Thursday, July 3 Let us consider one another . . . , encouraging one another.​—Heb. 10:24, 25.

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Thursday, July 3

Let us consider one another . . . , encouraging one another.—Heb. 10:24, 25.

 

Why do we attend congregation meetings? Primarily, to praise Jehovah. (Ps. 26:12; 111:1) We also attend meetings so that we can encourage one another during these difficult times. (1 Thess. 5:11) When we raise our hand and give a comment, we contribute toward both of these objectives. But when commenting, we may face challenges. We may feel anxious about commenting, or we may keenly desire to participate but are not called on as often as we would like. How can we deal with these challenges? The apostle Paul said that we should focus on “encouraging one another.” When we realize that others in the audience can be encouraged by even a simple expression of our faith, we will feel better about volunteering to comment. And if we are not called on often, we can be happy that others in the congregation will have the opportunity to comment.—1 Pet. 3:8. w23.04 20 ¶1-3