Tuesday, October 29 ~ I have not done anything here for which they should put me in prison.​—Gen. 40:15.

[GrumpysWife]

Tuesday, October 29

I have not done anything here for which they should put me in prison.—Gen. 40:15.

 

Although Joseph did not forget the wrongs he suffered throughout his 13-year ordeal, he did not become embittered by them. (Gen. 45:5-8) Most important, he did not allow the imperfections and wrong actions of others to separate him from Jehovah. Joseph’s loyalty gave him the opportunity to see Jehovah’s hand in correcting the injustices and in blessing him and his family. In a similar way, we must cherish and guard our relationship with Jehovah. Never should we allow the imperfections of our brothers to separate us from the God we love and worship. (Rom. 8:38, 39) Instead, if we experience injustice at the hands of a fellow worshipper, let us be like Joseph and draw even closer to Jehovah, striving to have his view of matters. When we have done all that we Scripturally can to remedy the situation, we need to leave the matter in Jehovah’s hands, confident that he will correct it in his own time and way. w17.04 20 ¶12; 22 ¶15-16

[Sunnyside]

Beautiful text today. Jehovah asks us to focus on him and not on people. They will always let us down.

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Also, the way we treat our neighbor will greatly affect our relationship with Jehovah. So when they display imperfect tendencies and treat us unjustly, then is the time for us to "guard our relationship with Jehovah" by doing "what we scripturally can to remedy the Situation." If there's nothing Scriptural we can do that will affect much, we need to leave the matter in Jehovah’s hands, confident that he will correct it in his own time and way, "for man's anger does not bring about God's righteousness."

 

 

15 hours ago, GrumpysWife said:

Never should we allow the imperfections of our brothers to separate us from the God we love and worship.