The Daily Text... in Three Words (Cont.)

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Saturday, May 8          5.44 am

 

Watch that among you there is no one who is sexually immoral.

 

Jehovah God hates all forms of wickedness. (Ps. 5:4-6) How he must hate child sexual abuse—an especially repugnant wicked deed!

 

In imitation of Jehovah, we as his Witnesses abhor child abuse and do not tolerate it in the Christian congregation. (Rom. 12:9) Any act of child abuse is absolutely opposed to “the law of the Christ”! (Gal. 6:2)

 

All that Jesus taught both by word and by example is built on love and promotes justice. Governed by this law, true Christians treat children in a way that makes them feel safe and genuinely loved. But child abuse is a selfish, unjust act that makes a child feel unsafe and unloved.

 

Sadly, true Christians have been affected by it. Why? “Wicked men and impostors” abound, and some may try to enter the congregation. (2 Tim. 3:13) In addition, some professing to be a part of the congregation have succumbed to perverted fleshly desires and have sexually abused children.  w19.05 8 ¶1-3

 

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/h/r1/lp-e

Edited May 7, 2021 by Mclove

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Saturday

the perfect law

 

(Galatians 6:2) 2 Go on carrying the burdens of one another, and in this way you will fulfill the law of the Christ.

 

Spoiler

Study note for Gal 6:2 
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=48006002&srcid=share

 

the law of the Christ: This law includes all that Jesus taught, as well as what God’s spirit directed Christ’s followers to write in the Christian Greek Scriptures. As foretold by Jeremiah, this law replaced the Mosaic Law covenant. (Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:6-13) Christ did not originate these laws and principles; he received them from the great Lawgiver, Jehovah. (Joh 14:10) The expression “the law of the Christ” appears only here in the Christian Greek Scriptures, but similar wording, “law toward Christ,” is used at 1Co 9:21. This law is also referred to as “the perfect law that belongs to freedom” (Jas 1:25), “the law of a free people” (Jas 2:12), and “the law of faith.”—Ro 3:27.

 

West Cork, South Ireland 11.03 pm (Friday)

 

 

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Jehovah hates wickedness

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Help one another

[Hinata]

“Flee from Immorality!”

[Br. Ice]

Saturday, May 8

Watch that among you there is no one who is sexually immoral.—Heb. 12:16.

 

Abhor child abuse

 

Abhor sexual immorality 

 

 

 

 

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Jehovah’s Love Comforts
Jas 5:16

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Sunday, May 9

A righteous man’s supplication has a powerful effect.—Jas. 5:16.

 

Spoiler

 

A person who is very low in spirit may feel unworthy to approach Jehovah in prayer. If we want to comfort such a person, we may offer a prayer with that one, using his or her name.

 

We may express to Jehovah how dear the downhearted one is to us and to the congregation. We may ask Jehovah to soothe and comfort that precious sheep of his.

 

Prayers of that kind can be profoundly comforting. Think before you speak. Thoughtless words can hurt. Kind words can heal.  So pray to Jehovah for help to find kind, comforting, soothing words. Keep in mind that no words are more powerful than Jehovah’s own expressions contained in the Bible.  

 

When we comfort others, we remind them of Jehovah’s love. And we must never forget that Jehovah is also a God of justice. No wicked act of abuse is really hidden. Jehovah sees all, and he will not let unrepentant wrongdoers go unpunished.

 

 

SE Asia Saturday 9.56 pm

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Sunday, May 9

A righteous man’s supplication has a powerful effect.—Jas. 5:16.

 

Prayers can heal

 

I pray for...

 

Jehovah comfort [name] 

 

 

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Picture above is from this WT magazine.

*** ws14 12/15 pp. 19-20 par. 18 Facing the End of This Old World Together ***

18 We can also strengthen our unity by praying for our brothers and asking Jehovah to help them in specific ways. Praying for our brothers will remind us of how much we care about them. It is important to love our brothers, to encourage them at our meetings, and to pray for them. Young ones, have you tried doing these things so that you can become better friends with those in your congregation? To survive when the end comes, we will need to be close to our brothers, not to Satan’s world.
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=402014928&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=27

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Monday, May 10

Look out that no one takes you captive by means of the philosophy and empty deception according to human tradition.—Col. 2:8

 

Spoiler

 

Satan wants to turn us against Jehovah. To achieve his goal, he tries to influence our thinking, in effect, to bring our mind into captivity and make it obedient to him. He tries to persuade or to deceive us into following him by appealing to our desires.  

 

Are we really in serious danger of being misled by Satan? Yes, we are! Remember, Paul did not write the warning recorded at Colossians 2:8 to unbelievers. He wrote it to Christians who had been anointed with holy spirit. 

 

Those Christians were in danger back then, and we are in even greater danger today.  Why? Satan has been confined to the vicinity of the earth, and he is focused on misleading God’s loyal servants.  In addition, we are living during a time when wicked men and impostors are advancing “from bad to worse.”

