Let Nothing Distance You From Jehovah Keep Drawing Close to Jehovah Serving Without Regret

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JANUARY 15, 2013
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FEBRUARY25–MARCH3
Be Courageous
—Jehovah Is
With You!
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MARCH4-10
Let Nothing Distance
You From Jehovah
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MARCH11-17
Keep Drawing Close
to Jehovah
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MARCH18-24
Serving Without
Regrets
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MARCH25-31
Christian Elders
—‘Fellow Workers
for Our Joy’
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ˇ BeCourageous—JehovahIsWithYou!
ManyindividualsmentionedintheScripturesshowedfaith
andcourage.Byexaminingsomeoftheirexperiences,we
willbestrengthenedtoexercisefaithandtoserveJehovah
HAITI courageously.Thisdiscussionhighlightsouryeartextfor
2013.
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ductaBiblestudy.SomeHaitians ˇ LetNothingDistanceYouFromJehovah
whohavelivedoverseas,likethis ˇ KeepDrawingClosetoJehovah
couple,aremovingbacktotheir
homelandtoservewheretheneed Therearemanythingsinlifewecannotchoose,including
isgreater ourparents,oursiblings,andourplaceofbirth.Ourintima-
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RATIOOFPUBLISHERSTO Jehovah.
POPULATIONINHAITI
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17,954 ˇ ServingWithoutRegrets
PUBLISHERS Allofushavedonethingsthatwewishwecoulddoover
anddodifferently.However,weneednotallowsuchregrets
35,735
toparalyzeusnowinourservicetoGod.Inthisarticle,we
BIBLESTUDIES willlearnfromtheapostlePaul’sexamplehowwecankeep
onservingJehovahwithoutregrets.
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE ˇ ChristianElders—‘FellowWorkersforOurJoy’
InhissecondlettertotheCorinthians,Paulexplainedthat
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heandhiscloseassociateswere‘fellowworkersfortheir
3 They Offered Themselves
joy.’(2Cor.1:24)HowshouldthosewordsofPaulespecially
Willingly—In Norway
affectChristianelders?Andhowmayeachoneofusaddto
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aspiritofjoyinthecongregation?Theanswerstothese
32 A Well-Planned Campaign
questionswillbeconsideredinthisarticle.
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THEY OFFERED
THEMSELVES
WILLINGLY
Norway
in
Kjøllefjord
Lakselv
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Karasjok
A FEW years ago, Roald and Elsebeth, a couple then
in their late 40’s, lived comfortably in Bergen, Norway’s
IsabelansedcFoanbdi-alanr,gtehsetycfiatyit.hTfouglleytshhearrewdithintthheeiradctaivuigtihetseorfatnhdescoonn,- A rctic Circle
gregation. Roald served as an elder and Elsebeth as a pioneer,
N
whileIsabelandFabiandidwellaspublishers.
However,inSeptember2009,thefamilydecidedtodosomething
different—preachforaweekinanisolatedarea.SoRoaldandElse-
0 100mi
beth together with Fabian, then aged 18, traveled to Nordkyn, a 0 100km
peninsulasituatedinthecountyofFinnmark,abovetheArcticCir-
cle.There,inthevillageofKjøllefjord,theypreachedalongsideoth-
erbrothersand sisterswho had also cometothatisolated region
toshare inthe preachingwork. “Atthestartof thatweek,”recalls
OSLO
Roald, “I felt quite satisfied that I had managed to arrange my af-
fairs in such a way that I could share in this special activity for a Bergen
(Left)RoaldandFabian
(Above)ElsebethandIsabel
3
wholeweek.”Butlaterthatsameweek,Roaldbe- where things are convenient and predictable?’”
gantofeeluneasy.Whathappened? WhatwasElsebeth’sreactiontotheinvitation?“I
feltthatJehovahhadgivenour familyanassign-
AN UNEXPECTED QUESTION
ment,” she says, “but I also thought about our
“Outoftheblue,”relatesRoald,“Mario,apioneer
newlyrenovatedhouseandallthethingsinitthat
serving in Finnmark, asked us if we would be
wehadobtainedduringthelast25years.”
