Who Is on Jehovah's Side? - JEHOVAH REQUIRES US TO BE LOYAL TO HIM

Even though Aaron had made the golden calf, he repented and, along with the rest of the Levites, chose to be on Jehovah's side. These loyal ones made it clear that they were not on the side of the sinners.    That was a wise choice, because later that day, thousands who worshipped the golden calf  died. But those who were on Jehovah's side survived. and God promised to bless them. - EXODUS 32:27-29. 

What is the lesson for us?   The apostle Paul said: "These things became examples for us," so that we never "become idolaters." Paul explained that such accounts "written for  warning to us upon whom the ends of this system of things have come.  So let the one who thinks he is standing beware that he does not fall." ( 1 Corinthians 10:6, 7, 11, 12) As Paul pointed out, even those who  worship Jehovah can become involved with doing what is bad.  They may even think that Jehovah still approves of them. But just because a person wants to be Jehovah's friend or claims to be loyal does not always mean that Jehovah actually approves of him. - 1 CORINTHIANS 1-5.

 When Moses did not come down from Sinai as soon as the Israelites expected, they  became anxious. If the end of this system   has not come as soon as we expected, we too may feel anxious. We may begin to think that the wonderful future Jehovah promises is too far off or is too good to be true, and we may start to focus on what we want instead of what Jehovah wants.  If we are not careful, we could drift away from Jehovah and do things that we would never have imagined we would do.

Jehovah requires that we obey him completely and worship only him. (Exodus 20:5)  Why does he ask this of us?  Because he loves us. If we do not do what Jehovah wants, we will be doing what Satan wants, and that will harm us.  Paul stated:  "You cannot be drinking the cup of Jehovah and the cup of demons; you cannot be partaking of 'the table of Jehovah and the table of demons." - 1 CORINTHIANS 10:21.

Next time: Who Is on Jehovah's Side? -STAY CLOSE TO JEHOVAH!

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