BUYING OUT TIME FOR READING AND STUDY

How Some Make Room for Studying

The foreword to the 1999 edition of the booklet Examining the Scriptures Daily states: "It would be most advantageous to consider the daily text and comments from this booklet in the morning. You will feel as though Jehovah, the Grand Instructor, were waking you up with his instructions. Jesus Christ is prophetically spoken of as benefiting from Jehovah's instructions each morning: 'He [Jehovah] awakens morning by morning: he awakens my ear to hear like the taught ones.' Such instructions gave Jesus 'the tongue of the taught ones' so that he would 'know how to answer the tired one with a word.' (Isaiah 30:20; 50:4; Matthew 11:28-30) Being awakened to timely counsel from the Word of God each morning will not only help you to cope with your own problems but also equip you with 'the tongue of the taught ones' to help others."

Many Christians follow this advice by reading the daily text and comments and by reading the Bible or studying early in the morning. In France a faithful pioneer gets up early every morning and devotes 30 minutes to reading the Bible. What has enabled her to do this over the years? She says: "I am deeply motivated , and I stick to my reading schedule come what may!" Whatever time of the day we chooses, the important thing is that we stick to our schedule. Rene' Mica, who has been in the pioneer service for over 40 years in Europe and in North America states: "Since 1950 it has been my goal to read the Bible in its entirety every year, something that I have now done 49 times. I feel that this is vital for my maintaining a close relationship with my Creator. Meditating on God's Word helps me to understand Jehovah's justice and his other qualities better and has been a source of incredible strength."

Next time: "Food Supplies at the Proper Time"

Watchtower, 2000