Keep Seeking Jehovah

Maintaining our relationship with Jehovah must be an ongoing matter.  Jesus said in prayer to his Father: "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ." (John 17:3)  Taking in knowledge of Jehovah and his Son requires constant effort on our part.  We need the help of prayer and holy spirit to comprehend "the deep things of God." (1 Corinthians 2:10; Luke 11:13)  We also need the guidance  of "the fruitful and discreet slave" to feed  our minds with spiritual food given "at the proper time." (Matthew 24:45)  Through that channel, Jehovah has counseled us to read his Word daily, attend our Christian meetings regularly, and have a meaningful share in preaching the "good news of the kingdom." (Matthew 24:14) By doing so, we will keep seeking our caring God, Jehovah.

Satan is doing all in his power to bring persecution, opposition, and pressure from all quarters upon Jehovah's people.  He tries to disrupt our peace and destroy our fine standing with God.  He does not want us to continue our work of finding honesthearted ones and assisting them to come over to Jehovah's side of the issue of universal sovereignty.   But we must be determined to stay loyal to Jehovah, trusting in him to deliver us from the wicked one.  By letting God's Word guide us and by staying active with his visible organization, we can be sure that he will always be there to support us. -Isaiah 41:8-13. 

May we all, therefore, take our stand firmly against the Devil and his crafty acts, all the while seeking our dear God, Jehovah who will not fail 'to make firm, make us strong.' (1 Peter 5:8-11) Thus we will 'keep ourselves in God's love, while we are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view.' -Jude 21.

Next time: A Time for Rejoicing In the Balkans 

From the Watchtower magazine, 2002