‘Hem Bae Kam Klosap Long Iu’

“[God] hem no farawe from iumi wanwan.”—ACTS 17:27.

1, 2. (a) Taem iumi luk go ap long olketa star long naet, wanem kwestin nao iumi maet askem saed long Creator? (b) Hao nao Bible showimaot olketa man barava important long eye bilong Jehovah?

WASWE, enitaem iu luk go ap long skae long klia naet and barava sapraes? Wei wea staka star stap and spes hem big tumas hem barava narawe. Long disfala barava bigfala universe, earth hem wanfala smol samting nomoa. Waswe, diswan minim Creator, “Most Hae ovarem full earth,” hem hae tumas so hem no savve tingim olketa man, or hard tumas for olketa savve long hem?—Psalm 83:18.

² Bible hem showim klia hao olketa man barava important long eye bilong Jehovah. Tru nao, Word bilong God encouragem iumi for luk aotem hem, taem hem sei: “Hem no farawe from iumi wanwan.” (Acts 17:27; 1 Chronicles 28:9) Tru nao, sapos iumi duim samting for kam klosap long God, hem bae duim samting tu. Wanem nao bae hem duim? Yeartext for 2003 givim disfala ansa wea muvim heart: ‘Hem bae kam klosap long iu.’ (James 4:8) Bae iumi storyim samfala nambawan blessing wea Jehovah givim long olketa wea klos long hem.

Wanfala Present From Jehovah

3. Wanem present nao Jehovah givim long olketa wea kam klosap long hem?

³ First samting, olketa servant bilong Jehovah garem wanfala spesol present wea hem givim for pipol bilong hem. Evri paoa, riches, and education wea disfala system garem no savve givim man disfala present. Hem wanfala present wea Jehovah givim for olketa wea klos long hem nomoa. Wanem nao diswan? Word bilong God sei: “Sapos . . . iu ask for fasin for luksavve, sapos iu go ahed for luk aotem olsem silver, and olsem riches wea haed iu go ahed for luk aotem, then iu bae minim wei for fraet long Jehovah, and iu bae faendem barava savve bilong God. From Jehovah seleva givim wisdom.” (Proverbs 2:3-6) Tingim hao olketa man wea no perfect fit for faendem “barava savve bilong God”! Datfala present—savve wea stap insaed Word bilong God—hem olsem “riches wea haed.” Why nao olsem?

4, 5. Hao nao “barava savve bilong God” hem olsem “riches wea haed”? Givim example.

⁴ Wanfala samting, savve bilong God savve barava helpem man. Wanfala nambawan reward bilong datwan nao hem hope for laef olowe. (John 17:3) Bat datfala savve hem mekem laef bilong iumi kamap moabeta distaem tu. Olsem example, from iumi studyim gud Word bilong God, iumi faendem ansa long olketa important kwestin olsem: Wanem nao nem bilong God? (Psalm 83:18) Olketa wea dae finis olketa waswe? (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10) Wanem nao purpose bilong God for earth and olketa man? (Isaiah 45:18) Iumi savve tu hao iumi bae garem best living taem iumi followim wise kaonsel insaed Bible. (Isaiah 30:20, 21; 48:17, 18) So, iumi garem gudfala kaonsel for helpem iumi deal witim olketa wari bilong laef and aftarem living wea bae mekem iumi garem really hapi and wei for satisfae. Winim evri samting, wei wea iumi studyim Word bilong God hem mekem iumi savve long olketa nambawan fasin bilong Jehovah and for kam klosap long hem. No eni samting hem winim wei for fren klos witim Jehovah wea garem faondeson long “barava savve bilong God”!

