"Follow His Steps Closely" - Conclusion of THE NEEDY WIDOW IN THE TEMPLE

 Apply the account in your life.  Ask yourself,  'What lesson can I learn from Jesus' words about the poor widow?  Think about that widow.  No doubt she wished that she could have given more to Jehovah.  Yet, she did what she could; she gave Jehovah her very best. And Jesus knew that her contribution was precious in his Father's eyes.  Here, then, is an important lesson for us:  Jehovah is pleased when we give him our best-our wholehearted and whole-souled servivce.  (Matthew 22:37; Colossians 3:23)  Jehovah is happy when he sees us doing all we can! That principle applies to the amount of time and energy we can devote to our worship, including the ministry and the meetings.

How can you apply the lesson from the account about the widow?  Try to think of specific individuals who may need to be reassured that their efforts are pleasing to Jehovah.  For example, do you know of an older sister who perhaps feels guilty or useless because she no longer has the health or energy  to do as much as he used to in the ministry?  Or can you think of a brother with a chronic, painful illness who gets discouraged because he cannot bne at the Kingdom Hall for every meeting?  Help such ones by speaking words that are "good for building up." (Ephesians 4:29) Share with them the heartwarming lesson we learned from the account about the poor widow.  Your encouraging words  can reassure them that Jehovah is pleased when we give him our best-no matter how small it may seem-your are following Jesus' footsteps closely.

How thankful we are that the Gospel accounts provide so many details about Jesus' life, enabling us to imitate him, to follow his footsteps closely!  Why not have  a personal study or Family Worship projec that focuses on the Gospels?   Let us remember that to benefit fully from a such a study, we need to bring  the accounts to life and apply them in our life.  In addition consider what we can learn from Jesus'  final words as  a human. 

Next time: Learning From Jesus' Final Words

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