Are You Reaching the Stature That Belongs to Christ? - JEHOVAH IS OUR LOVING PROVIDER

When the apostle Paul was in Athens, Greece, he noticed that the city was filled with idols  of the gods and deities that the people believed gave them life and life's necessities.  Paul was moved to declare:  "The God who  made the world and all the things in it . . . gives to all people life and breath and all things. . . . By him we have life and moved and exist." (Acts 17:24, 25, 28)  Yes, out of love, Jehovah provides "all things" necessary for us to sustain our life.  Think of what that simple statement entails.

Consider the earth, which Jehovah the Maker, "has given to the sons of men."  (Psalm 115:15, 16) Scientists have spent vast amounts of money on space explorations to find other earth-like planets. Although hundreds of planets have been identified, scientists are disappointed that not one of those planets has the intricate balance of conditions that makes human life possible, as the earth does. The earth appears to be unique in all of God's creation. Just imagine, out of the unknown number of planets that exist in the Milky way and beyond.  Jehovah created the earth to be not  merely a habitable place but a comfortable, beautiful, and safe home for his human creation!  (Isaiah 45:18) This reflects how Jehovah must love us. -Read Job 38:4,7; Psalm 8:3-5. 

Though Jehovah created a wonderful home for us, he knows that for us to be happy and content, we need more than material provisions.  A child feels truly secure when he senses his parents' love and attention.  Jehovah created humans in his image, giving them the spiritual capacity to sense and to respond to his love and care.  (Genesis 1:27) Furthermore,  Jesus said:  "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual  need." (Matthew 5:3) As a loving Father, Jehovah "richly provides us with all the things we enjoy," both physically and spiritually. -1 Timothy 6:17; Psalm 145:16. 

Next time: Are You Reaching the Stature That Belongs to Christ? - JEHOVAH LOVINGLY TEACHES US THE TRUTH

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