⁵ Narafala reason stap why savve bilong God hem olsem “riches wea haed.” Olsem planti riches, hem no staka tumas long disfala world. Long six billion pipol wea stap long earth, samting olsem six million worshiper bilong Jehovah, or samting olsem 1-fala long evri 1,000 pipol faendem “barava savve bilong God.” For showim hao hem spesol privilege for savve long truth insaed Word bilong God, tingim disfala Bible kwestin: Wanem nao happen long olketa man taem olketa dae? Iumi savve from Bible hao soul hem dae and olketa wea dae no savve long eniting. (Ezekiel 18:4) Nomata olsem, klosap evri religion bilong world acceptim giaman biliv hao samting wea insaed long man hem go ahed for laef bihaen hem dae. Hem wanfala main part bilong olketa religion bilong Christendom. Olketa Buddhist, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Shinto, Sikh, Tao, and Jew religion bilivim diswan tu. Tingim—planti billion pipol no savve long truth bikos long disfala false teaching!

6, 7. (a) Hu nomoa savve faendem “barava savve bilong God”? (b) Wanem example nao showimaot Jehovah hem blessim iumi witim fasin for luksavve wea planti “man wea garem bigfala savve” no garem?

⁶ Why nao moa pipol no faendem “barava savve bilong God”? From man no savve minim evribit mining bilong Word bilong God sapos God no helpem hem. Remember, disfala savve hem wanfala present. Jehovah givim nomoa long olketa wea willing for luk aotem Word bilong hem witim honest and hambol fasin. Olketa olsem maet no “wise long saed bilong world.” (1 Corinthians 1:26) World maet ting long planti long olketa olsem pipol wea “no skul gud and man nating.” (Acts 4:13) Bat, datwan hem no important. Jehovah givim iumi reward bilong “barava savve bilong God” bikos long olketa fasin wea hem faendem insaed heart bilong iumi.

⁷ Tingim wanfala example. Planti savveman long Christendom raetem planti buk explainim Bible. Olketa buk hia givim information saed long history, mining bilong olketa Hebrew and Greek word, and planti moa samting. Witim bigfala savve bilong olketa, waswe, olketa savveman olsem really faendem “barava savve bilong God”? For ansarem diswan, iumi savve ask: Waswe, olketa minim klia theme bilong Bible—wei for vindicatem sovereign rul bilong Jehovah thru long Kingdom bilong hem long heven? Waswe, olketa savve hao Jehovah God hem no part bilong wanfala Trinity? Iumi nao garem stretfala savve long olketa samting hia. Why nao olsem? Jehovah hem blessim iumi witim fasin for luksavve long olketa spiritual truth wea planti “man wea garem bigfala savve” no garem. (Matthew 11:25) Jehovah hem barava blessim olketa wea klos long hem!

“Jehovah Hem Protectim Evriwan wea Lovem Hem”

8, 9. (a) Hao nao David storyim narafala blessing for olketa wea stap klosap long Jehovah? (b) Why nao olketa tru Christian needim protection bilong God?

⁸ Olketa wea klos long Jehovah kasem narafala blessing—God protectim olketa. David, man wea raetem psalm wea kasem planti hard taem hem raet olsem: “Jehovah hem stap klosap long olketa wea singaot long hem, long evriwan wea singaot long hem witim trufala fasin. Hem bae duim samting wea olketa wea fraet long hem wantem, and hem bae herem singaot bilong olketa for help and hem bae sevem olketa. Jehovah hem protectim evriwan wea lovem hem.” (Psalm 145:18-20) Tru nao, Jehovah hem stap klosap long olketa wea lovem hem and bikos long diswan hem savve kwiktaem for duim samting taem olketa singaot for help.

⁹ Why nao iumi needim protection bilong God? Olketa tru Christian need for deal witim living insaed ‘olketa nogud taem wea hard for deal witim’ and tu, olketa kamap wanfala main target bilong main Enemy bilong Jehovah, datfala Devil Satan. (2 Timothy 3:1) Datfala kleva enemy laek tumas “for kaikaim” iumi. (1 Peter 5:8) Satan persecutim, givim hevi, and testim iumi. Hem lukluk tu for olketa tingting long mind and heart wea hem savve mekius long hem. Hem garem wanfala goal: for mekem faith bilong iumi wikdaon and distroem iumi long spiritual wei. (Revelation 12:12, 17) From iumi garem barava strongfala enemy for faet againstim, iumi kasem comfort taem iumi savve “Jehovah hem protectim evriwan wea lovem hem.”

