Cherish Your Privilege of Working With Jehovah - KEEPING A POSITIVE VIEW OF WORK ASSIGNMENTS

It is an honor that Jehovah invites imperfect humans to serve him as his fellow workers.  (1 Corinthians 3:9)  Some Christians have the privilege to do building work, as did Noah and Moses.  Some may build Assembly Halls, Kingdom Halls, and branch offices.  Whether you are renovating a local local Kingdom Hall or build the world headquarters at Warwick, New York, cherish your privilege!   It is a sacred service. While only some may do physical building work, all Christians share in a spiritual building work. This is the preaching work, which glorifies Jehovah and benefits humans. (Acts  13:47-49) God's organization directs the preaching work. Sometimes this means that we will receive a new assignment.

Jehovah's faithful servants have always been eager to follow his direction.  (Read Hebrews 13:7, 17.) We may not understand all the reasons why we receive a new assignment or new direction.  But we cooperate with Jehovah because  we know that the changes come from him and that they all have good results.

The elders show their strong desire to do Jehovah's will by the way they take the lead in the congregation.  (2 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13) The elders are eager to work hard and follow direction, and they are quick to learn new methods of preaching.  They see good results when they organize telephone witnessing, or public witnessing, even though some may have wondered  how these new methods would work.  For example, four pioneers in Germany decided to preach in business territory that had not been worked in a long time.  One of them, Michael, said that they were very nervous because they had not tried this form of service for several years.  He added: "Jehovah must have known this, for he gave us an unforgettably pleasant morning service. How happy we were that we followed the direction given in Our Kingdom Ministry and relied on Jehovah for support!" Are you eager to try new methods of witnessing in your territory?

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