wicked challengers of God’s sovereignty. The test administered by Jehovah himself will be complete, thorough, guaranteeing the everlasting obedience of those who pass it successfully. He issues the judicial decisions approving or justifying them, declaring them righteous, with a right to a permanent place on earth. Under his everlasting sovereignty they can be assured that he knows that their faithfulness is such and their integrity is such that they will never turn from him. They look forward to life a million years, yes, a thousand million years in the future with full certainty that the loving God Jehovah will protect and sustain their lives for all eternity. He will provide them with progressively marvelous things from his inexhaustible storehouse of riches through the continued administration of his beloved Son and Chief Agent, Jesus Christ.​—Rom. 11:33-36; Phil. 4:19; 2:9-11.

Benefits Recognized

● At a circuit assembly in California the following experience was related: “At my place of employment a group of workers had evidently discussed Jehovah’s witnesses, one of them expressing the belief that the Witnesses are right and that they had an enlightening book with the word ‘Babylon’ in the title. A co-worker of mine told him she felt I would be able to get the book for him. The next morning she told me about the discussion; and I was able to tell the man that I could get him the book, adding that I did have with me a copy of the book ‘All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial.’ He said: ‘I will take it.’ I told him that I would bring the book ‘Babylon the Great Has Fallen!’ God’s Kingdom Rules! tomorrow. He said, ‘OK! Bring me ten!’

“Arrangements were made to deliver them during the lunch hour, at which time I asked, ‘What are you going to do with all these books?’ He said, ‘I am going to mail some of them and pass some of them out to my friends. If a little bit of this truth rubs off on whoever reads it, it will do a mighty lot of good.’ Later, through a telephone call he asked me for two more ‘Babylon’ books, two ‘All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial’ and two copies of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. He subscribed for both The Watchtower and Awake! and placed an order for more Bible-study aids. Though he has been transferred, I learned that one of the Witnesses who works nearby has made arrangements for further helping this interested man.”

Happy Coincidences

● From 1946 to 1948 an American soldier and a German civilian worked together at an American base in West Germany and became good friends. After several transfers, both met again in 1951 and worked together until 1952. It was during this period of time that the wives of both started to study the Bible with Jehovah’s witnesses, much to the unconcern of the soldier and the opposition of the German.

In 1952 the two parted ways and lost contact with each other for the next fifteen years. Then they met again in February of this year at South Lansing, New York. Both of them were there to attend the two-week Kingdom Ministry School, a refresher course for overseers and ministerial assistants of Jehovah’s witnesses. What a joy to meet after all these years! Especially to be united in the worship of the only true God, Jehovah!

When the two sat together at the school and examined their lives, it was interesting to note that the wife of one was able to overcome the lack of interest, while the wife of the other overcame opposition. It was also interesting to note that both of them had begun to study the Bible in 1953; both were baptized in 1956, within two months of each other; both received their first appointment as ministerial servants in the congregation in 1958. And now, in 1967, both attended the 90th class of the Kingdom Ministry School!

Both of these ministers are thankful to Jehovah God for blessing them with a new start in life, and hope that they can be used still further to give honor to His name.