10. (a) Hao nao Jehovah protectim pipol bilong hem? (b) Wanem nao barava important protection, and why nao olsem?

¹⁰ Bat, hao nao Jehovah protectim pipol bilong hem? Promis bilong hem for protectim iumi no minim living bilong iumi long disfala system bae no garem eni problem; and diswan no minim hem garem responsibility for duim olketa mirakol for iumi. Nomata olsem, Jehovah protectim pipol bilong hem olsem wanfala grup. Tru nao, hem bae nating letem Devil for finisim olketa tru worshiper bilong hem from earth! (2 Peter 2:9) Winim evri samting, Jehovah protectim iumi long spiritual wei. Hem givim iumi wanem iumi needim for stand strong long olketa test and for protectim wei wea iumi fren witim hem. Long end, wei for kasem spiritual protection nao hem barava important. Why nao olsem? Taem iumi garem wei for fren witim Jehovah, no eni samting—nomata dae tu—savve spoelem iumi for olowe.—Matthew 10:28.

11. Olketa wanem arrangement nao Jehovah provaedem for protectim pipol bilong hem long spiritual wei?

¹¹ Jehovah hem mekem planti arrangement for protectim spiritual saed bilong olketa wea klos long hem. Thru long Word bilong hem, Bible, hem givim iumi wisdom for deal witim olketa difren kaen test. (James 1:2-5) Wei for followim kaonsel wea stap insaed Bible savve protectim iumi. And tu, Jehovah givim “holy spirit long olketa wea askem hem.” (Luke 11:13) Spirit nao hem barava strongfala paoa long full universe, so hem savve helpem iumi for feisim eni test or temptation wea kasem iumi. Thru long Christ, Jehovah givim “olketa present olsem man.” (Ephesians 4:8) Olketa man hia wea fit long spiritual wei traem best for showimaot deep feeling bilong Jehovah for kea taem olketa helpem nara brata and sista.—James 5:14, 15.

12, 13. (a) Long wanem wei nao Jehovah givim iumi spiritual kaikai long barava taem? (b) Hao nao iu ting long olketa samting wea Jehovah provaedem for spiritual saed bilong iumi?

¹² Jehovah provaedem nara samting for protectim iumi: spiritual kaikai long barava taem. (Matthew 24:45) Thru long olketa pablikeson, olsem Wastaoa and Wekap! magasin, and tu thru long olketa meeting, assembly, and convention, Jehovah givim iumi wanem iumi needim long taem wea iumi needim. Waswe, iu savve rememberim wanfala point wea iu herem long Christian meeting, assembly, or wanfala convention wea muvim heart bilong iu and wea strongim and comfortim iu? Waswe, enitaem iu readim wanfala article insaed wanfala magasin hia and ting hem barava fitim iu?

¹³ Wanfala tul wea Satan iusim wea win staka taem hem wei for feel wikdaon, and iumi evriwan savve kasem datwan. Hem savve hao feeling for lus hope wea go ahed for longtaem savve aotem strong bilong iumi, and mekem hem isi for attakim iumi tu. (Proverbs 24:10) From Satan hem trae for mekius long wei for feel wikdaon, iumi needim help. Samfala taem, olketa Wastaoa and Wekap! magasin garem olketa article wea helpem iumi for faet againstim wei for feel wikdaon. Wanfala Christian sista raet olsem abaotem wanfala article hia: “Mi readim datfala article klosap evriday, and mi still krae each taem mi readim. Mi keepim saed long bed mekem hem stap redy taem mi feel wikdaon. Thru long olketa article olsem, mi savve feelim Jehovah holem mi long wei for protectim mi.”a Iumi barava tinghae long wei wea Jehovah givim iumi spiritual kaikai wea kam long barava taem! Remember, olketa arrangement bilong hem for spiritual saed bilong iumi pruvim hem klos long iumi and hem protectim iumi.

