Thursday, April 16 ~ Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you.​—Isa. 41:10.

[GrumpysWife]

Thursday, April 16

Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you.—Isa. 41:10.

 

A faithful Christian sister named Yoshiko received bad news. Her doctor said that she had only a few months to live. How did she react? Yoshiko recalled a favorite Bible verse, today’s text. She then calmly told her doctor that she was not afraid, because Jehovah was grasping her hand. The comforting message found in that verse helped our dear sister to trust in Jehovah completely. That same verse can help us remain calm when dealing with severe trials. Initially, Jehovah had Isaiah record those words to comfort the Jews who would later be taken to Babylon as exiles. However, Jehovah had that message preserved for the benefit of not only the Jewish exiles but also all his people since that time. (Isa. 40:8; Rom. 15:4) Today, we live in “critical times hard to deal with,” and more than ever, we need the encouragement found in the book of Isaiah.—2 Tim. 3:1. w19.01 2 ¶1-2

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An appropriate text fir our challenges today.

Old (Downunder) Tone

[georider]

Whatever Jehovah tells us, we can rest assured it will come true! His word endures forever! There are some killing themselves during this pandemic, saying they can't take it. They have no hope, how sad. We, as Jehovah's people, are being fortified by Jehovah, tightly holding his hand! Why? He gives us comfort and hope! He has given us his Word! We have a glorious hope of living in a paradise Earth in perfect health and no stinky pandemic! During these horrible times, our trust is in our Father and we keep a tight grip on his hand!!

[Patinage]

Does someone remember the explanation given by Br Sanderson about this text : Is 41:10 -

Can't find it...

[elisha]

1 hour ago, Patinage said:

Does someone remember the explanation given by Br Sanderson about this text : Is 41:10 -

Can't find it...

Not sure if Brother Sanderson gave a talk on this scripture, but it was the yeartext for 2019 and discussed at length by Bro. Splane at the annual meeting in late 2018.

 

The yeartext talk starts around 33:30.  I just listened to the talk again and it's very, very timely.  Starts with the question: "Is it possible to remain calm when it seems that our life is being turned upside down?"  Totally recommend watching it.

https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&prefer=content&applanguage=E&locale=en&item=pub-jwb_201901_4_VIDEO&docid=1011214

 

What a timely daily text today!  I thank Jehovah every day for his loving provision of the FDS, we would be lost without our dear brothers.

[Patinage]

Thank you Br Cephas, I will definitely watch this talk again.

I was sure it was Br Sanderson, how about that ?! ☺️