Tuesday, October 20 To Jehovah . . . belong the heavens . . . and the earth with all that is in it.​—Deut. 10:14.

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Tuesday, October 20

To Jehovah . . . belong the heavens . . . and the earth with all that is in it.—Deut. 10:14.

 

By reason of their very existence, all humans belong to Jehovah. (Ps. 100:3;Rev. 4:11) Yet, throughout human history, God has designated specific groups of people as belonging to him in a special way. For example, Psalm 135refers to faithful worshippers of Jehovah in ancient Israel as “his special property.” (Ps. 135:4) Also, the book of Hosea foretold that some non-Israelites would become Jehovah’s people. (Hos. 2:23) Hosea’s prophecy was fulfilled when Jehovah included non-Jews in his selection of prospective corulers with Christ. (Acts 10:45; Rom. 9:23-26) This “holy nation” is Jehovah’s “special possession” in an outstanding way, its members having been anointed with holy spirit and chosen for life in heaven. (1 Pet. 2:9, 10) What about the majority of faithful Christians today who have an earthly hope? Jehovah also calls them his “people” and his “chosen ones.”—Isa. 65:22. w18.07 22 ¶1-2