ ating and dr@@ inking , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , until the day that Noah enter@@ ed into the ark , and they took no note until the F@@ lo@@ od came and swe@@ pt them all away , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ”
K@@ ee@@ ping cal@@ m or lo@@ sing our temper can direc@@ tly or indi@@ rec@@ tly affect our Christian ministry ( See paragraph 14 )
Why is Jehovah the only righ@@ tful So@@ vere@@ ign ?
Where do Jehovah’s people stand regarding his sovereignty ?
In time , I was asked to make z@@ one vis@@ its to other countries .
However , it does not enti@@ tle them to re@@ bel against their Creator and Life - Gi@@ ver .
Deuteronomy 24 : 14 , 15 states : “ You must not def@@ ra@@ u@@ d a hi@@ red worker who is in need and poor , whether one of your brothers or a foreign re@@ si@@ dent in your land . . .
Jehovah loves life , and he ha@@ tes m@@ ur@@ der@@ ous “ hands that shed in@@ no@@ cent blood . ”
From time to time , our understanding of a Bible prophecy or some Scriptural pa@@ ssage may be adju@@ sted .
The other cu@@ sto@@ mer left quickly without using the fac@@ ilities .
That said , the re@@ vis@@ ed wor@@ ding is based on the following fac@@ tors :
A child can become mature by ob@@ serving his parents and cop@@ ying their good example .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How did freedom of choice become an issue in Corinth ?
The evidence was clear : Jehovah had sele@@ cted Moses to be the leader of His people .
What work does Jesus take on as King and High Pri@@ est ?
We may realize , though , that they need practical help to learn the language .
Jehovah created us , and we should obey him .
What was the imp@@ act of the W@@ yc@@ lif@@ fe Bible ?
O@@ f@@ ten , those who pione@@ ered before marriage have been able to continue in that service together as a married couple . ​ — Rom .
When such new under@@ stand@@ ings are provided , we ou@@ ght to take time to study the information care@@ fully and meditate on it .
Many give answers that re@@ v@@ eal that they have a clear vision of what they want to do to serve Jehovah ​ — perhaps by enter@@ ing some form of full - time service or by serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
“ One picture , ” he wrote , “ showed the wo@@ l@@ f and the l@@ am@@ b , the k@@ id and the le@@ o@@ par@@ d , the cal@@ f and the lion ​ — all in peace , being led by a little boy . . . .
5 : 16 , 17 .
And they may be att@@ rac@@ ted to the God we worship .
What should they and their parents bear in mind ?
Many have learned to hide what they do , and in this world they often seem to e@@ sca@@ pe justice and consequences .
9 S@@ et Your H@@ ear@@ t on Spir@@ itu@@ al T@@ rea@@ sures
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 27 , 197@@ 3 , we got married and were privile@@ ged to have Brother K@@ nor@@ r deli@@ ver our we@@ d@@ ding talk .
Paul was , in effect , saying that “ the peace of God ” is more wonderful than can be i@@ mag@@ ined .
In 199@@ 3 , U@@ te , from Germany , now in her early 50 ’ s , was assigned to serve as a missionary in Madagascar .
Think , too , of the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w in Jesus ’ day .
For example , help@@ ful advice can be found in the app@@ en@@ di@@ x enti@@ t@@ led “ Questions Pa@@ ren@@ ts Ask , ” at the back of the book Questions Young People Ask ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Work , V@@ o@@ lu@@ me 1 .
It was not hard for Adam and Eve to understand this law ; nor was it a har@@ d@@ ship for them to obey it .
Russell , this was the fi@@ f@@ th tri@@ p to Ireland .
Rather , we need to cultivate strong trust in Jehovah while taking whatever appropriate action we can .
Today , the va@@ st maj@@ ority of people are still bl@@ in@@ ded by the god of this system of things and are in b@@ on@@ d@@ age ​ — religious , e@@ con@@ o@@ mi@@ c , and social .
On arri@@ ving , many sta@@ yed with local Witnesses , who lov@@ ingly opened their homes to their brothers .
So when it was the turn of her X@@ ho@@ sa - language congregation to ext@@ end hospitality to the English - language congregation , she prepared a mea@@ l and invited some visit@@ ors .
He rec@@ alls : “ I soon realized that most people did not care about me .
How do you view the matter of free will ?
We must do this in ways that are clearly evi@@ dent to others .
Because we can “ let ” sin rule or ref@@ use to let it rule , the question is , What do we really want at heart ?
K@@ now how you should answer each person . ” ​ — Col .
Why is it d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous simply to follow our heart if we are ang@@ ry or discoura@@ ged ?
Then he men@@ tions others who “ would not accept release by some ransom , in order that they might at@@ tain a better resurrection . ”
And the Can@@ a@@ di@@ an brother says that he now reali@@ z@@ es that “ ign@@ or@@ ance is often the mother of rac@@ is@@ m and that pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s qualities do not dep@@ end on their place of birth . ”
( c ) What will we consider ?
“ This hat@@ red was also fu@@ el@@ ed by the ab@@ use I had personally experienced . ”
Dani@@ el@@ ’s in@@ ti@@ mate knowledge of God , including God’s deal@@ ings with Israel , is beauti@@ fully refle@@ cted in the prophe@@ t@@ ’s heartfelt and cont@@ r@@ ite prayer recorded at Daniel 9 : 3 - 19 .
( b ) Who was the prophe@@ si@@ ed leader ?
What do the fac@@ ts indicate ?
Also , Christians who remain faithful through persecution or ill@@ ness need to hear encouragement .
Yes , we can e@@ ch@@ o the sen@@ ti@@ ment of the psalmist who told God : “ T@@ each me good sense and knowledge . ” ​ — Ps .
“ I keep literature in my school@@ ba@@ g , ” says Ju@@ li@@ a , 16 , “ and I listen to the op@@ ini@@ ons and beliefs expressed by my cla@@ ss@@ mates .
What is one st@@ ep we can take to encourage others ?
Ri@@ ch@@ ard H .
Indeed , Jehovah’s loyal love for his servants is con@@ st@@ ant .
We had another fri@@ gh@@ ten@@ ing experience .
No@@ ting Chr@@ is ’ effort to change , the wor@@ k@@ mate also made adju@@ st@@ ments .
During a visit to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ ly@@ n several de@@ ca@@ des a@@ go , my wife , Mary , and I spent an evening with Brother Fran@@ z and a few others .
So a person who serves Jehovah with his whole heart does not ren@@ der hy@@ po@@ cri@@ tical service .
Why must we have love for God ?
When refle@@ cting on our life course , we rea@@ di@@ ly ad@@ mit that we have experienced Jehovah’s undeserved kindness in many , many ways .
We thought that if we could take Can@@ ad@@ a@@ ’s ice - cold w@@ in@@ ters and the an@@ no@@ ying mo@@ s@@ qu@@ it@@ o@@ es in the su@@ m@@ mer , we should be able to survive ad@@ verse circumstances in any assignment .
21 V@@ i@@ sions of Zechariah ​ — How They A@@ ffe@@ ct You
O@@ N Mar@@ ch 31 , 20@@ 18 , as the sun beg@@ ins to set , God’s people and many interested ones will as@@ se@@ mble for the an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of the Lor@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing M@@ eal .
9@@ 9 ) It was .
She relates : “ On@@ ce , a co@@ worker sent an e - ma@@ il to my col@@ lea@@ gu@@ es with negative com@@ ments about me and the work I was doing .
Jehovah “ tran@@ sm@@ it@@ ted through angels ” the Law , which Moses used to instru@@ ct the Israelites .
“ Con@@ tin@@ ue . . . for@@ giving one another freely . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
Even though a far@@ mer works hard to plant his cro@@ p , he has no control over the weather or the gro@@ w@@ th of the pl@@ ants .
It should not be as if you were me@@ mor@@ i@@ zing fac@@ ts just to pass a school ex@@ am .
How can we in a positive way chan@@ ne@@ l our desire for justice ?
They even asked for our magaz@@ ines . ”
It is to be ho@@ p@@ ed that the parents will , in time , fulf@@ ill their God - given responsibility to care spiritually for their children .
Sh@@ ould we not comm@@ end and encourage them ?
31 : 19 ; 32 : 4 .
How will Jehovah ri@@ d the earth of wrong activities and distre@@ ss@@ ful conditions ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses rejoice when a Bible student accep@@ ts the truth and progre@@ sses to the point of water baptism .
If we treasure the wisdom from Jehovah , our heart will motiva@@ te us to fill up our treasure st@@ ore with truths ​ — both new and old .
4 “ Keep On En@@ coura@@ ging One Another Each D@@ ay ”
Russell re@@ coun@@ ted that the “ au@@ di@@ ences were very atten@@ tive ” to the sub@@ ject “ The O@@ ath - B@@ ound Promi@@ se ” about Ab@@ raha@@ m@@ ’s faith and the future blessings for mankind .
The righ@@ t@@ fulness of God’s sovereignty will be v@@ indi@@ cated and rule by Satan and humans will u@@ t@@ ter@@ ly fail and be re@@ moved .
We can imitate Abraham by p@@ on@@ der@@ ing the jo@@ ys ahead . ​ — Rom .
But if you allow fru@@ stra@@ tion to make you give up serving Jehovah , you would soon dis@@ cover that no one else ca@@ res for you more genu@@ in@@ ely than your God - f@@ earing parents and your congregation .
W@@ ere Jehovah to choose which trials would come upon us , would he not , in effect , be di@@ min@@ i@@ shing the gift of free will ?
We need to sele@@ ct for@@ ms of entertainment that will not h@@ in@@ der us from keeping our eyes on the prize of life . ​ — Prov .
Do you take full advanta@@ ge of these provi@@ sions ?
But she was great@@ ly encouraged when An@@ n , a pioneer sister in the congregation , took a ke@@ en personal interest in her spiritual wel@@ f@@ are .
M@@ ee@@ tings encourage us .
How can we contribute to the congrega@@ tion@@ ’s clean@@ ness ?
