Examining the Scriptures Daily - 2017

[GrumpysWife]

Tuesday, February 21

The desolating of [Jerusalem] has drawn near.—Luke 21:20.

Seeing Jerusalem “surrounded by encamped armies,” just as Jesus had prophesied, Christians in Judea, and especially those living in Jerusalem, had to act decisively. Jesus had warned them that they would need to flee as soon as they saw these events start to unfold. (Luke 21:21-24) In the 28 years since Jesus had uttered that prophecy, the faithful Jewish Christians living in Israel had already faced much opposition and persecution successfully. (Heb. 10:32-34) Yet, Paul knew that they were about to be confronted with one of the most challenging tests of their faith. (Matt. 24:20, 21; Heb. 12:4) He wanted them to be prepared for whatever might come their way. They would need exceptional endurance and faith—faith strong enough to preserve their lives. (Heb. 10:36-39) So Paul was prompted by Jehovah’s spirit to write those dear brothers and sisters a letter designed to meet their special needs. That letter is now known as the book of Hebrews. w16.01 1:1, 2

[Alexa]

Hebrew an encouragement  

[Miss Bea]

Personalized encouragement!

[katielou]

Exceptional faith and endurance needed

[GrumpysWife]

Wednesday, February 22

Beloved ones, if this is how God loved us, then we are also under obligation to love one another.—1 John 4:11.

We cannot properly accept God’s love without recognizing our obligation to love our brothers. (1 John 3:16) How can we demonstrate our love in practical ways? Consider the example of Jesus. During his earthly ministry, he gave special attention to lowly ones. He reached out to those with physical infirmities—the lame, the blind, the deaf, and the speechless. (Matt. 11:4, 5) Jesus took pleasure in teaching spiritually hungry ones, those who were viewed by the Jewish religious leaders as “accursed people.” (John 7:49) He loved these lowly ones and worked hard to minister to them. (Matt. 20:28) Can you consider the brothers and sisters in your own congregation? No doubt you will see some who could benefit from your love. Perhaps there are elderly ones who need help. We must let God’s love move us to reach out and express our love for our brothers. w16.01 2:12-14

[Sangreal Gudinho]

We should strive to Love in Words and more of Actions as well, because ACTIONS do speak louder than WORDS.

[GrumpysWife]

Thursday, February 23

I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; those too I must bring in, . . . and they will become one flock, one shepherd.—John 10:16.

Do those of the other sheep need to know the names of all those who are anointed today? The short answer is no. Why not? Because even if someone has received the heavenly calling, that person has received only an invitation, not a final confirmation of the reward. That is why Satan raises up “false prophets . . . to mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones.” (Matt. 24:24) No one can know whether an anointed Christian will receive his heavenly reward until Jehovah judges that person to be worthy of such a prize. Jehovah makes this determination and gives him the final sealing either sometime before he dies faithful or sometime before the outbreak of “the great tribulation.” (Rev. 2:10; 7:3, 14) It would be pointless, then, for anyone now living on earth to try to ascertain who among God’s servants will eventually be part of the 144,000. w16.01 4:2, 3

[Alexa]

What's God's Kingdom  

[Sangreal Gudinho]

 How Can I Apply This? Invitation is certainly not a Confirmation. Even for the other sheep, remember, holding a privilege (Elder, M.S, Pioneer, Bethelite...), or even getting baptized, doesn't mean that  we have nailed it. ( I )(WE) need to put up a hard fight for My Faith to obtain My Reward and a Good Solid Relationship with Jehovah.

 

What do I Learn about Jehovah and How Does this Strengthen My Relationship With Him? Knowing the fact that Jehovah has chosen 144,000 and only when the prove to be the Best-of-the-Best, they receive the reward; Jehovah has chosen the Best-of-the-Best and simply not the REST to rule as Kings and Priests over us. This is an evidence that How deeply Jehovah cares about our welfare, He always gives us the BEST.

 

We would consider it highly impolite to invite somebody and then take the invitation back. Jehovah is the Epitome of Politeness, but the fact that Jehovah can take the Invitation back speaks that Jehovah is never ever compromising. His Standards are the Best and He never Ever compromises on them. Only if we meet His standards, We WIN, there are no shortcuts. 

[katielou]

Love the lowly

[katielou]

No speculation required

[Alexa]

144k - by name  

[normadenardo]

Could be wrong.. but haven't read a scripture that says they're "the best of the best" as someone else said. They are chosen from among  the rest of us... sinful humans. Jehovah doesn't tell us why he chooses them. They err just like we do. They have the same imperfections and struggle with their faith just like we do. Their prize is different, yes. They don't go around shouting out who they are (usually) and most of the time you'd only know it when they partake. We don't put them on a pedestal. We are all "drawn" to Jehovah. Some are just drawn to a different place. Their variety and experiences in this sinful world will help them understand our struggles and through this they will be better equipped to rule and judge with Jesus. We are one flock. No one is better than another... not even the anointed, just different. Otherwise they wouldn't receive the warning that they could be misled.  

[Alexa]

1 hour ago, normaclutter said:

Could be wrong.. but haven't read a scripture that says they're "the best of the best" as someone else said. They are chosen from among  the rest of us... sinful humans. Jehovah doesn't tell us why he chooses them. They err just like we do. They have the same imperfections and struggle with their faith just like we do. Their prize is different, yes. They don't go around shouting out who they are (usually) and most of the time you'd only know it when they partake. We don't put them on a pedestal. We are all "drawn" to Jehovah. Some are just drawn to a different place. Their variety and experiences in this sinful world will help them understand our struggles and through this they will be better equipped to rule and judge with Jesus. We are one flock. No one is better than another... not even the anointed, just different. Otherwise they wouldn't receive the warning that they could be misled.  

