Wednesday, February 19 He will make you strong.​—1 Pet. 5:10.

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Wednesday, February 19

He will make you strong.—1 Pet. 5:10.

 

One way that we can receive power from Jehovah is by approaching him in prayer. In response to our prayers, Jehovah can give us “the power beyond what is normal.” (2 Cor. 4:7) We can also be strengthened when we read his Word and reflect on it. (Ps. 86:11) Jehovah’s message to us in the Bible “exerts power.” (Heb. 4:12) When you pray to Jehovah and read his Word, you will receive the strength you need in order to endure, to maintain your joy, or to accomplish a difficult assignment. Note how Jehovah strengthened the prophet Jonah. Jonah had run away from a challenging assignment that Jehovah had given him. As a result, he almost lost his life in a violent storm and he put the lives of his shipmates in jeopardy. When he was thrown overboard, he found himself in a place he had never been before—the dark belly of a great fish. What did Jonah do to receive strength in that lonely, isolated place? He prayed.—Jonah 2:1, 2, 7. w23.10 13 ¶4-6