Thursday, May 11 Let us also throw off every weight and the sin that easily entangles us.​—Heb. 12:1.

[Áine]

Thursday, May 11

Let us also throw off every weight and the sin that easily entangles us.—Heb. 12:1.

 

No matter how long we have been serving Jehovah, we must continue to build and maintain our faith in him. Why? Because if we are not careful, our faith can weaken. Remember, faith involves evidence of unseen realities. What we cannot see, we may easily forget. Thus, Paul called lack of faith “the sin that easily entangles us.” How, then, can we avoid that trap? (2 Thess. 1:3) First, beg Jehovah for his holy spirit, and do so often. Why? Because faith is an aspect of the fruitage of the spirit. (Gal. 5:22, 23) We cannot build and maintain faith in our Creator without the help of his holy spirit. If we keep asking Jehovah for his spirit, he will give it to us. (Luke 11:13) In particular, we can pray: “Give us more faith.” (Luke 17:5) Additionally, be consistent in your personal study of God’s Word.—Ps. 1:2, 3. w21.0818-19 ¶16-18

[Wayne]

                    
We are not doomed to fail in the race for life just because we stumble or fall. We can get up. Get back into the race and finish it. (2 Tim. 4:7, 8).

Use a fall as THE STEPPING STONE.  Read the Bible & meditate on it daily, & BEG JEHOVAH'S HOLY SPIRIT.