Story Long “Man wea Herem Prea”

14, 15. (a) Wanem blessing nao Jehovah givim long man wanwan wea kam klosap long hem? (b) Why nao invitation for story long Jehovah insaed long prea hem wanfala nambawan privilege?

¹⁴ Waswe, iu lukim hao taem olketa man kasem paoa, gogo olketa no interest for story witim olketa wea stap anda olketa? Bat waswe long Jehovah God? Waswe, hem farawe tumas for interest long toktok wea olketa man talem long hem? Nomoa nao! Present bilong prea hem narafala blessing wea Jehovah givim long olketa wea klos long hem. Wei wea iumi kasem invitation for story long “Man wea Herem prea” hem wanfala spesol privilege. (Psalm 65:2) Why nao olsem?

¹⁵ Olsem example: Main boss bilong wanfala big company hem garem planti responsibility. Hem disaedem wanem waka nao hemseleva bae duim and wanem waka nao for givim for olketa narawan for duim. Olsem tu, Sovereign Ruler bilong universe hem savve chusim wanem samting nao hemseleva bae duim and wanem nao hem bae givim for olketa narawan for duim. Tingim evri samting wea Jehovah givim long Jesus for duim, son bilong hem wea hem lovem. Disfala Son kasem “paoa for judge.” (John 5:27) Olketa angel “stap anda long hem.” (1 Peter 3:22) Strongfala holy spirit bilong Jehovah hem stap for Jesus iusim for helpem hem leadim olketa disaepol bilong hem long earth. (John 15:26; 16:7) Dastawe Jesus fit for sei: “Evri paoa nao mi kasem long heven and long earth.” (Matthew 28:18) Nomata olsem, saed long olketa prea, Jehovah hem chus for hemseleva nao herem. Dastawe Bible talem iumi for prea long Jehovah nomoa, thru long nem bilong Jesus.—Psalm 69:13; John 14:6, 13.

16. Why nao iumi savve sure Jehovah really lisin long olketa prea bilong iumi?

¹⁶ Waswe, Jehovah really lisin long olketa prea bilong iumi? Sapos hem no interest or no kea, hem bae nating encouragem iumi for “go ahed for prea” or for torowem olketa hevi and wari bilong iumi long hem. (Romans 12:12; Psalm 55:22; 1 Peter 5:7) Olketa faithful servant long taem bilong Bible garem full trust long wei wea Jehovah lisin long olketa prea. (1 John 5:14) Dastawe, man wea raetem psalm, David hem sei: “[Jehovah] herem voice bilong mi.” (Psalm 55:17) Iumi barava sure hao Jehovah hem stap klosap, hem stanbae for herem evri tingting and wari bilong iumi.

Jehovah Givim Reward Long Olketa Servant Bilong Hem

17, 18. (a) Hao nao Jehovah ting long faithful service bilong creation bilong hem wea garem savve? (b) Explainim wei wea Proverbs 19:17 showimaot hao Jehovah lukim olketa samting wea iumi duim saed long mercy?

¹⁷ Samting wea olketa man nating duim or no want for duim no savve affectim position bilong Jehovah. Nomata olsem, Jehovah hem God wea tinghae long samting. Hem tinghae—tru nao, hem lovem—faithful service wea creation bilong hem wea garem savve olketa duim. (Psalm 147:11) So, diswan hem nara gud samting wea olketa wea klos long Jehovah enjoyim: Hem givim reward long olketa servant bilong hem.—Hebrews 11:6.

