Cherish Your Place in Jehovah's Family - Conclusion of HOW JEHOVAH HAS HONORED HUMANS

 Jehovah has given humans the ability to have children, as well as the responsibility to teach them to love and to serve him.  If you are a parent, do you appreciate this special gift? Although the angels are highly blessed by Jehovah, they have not been granted this privilege.  With that in mind, those who are raising children should treasure their opportunity to do so. Parents have been given a trust, a sacred duty to raise their children  in "the discipline and admonition of Jehovah."  (Ephesians 6:4; Deuteronomy 6:5-7; Psalm 127:3) In order to help parents, God's organization provides many Bible-based tools, such as publications, videos, music, and online resources.  Clearly, both our heavenly Father and his Son cherish our young ones. ( Luke 18:15-17)  When parents rely on Jehovah and do their very best to care for their precious children, Jehovah is pleased .  And such parents give their children the prospect of becoming part of Jehovah's family forever!

Jehovah gave his most precious Son so that we can once again become members of His family.  As we mentioned in paragraph 4, Adam and Eve lost their place in Jehovah's family, and they lost a place for their children.  (Romans 5:12) Adam and Eve deliberately disobeyed God, so they deserved to be disinherited by him.  But what of their offspring?  Jehovah lovingly made a provision for deserving one among them to to be adopted into his family. He did this by means of the sacrifice of his only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ.  (John 3:16; Romans 5:19)  As a result of Jesus' sacrifice, 14,000 integrity-keeping humans are adopted as God's sons. - ROMANS 8:15-17; REVELATIONS 14:1.

Additionally, untold millions of other faithful ones are obediently doing God's will. They have the prospect of full membership in God's family after the final test at the end of the Millennium.(Psalm 25:14; Romans8:20, 21)  With that prospect in mind, even now they address Jehovah, their Creator, as "Father." (Matthew 6:9)  Resurrected ones too will be given the opportunity to learn what Jehovah expects of them.  Those who  respond well to his direction will eventually also become members of his family.

As we have seen, Jehovah has taken the initiative to honor humans in many ways. He has already adopted anointed ones as his sons, and he has granted those of the "great crowd" The prospect of full sonship in the new world.  (Revelations 7:9) What can we do now to show Jehovah that we want to be a part of his family forever?

Next time: Cherish Your Place in Jehovah's Family - SHOW JEHOVAH THAT YOU WANT TO BE PART OF HIS FAMILY

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