Friday, June 23 They would deliver . . . the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles.​—Acts 16:4.

[Áine]

Friday, June 23

They would deliver . . . the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles.—Acts 16:4.

 

Jehovah always does what is right. The challenge for us, however, might be to trust in his human representatives. We might wonder whether those with a measure of authority in Jehovah’s organization really act according to Jehovah’s direction or their own. The plain truth is that we cannot say that we trust in Jehovah if we do not trust in his earthly representatives—those whom Jehovah trusts. Today Jehovah leads the earthly part of his organization by means of “the faithful and discreet slave.” (Matt. 24:45) Like the first-century governing body, this slave oversees God’s people worldwide and gives direction to congregation elders. The elders, in turn, implement the direction in the congregations. We show that we trust in Jehovah’s way of doing things by heeding the direction we receive from the organization and the elders. w22.02 4 ¶7-8

[Wayne]

                  
Why cooperate with & support their decisions? Because doing so, we preserve unity of God’s people. (Eph. 4:2, 3) and thrive as we humbly submit.

 MORE IMPORTANT, we show Jehovah that we trust in him by cooperating with those whom he trusts to care for us.             

Friday, June 23
They would deliver . . . the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles.—Acts 16:4. 145:18.