From the point of view of the church , this was an ou@@ tra@@ ge .
What decision will please Jehovah ? ’
One is Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph .
You start to run ; you ru@@ sh to a friend@@ ’s house ne@@ ar@@ by .
22 You Can Re@@ main Mo@@ dest Un@@ der T@@ est
“ I K@@ now He Will R@@ ise , ” De@@ c .
Perhaps , as some sugge@@ st , Joseph was not present at Jesus ’ trial .
How should we view accep@@ ting an invitation to a mea@@ l ?
If we are parents , let us follow Jehovah’s example by regularly encouraging our children and giving them commen@@ dation when they do well .
( a ) What lies ahead for t@@ od@@ a@@ y’s comm@@ erci@@ al system ?
If you are going to be an effective teacher , God’s Word must first be in your heart ( See paragraph 17 )
When discipline involves re@@ stri@@ ctions , how does this reflect God’s love ?
Timothy was also “ per@@ su@@ a@@ ded to believe . ”
Young On@@ es , St@@ reng@@ then Your Faith , Se@@ pt .
At that mo@@ ment , the cloth ro@@ ll over@@ head gr@@ ace@@ fully un@@ f@@ ur@@ led , reve@@ aling the s@@ lo@@ g@@ an : “ Ad@@ ver@@ ti@@ se the King and Kingdom . ”
To sa@@ fe@@ guard his ministry , Timothy needed to rely on God’s spirit .
3 : 14 , 15 .
14 , 15 . ( a ) A young person con@@ tem@@ pl@@ ating baptism should consider what we@@ igh@@ ty issues ?
But what do we do when we have to cope with sm@@ all@@ er issues of daily life ?
Just as we find it bene@@ fi@@ cial to study all por@@ tions of God’s Word , we can benefit from all the spiritual food available to us .
We could use the li@@ st of quali@@ fi@@ cations for Christian overseers to help interested ones or Bible students to see ways that elders among Jehovah’s Witnesses di@@ ffer from the cl@@ er@@ gy of Christ@@ en@@ dom .
V@@ o@@ ws are made volun@@ t@@ ar@@ ily , of one’s own free will .
Second , “ God is faithful . ”
According to the Devil , humans would be far happ@@ i@@ er and better off ru@@ ling themselves .
They can also hope that the way@@ ward child will one day come “ home ” to Jehovah .
Two elders in England responded to a call from a married couple who were having problems .
And he never did !
I learned a valuable lesson assist@@ ing Brother The@@ od@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z on a z@@ one visit .
What em@@ power@@ ed Moses to lead Israel ?
What help can you offer to new@@ com@@ ers in your area ?
And we should pray for our worldwide bro@@ ther@@ hood , especially “ those who are taking the lead among [ us ] . ”
On the other side are Jehovah , our King Jesus Christ , the anointed who have been resur@@ rected , and thousands of angels .
17 : 16 .
9 What Will Go When God’s Kingdom Co@@ mes ?
N@@ er@@ v@@ ously , I began going from house to house , and to my surprise , I had soon placed all the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts .
God’s provi@@ sions to help us remain like so@@ ft clay include his Word , the Christian congregation , and the field ministry .
Yes , this is a personal decision , but we should bear in mind that God hol@@ ds us responsi@@ ble for the decisions we make .
Moreover , by car@@ r@@ ying out Jesus ’ command to go and preach , we too show our love for God because Jesus ’ command@@ ments reflect his Fa@@ ther’s thinking .
Or do you ask others what they would do ?
A third spiritual treasure is our re@@ po@@ sit@@ ory of reve@@ aled truths .
E@@ ar@@ lier in this letter to the Corinthians , Paul spoke of the glory of Moses when he des@@ cen@@ ded from M@@ ount S@@ in@@ a@@ i after being in the pres@@ ence of an angel of Jehovah .
God did not feel that because he and his de@@ ar Son had worked together for ages , there was no need to comm@@ end and encourage Jesus when he was on earth .
Today , our bro@@ ther@@ hood includes many fine examples of individuals who main@@ tained joy in the face of trials .
One scho@@ lar says about that word at Romans 8 : 5 : “ They set their minds on ​ — are most deeply interested in , con@@ stan@@ tly talk about , enga@@ ge and glory in — ​ the things per@@ tain@@ ing to the flesh . ”
28 : 20 .
The following day on the other side of the Se@@ a of G@@ ali@@ le@@ e , the en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m may have died down some .
Did the students benefit ?
The j@@ a@@ il@@ er , f@@ earing that the prison@@ ers had e@@ sca@@ p@@ ed , was on the ver@@ ge of commit@@ ting su@@ ici@@ de when Paul called out to him .
Ni@@ co@@ dem@@ us , a member of the San@@ he@@ dr@@ in , became interested in Jesus ’ teaching .
What will genuine love move us to do ?
“ Pa@@ ti@@ ence , kindness , go@@ od@@ ness . ”
So in these last few days before the Memorial , it is ti@@ m@@ ely that we think about specific questions that we can use to sti@@ m@@ ul@@ ate the interest of our Bible students and other sincere individuals in this important ev@@ ent .
Those list@@ ening to Peter knew that .
But pioneering taught me to con@@ verse with all sor@@ ts of people , so my confidence grew .
Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ The h@@ our is coming when everyone who k@@ ill@@ s you will think he has offered a sacred service to God . ”
They tell me that they love me and are pleased to see my spiritual progress .
We need to follow the Bible - based direction we receive from the elders .
From these Scriptural poin@@ ts , along with prayers for guidance , can we not per@@ ceive Jehovah’s thinking ?
( b ) How do we show our support for the Kingdom today ?
( a ) We bear fruit by sharing in what activity ?
That really helped me to make the truth my own , and I could har@@ dly wait to meet up with another pre@@ ach@@ er .
Jehovah knew what his people needed .
As foretold , people “ out of all the languages of the nations ” are flo@@ c@@ king to Jehovah’s organization .
Lo@@ y@@ al worshippers of Jehovah will eventually have the privilege of serving him forever in perfe@@ ction .
Why is there an on@@ going need to give comfort ?
Hence , he was charac@@ ter@@ i@@ zed by deep compassion ​ — a sy@@ m@@ pa@@ th@@ eti@@ c a@@ wa@@ re@@ ness of pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s suffering and a heartfelt desire to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate their suffering . ​ — Heb .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s ten half brothers were je@@ alous of him because he was fa@@ vo@@ red by their father .
Let us consider some situations invol@@ ving family opposition and see how we can success@@ fully face the challenges that these bring .
13 : 7 ; Matt .
15 : 2 , 3 ; Jas .
During his appro@@ x@@ i@@ ma@@ tely 30 - year - long ministry , he helped nu@@ mer@@ ous individuals to become disciples of Christ .
In other cul@@ tu@@ res or lo@@ c@@ ali@@ ties , be@@ ards are not the cu@@ sto@@ m and are not considered accep@@ table for Christian minist@@ ers .
Or col@@ lea@@ gu@@ es at work may ta@@ un@@ t you for taking days off for spiritual activities or for not often working over@@ time .
Pa@@ vel served on Sa@@ k@@ hal@@ in until 199@@ 5 .
H@@ as our love for Bible truth moved us to recognize the uni@@ qu@@ e privilege we have to bear God’s name and to pro@@ claim his Kingdom in this time of the end ?
Paul ad@@ dre@@ ssed his letter to the “ brothers ” in Rome .
However , we have not yet w@@ on the final vi@@ ct@@ ory .
No matter which hope we have , why can we benefit from consider@@ ing Romans chapter 8 ?
“ After taking social stu@@ dies cla@@ sses at the uni@@ ver@@ sity , I develop@@ ed ra@@ di@@ cal views , ” says a sister in Great Britain .
In some cul@@ tu@@ res , u@@ nex@@ pe@@ cted gu@@ ests are welcome ; in others , pri@@ or arrang@@ e@@ ments are pre@@ fer@@ red .
Even so , on occasion he f@@ ell into serious sin .
But suppose that long after a trans@@ gre@@ ssion was for@@ given , you still have p@@ ang@@ s of conscience over past mistakes ?
It refer@@ red to a g@@ arri@@ son of tro@@ o@@ ps that was assigned to guard a for@@ ti@@ fied city in ancient times .
How did the first - century Christians set a pat@@ ter@@ n of singing in worship ?
Therefore , the most important thing you can do for a ber@@ ea@@ ved person is to listen ​ — without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting . ”
26 .
Also , people in gener@@ al cannot explain why mankind has a strong desire to live forever .
Yet , Jesus also realized that ‘ life means more than food and the body than clothing . ’
A first st@@ ep is to use it li@@ ber@@ ally when we preach and teach .
Feli@@ sa : When I started serving Jehovah , my three younger sisters were against me .
Yes , Jehovah views you as precious , and with his “ right hand of righteousness , ” he can help you to ac@@ quire what you need to keep on serving him .
How Daniel came to know Jehovah .
And what makes his story worthy of your interest ?
But for the sa@@ ke of illustration , consider the following possi@@ bility .
What can we learn from this account ?
L@@ ate in the si@@ x@@ th c@@ rea@@ tive day , God fa@@ shi@@ oned “ out of d@@ ust [ clay ] from the ground ” a perfect man and gave him the cap@@ ac@@ ity to reflect his Ma@@ k@@ er@@ ’s qualities .
In 20@@ 12 they went to Ghana and were able to serve there for four months , assist@@ ing a sign - language congregation .
The on@@ eness of Jehovah also imp@@ lies unity and on@@ eness of purpose , charac@@ ter@@ i@@ sti@@ cs that we as his worshippers must have as we serve him .
The more famili@@ ar we are with Jehovah’s thoughts , the more our heart will become sen@@ si@@ tive to his guidance . ​ — Ezek . 11 : 19 , ftn .
He had served for over 50 years as a prophet , and then he “ became ill with the sickness from which he eventually died . ”
JE@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D ur@@ ges Christians to ch@@ er@@ ish peace , to make peace a key aspect of life .
