Satisfying Our Spiritual Needs

Jesus declared:  "Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah's mouth." (Matthew 4:4)  Yes, our spiritual needs are satisfied when we read God's Word, the Bible, and conduct our lives in harmony with it.  Consulting spiritual mediums does  not truly satisfy our spiritual needs.  Indeed, such a practice is explicitly condemned in what Allan Kardec referred to as the first revelation of God's Law. -Deuteronomy 18:10-13.

Many, including spritists, recognize that God is  the Supreme Being, eternal, infinitely perfect, kind, good, and just.  But the Bible reveals much more. It discloses that he has a personal name, Jehovah, which we must honor as Jesus did.  (Matthew 6:9; John 17:6)  It portrays God as a real person with whom humans can enjoy a close relationship .  (Romans 8:38, 39) Reading the Bible, we learn that God is merciful and that he "has not done to us even according to our sins; nor according to our errors has he brought upon us what we deserve."  (Psalm 103:10) Through his written Word, the Sovereign Lord Jehovah reveals his love, supremacy, and reasonableness.  He is the One who guides and protects obedient humans.  Getting to know Jehovah and his Son, Jesus Christ, "means everlasting life." -John 17:3 

The Bible provides all the information that we need about God's purposes, and it tells us what we must do if we wish to please him.  A careful examination of the Bible provides true and satisfying answers to our questions.  The Bible also give us guidance as to what is right and wrong, and it provides a solid hope.  It assures  us that in the near future, God "will wipe out every tear from [mankind's] eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry not pain be anymore.  The former things [will] have passed away."  (Revelation 21:3, 4)  By means of Jesus Christ,Jehovah will free mankind from inherited sin and imperfection, and obedient humans will inherit eternal life on a paradise earth.  At that time, both their physical and spiritual needs will be completely satisfied. -Psalm 37:10, 11, 29; Proverbs 2:21, 22; Matthew 5:5.

Next time: Why Overcome Perfectionism?

The Watchtower, 2001