Sunday, April 3 The Grave and the place of destruction are in full view of Jehovah. How much more so the hearts of men!​—Prov. 15:11.

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Sunday, April 3

The Grave and the place of destruction are in full view of Jehovah. How much more so the hearts of men!—Prov. 15:11.

 

Rather than judge another person’s actions, do your best to understand how he feels. The only person who fully understands us is Jehovah. So ask him to help you to see in others what he sees and to understand how to show compassion for them. You cannot pick which brothers and sisters deserve your tender compassion. All of them face problems, many of which are similar to those that were experienced by Jonah, Elijah, Hagar, and Lot. In a number of cases, they have brought the problems on themselves. Realistically, all of us have done that at some point. It is reasonable, then, for Jehovah to ask us to show fellow feeling for one another. (1 Pet. 3:8) When we obey Jehovah, we add to the unity of our remarkable and diverse global family. So when dealing with one another, may we be determined to listen, learn, and show compassion. w20.04 18-19 ¶15-17

 

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Isn't this just such a beautiful (and timely) daily text ?  It says "The only person who fully understands us is Jehovah."  But we can try to do our best to understand others too.

 

When someone is grumpy or irritable or lashes out, more than likely it is a symptom of some inner pain. Jehovah sees it and makes allowances, we can too. We can pray for help in this regard.

 

1 Pet 3:8 is such a lovely scripture too. It really describes how we ought to be, the Christian way.

 

Interesting to see Hagar mentioned there as an example [Short digression:  As a teenager I was playing Bible Cards with some older teenagers and I guessed it pretty much right away but they disqualified my answer because I said "Hagar the Horrible" instead of just "Hagar". Maybe I was a bit horrible back then.]

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Suspended in Time