¹⁸ Bible showimaot klia hao Jehovah tinghae long samting wea olketa worshiper bilong hem duim. Olsem example, iumi readim: “Man wea showimaot kaenfala fasin long poor man hem give long Jehovah, and Hem bae peim bak kaenfala fasin bilong hem.” (Proverbs 19:17) Wei wea Jehovah garem mercy for olketa wea poor showaot long Law bilong Moses. (Leviticus 14:21; 19:15) Hao nao Jehovah feel taem iumi followim mercy bilong hem long wei wea iumi deal witim olketa wea poor? Taem iumi give long olketa wea poor, and no want for kasem bak eni samting, Jehovah ting long diswan olsem Hem kaon long iumi. Jehovah promis for peim bak datfala kaon witim wei for hem appruvim iumi and givim iumi olketa blessing. (Proverbs 10:22; Matthew 6:3, 4; Luke 14:12-14) Tru nao, taem iumi showim fasin for kea long nara brata or sista wea garem need, diswan muvim heart bilong Jehovah. Iumi hapi tumas for savve hao Father bilong iumi long heven hem luksavve long olketa samting wea iumi duim saed long mercy!—Matthew 5:7.

19. (a) Why nao iumi savve sure Jehovah tinghae long wanem iumi duim long waka for preach and mek disaepol? (b)  Hao nao Jehovah rewardim olketa samting iumi duim for saportim Kingdom bilong hem?

¹⁹ Jehovah barava tinghae long olketa samting wea iumi duim for Kingdom bilong hem. Taem iumi kam klosap long Jehovah, hem normal samting for iumi want for iusim taem, strong, and wanem iumi garem for share evribit insaed waka for preachim Kingdom and mek disaepol. (Matthew 28:19, 20) Samfala taem, maet iumi feel olsem iumi duim smol samting nomoa. Heart bilong iumi wea no perfect maet mekem iumi no sure sapos Jehovah hapi long hard waka bilong iumi. (1 John 3:19, 20) Bat Jehovah hem tinghae long evri present—nomata hem smol—wea kamaot from heart wea love nao muvim. (Mark 12:41-44) Bible hem promisim iumi: “God hem no wicked mekem hem forgetim waka bilong iufala and love wea iufala showimaot for nem bilong hem.” (Hebrews 6:10) Tru nao, Jehovah rememberim and givim reward long nomata smol service tu wea iumi duim for saportim Kingdom bilong hem. Witim olketa richfala spiritual blessing distaem, iumi savve luk forward long olketa gud samting long living wea bae kamap insaed niu world, wea Jehovah bae openem hand bilong hem and givim raeteous samting wea evriwan wea klos long hem wantem!—Psalm 145:16; 2 Peter 3:13.

20. Insaed long year 2003, hao nao iumi savve tingim toktok bilong yeartext, and wanem nao savve kamaot from datwan?

²⁰ Insaed long year 2003, iumi want for askem iumiseleva sapos iumi go ahed for waka hard for kam klosap long Father bilong iumi long heven. Sapos iumi duim datwan, iumi savve sure hem bae duim wanem hem promisim. Tru nao, “God . . . kanduit laea.” (Titus 1:2) Sapos iu kam klosap long hem, bae hem kam klosap long iu. (James 4:8) And wanem nao bae kamaot from diswan? Olketa rich blessing distaem and chance for kamap moa and moa klos long Jehovah for olowe!

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Waswe, Iu Remember?

• Wanem present nao Jehovah givim long olketa wea kam klosap long hem?

• Wanem nao Jehovah provaedem for protectim pipol bilong hem long spiritual wei?

• Why nao invitation for story witim Jehovah long prea hem wanfala nambawan privilege?

• Hao nao Bible showimaot Jehovah hem tinghae long faithful service bilong creation bilong hem wea garem savve?

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Jehovah hem blessim iumi witim fasin for luksavve long olketa spiritual truth

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Jehovah protectim iumi long spiritual wei

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Jehovah hem stap klosap, redy for herem evri prea bilong iumi