 

 

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May
Takes Mind Captive
Col 2:8

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Monday, May 10

Look out that no one takes you captive by means of the philosophy and empty deception according to human tradition.—Col. 2:8.

 

Reason, don't treason

 

Own your mind

 

Satan attacks minds

 

 

 

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The picture above is taken from WT study magazine Nov. 2017

 

*** ws17 November p. 21 par. 1 Reject Worldly Thinking ***
 Then Paul explained why some popular ideas are wrong but why many people like them. For example, some of these ideas may make people feel that they are wiser or better than others. So Paul wrote his letter to help the brothers avoid worldly thinking and reject wrong practices.—Colossians 2:16, 17, 23.
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=402017646&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=8

 

http://bit.ly/SearchIllustrationsOnJwOrg

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May
Jah helpfully adjusts
1Kings 19:4

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Tuesday May 11

It is enough! Now, O Jehovah, take my life away.—1 Ki. 19:4.

https://jwtalk.net/topic/48859-tuesday-may 11-it-is-enough-now-o jehovah-take-my-life-away—1 ki-194/

 

Elijah became afraid when Queen Jezebel threatened to kill him. So he fled to the area of Beer-sheba. He became so discouraged that “he asked that he might die.” What made him feel that way? Elijah was an imperfect man, “a man with feelings like ours.”  Perhaps he felt overwhelmed by stress and physical exhaustion.

 

It seems that Elijah thought that his efforts to promote pure worship had been futile, that nothing in Israel had improved, and that he was the only one still serving Jehovah.  Jehovah understood Elijah’s feelings and did not scold him for expressing them. Instead, he helped Elijah regain strength. 

 

Later, Jehovah kindly adjusted Elijah’s thinking by demonstrating His awesome power. Jehovah then pointed out that he still had 7,000 in Israel who refused to worship Baal.  In practical ways, Jehovah showed Elijah that He loved him. 

 

Edited May 11, 2021 by Mclove

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Tuesday, May 11

It is enough! Now, O Jehovah, take my life away.—1 Ki. 19:4.

 

Discouraged? Jehovah helps

 

Discouragement lovingly adjusted

 

 

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7 hours ago, Br. Ice said:

Tuesday, May 11

It is enough! Now, O Jehovah, take my life away.—1 Ki. 19:4.

Jehovah understands us...

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*** w21 June pp. 8-9 par. 3 With Jehovah, You Are Never Alone ***

Jehovah is keenly interested in the welfare of all his worshippers. He is near to each one of us, and he notices when we feel overwhelmed by discouraging feelings.

 

Consider how attentive Jehovah was to his prophet Elijah. That faithful man lived during a difficult time in Israel’s history. Worshippers of Jehovah were being severely persecuted, and Elijah was a special target of powerful enemies who opposed God. 

 

What may also have troubled Elijah was the feeling that he was the only prophet left serving Jehovah.  God quickly took note of Elijah. Jehovah sent an angel to reassure His prophet that he was not alone—that there were still many other God-fearing Israelites!

https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=2021441&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=9

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May
Cooperate with Appointees
1Pet 5:5

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Wednesday, May 12

Be in subjection to the older men. . . . Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the haughty ones.

 

Spoiler

 

Avoid being presumptuous. If we heed the direction we receive from trusted, responsible brothers, we will avoid problems.

 

For example, in a land where the work is under ban, the responsible brothers had directed that the publishers not leave printed literature in the ministry. Yet, a pioneer brother in that location felt that he knew better and distributed literature. What was the result? Shortly after he and some others finished a period of informal witnessing, they were questioned by the police.

 

Apparently, officials had followed them and were able to retrieve the literature they had distributed. What do we learn from this experience? We need to follow direction even if we feel that we know better. Jehovah always blesses us when we cooperate with the brothers whom he has appointed to take the lead among us

 

 

[dove]

Obedience protects us

[dove]

15 minutes ago, Dove said:

Obedience protects us

May 11

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Sorry for confusing you, Sister Sandra but Australia is 14 hours ahead of East Coast United States, EDT. Or is it EST?

 

So I try to put the daily text earlier for friends living to the east of the International Date Line. Once a plane crosses that imaginary line, it gains 1 day.

 

So while Br. Tony In Australia is enjoying his Daily text while having breakfast at 8 am (Wednesday morning May 12), it is still 6 pm (Tuesday evening May 11) in the Eastern part of US.

I'm also living to the east of the International Date Line, exactly 12 hours ahead of Eastern US. So when it is 7 pm in your area, it is 7 am here in the East. Quite easy actually for me. 

Love, Anne

 

PS. I will make it easier for you by not putting up the Daily Text so early. I'll wait until if is 1 am EDT before posting it. 

 

Edited May 11, 2021 by Mclove

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It didn’t bother me at all but thank you for that expl🙂anation