willingtomovetoatownnamed Lakselvtohelp
the congregation of 23 publishers there.” Roald When the special week was over, Roald and his
was taken aback by the unexpected question. familyreturnedtoBergen,buttheycouldnotstop
He explains: “Elsebeth and I had thought about thinking about their Christian brothers and sis-
the possibility of serving where the need was ters in Lakselv, some 1,300 miles (2,100 km)
greater—but that would be later when the chil- away.“IsaidmanyprayerstoJehovah,”saysElse-
dren had left home.” Still, even during the few beth,“andIkeptintouchwiththefriendswehad
days he had been preaching in this isolated re- met by exchanging pictures and experiences.”
gion,Roaldcouldseethatpeoplewerewillingto Says Roald: “I needed time to let the thoughtof
learnaboutJehovah.Theyneededhelpnow—not movingsinkin.Also,Ihadtoconsiderifitwould
later.“Thequestionbotheredmyconscienceand be possible in practical terms. How would we
even robbed me of my sleep for several nights,” maintainourselves?IprayedalottoJehovahand
herecalls.ThenMariodroveRoaldandhisfami- spokewithmyfamilyandwithexperiencedbroth-
lytoLakselv,about150miles(240km)southof ers.”Fabianrecalls:“ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,
Kjøllefjord. Mario wanted the visitors to see for themoreIrealizedthatIreallydidn’thaveavalid
themselvesthesmallcongregationthere. reasontosayno. I prayed oftentoJehovah,and
the desire to move gradually became stronger.”
InLakselv, Andreas, one of the two local elders,
And Isabel? To prepare herself for the possible
showed the visitors the area and the Kingdom
move,shebeganpioneeringinherhometown.Af-
Hall.Thecongregationgavethemawarmrecep-
ter six months of pioneering, during which she
tionandtoldRoaldandElsebeththattheywould
also spent much time on personal Bible study,
loveitiftheirfamilycouldmovetheretohelpwith
shefeltreadytomakethebigmove.
the Kingdom work. With a smile, Andreas said
thathe had already arranged a job interview for TAKING STEPS TO REACH THEIR GOAL
RoaldandFabian!Whatwouldthevisitorsdo? As the desire to serve where there is a greater
needforpublishersgrew,thefamilytookstepsto
WHAT CHOICE TO MAKE?
reachtheirgoal.Roaldhadawell-payingjobthat
Fabian’sfirstreactionwas:“Idon’thaveadesire
he really enjoyed, but he asked for a year-long
to move here.” The thought of leaving his close
leave of absence. However, his employer asked
friendswithwhomhehadgrownupinhishome
himtostayonasapart-timeworker—twoweeks
congregation and of living in a small town did
on,sixweeksoff. “Myincomewasdrasticallyre-
not appeal to him. Also, he had not finished
duced,butitworkedoutfine,”saysRoald.
his training to become an electrician. However,
whenIsabel(thenaged21)wasaskedwhatshe Elsebethrelates:“Myhusbandaskedmetotryto
thoughtaboutmoving,sheexclaimed:“That’sex- findahouseinLakselvandtorentoutourhouse
actlywhatIhavealwayswantedtodo!”Butthen, inBergen.Ittookalotof timeandeffort,butwe
saysIsabel:“WhenIthoughtmoreaboutit,Iwon- succeeded.Afterawhile,thechildrenfoundpart-
dered, ‘Is this really a good idea? Will I miss my timejobs,”sheadds,“andtheyhelpuscoverthe
friends? Should I just stay in my congregation expensesforfoodandtransportation.”
4
THEWATCHTOWER
(Left)KnutandLisbethstudyingwitha
familyinUganda
(Above)MareliusandKesiawitnessing
toaSamiwomaninNorway
Says Isabel: “Since the town we moved to is liusworksasanaccountantandKesiaworksina
small, my biggest challenge was to find work to store.
supportmyselfasapioneer.Attimes,itseemed
KnutandLisbeth,acouplenowintheirmid-30’s,
hopeless.”Still,bytakinganysmallpart-timejob
weretouchedbyYearbookaccountsaboutthose
she could find—nine during the first year—Isabel
whoservewherethereisagreaterneedforKing-
was able to cover her expenses. How did things
dom publishers. “These experiences made us
work out for Fabian? “To complete my school-
thinkaboutservinginaforeigncountry,”saysLis-
ingasanelectrician,Istillneededtoworkasan
beth,“butIhesitatedbecauseIdoubtedthatthis
apprentice. I did so in Lakselv. Later, I passed
wassomethinganordinarypersonlikemecould
myexamandfoundapart-timejobasanelectri-
do.”Still,theytookstepstoreachtheirgoal.Says
cian.”
