Saturday, March 14 [He] gave himself for us to set us free . . . and to cleanse for himself a people who are his own special possession, zealous for fine works.​—Titus 2:14.

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Saturday, March 14

[He] gave himself for us to set us free . . . and to cleanse for himself a people who are his own special possession, zealous for fine works.—Titus 2:14.

 

One thing that sets Jehovah’s servants apart from imitation Christians is their zeal for the ministry. What can help us to maintain or even increase our zeal for the preaching work? We can learn something about having zeal in our preaching work by considering Jesus’ example. During his ministry, he never let up in his zeal. In fact, as time went on, he increased his activity. Like the vinedresser who had spent three years trying to cultivate a fig tree that did not yield any fruit, Jesus spent about three years preaching to the Jews, most of whom did not respond favorably. However, just as the vinedresser refused to give up hope on the fig tree, Jesus did not give up on people or slow down in his ministry. (Luke 13:6-9) Learning from what he taught and imitating what he did will help us to remain zealous today. w25.03 14-15 ¶1-4