For example , will he be able to take on more work or responsibility without ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting other important things ?
For example , he can man@@ e@@ u@@ ver governments into b@@ an@@ ning our preaching work .
Ga@@ ther ever , seek for more . ”
No@@ te how the inspired writ@@ er of Psalm 119 helps us to understand what it means to love Bible truth .
We had been ca@@ u@@ tioned to avoid living in a tra@@ il@@ er because oppo@@ s@@ ers might set it on fire , so we sear@@ ched for a home , but in va@@ in .
We were told to hold all the meetings each week reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how many atten@@ ded .
For example , the first Christians were ea@@ ger to meet together to worship Jehovah and learn about him .
The re@@ ne@@ wed focus on Kingdom service strengthened Jehovah’s people to face the challenging war years that l@@ ay ahead .
Jehovah list@@ ened to Jephthah and helped him to win a to@@ tal vi@@ ct@@ ory .
We have seen from his past deal@@ ings that no matter what happ@@ ens , Jehovah will always accomp@@ lish his purpose , and sometimes he does it in an u@@ nex@@ pe@@ cted manner .
27 See the Di@@ ffer@@ ence in People
Bo@@ th elders and others can imitate his example . ​ — w1@@ 8@@ .@@ 0@@ 4 , pp .
It can prove to be as true for you as it was for the apostles traveling with Jesus .
A v@@ ine suppor@@ ts the b@@ ran@@ ches .
If we focus on position , pro@@ min@@ ence , or recogni@@ tion , it only provides a bree@@ ding ground for e@@ go@@ ti@@ sm , com@@ pe@@ ti@@ tion , and even@@ tu@@ al disapp@@ oin@@ t@@ ment .
Mat@@ er@@ i@@ ali@@ sm is ro@@ o@@ ted in one’s desires , pri@@ orities , and focus in life .
Of course , one sense in which we are “ brothers ” is that all of us have des@@ cen@@ ded from Adam .
As we struggle against giving in to our own fleshly weak@@ nesses , we can succeed .
Jesus continued his wonderful work despite the disapp@@ oin@@ t@@ ment that some of his followers ca@@ used him .
Com@@ par@@ ing faith with love , Paul wrote : “ If I have all the faith so as to move moun@@ tain@@ s , but do not have love , I am nothing . ”
From the beginning , it was Jehovah’s will for the earth to be filled with the perfect children of Adam and Eve .
your dedication vow ?
And then you hear Jehovah telling you : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejoice , so that I can make a rep@@ ly to him who ta@@ un@@ ts me . ” ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Similarly , we can sa@@ vor the ta@@ sty Bible - based spiritual food that we receive from God’s organization .
How can you overcome ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and sing pra@@ i@@ ses to Jehovah with feeling ?
It would be difficult to en@@ u@@ mer@@ ate all the blessings that result from accep@@ ting divine discipline and from im@@ itating Jehovah and Jesus when discipl@@ ining others .
SONGS : 6@@ 8 , 7@@ 2
( b ) De@@ scri@@ be one way that Adam exerci@@ sed his free will .
In our day , too , such a need ari@@ ses .
And what does it teach us about how we can take refuge in him today ?
After they received a very positive response from the branch in Ghana , they traveled there , inten@@ ding to visit for two months .
Consider the example of Abraham and Sarah .
Then , he was fal@@ sely ac@@ c@@ used of trying to ra@@ pe his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife and ended up in ir@@ ons in prison .
For the rest of Jesus ’ earthly ministry , God’s holy spirit em@@ power@@ ed Jesus to per@@ form mir@@ ac@@ les and to speak with divine authority .
Yet , mil@@ lions have dis@@ co@@ vered something much better .
1 : 22 .
P@@ oli@@ tical develop@@ ments have affected the common language .
Although Jehovah lov@@ ingly as@@ sured David that He would continue to bless him , God directed that Davi@@ d’s son Solomon build the temple .
So let us personally encourage elders , including circuit overseers , who work hard to care for the flo@@ ck of God .
12 : 3 - 5 .
This has resul@@ ted in the develop@@ ment of a worldwide spiritual paradise that has over eight million in@@ hab@@ it@@ ants .
Re@@ jo@@ ice and be over@@ jo@@ yed , since your reward is great in the heaven@@ s , for in that way they persecu@@ ted the prophe@@ ts pri@@ or to you . ”
Thus , you will likely avoid actions that could cause anxiety for you personally , and you will benefit by avo@@ i@@ ding “ m@@ ali@@ cious b@@ it@@ ter@@ ness , anger , wr@@ ath , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing , and ab@@ u@@ sive speech . ” ​ — Eph .
Yet , as children of im@@ mi@@ gran@@ ts as@@ simil@@ ate the local culture and language , some of them may lose much of their desire and even their ability to comm@@ uni@@ cate in their parents ’ mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
Peter , who later became Jo@@ y@@ ce@@ ’s husband , heard the “ W@@ ake U@@ p ” call , pro@@ mp@@ ting him to “ start thinking about pioneering . ”
To have that , we need to cultivate mee@@ k@@ ness .
He told them : “ Let us consider one another so as to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ sa@@ king our meeting together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encouraging one another , and all the more so as you see the day dra@@ wing near . ”
“ I knew that my family did not hate me , ” he later said , “ but they were obe@@ ying Jehovah and his organization . ”
He promised Abraham that his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would inher@@ it the Promi@@ sed L@@ and , and Jehovah per@@ formed mighty dee@@ ds to fulf@@ ill that promise .
W@@ as he ac@@ ting under the influence of his mother , who was an Am@@ mon@@ it@@ ess ?
I appe@@ aled to the dra@@ ft bo@@ ard to be cla@@ ssi@@ fied as a minist@@ er .
This means that each st@@ ar is uni@@ qu@@ e to Jehovah .
Why is it appropriate for us to cl@@ ari@@ fy our understanding of the modern - day Babyl@@ oni@@ an cap@@ ti@@ vity ?
I did not want to lose his friendship , but I wanted to help him because I ca@@ red about him . ”
Your situation may be quite different from that of Bi@@ an@@ ca or of Paul@@ a .
As considered , Paul felt discoura@@ ged by the Jews ’ negative re@@ action to the Kingdom message .
To train ourselves to think this way , let us take a look at a few s@@ am@@ ple situations .
In some cases , a Christian is married to one who is not yet a servant of Jehovah .
Yet , “ its most serious re@@ stri@@ ction , ” no@@ tes scho@@ lar E@@ mi@@ l S@@ ch@@ ü@@ re@@ r , “ was that the Roman auth@@ orities could at any time take the initi@@ a@@ tive themselves and proce@@ ed in@@ dep@@ en@@ dently , as in fact they did when they su@@ spe@@ cted a political off@@ ence . ”
All of them en@@ du@@ red because they had an “ as@@ sured expe@@ c@@ tation of what is ho@@ p@@ ed for . ” ​ — Heb .
Many people , such as students and el@@ derly people , came to stay at the conv@@ ent .
* And since there was just one copy of this book in To@@ k@@ mo@@ k , we co@@ pi@@ ed it by hand for ourselves .
“ Jehovah is re@@ dee@@ ming the life of his servants ; n@@ one of those taking refuge in him will be found guil@@ ty . ” ​ — P@@ S .
On@@ ce trans@@ plan@@ ted , the tree must im@@ medi@@ ately start gro@@ wing new ro@@ ots .
E@@ vi@@ dence of angeli@@ c assist@@ ance .
*
After ob@@ tain@@ ing that , I arrived in Para@@ gu@@ ay in Mar@@ ch 195@@ 9 .
They did not get bo@@ red or give up .
First , pray for wisdom and discer@@ n@@ ment .
Instead , we want Jesus to be able to say of us : “ I know your dee@@ ds , and your love and faith and ministry and endurance , and that your dee@@ ds of late are more than those you did at first . ”
How can love and kindness protect us from being de@@ pri@@ ved of the prize ?
Jesus proved his love for mankind by will@@ ingly car@@ r@@ ying out God’s will .
When the li@@ d is re@@ moved , Zechariah sees “ a woman sit@@ ting inside . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What kin@@ ds of problems do many face today , and with what result ?
At that point , you may need to ex@@ er@@ t yourself to continue to make new friends .
Why , he even gave his precious Son so that we could have the prospect of end@@ less life ! ​ — Read Psalm 8@@ 4 : 11 ; Romans 8 : 32 .
SONGS : 45 , 36
Se@@ tting off on a jour@@ ney without an accurate com@@ pass can be tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous .
That is so , even though about 40 men wrote the Bible .
What mo@@ ves Christian minist@@ ers to help im@@ mi@@ gran@@ ts ?
N@@ ext , he told a bl@@ at@@ ant lie : “ You certainly will not die . ”
Jehovah gave Ezekiel a message of hope promi@@ sing the uni@@ fi@@ cation of the nation of Israel after its being re@@ sto@@ red to the Promi@@ sed L@@ and .
With our knowledge of God’s requi@@ re@@ ments and standards comes the responsibility to do what is right and up@@ hold his sovereignty .
What is the only chan@@ ne@@ l that is being used to help us understand God’s Word ?
He le@@ ts go al@@ together when the child can keep his bal@@ ance .
What valuable theocratic training they gave me !
What if my child ge@@ ts baptized and then f@@ alls into serious sin ? ’
Their main interest in life is themselves .
First , Paul stated why he kept on preaching to the Jews .
“ What a@@ i@@ ded my wife and me the most was to au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer soon after we arrived in our new congregation , ” says K@@ ev@@ in , a Christian elder .
Imagine how Nehemiah must have felt when he went to Jerusalem .
The school princi@@ pa@@ l appro@@ ved , and that arrangement la@@ sted until my sister gradu@@ ated .
Young On@@ es ​ — How Can You P@@ rep@@ are for B@@ apti@@ sm ?
Pra@@ y to him “ with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , ” re@@ memb@@ ering your blessings .