Knut:“Wesoldourapartmentand,tosavefunds,
HOW OTHERS EXPANDED THEIR SERVICE movedinwithmymother.Later,togetatasteof
serving in a foreign territory, we moved for one
Marelius and his wife, Kesia, also wanted to
year toanEnglish-languagecongregationinBer-
serve where there was a greater need for pub-
gen,wherewestayedwithLisbeth’smother.”Be-
lishers. Says Marelius, now aged 29: “Conven-
forelong,KnutandLisbethfeltreadytomakethe
tiontalksandinterviewsaboutpioneeringmoved
move,andabigoneatthat—toUganda.Theyre-
me to think about expanding my service.” How-
turn to Norway two months a year to work. That
ever, for Kesia, now aged 26, the idea of mov-
waytheyhavesufficientfundstoliveandpreach
ingawayfromfamilywasanobstacle.“Idreaded
full-timeinUgandatherestoftheyear.
the thought of being far away from the people
I love,” she says. Furthermore, Marelius worked “TASTE AND SEE THAT JEHOVAH IS GOOD”
full-time to pay the mortgage on theirhouse. He Howdidthingsturnoutforthesewillingworkers?
says:“WiththehelpofJehovahandmanyprayers Roaldsays:“Wespendmuchmoretimetogether
in which we asked for his help to make chang- asafamilyinthisisolatedareathanwedidinBer-
es, we were able to make the move.” First, they gen.Ourfamilyhasgrowncloser.Seeingthespir-
spentmoretimeonBiblestudy.Then,thecouple itual progress of our children has been a bless-
soldtheirhouse,quittheirjobs,andmovedinAu- ing.”Headds:“Also,wenowhaveamorerelaxed
gust2011tothecityofAlta,innorthernNorway. attitudetowardmaterialthings.Theydonotmean
There,tosupportthemselvesaspioneers,Mare- asmuchaswethoughttheydid.”
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ApplyingBibleprinciplescanhelp ˙ Seekadvicefromwisefellowbe- ˙ Moveahead,andputyourplans
youtoprepareforservingwhere lievers.“Hethatiswalkingwith inaction.“Dogood.”—Ps.37:3.
thereisagreaterneedforKingdom wisepersonswillbecomewise.”
publishers: —Prov.12:15;13:20.
Whenyoutakethesesteps,youcan
˙ PraytoJehovahformotivation ˙ Makedefiniteplans.“Theplansof besurethatJehovahwillblessyour
and“practicalwisdom.”—Prov.3: thediligentonesurelymakefor efforts!—Prov.16:3.
21;Phil.2:13;Jas.1:5. advantage.”—Prov.21:5.
Fabian: “I was really moved when she said that.
What a joy to help someone!” Isabel notes: “In
this assignment, I really have ‘tasted and seen
thatJehovahisgood.’”(Ps.34:8)Sheadds:“On
topofthat,servinghereisreallyfun!”
MareliusandKesianowhaveasimplerstandard
oflivingbutaricherlife.ThecongregationinAlta,
to which they moved, now has 41 publishers.
Mareliussays:“Lookingback,it’ssoencouraging
toseehowmuchourlifehaschanged.Wethank
“Ourfamilyhasgrowncloser.”—Roald Jehovahthatwecanservehimaspioneershere.
Nothingismorefulfilling.”Kesiaadds:“Ilearned
totrustmorecompletelyinJehovah,and he has
Elsebeth saw the need to learn another lan- takengoodcareofus.Ialsofoundthatlivingfar-
guage. Why? The territory of the Lakselv Con- therawayfrommyrelativeshelpsmetovaluethe
gregationincludesthevillage ofKarasjok,inthe momentsthatwespendtogetherevenmore.I’ve
heartlandoftheSami—theindigenouspeopleof neverregrettedourdecision.”
thenorthernregionsofNorway,Sweden,Finland,
AndhowareKnutandLisbethdoinginUganda?
