Saturday, September 13
“You are someone very precious.”—Dan. 9:23.
The prophet Daniel was young when the Babylonians capture him. The place they carry him was far from Jerusalem. Even though Daniel was young but the people that capture him like something about him. They saw that he was fine and looking good and that he came from good family. (1 Sam. 16:7) So they train him to serve in the king house. (Dan. 1:3, 4, 6) Jehovah love Daniel because of the kind na person he choose to be. In fact, when Jehovah said that Daniel was like Noah and Job, maybe Daniel was just about 20 years old. So Jehovah take Daniel to be righteous like Noah and Job who were faithful to him for plenty years. (Gen. 5:32; 6:9, 10; Job 42:16, 17; Ezek. 14:14) And Jehovah continue to love Daniel throughout his long and wonderful life.—Dan. 10:11, 19. w23.08 2 ¶1-2
Sunday, September 14
“Comprehend fully what is the breadth and length and height and depth.”—Eph. 3:18.
When you thinking about buying one house, you will want check every part of the house for yourself. We can do the same thing when we read and study the Bible. If you just read it quick-quick, maybe you will only learn the basic teachings that the Bible call “the elementary things of the sacred pronouncements of God.” (Heb. 5:12) But the same way you need to go in the house to know more about it, that just how you need to take time to study the Bible to know it good-good. One good way to study the Bible that to see how different-different part of the Bible go in line with each other. Fight hard to understand what you believe from the Bible and also why you believe them. To understand the whole Bible good-good, we must take time to study the deep things inside. The apostle Paul tell his brother and sister them to study the Bible good-good so they can understand the “breadth and length and height and depth” of the truth. Then it will help them to be more strong in the truth. (Eph. 3:14-19) We need to do the same thing. w23.10 18 ¶1-3
Monday, September 15
“Brothers, take as a pattern of the suffering of evil and the exercising of patience the prophets who spoke in the name of Jehovah.”—Jas. 5:10.
The Bible get plenty examples about people who were patient. You not think it will be good for you to study their example during your personal study? For example, even though David was small when Jehovah anointed him to be Israel king in the future, he hold his heart and plenty years pass before he became king. Simeon and Anna continue worshipping Jehovah when they were waiting for the Messiah. (Luke 2:25, 36-38) When you studying example them like this, look for the answers to this question them: Wetin help this person to hold their heart? How he benefit because he was patient? How I can follow his example? You can also benefit from learning about people who were not patient. (1 Sam. 13:8-14) Maybe you can ask yourself this question them: ‘Wetin made them to not be patient? What bad things happen to them because they were not patient?’ w23.08 25 ¶15