Arthur C@@ la@@ us wrote : “ The entire congregation was great@@ ly surpri@@ sed at the large number of sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tions that were ob@@ tained . ”
The pioneers ’ efforts bor@@ e fruit when they met a ho@@ tel@@ kee@@ per at Wil@@ li@@ am Cre@@ e@@ k , a re@@ mo@@ te ra@@ il@@ way stop .
This gift will never lose its value .
Many of the problems ad@@ dre@@ ssed in material for young people are not uni@@ qu@@ e to them .
It is in@@ si@@ di@@ ous ​ — like an in@@ vi@@ sible , od@@ or@@ less , po@@ i@@ son@@ ous g@@ as — ​ and it see@@ ps into our con@@ sci@@ ousness .
They con@@ su@@ med food and drink .
Yet the line of the Messiah was through David .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , our appropriate at@@ tire will reflect well on the organization we re@@ present .
Do I take the initi@@ a@@ tive to be help@@ ful to others ? ’
2 : 13 - 16 .
Although the material is presen@@ ted in a way that appe@@ als to y@@ ouths , the information is based on ti@@ m@@ el@@ ess Scriptural principles , and all of us can benefit from these spiritual provi@@ sions .
5 : 8 ; 12 : 2 ) Let us consider some aspects of full - time service that could make you very happy .
“ Our jo@@ bs allowed us to eat in fine re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ants , travel abroad , and wear quality clo@@ th@@ es .
You have no i@@ dea how they will react .
A@@ T T@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ S , y@@ es . Consider one example .
Still , God was thinking ahead to the time when he would deli@@ ver those who would repent and return to him !
Of course , in doing so we must remember that we too are sinful and pr@@ one to un@@ loving acts .
“ Faith is . . . the evi@@ dent demon@@ stra@@ tion of reali@@ ties that are not seen . ” ​ — HE@@ B .
Why is what we set our mind on a serious issue ?
They took a ze@@ alous lead in the preaching work .
8 : 6 )
Today , Satan still claim@@ s that humans worship God for selfish reasons .
What was the man@@ ’s response ?
Even though we may be limited in the material or practical help we can provide , our kindness to them refle@@ cts Jehovah’s love for them .
Be that as it may , the ta@@ sk that the two men under@@ took was not tri@@ vi@@ al .
We should high@@ ly value the gift of God’s undeserved kindness and let it affect our life daily .
What impre@@ ssed you about God’s approval of the four kings of Judah ?
( b ) What will we discuss in the following article ?
So you might ask yourself : ‘ When house@@ hol@@ ders express op@@ ini@@ ons that are cont@@ r@@ ary to Scriptural teachings or they ask difficult questions , am I able to give answers that are based on the Bible ?
Jehovah and Jesus take forgiveness very seri@@ ously .
to draw his attention to God’s Word
On@@ ce married , they will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly agree that the Bible gives the best advice for making their marriage a succe@@ ss .
What was the out@@ come when Steph@@ en began to follow the Bible’s advice ?
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A@@ gain , the results were tra@@ gi@@ c .
To get the fac@@ ts , Mic@@ hael accepted a Bible study .
How difficult that pro@@ ject must have seemed ​ — and not just from the construction point of view !
We understand them to picture heavenly for@@ ces that were involved in the de@@ struction of Jerusalem and that will be involved in bringing de@@ struction at Armageddon .
When we keep in mind why we need to continue to preach , we are motiva@@ ted to endure in giving “ a witness to all the nations . ”
We conclu@@ ded that for this reason , Jehovah allowed Babylon the Great to take them cap@@ tive for a short time .
We know that he alone gives everlasting life . ​ — Luke 12 : 4 , 5 .
3 : 12 .
“ W@@ HE@@ N ci@@ vi@@ l war started in B@@ u@@ ru@@ n@@ d@@ i , our family was at an assembly , ” relates a brother named Li@@ j@@ e .
Daniel knew that this was true .
Jehovah views marriage as a li@@ fel@@ ong b@@ ond .
Then , one day at work , Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o loo@@ ked at a pi@@ le of books that were to be rec@@ yc@@ led , and he no@@ tic@@ ed a book with the ti@@ tle The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily Happ@@ iness .
( b ) What question might we consider with interested ones ?
“ Even on bo@@ ard this ship , I am re@@ ap@@ ing fruit to Jehovah’s praise , ” he wrote .
By word and deed , Jesus a@@ ff@@ ir@@ med that God’s Law was perfect , bene@@ fi@@ cial , and sure to be ful@@ filled . ​ — Matt .
The Bible survi@@ ved what sor@@ ts of threat@@ s ?
In the late 18@@ 00 ’ s , what efforts did the anointed make to understand God’s Word cor@@ rec@@ tly ?
Re@@ memb@@ ering that God is aware of all our thoughts and actions will re@@ in@@ force our desire to please him and to remain cha@@ ste . ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 27 , 28 ; Hebrews 4 : 13 .
How does Jehovah feel about your efforts to up@@ hold his sovereignty ?
For instance , you may worry that you will not have enough food to eat .
We can ask ourselves : ‘ Do I offer hospitality primar@@ ily to close friends , pro@@ min@@ ent ones , or those who might be able to return a favor some@@ how ?
Re@@ presen@@ ta@@ tives of the governing body were sent out to the congregations to deli@@ ver the letter .
( b ) What pre@@ ven@@ ts us from fin@@ ding complete peace at this time ?
16 : 3 ; 20 : 18 .
In 194@@ 6 when I returned home for the su@@ m@@ mer , we atten@@ ded a convention in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , U.@@ S@@ .@@ A .
30 : 11 - 14 .
Is that not what we would expect from the God who valu@@ es our freedom and who always exerci@@ ses his at@@ tribu@@ tes in perfect bal@@ ance ? ​ — Deut .
G@@ en@@ u@@ ine love mo@@ ves Christians who have commit@@ ted serious sins to speak to the elders so that the elders can provide the needed help . ​ — Jas .
Th@@ inking back on his youth , a circuit overseer said : “ One thing that helped me to appreciate that the Bible is the Word of God was reading it right through .
Paul explained : “ It is as a free gift that they are being de@@ cla@@ red righteous by his [ God’s ] undeserved kindness through the release by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ” ​ — Rom .
He must have learned how Joseph showed his brothers mercy even though they ha@@ ted him .
One type of brea@@ st@@ pl@@ ate wor@@ n by a Roman soldier in the first century con@@ sist@@ ed of over@@ la@@ pp@@ ing ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ tal stri@@ ps of iron .
A study of the Bible may also help you to notice ways that you can improve in your service to God .
It comes from many small pi@@ e@@ ces of evidence . ”
How can we personally imitate Christ ?
In@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness is a godly quality , and hard work is rewar@@ ding .
I atten@@ ded a circuit assembly in In@@ dia in 194@@ 8
( b ) Why did Jehovah ask his people to ‘ return to him ’ ?
Our brothers and sisters as well as people in gener@@ al should be able to see that we fit@@ t@@ ingly re@@ present our righteous God .
We are able to show un@@ selfish love because God created us in his i@@ mage .
He preached to all his relatives , and just six months after the convention , he gave his first Bible reading at the Kingdom Hall .
Some are even able to attend Gilead School .
Un@@ like Rehoboam , we will remain st@@ ea@@ d@@ fast in true worship . ​ — Ju@@ de 20 , 21 .
No@@ te , for example , how Jehovah’s feelings of compassion are described by the prophet Isaiah , and comp@@ are that des@@ crip@@ tion with what the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark repor@@ ts about Jesus ’ feelings .
Still , the work progre@@ ssed , and many in those areas are now worshippers of Jehovah .
The Bible ref@@ ers to them as “ gifts in men , ” and they are a key part of God’s arrangement to care for the needs of his people .
Despite our pain of heart , we must avoid normal cont@@ act with a disfellow@@ shipp@@ ed family member by tel@@ e@@ phone , t@@ ext me@@ ssa@@ ges , letters , e - ma@@ ils , or social medi@@ a .
Matthew 5 : 3 says : “ Happ@@ y are those con@@ sci@@ ous of their spiritual need , since the Kingdom of the heaven@@ s bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
What does this vision teach us , and who is the man with the secre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n ?
For instance , if they notice that we are mi@@ ssing meetings or that our z@@ eal is co@@ ol@@ ing off , they will no doubt quickly come to our a@@ id .
What should we keep in mind when preaching to refugees ?
I@@ denti@@ fy your ac@@ tu@@ al needs
It does not appe@@ ar that Moses was here refu@@ ting the false religious teachings of a tri@@ une god .
Why is it important for us to consider those reasons ?
J@@ an .
Did he think that he could hide it from God ?
Wor@@ l@@ dly thinking ig@@ no@@ res or bel@@ it@@ t@@ les Jehovah’s gui@@ d@@ el@@ ines , and its influence could gradu@@ ally wea@@ ken our faith .
From that time on , my mother and I sha@@ red regularly in the field service together .
2 : 4 .
He was also the son who inher@@ ited a dou@@ ble por@@ tion of property . ​ — Gen .
Others were aware of how David had arrang@@ ed to have U@@ ri@@ ah k@@ illed .
But as a result of the com@@ b@@ ined efforts of mil@@ lions of Jehovah’s servants , a witness is given “ to all the nations . ”
A sister named Ruth re@@ members , “ Some went into ex@@ ile with us but later jo@@ ined the political par@@ ty and returned home because they did not want to put up with the dis@@ com@@ forts of life in the refugee camp . ”
What do my dis@@ position and conduct at Christian meetings re@@ v@@ eal about the dep@@ th of my spirituality ?
How did ex@@ ile in Babylon di@@ ffer from the sla@@ very the Israelites had experienced in Egypt ?
To Christians in Rome , Paul wrote : “ I tell everyone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necessary to think , but to think so as to have a sound mind , each one as God has given to him a measure of faith .
Thus , it is vital to draw on the Bible as the best source of advice and to seek Jehovah’s guidance in prayer .