and Russia. So to make iteasier to reach these
Knut relates: “It took time to adjust to the new
indigenouspeople,Elsebethtookacourseinthe
environment and culture. Water, electricity, and
Samilanguage.Nowsheisabletohaveasimple
stomachproblems—theyallcomeandgo,butwe
conversationinthatlanguage.Issheenjoyingher
canconductasmanyBiblestudiesaswewant!”
new territory? She says, beaming: “I conduct six
Lisbeth says: “Just half an hour from where we
Biblestudies.WhereelsewouldIwanttobethan
live, there are territories that have never been
righthere!”
reached with the good news. Yet, when we go
Fabian,whonowservesasapioneerandamin- there,wefindpeoplereadingtheBible,askingus
toteachthem.Teachingsuchhumbleindividuals
isterialservant,relatesthatheandIsabelhelped
theBible’smessageisajoybeyondcompare!”
three teenagers in their new congregation who
needed encouragement to get more involved in How happy our Leader, Christ Jesus, must be to
thecongregation’sactivities.Allthreeyouthsare observe from heaven how the preaching work
now active in the ministry. In fact, two of them thathe started isbeingcarried outinevermore
are baptized and served asauxiliarypioneers in regionsof theearth!Yes,forallofGod’speople,
March2012.Oneoftheteenagerswhohadbeen itisaheartfeltjoytoofferthemselveswillinglyto
driftingaway fromthe truth thanked Fabian and carryoutJesus’ command to “make disciples of
Isabel for helping her to “get going again.” Says peopleofallthenations.”—Matt.28:19,20.
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B C
E OURAGEOUS
JEHOVAH IS
WITH YOU!
JEHOVAH’S service brings us joy. Yet, we do face
hardships common to mankind, and we may “suf-
“Be courageous and
ferforthesakeofrighteousness.”(1Pet.3:14;5:8,9;
strong. . . . Jehovah
1 Cor.10:13) To cope with such trials successfully,
your God is with weneedfaithandcourage.
2Whatisfaith?TheapostlePaulwrote:“Faithis
you.”
—JOSH. 1:9.
theassuredexpectationofthingshopedfor,theev-
identdemonstrationofrealitiesthoughnotbeheld.”
(Heb.11:1) Another translation reads: “Faith isthe
HOW WOULD YOU REPLY? title-deed to the things we hope for. Faith is being
sureofthingswecannotsee.”(TheSimpleEnglishBi-
(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) ble)Ifpropertyhasbeendeededtous,weareconfi-
WhatdidJoshuahavetodoto
dent that we own it. Since we have faith that God
sustainhisfaithandcourage?
alwaysfulfillshisword,itisasthoughwearehold-
ingavaluabledeed.Ourfaithmakesuscertainthat
wewillseethefulfillmentoftheBible-basedprom-
iseswehopefor,andwearesureaboutspiritualreal-
ities,althoughwecannotseethem.
3Courage has been defined as “spiritual, emo-
(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)
tional, and moral fortitude to speak and act with-
Whatexamplesofcouragehave
out fear in the face ofobstacles and dangers.” (The
impressedyou?
New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible) If we have
courage, wearestrong, valiant, evenboldattimes.
—Mark6:49,50;2Tim.1:7.
4Faith and courage are desirable qualities. But
suppose we sense a personal need for more faith
and do not feel courageous. Well, thousands of in-
(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) dividuals of Bible record have been exemplary in
Whoseexampleoffaithand
displayingthesequalities.Soonewaytostrengthen
couragecanhelpyoutodo
thepreachingwork? 1, 2. (a) What qualities will help us to cope with trials?
(b)Howwouldyoudefinefaith?Illustrate.
3, 4. (a) Whatiscourage?(b)Whatisonewaytostrengthen
ourfaithandcourage?
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our faith and courage is to consider HOW WE CAN MAKE
someofthoseexamples. OUR WAY SUCCESSFUL
7To have the courage needed to do
JEHOVAH WAS WITH JOSHUA
God’swill,wemuststudyandapplyhis
5Let us turn the clock back some
Word. That is what Joshua was told to
35 centuries. Forty years have passed
do when he became Moses’ successor:
since millions of Israelites were deliv-
“Be courageous and very strong to take
ered from Egyptian bondage under the care to do according to all the law that
mighty hand of Jehovah. The prophet Mosesmyservantcommanded you....
