Thursday, September 9 You had no hope.​—Eph. 2:12.

[Áine]

Thursday, September 9

You had no hope.—Eph. 2:12.

 

Every Christian minister is involved in helping to find honesthearted ones. We could liken this work to finding a lost child. In what way? Consider the real-life example of a three-year-old boy who wandered away from home. About 500 people were involved in searching for him. Finally, some 20 hours after the child went missing, a volunteer discovered the little boy in a cornfield. That volunteer refused to take credit for locating the boy. He said: “It took hundreds of people to find him.” Many people are like that child. They feel lost. They have no hope, but they want help. Over eight million of us are involved in trying to find these deserving ones. You may not personally find someone who will study the Bible with you. However, other publishers working the same territory may find someone who wants to learn the truth found in God’s Word. When a brother or sister meets someone who becomes a disciple of Christ, everyone who shared in the search has good reason to rejoice. w19.07 16-17 ¶9-10

[Elnathan]

Some of us are working on unresponsive territories which makes it less enjoyable to have a full share in this lifesaving work. As we read about it on Sunday’s WT, cultivating compassion will help us to continue with our search for honest-hearted ones who are trapped in SD’s mire/mud. When we see their sufferings & how much they need hope - our love for Jehovah & the people & compassion will move us to guide those helpless straying sheep to this spiritual paradise. 

[Vinnie]

No matter how difficult or bleak our outlook on life may be Jehovah gives us hope. He leads us to refreshing waters and where the green pastures are. He sets before us a future that we can relate to, one  in which we can put our trust. With Jehovah there is nothing ever to fear. Keep hanging in there dear friends.