( b ) What does the contrast between Jesus and Her@@ od A@@ gri@@ pp@@ a I teach us about Jehovah’s choice of a leader ?
Nevertheless , there is a vi@@ sible group of men , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” who take the lead among God’s people today .
Why is baptism such an important st@@ ep ?
They likely learned about God by list@@ ening to faithful older ones , from receiving divine re@@ vel@@ ations , or from reading reli@@ able ancient do@@ cu@@ ments .
Then , our spiritual paradise will have its perfect coun@@ ter@@ part ​ — a liter@@ al paradise under the rul@@ ership of God’s Kingdom .
Jehovah views as precious those who maintain their integrity ( See paragraphs 14 , 15 )
In rec@@ ent years , there have been many exc@@ iting new initi@@ a@@ tives .
3 : 5 - 9 .
Is Your Su@@ it of Ar@@ m@@ or Co@@ mp@@ le@@ te ?
The Congrega@@ tion Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ tee should pro@@ mp@@ tly as@@ sign you to a field service group .
As we have seen , working out your own salvation is a serious responsibility .
Un@@ reali@@ stic expe@@ c@@ ta@@ tions may be at the ro@@ ot of a mar@@ ital problem .
The children will likely learn the local language at school and in their en@@ vir@@ on@@ ment .
Paul said : “ Love is the la@@ w@@ ’s fulfillment . ”
“ With encouragement , a child fe@@ els wor@@ th@@ while and appreci@@ ated . ”
3 Do You Remember ?
4 : 4 , 7 , 12 .
Perhaps you know of similar examples in your congregation .
Our conscience can be lik@@ ened to a mor@@ al com@@ pass .
We should brea@@ the proper@@ ly .
Our accep@@ ting Jehovah as our Po@@ tter can affect our attitude toward fellow believers too .
How comfor@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds our pain and provides the comfort that we so so@@ rely need !
We visited all the homes in the sou@@ the@@ a@@ st of the Re@@ public without much trouble at all , distri@@ bu@@ ting over 20@@ ,000 boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts and pa@@ ssing on to the Britain branch office the n@@ ames of interested people .
Re@@ spe@@ ct the discipline of Jehovah .
Jesus ’ followers today , including an army of over one million full - time minist@@ ers , apply Paul’s counsel to the extent that their circumstances allow .
Consider : Babylon the Great is the world emp@@ ire of false religion .
What can we learn from A@@ sa@@ ’s mistake ?
No am@@ ount of prayer or research will re@@ v@@ eal a complete answer to questions like these .
For example , a pioneer sister in Australia named Ti@@ ff@@ any learned S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i in order to be of help to a S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i - language congregation in the city of B@@ ri@@ s@@ b@@ an@@ e .
At that time , people were so occu@@ pi@@ ed with the daily a@@ ff@@ a@@ ir@@ s of life , including marriage , that they did not take seri@@ ously what “ Noah , a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” said about the imp@@ ending de@@ struction .
Some parents do not comm@@ end their children because their own parents never gave them any encouragement .
Perhaps you feel similar emo@@ tions when you consider all the suffering Satan has ca@@ used .
The gift of answered prayers .
E@@ ar@@ ne@@ stly desi@@ ring a vi@@ ct@@ ory , Jephthah vo@@ wed : “ If you give the Am@@ mon@@ ites into my hand , then who@@ ever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Am@@ mon@@ ites will become Jehovah’s . ”
It seems that God trans@@ fer@@ red E@@ no@@ ch gen@@ tly from life to death without his being aware that he was d@@ ying . ​ — wp@@ 1@@ 7.@@ 1 , pp .
What do Paul’s words mean ?
You Can Sh@@ are in St@@ reng@@ th@@ ening Our Christian Un@@ ity ​ — How ?
For example , when he felt threat@@ ened by E@@ sa@@ u , Jacob said to God : “ Sa@@ ve me , I pray you . . .
In contrast , a mild - tem@@ per@@ ed rep@@ ly often has a cal@@ ming effect .
Therefore , one way you can “ remember those who are taking the lead ” is by men@@ tion@@ ing the Governing Body in your prayers .
He wanted Adam and Eve and all parents after them to love their children as Jehovah loved his first perfect human children .
A@@ ssi@@ st the sick and the el@@ derly .
A@@ men . ” ​ — Rev .
However , in prayer Hezekiah expressed full trust in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power .
Se@@ tting the example , Jehovah is willing to forgive
Luke also men@@ tions Si@@ me@@ on@@ ’s words to Mary regarding Jesus ’ future suffer@@ ings .
True , being honest may not always lead to being rewar@@ ded , as was Ha@@ y@@ k@@ an@@ ush .
There are over 2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 publishers in Turkey , but the country has a po@@ pu@@ lation of 7@@ 9 million .
Jehovah blessed Dani@@ el@@ ’s con@@ sci@@ enti@@ ous and courageous decision by mir@@ ac@@ ul@@ ously sp@@ aring him a cru@@ el death .
We can also strengthen young ones who are fac@@ ing pressure to share in wrong@@ doing or to seek “ succe@@ ss ” in this system of things , whether ac@@ a@@ de@@ mi@@ cally , fin@@ anci@@ ally , or pro@@ fe@@ ssi@@ on@@ ally .
The prophet Jeremiah repe@@ ate@@ dly ex@@ hor@@ ted Ze@@ de@@ k@@ iah to leave his bad ways , but the king refused to be discipl@@ ined .
see how Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins his people with his Word ?
The Bible states : “ Sa@@ fe@@ guard practical wisdom and thinking ability .
By lying about Jehovah , Satan s@@ l@@ an@@ dered God’s sacred name . ​ — Gen .
* After all , why did he provide his Word in the first place ?
Boaz un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly refle@@ cted Jehovah’s view of strangers in his deal@@ ings with Ruth the Mo@@ ab@@ it@@ ess .
In this illustration , Jesus did not direc@@ tly say what that fruitage is , but he did mention a significant deta@@ il that helps us to determine the answer .
We should not imitate the people of “ the nations , ” who have no real faith in a loving heavenly Father who ca@@ res for those who put the interests of his Kingdom first in their life .
Joseph was an outstanding example .
What does this teach me about Jehovah’s righteous ways ?
He is a@@ de@@ pt at appe@@ aling to “ the desire of the eyes . ”
13 , 14 . ( a ) How did political and religious issues lead to violence and injustice ?
“ Work , not for the food that peri@@ sh@@ es , but for the food that re@@ main@@ s for everlasting life , ” he told them . ​ — John 6 : 25 - 27 .
Many Witnesses in our time have remained neutral .
He@@ i@@ d@@ i
God used his “ great power ” and “ mighty hand ” to strengthen the Jews ’ dro@@ op@@ ing hands .
( b ) What joy do all Christian parents strive for ?
Jehovah is the righ@@ tful So@@ vere@@ ign for yet another reason .
The Word of God should not be comm@@ erci@@ ali@@ zed .
D@@ is@@ coura@@ ged and be@@ wil@@ dered during those difficult years , some Bible Students had left off the witness work .
In Mad@@ ri@@ d , I took my second set of vo@@ ws to become a nu@@ n .
“ Keep walking by spirit . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ L .
His people were to be compa@@ ssi@@ on@@ ate .
When one of the sheep was mi@@ ssing , the man left the 9@@ 9 behind in the wil@@ der@@ ness and went after the lost sheep ‘ until he found it . ’
They can help your faith to become like a tree with deep ro@@ ots . In that way your faith will en@@ able you to with@@ stand what might be like the w@@ in@@ ds of false teachings . ​ — Jer .
The wor@@ k@@ she@@ et will guide you in pre@@ par@@ ing your own answer . It provides three scriptures you can use when expla@@ ining your conviction ​ — Hebrews 3 : 4 , Romans 1 : 20 , and Psalm 1@@ 39 : 14 .
So we kept our cont@@ act with our son to ab@@ solu@@ tely necessary family business . ”
Nevertheless , at times , mi@@ sun@@ der@@ stand@@ ings may lead to some ten@@ sion among members of the congregation .
Par@@ tici@@ p@@ ants from abroad expressed how the campaign affected their ministry even after they returned to their home countries .
“ For someone to have thought of this arrangement for the Israelites and for it to be ful@@ filled in Jesus really impre@@ ssed me .
You certainly recognize that Jewish man as the one who came to be known as the apostle Paul .
17 “ P@@ raise J@@ ah ! ” ​ — Why ?
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Hebrew Christians : “ St@@ reng@@ then the hands that han@@ g down and the fe@@ e@@ ble k@@ ne@@ es , and keep making stra@@ ight pa@@ ths for your fe@@ et , so that what is la@@ me may not be put out of jo@@ int but , rather , may be heal@@ ed . ”
( b ) What should we bear in mind when faced with the problem of bad associ@@ ations ?
Though E@@ tt@@ a pla@@ yed a key role in the can@@ ning proce@@ ss , she was careful to set a fine example of respect for the brothers in over@@ sight on the farm .
F@@ u@@ ll - time service brings you into cont@@ act with fellow full - time servants and helps you to mature as a Christian .
Not everything the Bible Students did during the peri@@ od between 1914 and 1919 was in harmony with Scriptural principles .
In this article , we will therefore consider how we may more fully un@@ le@@ ash the power of God’s Word ( 1 ) in our personal life , ( 2 ) when we share in the ministry , and ( 3 ) when we teach from the pl@@ at@@ form .
Bar@@ ak cha@@ sed Si@@ ser@@ a@@ ’s army all the way to H@@ ar@@ o@@ she@@ th ​ — a 15 - mi@@ le ( 24 km ) rou@@ te .
This elder and his wife find that S@@ un@@ day after the meeting is a good time to reach sh@@ ee@@ p@@ like people in nor@@ thern Ro@@ mani@@ a .
For I do not practice what I wish , but I do what I hate . ”
Peter@@ ’s ey@@ e@@ witness te@@ sti@@ mony was very help@@ ful to the first - century governing body in making a decision .
