Sunday, July 29 [God] did not even spare his own Son but handed him over for us all.​—Rom. 8:32.​​​​​​​

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Sunday, July 29

[God] did not even spare his own Son but handed him over for us all.—Rom. 8:32.

 

An important way in which we show gratitude for the ransom is by dedicating ourselves to Jehovah on the basis of our faith in the ransom and getting baptized. Our baptism shows that “we belong to Jehovah.” (Rom. 14:8) Since everything Jehovah does is influenced by love, it is his will that all his worshippers display love as their dominant quality. (1 John 4:8-11) We prove that we desire to be “sons of [our] Father who is in the heavens” by loving our neighbor. (Matt. 5:43-48) The command to love our neighbor is second only to the command to love Jehovah. (Matt. 22:37-40) We can show such love for neighbor by obeying the command to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom. As we show love for fellow humans, we reflect God’s glory. In fact, love for God is “made perfect in us” when we obey the command to love others, especially our brothers.—1 John 4:12, 20. w17.02 2:13, 14

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Jehovah gave us his very best. No gift has cost him more. So we can be confident no matter what challenges we face, Jehovah will care for us personally as long as we remain loyal.