Moses has taken the lead. Now at the This book of the law should not depart
ageof120,heviewsthePromisedLand from your mouth, and you must in an
from a distance and then dies atop
Mount Nebo. His successor is Josh-
Our yeartext for 2013:
ua,aman“fullofthespiritofwisdom.”
(Deut.34:1-9)TheIsraelitesareaboutto
“Be courageous and
take possession of Canaan. To succeed
as their leader, Joshua will need God- strong. . . . Jehovah your
givenwisdom.Hewillalsohavetoexer-
God is with you.”
cisefaithinJehovahandprovetobecou-
rageousandstrong.—Deut.31:22,23. —Joshua 1:9
6The wisdom, courage, and faith
shown by Joshua during the long con-
quest of Canaan must have strength-
undertonereadinitdayandnight,inor-
ened the Israelites. In addition to val-
derthatyoumaytakecaretodoaccord-
orinbattle,however,theyneededwhat
ingtoallthatiswritteninit;forthenyou
mightbecalledquietcouragetodowhat
willmakeyour waysuccessfulandthen
Joshua urged them to do. At the end of
you will act wisely.” (Josh. 1:7, 8) Josh-
hislife,inhisfarewelladdress,hesaid:
ua followed that counsel, and ‘his way
“You must be very courageous to keep
was successful.’ If we do likewise, we
andtodoallthatiswritteninthe book
willhavegreatercourageandsuccessin
of the law of Moses by never turning
God’sservice.
away from it tothe right or tothe left.” 8Joshua must have been greatly
(Josh. 23:6) We tooneed the courage to
strengthened when he heard Jehovah’s
obeyJehovahatalltimes.Thisincludes
further words: “Be courageous and
occasionswhenmeremendemandthat strong. Do not suffer shock or be terri-
(ReadActs
weactcontrarytoGod’swill. fied, for Jehovah your God is with you
4:18-20; 5:29.)
If we prayerfully rely on wherever you go.” (Josh.1:9) Jehovah is
Jehovah, he will help us to take such a with us too. So let us “not suffer shock
courageousstand. or be terrified” regardless of our trials.
5. Tosucceedinhisassignment,whatdidJosh- 7. Toactwithcourageandhavesuccess,Josh-
uaneed? uaneededtodowhat?
6. (a) Joshua23:6callsforcouragetodowhat? 8. The yeartext for 2013 is drawn from what
(b)WhatdowelearnfromthewordsofActs4: scripture,andhowdoyoufeelthatthosewords
18-20andActs5:29? willhelpyou?
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Especially noteworthy is the statement: blesses acts of faith and courage.—Ruth
“Be courageousand strong....Jehovah 2:12;4:17-22;Matt.1:1-6.
your God is with you.” Those words of
MANY RISKED THEIR LIVES!
Joshua1:9havebeenchosenastheyear-
11Ourcourageandfaitharestrength-
text for 2013. They will surely strength-
enedwhenweseethatGodiswiththose
en us in the months ahead, as will the
who put his interests and the welfare
words and actions ofother examples of
of fellow believers ahead of their own
faithandcourage.
concerns. For example, consider High
THEY COURAGEOUSLY Priest Jehoiada and his wife, Jehoshe-
TOOK THEIR STAND ba. After King Ahaziah died, Athaliah,
9WhenJoshuasenttwospiesintoCa- his mother, killed the remaining royal
offspringexcept Jehoash and seized the
naan,Rahabtheprostitutehidthemand
throne.JehoiadaandJehoshebahadtak-
misdirected their enemies. Because of
entheriskofrescuingAhaziah’ssonJe-
heractsoffaithandcourage,sheandher
hoash and had kept him hidden for six
household were spared when the city
years.In the seventhyear, Jehoiada had
of Jericho fell to the Israelites.(Heb.11:
Jehoash proclaimed kingand had Atha-
30,31;Jas.2:25)Ofcourse,Rahababan-
liahputtodeath.(2Ki.11:1-16)Jehoiada
doned her immoral life so as to please
later supported King Jehoash in repair-
Jehovah.SomewhohavebecomeChris-
ingthetemple.AndwhenJehoiadadied
tians have had the faith, courage, and
at 130 years of age, he was buried with
moral strength to make similar changes
thekings“becausehehaddonegoodin
topleaseGod.