“ You must read it in an under@@ t@@ one day and night , ” he was told , “ in order to observe care@@ fully all that is written in it . ”
What encouragement can we draw from Isaiah 40 : 29 , but what serious mistake could we make ?
His mo@@ men@@ tary ex@@ u@@ ber@@ ance was not true joy . ​ — Prov .
His course was pro@@ b@@ ably ty@@ pi@@ cal of that of many .
Still , some brothers might decide not to have a be@@ ard .
N@@ ext , to show why he ca@@ red , Don had Peter read Romans 10 : 13 , 14 , which explains that “ everyone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ”
What questions remain to be answered ?
One way would be to prepare a time line . It could li@@ st key scriptures that show how God b@@ it by b@@ it shed light on the individuals and arrangement refer@@ red to in this verse and that prove that the prophecy will be ful@@ filled .
“ Do not say , ‘ Why were the former days better than these ? ’
P@@ over@@ ty : According to the World B@@ ank , the number of those suffering ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty in Africa alone has gro@@ wn from 2@@ 8@@ 0 million in 199@@ 0 to 3@@ 30 million in 20@@ 12 .
Sa@@ fe@@ guard it , for it means your life . ”
When she raised her head from the p@@ il@@ low to get up , out came a s@@ n@@ ake that ca@@ used quite a com@@ mo@@ tion until I k@@ illed it !
In 33 C.E . , the resur@@ rected Jesus appe@@ a@@ red to a crow@@ d of more than 5@@ 00 men , women , and possi@@ b@@ ly even children .
De@@ si@@ re for pro@@ min@@ ence , however , was not the only po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al cause of di@@ sun@@ ity among Christ’s disciples .
We show courage when we help our children to set and reach spiritual goals .
Would you take deci@@ sive action by c@@ ea@@ sing to associ@@ ate with that person ?
For example , in 36 C.E . , Peter had the privilege of sharing the good news with Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his household .
( b ) De@@ scri@@ be Brother Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s que@@ st for the truth .
How can you make pl@@ ans to enter the full - time ministry ?
We did it will@@ ingly and happ@@ ily . ”
And when we speak to them before and after the meetings , we feel re@@ fre@@ shed because we have many friends who really care for us . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 17 , 18 .
The apostle Paul found it fit@@ ting to re@@ mind them that Christians have one God , Jehovah . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 8 : 5 , 6 .
Do@@ ing so would mean lo@@ sing his position and his pre@@ sti@@ ge .
( b ) What sugge@@ stions have other parents offered ?
O@@ f@@ ten , we discuss how prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Bible have come true .
8 : 5 , 6 .
Today , Daniel has a clean conscience , and he was re@@ cen@@ tly appointed as a ministerial servant .
However , it would be a mistake to conclu@@ de that by not being baptized , a child is not accoun@@ table to Jehovah .
Au@@ g@@ ust K@@ ra@@ f@@ z@@ i@@ g was grateful that his du@@ ties did not put him on the batt@@ le@@ front .
The individuals mentioned in this article ​ — Sa@@ k@@ ur@@ a , Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o , Steph@@ en , and Hans — ​ had to fight hard to put away their bad practices .
Your endurance can li@@ kewise encourage others to endure .
S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ S have long been an important part of true worship .
Instead , Asa im@@ medi@@ ately turned to Jehovah for help .
When Phari@@ sees saw Jesus attending a b@@ an@@ qu@@ et at Matthe@@ w@@ ’s home , they asked his disciples : “ Why does your teacher eat with tax colle@@ ctors and sin@@ ners ? ”
Although I often went out and worked from house to house alone , I also learned by preaching with others .
They also included his grand@@ father Me@@ th@@ u@@ sel@@ ah and his great - great - grand@@ father J@@ a@@ red , whose life over@@ la@@ pped No@@ ah’s by 3@@ 6@@ 6 years .
That is vital if we are to say that we have accepted God’s undeserved kindness and that ‘ sin is not ma@@ ster over us . ’
When you began to study the Bible with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , you may have felt like a prospe@@ ctor who p@@ ans a rich de@@ pos@@ it of gold .
There was also much work to do in the congregation .
In this article , we will consider four things that will help us to remain faithful to Jehovah .
Indeed , if we are not careful , the everyday concer@@ ns of life could enti@@ ce our heart and cause us to s@@ low down spiritually .
Still , it would be a serious mistake to pre@@ su@@ me on God’s undeserved kindness , such as by thinking : ‘ Even if I do something wrong ​ — something that God views as sin — ​ I do not have to worry about it .
Do so even when it pa@@ ins you , the parent , to do what Jehovah says .
Indeed , God’s Word has continued to endure despite changes to the common language .
A@@ N IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ A@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ L B@@ RO@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ D : Because of our love for one another , we know that no matter what congregation we may visit throughout the earth , the brothers and sisters will war@@ mly welcome us .
Is that really possible ?
Ex@@ plain how genuine Christi@@ an@@ ity came to be corru@@ p@@ ted .
They were not to follow the pe@@ o@@ ples around them , who worshipp@@ ed various god@@ s and god@@ de@@ sses .
How good it is that you have your goal clearly in mind ​ — fin@@ ding the bus that is going to your cho@@ sen dest@@ in@@ ation !
( Read Proverbs 24 : 14 . )
Geor@@ ge G@@ ang@@ as said , “ That convention gener@@ ated in me the desire never to miss one . ”
While the liter@@ al boo@@ ts wor@@ n by Roman soldiers car@@ ried them into war , the sy@@ mb@@ olic fo@@ o@@ tw@@ ear wor@@ n by Christians helps them deli@@ ver a message of peace .
Jehovah trans@@ fer@@ red the life of his very first creation from heaven to earth .
Ac@@ cor@@ d@@ ingly , it is possible for Christians with quite different person@@ ali@@ ties to work together today .
To give his do@@ me@@ sti@@ cs “ food at the proper time . ”
Why is it vital that we wear each pi@@ e@@ ce ?
Or at times we may simply pre@@ f@@ er to do something else instead of going to the meetings .
“ When we arrived in our new congregation , ” says C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , “ a sister gave us a li@@ st of sto@@ res that have reasonable pri@@ ces .
Yes , our being fir@@ mly convinced that Jehovah “ be@@ comes the rewar@@ der of those earne@@ stly seeking him ” will help us to stand firm in the faith . ​ — Heb .
When your friend op@@ ens the door and wel@@ comes you into his home , you hea@@ ve a si@@ gh of reli@@ ef .
What is the high@@ est form of love , and why is that so ?
B@@ ack in 195@@ 2 , a K@@ G@@ B offic@@ er had told Maria : “ R@@ en@@ oun@@ ce your faith or face ten years of im@@ prison@@ ment .
Moreover , the Babyl@@ oni@@ ans loo@@ ked down on the Jews , mo@@ c@@ king both them and their God , Jehovah .
Some of my family finally made it to a refugee camp in Mal@@ aw@@ i , a jour@@ ney of over 1@@ ,000 miles ( 1,@@ 6@@ 00 km ) .
Un@@ like those self - righteous Phari@@ sees , Jesus gra@@ sp@@ ed the spirit behind the Law , the divine qualities refle@@ cted in each command@@ ment .
He is our Father , God , and Fri@@ end ! ​ — Ps .
My mother tried hard to stop me from associ@@ ating with the Witnesses , but this time I was determined to make the truth my own .
As a youth , how can you avoid becoming over@@ ly fru@@ str@@ ated with your parents ?
Paul went on to explain why some po@@ pu@@ lar i@@ de@@ as were wrong and why worl@@ dly thinking may be appe@@ aling to imperfect people .
Mo@@ desty can also help us to “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
Josiah was ze@@ alous in doing what pleased God , far more so than many kings of Judah .
3 - 5 . ( a ) Though A@@ sa@@ ’s heart was complete toward Jehovah , what problem did he face ?
A “ want ” is something you would like to have , but it is not e@@ ss@@ enti@@ al for everyday living .
As the number of pioneers increas@@ ed sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly , responsi@@ ble brothers considered practical ways to support this gro@@ wing army .
However , true to God’s proph@@ eti@@ c word , deli@@ ver@@ ance came through C@@ yr@@ us , king of Per@@ sia .
A man could div@@ or@@ ce his wife for “ something in@@ de@@ cent . ”
And the lasting result is everlasting life , be that in heaven or on earth .
He observed that the brothers there were over@@ ly occu@@ pi@@ ed with personal a@@ ff@@ a@@ ir@@ s .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , Jehovah began to re@@ v@@ eal information about this enemy who had corru@@ p@@ ted Adam and Eve , promi@@ sing that this wicked one would eventually be destro@@ yed .
Fin@@ ally , rather than taking matters into our own hands , let us be determined to be loyal and wait patiently on Jehovah to correct matters .
It stan@@ ds to reason that in the pres@@ ence of Jehovah and “ where the spirit of Jehovah is , ” there is freedom .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we learned how we as sin@@ ners are benef@@ iting from Jehovah’s undeserved kindness in many ways .
3 : 16 .
He then sent an angel who destro@@ yed 18@@ 5@@ ,000 Assyri@@ ans in one night ! ​ — 2 Ki .
So I accepted the discipline , and in time I reco@@ vered spiritually . ”
Jewish hi@@ st@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us relates that in 70 C.E . , the Roman for@@ ces were able to take posse@@ ssion of the Tower of Ant@@ on@@ ia , ad@@ jo@@ ining the city w@@ all of Jerusalem , because the gu@@ ards at the g@@ ates were as@@ le@@ ep !
For these reasons , modesty still matters to all of God’s people , and Jehovah trea@@ sures those who cultivate it .
B@@ ank Ac@@ coun@@ ts : B@@ ank accounts may be made pa@@ y@@ able on death to an enti@@ ty used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in ac@@ cor@@ d with local b@@ ank requi@@ re@@ ments .
Paul did not leave Timo@@ th@@ y’s training to chance .
In order to apply Paul’s counsel today , what steps can we take ?
