Should You Make Some Changes?

If Jehovah's day comes tomorrow, will you be ready for it?  each of us would do well to examine his or her life to see if any actions or attitudes need to be adjusted.  In view of the brevity and uncertainty of present human life, every one of us needs to be spiritually alert each day.  (Ecclesiastes 9:11, 12; James 4:1-15)  So let us consider some factors that may require attention in our lives.  

One key factor is the admonition of 'the faithful slave' to read the Bible daily.  (Matthew 24:45)  You might make it your goal to read the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation meditatively once every year.  By reading about four chapters a day, you can read the Bible's 1,189 chapters in one year. Each king of Israel was to read Jehovah's Law "all the days of his life."  Evidently, Joshua did something similar.  (Deuteronomy 17:14-20; Joshua 1:7, 8) How important it is that spiritual shepherds read God's Word daily, for this helps them to impart healthful teaching"! -Titus 2:1. 

The nearness of Jehovah's day should move you to attend  Christian meetings regularly and participate in them as fully as possible.  (Hebrews 10:24, 25)  Doing so will help you to hone your skills as Kingdom proclaimer who seeks to find and  help those rightly disposed for everlasting life. (Acts 13:48) Perhaps you could be more active in the congregation in other ways too, such as by helping the elderly and encouraging the young. How satisfying these efforts can be!  

Next time: Your Relationship With Others

From the Watchtower magazine, 2007