A Scriptural Consideration Entry

“Do not go beyond the things that are written.“—1 Corinthians 4:6 (NWT)

The phone buzzed again. Another article popped up. Another video claiming to know “what’s really going on.” It would’ve been easy to click—just for a second—to see if there was something we might be missing. It’s everywhere now. Endless headlines. Endless “urgent” warnings. But somewhere under all the noise, there’s that quiet reminder from Jehovah’s Word: “Do not go beyond the things that are written.”

Truth be told, it’s nothing new. In the first century, the pressure to know “more” was already there. Smart-sounding philosophies. Influential teachers twisting old traditions, mixing them with bits and pieces of truth, and making it sound almost right. (Colossians 2:8) But almost right isn’t right. It was pulling hearts away from Jehovah, the only true Source of wisdom and peace.

Today, Satan’s gotten louder. Flashier. He’s not standing in a marketplace or behind a scroll. Now it’s our screens, our feeds, our daily conversations. Conspiracies, rumors, theories that grab your emotions and won’t let go if you’re not careful. It’s all designed to make people feel uncertain, suspicious, divided. Distracted from where real hope comes from.

So what about us? How do we stay safe when it feels like everyone else is chasing after something new?

We stay planted—right where Jehovah put us. (Proverbs 3:5-7)

We don’t pile on extra rules. We don’t pressure others about their personal decisions. We don’t run after some “special” knowledge outside of what Jehovah has already given. He’s already told us everything we need—not everything we might want to know, but everything we need to endure and have peace.

And honestly, that’s enough. It’s more than enough.

When that pull for “more” starts creeping in—more certainty, more control, more secret information—we can stop, breathe, and hear it again:

“Do not go beyond the things that are written.” (1 Corinthians 4:6)

Jehovah isn’t holding anything good back from us. His hand is steady. His Word is strong. And His love still gathers close everyone who trusts Him enough to stay inside the shelter He built—with no need to look for “better” walls somewhere else.

—Watchtower July 2023, pp. 16–17, ¶11-12