As with other te@@ sts , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws us to prove our integrity by learning to work un@@ it@@ e@@ dly with dedicated men and women whom he loves despite their im@@ perfe@@ ctions .
We wrote to world head@@ quar@@ ters , asking to be sent to serve where the need was greater .
In fact , the Jewish worshippers need to gather outside the city g@@ ates be@@ side a ri@@ ver .
Would you have been as faithful as Jephthah was ?
Your children are the most important Bible students you will ever have , and their “ coming to know ” Jehovah means their e@@ tern@@ al life .
Hence , you might worry that your child will start out on the Christian course but then change and lose that original love of the truth .
Maria and our daugh@@ ters , O@@ l@@ ga and I@@ r@@ ina , in 196@@ 5
22 .
No colle@@ ctions are taken at their Kingdom H@@ alls or conven@@ tions .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , Jehovah’s Witnesses will@@ ingly ren@@ der honor to public servants , even as it may be expected and as may be cu@@ sto@@ mar@@ y in the land .
( Read John 14 : 27 . )
B@@ E@@ IN@@ G imperfect , we are pr@@ one to make mistakes .
There was no arrangement for div@@ or@@ ce or for having more than one mate at the same time .
The woman ho@@ p@@ ed that she could e@@ sca@@ pe notice , but Jesus asked : “ Who tou@@ ched me ? ”
Would he have the courage to take on the ta@@ sk of building the temple ?
It is not always easy to stay faithful to Jehovah .
What can cause us to ask : “ How long ” ?
What , then , is our mo@@ tive for doing this work ?
He pra@@ is@@ ed a foreign army offic@@ er for his outstanding faith .
The people of ancient Israel were a mo@@ de@@ l of organization .
Un@@ den@@ i@@ ably , it may not be easy to maintain com@@ po@@ sure in situations such as the one described above .
What is rela@@ tive freedom ?
This act at@@ oned for the in@@ no@@ cent human blood that had been sp@@ illed .
Many whom we invite to the Memorial will know this verse by heart .
3 P@@ R@@ A@@ Y O@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ N .
Do you see your brothers and sisters as God does ​ — not as a fin@@ i@@ shed produ@@ ct , but as a work in progress ?
You will not produce a full singing voice un@@ less you make sp@@ ace in your mouth .
Li@@ kewise , not everyone ad@@ ap@@ ts to a new congregation at the same p@@ ace .
J@@ im C@@ ar@@ r , serving as a z@@ one servant ( now known as a circuit overseer ) in 19@@ 38 , followed the sugge@@ stion to set up pioneer homes in cities .
With the spir@@ it@@ ’s help , we can gradu@@ ally begin to think more and more as Christ did .
; Rev .
So Paul wrote concer@@ ning Jesus that he is “ now crow@@ ned with glory and honor for having suffer@@ ed death , so that by God’s undeserved kindness he might ta@@ ste death for everyone . ”
In fact , when Paul wrote to those brothers , he was under house arre@@ st in Rome .
Such changes in attitude are a te@@ sti@@ mony to the fact that Christian love can and does con@@ qu@@ er prejudice .
3 : 5 , 6 .
He did not turn down Davi@@ d’s invitation because he felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate to shoulder responsibility or because he wanted to enjoy a qui@@ et life in re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment .
What im@@ pro@@ ve@@ ments have been made in the new song@@ book , and how can you make the best use of it ?
A person can enjoy the benefits of such freedom even when im@@ prison@@ ed or en@@ sla@@ ved .
This indi@@ ca@@ tes that their conscience was bo@@ ther@@ ing them .
There is another important principle that helps us to sele@@ ct appropriate clothing .
Instead of being ang@@ ry and re@@ sen@@ tful , may they continue to serve God to the best of their ability in their new situation , vie@@ wing the discipline as evidence of Jehovah’s love .
With faith in Jehovah’s way of doing things and the principles that he has kindly provided , we can make wise decisions and prove ourselves st@@ ea@@ dy in all our ways . ​ — Jas .
Let us consider three negative influ@@ ences that could wea@@ ken our al@@ er@@ t@@ ness and vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance if we are not careful .
In time , though , thinking and ac@@ ting in a godly way will likely become easier and more n@@ atu@@ ral for us as our thoughts and actions progre@@ ssi@@ vely line up with those of Jehovah God . ​ — Ps .
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what the last king to occu@@ p@@ y the throne of Jerusalem did .
We wanted to mir@@ r@@ or the examples that had been set for us .
The Bible says that Jehovah “ post@@ ed at the ea@@ st of the garden of Eden the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs and the f@@ l@@ am@@ ing b@@ la@@ de of a sword that was tur@@ ning continu@@ ously to guard the way to the tree of life . ”
Ac@@ tually , God’s undeserved kindness can lead to “ everlasting life through Jesus Christ . ” ​ — Rom .
In what ways do we show our gra@@ titude for the ransom ?
We were able to take care of the matter then and there .
When Rehoboam needed advice on how to handle his responsibilities , he first asked the older men .
For example , at a cri@@ tical mo@@ ment , the apostles ab@@ and@@ oned Jesus .
They are among “ those who through faith and patience inher@@ it the promises . ”
This can be a serious test .
Jesus ’ counsel here ref@@ ers to the st@@ ep to take when someone has commit@@ ted a serious sin against another .
Remember , the elders love us and want us to grow spiritually .
“ The ra@@ b@@ b@@ i , ” Peter rec@@ alls , “ was surpri@@ sed that I knew the answer ​ — but not as surpri@@ sed as I was !
In doing so , however , they need to protect themselves so that they do not become in@@ fe@@ cted with the di@@ sea@@ se they are seeking to treat .
S@@ ti@@ m@@ ul@@ ate their thinking , keeping their age in mind .
Many of God’s faithful servants have e@@ cho@@ ed those words of the apostle Paul .
Al@@ ways remember that as you share the good news with care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers and others , your sacred service gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es our wonderful God .
S@@ ho@@ wing love for God and for others made Jesus happy .
Do you at times find it hard to maintain your joy in Jehovah’s service ?
Did Joh@@ n’s letter motiva@@ te Gaius to continue being hospit@@ able ?
The prophe@@ ts Ezekiel and Ze@@ ph@@ ani@@ ah foretold that gold and silver , sta@@ ples of the comm@@ erci@@ al world through the centuries , will become wor@@ th@@ less .
If so , we encourage you : “ Li@@ ft up your eyes and view the fi@@ el@@ ds , that they are white for har@@ ve@@ sting . ”
Do you sometimes feel that Jehovah’s righteous standards we@@ igh you down or re@@ stri@@ ct your freedom ?
14 Can You Lo@@ ok Be@@ yond O@@ u@@ tw@@ ard A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces ?
When we show humility , people may be drawn to Jehovah .
We viewed disfellow@@ shipp@@ ing as divine discipline and were convinced that Jehovah discipl@@ ines out of love and to the proper de@@ gree .
We were eight children , and I was the ol@@ dest .
“ People here respect the Bible , value justice , have strong family ties , and sin@@ cer@@ ely try to help one another , ” says a local brother named V@@ a@@ si@@ le .
However , this has been possible only through Jehovah’s undeserved kindness .
When we recognize that each Christian must “ carry his own load , ” we will respect the right that others have to use their own gift of free will .
These pioneers visited many places that had never before received a witness .
Ther@@ e@@ upon , Peter clearly stated : “ This is ‘ the stone that was tre@@ ated by you buil@@ ders as of no account that has become the chief cor@@ n@@ er@@ stone . ’ ” ​ — Acts 3 : 15 ; 4 : 5 - 11 ; 1 Pet .
It was given to en@@ able humans to parti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in their Cre@@ at@@ or@@ ’s purpose ​ — to make the earth into a g@@ lo@@ b@@ al paradise home for a r@@ ace of perfect humans forever .
What can you do to work on your self - control ?
Now that we understand how serious it is to make a vow to God , let us consider these questions : What sort of vo@@ ws might we as Christians make ?
He imp@@ lo@@ red God in prayer to help individual Jews to accept the Kingdom message .
And how can we be good gu@@ ests ?
( b ) for the gener@@ al support of the work ?
Let us consider three .
What me@@ th@@ ods did Jesus and his disciples use to preach the good news ?
For example , have you atten@@ ded a Watchtower St@@ ud@@ y that made you want to do more in Jehovah’s service , to improve your prayers , or to forgive a brother or a sister ?
Jehovah directed that Solomon be the overseer of this pro@@ ject . ​ — 1 Chron .
We sta@@ yed in a bo@@ ar@@ d@@ ing@@ house while a@@ waiting re@@ si@@ dence auth@@ ori@@ z@@ ation .
F@@ ear Jehovah and turn away from bad . ”
A person who nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly d@@ el@@ a@@ ys getting baptized end@@ angers his prospe@@ cts for everlasting life .
His attitude was similar to that of the apostle Paul .
John started to study with the Witnesses , took his stand for true worship , and began serving Jehovah .
Or they spend a great deal of time loo@@ king at pic@@ tu@@ res of or reading about such individuals .
Another thing that helped me to improve my English was the fact that we had very few Bible publications in T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g .
As a result , others may not want to be around them .
The gu@@ ests may have been missionaries , Joh@@ n’s en@@ vo@@ ys , or traveling overseers .
We should therefore not he@@ s@@ itate to p@@ our out our hearts to him in prayer concer@@ ning our personal gri@@ ef .
Jesus described Jehovah as “ the cultiva@@ tor , ” himself as “ the true v@@ ine , ” and his disciples as “ the b@@ ran@@ ches . ”
As our High Pri@@ est , “ he is able also to save completely those who are appro@@ aching God through him , because he is always alive to p@@ lead for them . ”
But things worked out very differ@@ ently .
It ac@@ tually helps her to fulf@@ ill the role God had in mind for a wife when he said : “ It is not good for the man [ Adam ] to continue to be alone .