Thank you sis Norma. They will be best of the best from people when they get to their assignments in heaven  

1 hour ago, normaclutter said:

Could be wrong.. but haven't read a scripture that says they're "the best of the best" as someone else said. They are chosen from among  the rest of us... sinful humans. Jehovah doesn't tell us why he chooses them. They err just like we do. They have the same imperfections and struggle with their faith just like we do. Their prize is different, yes. They don't go around shouting out who they are (usually) and most of the time you'd only know it when they partake. We don't put them on a pedestal. We are all "drawn" to Jehovah. Some are just drawn to a different place. Their variety and experiences in this sinful world will help them understand our struggles and through this they will be better equipped to rule and judge with Jesus. We are one flock. No one is better than another... not even the anointed, just different. Otherwise they wouldn't receive the warning that they could be misled.  

Thank you sis Norma. They will be best of the best from people when they get to their assignments in heaven  

[Sangreal Gudinho]

5 hours ago, normaclutter said:

Could be wrong.. but haven't read a scripture that says they're "the best of the best" as someone else said. They are chosen from among  the rest of us... sinful humans. Jehovah doesn't tell us why he chooses them. They err just like we do. They have the same imperfections and struggle with their faith just like we do. Their prize is different, yes. They don't go around shouting out who they are (usually) and most of the time you'd only know it when they partake. We don't put them on a pedestal. We are all "drawn" to Jehovah. Some are just drawn to a different place. Their variety and experiences in this sinful world will help them understand our struggles and through this they will be better equipped to rule and judge with Jesus. We are one flock. No one is better than another... not even the anointed, just different. Otherwise they wouldn't receive the warning that they could be misled.  

Yes, Dear Sis, It's not that they're the best as of now, But the sentence above says, when they PROVE to be the best of the best... The anointed have to prove worthy of their heavenly calling, and when they receive their reward they become the best of the Best.. Think about this Sis, there are millions of angels, and yet apart from Jehovah and Jesus, there would be just 1,44,000 Immortals (anointed ones). Even the Angels are Mortals.  The angels are more superior than us. Would Jehovah God have given the Anointed ones Immortality if they didn't prove to be the best?

[GrumpysWife]

Friday, February 24

[My word] will have sure success in what I send it to do.—Isa. 55:11.

Think about how the preaching of the good news fits in with Jehovah’s loving purpose for humankind. He purposed that humans would inhabit the earth without ever dying; though Adam sinned, Jehovah did not change His mind. Instead, he arranged for humans to be delivered from condemnation to sin and death. Working along with that purpose, Jesus came to earth and sacrificed his life for obedient humans. In order to become obedient, however, they had to understand what God required of them. So Jesus also taught people what God’s requirements are, and he commanded his disciples to do the same. By helping others to become reconciled to God, we share directly in his loving arrangement to rescue mankind from sin and death. This also demonstrates our love both for our fellow man and for Jehovah, “whose will is that all sorts of people should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth.”—1 Tim. 2:4. w16.01 5:15, 16

[Sangreal Gudinho]

[katielou]

Purpose will succeed

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[Miss Bea]

Rescue work, ongoing...

[Alexa]

Jesus helps reconciling

[GrumpysWife]

Saturday, February 25

[Ahaz] burned up his sons in the fire.—2 Chron. 28:3.

Ahaz’s son Hezekiah might easily have grown up to be a bitter, angry man who turned against God. Others who have endured far less have become “enraged against Jehovah” or embittered toward his organization. (Prov. 19:3) And some people are convinced that their unwholesome family background dooms them to lead a bad life, perhaps to repeat their parents’ mistakes. (Ezek. 18:2, 3) Are such notions correct? Hezekiah’s life record gives us a resounding answer: Absolutely not! There is never a valid reason to become embittered against Jehovah, for he is not the source of the evils that befall people in this wicked world. (Job 34:10) True, parents can exert a strong influence on their children for good or for bad. (Prov. 22:6; Col. 3:21) But this does not mean that a person’s family background determines his course in life. On the contrary, Jehovah has given all of us a precious gift—the ability to choose what we will do and who we will be.—Deut. 30:19. w16.02 2:8-10

[katielou]

Freewill - no excuses

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[Sangreal Gudinho]

                                               REMEMBER WHAT JEHOVAH SAID @ (GENESIS 11:6)

 

On an average a person looks in a mirror 8-10 times in a day.. But do you have any idea that when you look into the mirror, you see the second most powerful person in this world who can influence your life?

 

Jesus said that we should not fear people but only Jehovah God who has the authority to destroy us. (Luke 12:4,5) Apart from Jehovah God, the only person who can destroy us is we ourselves as individuals. No one in this world has that authority. The power of Will makes us very powerful, and our choices can lead either to good or to bad. We cannot blame anybody else for that.

 

But sometimes we may get so caught up in this idea that whatever we do will fail, no matter how hard we try we cannot succeed, and then we start blaming everybody else for this.

 

Dear ones, we shouldn’t fail to remember that we are made in Jehovah’s image, and He has given us potential far more than we can imagine.. Remember what Jehovah said when people started to build the tower that was later named Babel. He said, NOTHING THEY HAVE IN MIND WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM (Genesis 11:6). When you  feel limited, remember, we draw limits in our own mind. Don’t be bitter, take action, take responsibility, unleash the potential that you have through Jehovah’s Holy Spirit. If you feel that you won’t be able to achieve your goals, then always remember what Jehovah said at Genesis 11:6.

 

 Remember The Power That Is In You Every Time You Look At Yourself In The Mirror.

Edited February 25, 2017 by Sangreal Gudinho

[Miss Bea]

Choice, precious gift.

[Alexa]

Embitteredness toward Jehovah