Imitate the One Who Promises Everlasting Life

"Become imitators of God, as beloved children." -EPHESIANS 5:1. 

JEHOVAH created us  with the ability  to understand how other people feel, even if we have never been in their situation.  (Read Ephesians 5:1, 2)  How can  this ability help us to imitate Jehovah? And why do we need to be careful of how we use this ability!

Jehovah has promised us a wonderful future without any suffering. Both the anointed and the "other sheep" can look forward to everlasting life, whether in heaven or on earth.  (John 10:16; 17:3; 1 Corinthians 15:53)  But Jehovah  understands the pain  we feel when bad things happen to us today.  In the past, Jehovah felt hurt when his people suffered in Egypt.  "It was distressing to him." (Isaiah  63:9) And later, when his people were rebuilding his temple and were afraid of their enemies, Jehovah understood how they felt. He told them:  "Whoever touched you  touches  the pupil of my eye." (Zechariah 2:8) Just as a mother feels love for her baby, Jehovah feels love for his servants and wants to help them.  (Isaiah 49:15)  We imitate Jehovah's love when we try to understand how others feel by imagining ourselves in their situation. -Psalm 103:13, 14. 

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From the Watchtower magazine, 2015