Sunday, February 6 Jehovah detests a devious person, but His close friendship is with the upright.​—Prov. 3:32.

[Áine]

Sunday, February 6

Jehovah detests a devious person, but His close friendship is with the upright.—Prov. 3:32.

 

How many imperfect humans today enjoy a close friendship with Jehovah? There are millions. This friendship is possible because of their faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice. On that basis, Jehovah kindly allows us to dedicate ourselves to him and get baptized. When we take these important steps, we join the millions of dedicated, baptized Christians who are enjoying “close friendship” with the greatest Person in the universe! How can we show that we treasure God’s friendship? Like Abraham and Job, who remained faithful to God for well over a hundred years, we must remain faithful—no matter how long we have been serving Jehovah in this old system. Like Daniel, we must value our friendship with God more than life. (Dan. 6:7, 10,16, 22) With Jehovah’s help, we can endure any trials we face and thus keep our close bond with him.—Phil. 4:13. w20.05 27 ¶5-6

[Girl81]

I love this Daily text.  One of the many things Jehovah has helped me change in my life was telling "white lies" that I rationalized as "not hurting anyone" (now, I believe a lie always hurts someone in the end).  When I learned that Jehovah commands us to be honest in all things and started to see things from His point of view, I was truly healed in a way.  Sometimes telling the truth can be difficult, but in the end it brings so much peace to have a well-trained conscience, because that allows me to draw closer to Jehovah; and I need a closer relationship with Him than anything this world could give me. 

Put briefly: I've learned  (and relearned many times, lol) that, when I obey Jehovah, even if I don't understand why He is telling me to do something, I truly benefit.  Our God Jehovah is brilliant, kind, loving, and beautiful beyond words.  ❤️ 

"For this is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments;+ and yet his commandments are not burdensome" 1 John 5:3

Edited February 6, 2022 by Michelle81

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