Friday, September 19
Gohed for lovem iumi evriwan.—1 John 4:7.
Iumi laek “gohed for lovem iumi evriwan.” Bat hem important for iumi tingim hao Jesus sei “love bilong staka bae no strong nao olsem bifor.” (Matt. 24:12) Jesus no sei dat staka lo olketa disaepol blo hem bae no showimaot love. Bat, iumi need for careful nogud attitude blo pipol lo world affectim iumi. From datwan, iumi bae storyim disfala important kwestin: Wat nao bae helpem iumi for luksavve if love blo iumi for olketa brata and sista hem still strong? Wanfala wei for faendaot if love blo iumi hem still strong, hem for lukim hao iumi deal witim samfala situation. (2 Cor. 8:8) Aposol Peter storyim wanfala situation. Hem sei: “Important samting nao, iufala mas barava lovem narawan, bikos man wea garem love hem evritaem willing for forgivim narawan.” (1 Pet. 4:8) So hao iumi react taem narawan mekem mistek or duim samting wea mekem iumi feel nogud, bae helpem iumi for savve if love blo iumi for olketa hem strong. w23.11 10-11 ¶12-13
Saturday, September 20
Lovem iufala evriwan.—John 13:34.
If iumi lovem nomoa samfala lo kongregeson, iumi no obeyim yet komand blo Jesus abaotem wei for showimaot love. Hem tru, maet iumi klos lo samfala lo kongregeson winim olketa narawan, olsem Jesus tu hem duim. (John 13:23; 20:2) Nomata olsem, aposol Peter remindim iumi dat iumi shud waka hard for “showimaot love” for olketa brata and sista bikos iumi evriwan wanfala famili. (1 Pet. 2:17) Peter encouragem iumi for ‘barava lovem iumi evriwan from heart.’ (1 Pet. 1:22) Lo disfala context, for “barava” lovem, hem minim for lovem samwan nomata hem no isi for iumi showimaot love lo hem. For example, hao if wanfala brata duim samting wea mekem iumi feel nogud? Hem normal for iumi laek pei bak winim for showimaot love. Bat, Peter lanem from Jesus hao God no hapi lo wei for pei bak. (John 18:10, 11) Lo leta blo Peter, hem sei: “No changem bak nogud samting wea narawan duim long iufala or tok spoelem man wea tok spoelem iufala. Bat iufala mas tok kaen long hem.” (1 Pet. 3:9) Taem iumi barava lovem narawan, iumi bae kaen and tingim olketa. w23.09 28-29 ¶9-11
Sunday, September 21
Olketa woman tu mas . . . no ova tumas long eni samting wea olketa duim, and olketa mas faithful long God long evri samting.—1 Tim. 3:11.
Iumi sapraes for lukim hao wanfala pikinini growap fast for kamap adult. Hao olketa growap hem samting wea happen automatic nomoa. Bat for kamap wanfala mature Christian hem samting wea no happen automatic. (1 Cor. 13:11; Heb. 6:1) For kasem datfala aim, iumi need for fren gud witim Jehovah. Iumi needim tu help blo holy spirit taem iumi waka hard for garem olketa wei blo God, lanem olketa practical skill, and redi for duim olketa responsibility blo iumi lo future. (Prov. 1:5) Taem Jehovah wakem human being, hem wakem man and woman. (Gen. 1:27) Lo physical wei, hem isi for luksavve hao olketa man difren from woman, and olketa difren lo olketa nara wei tu. For example, Jehovah wakem olketa man and woman for duim olketa specific responsibility, so olketa need for garem olketa wei and skill wea bae helpem olketa for duim responsibility blo olketa.—Gen. 2:18. w23.12 18 ¶1-2