"You Need Endurance"

SUPPORT FROM THE ELDERS

God has provided another source of support within the Christian congregation-the elders. These spiritually mature men can be "like a hiding place from the wind, a place of concealment from the rainstorm "like streams of water in a waterless land." (Isaiah 32:2)  What a refreshing assurance!   Have you taken advantage of this loving provision?  The encouragement and support of the elders can help you to endure.  

Of course, the elders are not miracle workers.  They are imperfect humans, "having the same infirmities as [we] have." (Acts 14:15) Still, their supplications in our behalf can accomplish much. (Isaiah 5:14, 15) A brother in Italy who for many years has endured the degenerative effects of  muscular dystrophy said:  "The brothers love and affection along with their frequent visits have helped me to endure." Could you benefit to a fuller degree from Jehovah's loving provision-the elders? 

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From the Watchtower magazine, 2015