Meditate on Jehovah's Enduring Love

RESPOND TO JEHOVAH'S LOVE

We can only endeavor to count the various manifestations of Jehovah's unfailing love for us. The psalmist David sang:  "To me, how precious your thoughts are! O God, how vast is the sum of them! If I try to count them, they outnumber the grains of sand." (Psalm 139:17, 18) We should allow these thoughts to nurture in us a desire to love Jehovah deeply in return for his loving care for us. By all means, then, let us give our very best to him. 

There are many ways to express our love for Jehovah.  For example, we show love for God and neighbor by having a zealous share in the Kingdom-preaching work.  (Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20) We show that we truly love Jehovah by enduring tests of faith as integrity keepers.  ( Read Psalm 84:11; James 1:2-5.)  If our trials become severe, we can be sure that God is aware of our suffering and will help us, for we are precious to him. -Psalm 56:8. 

Our love for Jehovah moves us to meditate on his creative works and other marvelous deeds.  We show that we love God and highly value his Word by diligently studying the Bible. Love for Jehovah draws us ever closer to him in prayer.  And our love for God grows deeper as we reflect on the ransom sacrifice he provided for our sins.  (1 John 2:1, 2) These are just some of the many reasons we have for loving Jehovah in response to his enduring love for us.  

Next time: Keep in Expectation!

From the Watchtower magazine