We Must Be Holy in All Our Conduct - UPHOLD JEHOVAH'S SOVEREIGNTY

The book of Leviticus highlights Jehovah's sovereignty.  More than 30 times, the laws found in Leviticus are credited to Jehovah. Moses acknowledge this and did what Jehovah commanded him to do. (Leviticus 8:4, 5) Likewise,we should always do what our Sovereign, Jehovah, wants us to do.  In this regard,  we have the support of God's organization.  But a test of faith may come when we  are alone. as it did when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness.  (Luke 4:1-13)  If we are focused on God's sovereignty and we trust in him, nobody can cause us to compromise and be ensnared by cowardly fear. - PROVERBS 29:25.

 As followers of Christ and Witnesses of Jehovah, we are persecuted in nations around the world. This is to be expected, for Jesus told his disciples: "People will hand you over to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name." (Matthew 24:9) In the face of such hatred, however, we endure in the Kingdom-preaching work and continue to prove ourselves holy before Jehovah. Although, we are honest, clean-living, and law-abiding citizens, why are we so hated? (Romans 13:1-7)  Because  we have made Jehovah our Sovereign Lord!  We render sacred service to "him alone" and will never compromise in his righteous laws and principles. - MATTHEW 4:10.

We are also "no part of this world."  Therefore, we are neutral with regard to the world's wars and political affairs.  (Read John 15:18-21; Isaiah 2:4.)  Some who made a dedication to God have compromised their neutrality.  Many of these individuals have repented and have regained their relationship with our merciful heavenly Father.  (PSALM 51:17)  A few did not repent.  During World War II, for instance, officials gathered 160 of our unjustly incarcerated brothers under 45 years of age from all the prisons in Hungary and assembled them in one town. There they ordered them to take up military service. The faithful brothers remained firm in their refusal, but nine of the group took the military oath and accepted uniforms. Two  years later, one who compromised found himself part of a firing squad assigned to execute the faithful Witnesses.  His own fleshly brother was among them!  As matters turned out, the threatened executions never took place.  

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