DO YOU LOVE JEHOVAH'S REMINDERS EXCEEDINGLY?

Cleave to Jehovah's Reminders

God's reminders were dear to the psalmist who sang:  "I hurried up, and I did  not delay to keep  your commandments.  The very ropes of  the wicked ones surrounded me.  Your law I did not forget."  (Psalm 119:60, 61) Jehovah's reminders help us to endure persecution because we are confident that our heavenly Father can cut the ropes of restraint that enemies  tie about us.  In due time, he frees us from such obstacles so that we can carry on the Kingdom-preaching work.- Mark 13:10.

At times, we are corrected by  Jehovah's reminders.  May we always appreciate such correction, even as the psalmist did.  He prayerfully said to God:  "Your  reminders are what I am fond of . . .I have loved your reminders."  (Psalm 119:24, 119) We have more of God's reminders than the psalmist  had.  The hundred of quotations from the Hebrew Scriptures that appear in the Greek Scriptures remind us not only of Jehovah's instructions to his people under the Law but also of his purposes concerning  the Christian congregation.  When God sees fit to remind us of things having to do with his laws, we are grateful for such direction,  And by 'cleaving to Jehovah's reminders,' we avoid sinful enticements that displease our Creator and rob us of happiness. -Psalm 119:31.

How much should we love Jehovah's reminders?  "My soul has  kept your reminders, and I love them exceedingly," sang the psalmist.  (Psalm 119:167)  We will come to love Jehovah's reminders exceedingly if we view and accept them as the admonition of a Father who really cares about us.  (1 Peter 5:6, 7)  We need his reminders, and our love for  them will grow as we see how they benefit us.

Next time: Why We Need God's Reminders

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