Satan is mentioned by that name only 18 times in the Hebrew Scriptures but more than 30 times in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
How Can I Make Bible Rea@@ ding En@@ joy@@ able ? ” in the April 200@@ 9 issue of Awake !
We quickly responded , and a small congregation was formed in He@@ m@@ s@@ worth .
But what stru@@ ck me was that she was mo@@ stly concerned about me and what would result from my beha@@ vior .
Young ones seem to be a special t@@ ar@@ get for Satan .
One faithful sister put it this way : “ When you talk to others about the blessings of God’s Kingdom , you realize that your list@@ en@@ ers have ab@@ solu@@ tely no hope and that they see their problems as per@@ man@@ ent . ”
When your heart is filled with Bible truth , you will want to discuss it with your family .
18 - 19 .
1@@ 24 Co@@ lu@@ mb@@ ia He@@ igh@@ ts , where I worked for de@@ ca@@ des
“ After so much time had g@@ one by , ” he ad@@ m@@ its , “ I thought that there w@@ as@@ n@@ ’t anything the elders could do for me any@@ more .
Who wrote this por@@ tion of the Scriptures ?
The building did , in fact , become known as Solo@@ mon@@ ’s temple , not Davi@@ d’s .
5 : 7 .
Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a , O@@ ct .
The same is true if you are in a religi@@ ously divi@@ ded household but stick to your spiritual rou@@ t@@ ine .
Jesus knew of the ten@@ den@@ cy that imperfect humans have to su@@ c@@ cu@@ mb to the weak@@ nesses of the flesh .
Nevertheless , to the prospe@@ ctor it is worth the effort to mine it .
Yet , as David told Solomon , for our daily worship to be accep@@ table to Jehovah , we have to “ serve him with a complete heart . ”
On the other hand , when a youn@@ g@@ ster sen@@ ses his parents ’ genuine love , he is moved to please them even when he is temp@@ ted to diso@@ b@@ ey .
As we sh@@ all see in the next article , the key to their integrity was that they truly knew Jehovah .
God said : “ Com@@ mission Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him , because he is the one who will cro@@ ss over before this people and he is the one who will cause them to inher@@ it the land that you will see . ”
After you have done all you can to solve a problem , heartfelt prayer will certainly accomp@@ lish more than worry .
Su@@ rely they need our per@@ sist@@ ent pe@@ ti@@ tions in their behalf !
Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 7
This is evi@@ dent in the way God deal@@ t with the nation of Israel .
Where else but among God’s people can such love be found ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) How can we give refugees practical help ?
Po@@ st@@ p@@ on@@ ing baptism or d@@ el@@ a@@ ying it nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly could invite spiritual problems .
The rebel@@ lion of Satan , Adam , and Eve has resul@@ ted in what distre@@ ss@@ ful world conditions today ?
As water so@@ f@@ ten@@ s clay , daily Bible reading and med@@ itation can help us be m@@ al@@ le@@ able in Jehovah’s hands .
My parents ’ example and the training they gave us had a deep , fav@@ or@@ able imp@@ act on us children .
Even when Saul was eventually k@@ illed in battle , David still had to wait about seven more years before he was given the k@@ ing@@ ship over the whole nation of Israel . ​ — 2 Sam .
The nation saw God per@@ form many mir@@ ac@@ les in their behalf , some truly a@@ we - in@@ spir@@ ing !
Ex@@ erci@@ se your faith by sharing the good news at every opportunity ( See paragraph 12 )
The type of fi@@ shing he refer@@ red to here was not that of a l@@ one fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man using a line and a l@@ ure , sit@@ ting i@@ dly while waiting for the fish to b@@ ite .
However , Paul was writ@@ ing to “ those who are in Rome as God’s beloved ones , called to be holy ones . ”
One of the visit@@ ors was Mary Z@@ a@@ z@@ ul@@ a from E@@ d@@ mon@@ t@@ on , Al@@ ber@@ t@@ a .
9 : 22 , 23 .
Therefore , we main@@ ly eat nu@@ tri@@ ti@@ ous food .
When fac@@ ing important decisions , make it a practice to ask : ‘ Will this decision give evidence of my love for Jehovah ?
( b ) In what way is demon@@ str@@ ating love for others related to Christian ma@@ tur@@ ity ?
F@@ ind joy in knowing that Jehovah and Jesus are pleased with you and that they will reward your faithful course .
Gi@@ ving such ones the opportunity to get to know Jehovah gives me tre@@ men@@ d@@ ous satisfaction . ”
What can help us not to be anxious over anything and to experience “ the peace of God ” ?
Do@@ ing so helps us to remain humble before Jehovah and be m@@ al@@ le@@ able in his hands .
Or he can pro@@ mp@@ t our associ@@ ates at work or in school to mo@@ ck us because of our desire to live by the Bible’s mor@@ al standards .
So while keeping alive our desire to serve Jehovah in a foreign - language field , we do well to sa@@ fe@@ guard our spiritual health . ​ — Matt .
On his first day in field service , he asked me , ‘ Could you help me with my Bible stu@@ dies ? ’
Be as@@ sured that you can win the fight against Satan , his wicked world , and any sinful le@@ an@@ ings .
If you are overwhel@@ med by the thought of meeting new people , you can start in small ways .
When Hezekiah became very sick , God gave him a sign indi@@ ca@@ ting that he would reco@@ ver ​ — a sha@@ do@@ w moving back@@ ward .
Before that ev@@ ent , there was little Kingdom fruitage in Mexico .
In D@@ u@@ bl@@ in a more determined oppo@@ ser ​ — M@@ r .
Some questions have ar@@ is@@ en that this article will answer . ( 1 ) How can we individu@@ ally prepare for the Memorial and benefit from attending it ?
Young people have the strength needed to accomp@@ lish much in Jehovah’s service .
( See also the box “ So@@ o@@ thing Wor@@ ds of Con@@ so@@ lation . ” )
Of course , the Bible provides other practical sugge@@ stions .
The man seems rela@@ tively heal@@ thy ; no physical problem is about to ro@@ b him of his life .
Or do we just have different person@@ ali@@ ties ? ’
Su@@ rely Jehovah’s sovereignty mer@@ its our whole@@ hear@@ ted support .
Before God and ey@@ e@@ wit@@ nesses , the bri@@ de and gro@@ om ex@@ change their marriage vo@@ ws .
At that time , a cl@@ er@@ gy class began to appe@@ ar .
That is surely a prize worth stri@@ ving for .
So let us happ@@ ily ‘ sing pra@@ i@@ ses to Jehovah’s name forever as we pay our vo@@ ws day after day . ’ ​ — Ps .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What initi@@ a@@ tives can we take in order to feel closer to those from another culture ?
Simil@@ ar love will help parents reach the hearts of their children .
8 : 12 ; Jer .
Indeed , their doing so refle@@ cts their desire to be mol@@ ded by God and his Son .
During this time , Jehovah has also helped his people to cultivate to a greater de@@ gree his do@@ min@@ ant quality ​ — love .
Read Matthew 6 : 33 .
So they sent me to a conv@@ ent in Mad@@ ri@@ d and La@@ ur@@ i to a conv@@ ent in V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ a .
A@@ ar@@ on and H@@ ur liter@@ ally suppor@@ ted Moses ’ hands during a battle .
( a ) In this illustration , why can the fruitage not ref@@ er to new disciples ?
Jesus told his disciples : “ You received free , give free . ”
As a result of such help , very likely your Bible student will soon be deli@@ gh@@ ting in his personal study of God’s Word .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after the rebel@@ lion in Eden , he gave Ad@@ am@@ ’s future des@@ c@@ end@@ ants reason to take courage .
It was full of money .
He never bl@@ am@@ ed Jehovah for his situation .
Re@@ g@@ arding the account in question , at least one commen@@ t@@ ator believ@@ es that a f@@ la@@ me could “ s@@ car@@ c@@ ely have been kept going throughout the long jour@@ ney ” that Abraham and Isaac made .
The book Da@@ ily Life in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine at the Ti@@ me of Christ no@@ tes that “ the religious se@@ cts into which the Jews were divi@@ ded cor@@ responded more or less to what we ter@@ m political par@@ ties . ”
Today , too , Jehovah’s servants feel very grateful for the meetings and enjoy being there .
Could you assist ?
Instead of accep@@ ting the correction , Saul made exc@@ uses , tried to shi@@ ft the b@@ la@@ me , and min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed what he had done .
No doubt all of us need to work at being less sen@@ si@@ tive and more for@@ giving .
( Read G@@ al@@ a@@ ti@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 ; Col .
SONGS : 8@@ 7 , 3
Is that not a mani@@ fe@@ st@@ ation of his care ?
Fre@@ e acce@@ ss to Jehovah in prayer is in@@ deed a wonderful expression of his undeserved kindness .
Nathan deli@@ vered God’s message but in a way that helped David gra@@ s@@ p the gra@@ vity of his er@@ r@@ ors and moved him to take action . ​ — 2 Sam .
Yet , the inspired Scriptures also foretold that in our day , a mi@@ s@@ directed kind of love charac@@ ter@@ i@@ zed by sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness would be shown by people who are ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
2 : 10 - 15 ; Rom .
At such times , we may y@@ earn for someone who makes us feel needed .
3 : 9 .
SONGS : 17 , 13
W@@ HE@@ N faced with making a personal choice , one woman told a friend : “ Do not make me think ; just tell me what to do .
There are many opportunities to serve Jehovah .
Therefore , he requi@@ res that “ each one ” of his worshippers “ speak truth with his neighbor ” and “ not lie . ”
The next article will discuss how Jehovah further su@@ sta@@ ins us by provi@@ ding us with the hope of a reward . ​ — Heb .
4 : 8 , 11 - 13 .
When we show by our actions that meetings for worship are important to us , we give Jehovah added reason to keep our name in his “ book of re@@ memb@@ ran@@ ce ” ​ — “ the book of life ” — ​ in which the n@@ ames of those who are in line to at@@ tain to everlasting life are in@@ scri@@ bed . ​ — M@@ al .