Tuesday, February 25 Do whatever is in your heart.​—1 Chron. 17:2.

[Áine]

Tuesday, February 25

Do whatever is in your heart.—1 Chron. 17:2.

 

On the very night that the prophet Nathan spoke the above to King David, Jehovah told Nathan that David would not be the one to build the temple. (1 Chron. 17:3, 4, 11, 12) How did David react when he received this message? He focused on gathering the funds and the materials that his son Solomon would need for the project. (1 Chron. 29:1-5) Immediately after informing David that he would not be the one to build the temple, Jehovah made a covenant with him. Jehovah promised David that one of his descendants would rule forever. (2 Sam. 7:16) In the new world, imagine how happy David will be to learn that he is enjoying life under the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus, a King from his own family line! This account helps us to see that even if we cannot do all that we had hoped to do for Jehovah, our God may have other blessings in store for us that we could never have anticipated. w23.04 16 ¶8-10

[Watching and Waiting]

This is a beautiful reminder that we can have contentment in doing what our present circumstances allow in serving Jehovah. We can pray for contentment if we’re having difficulty accepting our current situation, and do our best at what we can do, as did David. 

[dljbsp]

  On 2/24/2025 at 10:46 PM, Watching and Waiting said:

do our best at what we can do

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I was gonna try to start posting what the principal was in the daily text/comment as was outlined in our watchtower last week to teach our children. But you beat me to it thank you!