Tuesday, September 12 With humility consider others superior to you.​—Phil. 2:3.

[Áine]

Tuesday, September 12

With humility consider others superior to you.—Phil. 2:3.

 

Humble older ones recognize that as they age, they cannot do as much as they once did. Consider, for example, our circuit overseers. When they reach 70 years of age, they are invited to take up a different assignment. That may be a challenge. They cherished the privilege of serving their brothers. But they understand that younger hands are needed to care for the work. They thus show an attitude similar to that of the Levites in ancient Israel who, at the age of 50, were required to discontinue their service at the tabernacle. The joy of those older Levites was not tied to a particular privilege. They took full advantage of the privileges that were available to them, doing all they could to assist the younger ones. (Num. 8:25, 26) Today, former circuit overseers, although no longer serving a number of congregations, are proving to be a real blessing to their congregations. w21.09 8-9 ¶3-4

[DancesWithWife]

My wife and I do a couple things when we consider the daily text. We like to read the whole scripture if not fully quoted. We then try to read the scriptures included in the daily text. Then we look up the article to see how the scripture thread was developed in an article.

We also include looking up different translations of the scripture. I liked how Philippians 2:3 was rendered in The Living Bible: 

"Don’t be selfish; don’t live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself."

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, DancesWithWife said:

My wife and I do a couple things when we consider the daily text. We like to read the whole scripture if not fully quoted. We then try to read the scriptures included in the daily text. Then we look up the article to see how the scripture thread was developed in an article.

Sometimes I read the entire chapter that the scripture comes from, it adds a lot of context.