Wednesday, July 8 Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things. I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.​—Matt. 25:21.

[Poly Ester]

Wednesday, July 8

Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things. I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.—Matt. 25:21.

 

Even before Jehovah’s Son came to earth and set a perfect example of how to impart encouragement, faithful servants of Jehovah were conscious of the need to be encouraging. When threatened by the Assyrians, Hezekiah assembled the military chiefs and the people of Judah to encourage them. “And the people were strengthened by [his] words.” (2 Chron. 32:6-8) Although in need of consolation himself, Job gave his three “troublesome comforters” a lesson in giving encouragement. He told them that if he had been in their place, he ‘would have strengthened them with the words of his mouth, and the consolation of his lips would have brought them relief.’ (Job 16:1-5) Finally, Job received encouragement from Elihu and from Jehovah himself.—Job 33:24, 25; 36:1, 11; 42:7, 10. w18.04 16 ¶6; 17 ¶8-9

 

[bagwell1987]

Very good, love it.

[daydream]

King Hezekiah's encouraging words to his fellow Israelites,"for there are more with us than there are with him". We must keep those words in mind as we face our greatest test just ahead of us. 

It is also noteworthy that those people inside the city walls didn't just sit around idly, waiting for Jehovah to deliver them. 

In 2 Chronicles 32 : 2-5 despite the assurance from Jehovah that He will provide escape for them, the verses tell us that the people took practical steps to fortify the city. 

 

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When Hez·e·kiʹah saw that Sen·nachʹer·ib had come and intended to wage war against Jerusalem, 3 he decided, after consulting with his princes and his warriors, to stop up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they gave him their support. 4 Many people were gathered together, and they stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land, saying: “Why should the kings of As·syrʹi·a come and find plenty of water?”

5 Furthermore, with determination he rebuilt the entire broken-down wall and raised towers on it, and outside he made another wall. He also repaired the Mound of the City of David, and he made a large number of weapons and shields

 

Similarly we today need to exert ourselves fully to fortify ourselves spiritually and keep ourselves busy doing what Jehovah has commanded us to do in these last days 

 

[bagwell1987]

9 hours ago, Mclove said:

King Hezekiah's encouraging words to his fellow Israelites,"for there are more with us than there are with him". We must keep those words in mind as we face our greatest test just ahead of us. 

It is also noteworthy that those people inside the city walls didn't just sit around idly, waiting for Jehovah to deliver them. 

In 2 Chronicles 32 : 2-5 despite the assurance from Jehovah that He will provide escape for them, the verses tell us that the people took practical steps to fortify the city. 

 

Similarly we today need to exert ourselves fully to fortify ourselves spiritually and keep ourselves busy doing what Jehovah has commanded us to do in these last days 

 

Anne, That was just lovely!