Israel and with the true God and His
10AfterJoshua’sdeath,theMoabitess
house.” (2 Chron. 24:15, 16) Moreover,
Ruth courageously took her stand for the courageous deeds of Jehoiada and
trueworship.AsthewidowofanIsrael- his wife preserved the royal line from
ite,shelikelyknewsomethingaboutJe- DavidtotheMessiah.
hovah.Herwidowedmother-in-law,Na- 12Ebed-melech, a eunuch in the
omi, had lived in Moab but decided to house of King Zedekiah, risked his life
movebacktotheIsraelitetownofBeth- for Jeremiah. The king had surrendered
lehem. Along the road, Naomi urged Jeremiah to the princes of Judah, who
Ruthtoreturntoherownpeople,butthe falsely charged him with sedition and
Moabitess replied: “Do not plead with casthimintoamirycistern,theretodie.
me to abandon you, to turn back from (Jer.38:4-6)Despitethedangerinwhich
accompanying you . . . Your people will itplacedhimbecauseoftheexistingha-
be my people, and your God my God.” tredforJeremiah,Ebed-melechappealed
(Ruth 1:16) Ruth meant that. In time, to Zedekiah in behalf of the prophet.
Naomi’s kinsman Boaz married Ruth, Zedekiah responded favorably and had
who bore a son and became an ances- 30 men accompanyEbed-melech to res-
tressofDavidandofJesus.Yes,Jehovah cueJeremiah.Throughtheprophet,God
assured Ebed-melech that he would not
9. In what ways did Rahab show faith and
courage? 11. HowdidJehoiadaandJehoshebamanifest
10. Under what circumstances did Ruth take courage,andwhatdidthisaccomplish?
her stand for true worship, resulting in what 12. What courageous action did Ebed-melech
blessingsforher? take?
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perish during the Babylonian siege of
Jerusalem.(Jer.39:15-18)Godlycourage
isrewarded.
13IntheseventhcenturyB.C.E.,three
Hebrew servants of Jehovah were giv-
enclearevidencethatGodrewardsfaith
and courage. King Nebuchadnezzar as-
sembled Babylon’s dignitaries and de-
manded that they worship a towering
imageofgold.Anywhowouldnotdoso
wereto diein afieryfurnace.The three
Hebrews respectfully told Nebuchad-
nezzar:“OurGodwhomweare serving
is able to rescue us. Out of the burn-
ing fiery furnace and out of your hand,
O king, he will rescue us. But if not, let
it become known to you, O king, that
your gods are not the ones we are serv-
ing,andtheimageofgoldthatyouhave
set up we will not worship.” (Dan. 3:16-
18)Thethrilling rescueof thethreeHe-
brews is vividly described at Daniel 3:
19-30. Although we are not likely to be
threatenedwithdeathinafieryfurnace,
we do face tests of integrityand can be FortheearlyChristians,
compromisingwasnotanoption
sure that God will blessus forour faith
andcourage.
14Daniel showed faith and cour-
(Dan. 6:6-10) Courageous Daniel ended
age when his enemies prevailed upon
upin alions’pit—but Jehovah delivered
KingDariustoissueadecreethat“who-
him.—Dan.6:16-23.
evermakesapetitiontoanygodorman
for thirty days except to you, O king, 15Undercircumstancesnot disclosed
should be thrown to the lions’ pit.” As intheBible, AquilaandPriscilla‘risked
soon as Daniel learned that the docu- their necks for Paul’s soul.’ (Acts 18:2;
ment had been signed, he “entered into Rom.16:3,4)Theycourageouslyactedin
hishouse, and, the windowsin his roof harmonywithJesus’words:“Iamgiving
chamber being open for him toward Je- youanewcommandment,thatyoulove
rusalem, even three times in a day he one another; just as I have loved you,
was kneeling on his knees and praying that you also love one another.” (John
andofferingpraisebeforehisGod,ashe 13:34) The Mosaic Law required that
had been regularly doing prior to this.” a person love his neighbor as he loved
himself. (Lev. 19:18) But Jesus’ com-
13. The three Hebrewstook what courageous
stand,andhowcanwebenefitfromtheirexpe- 15. (a) Aquila and Priscilla set what example
rience? offaithandcourage?(b)WhatismeantbyJe-
14. According to Daniel chapter 6, how did sus’ words recorded at John 13:34, and how
Danielactcourageously,andwithwhatresult? havemanyChristiansshownsuchlove?
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