Monday, August 11
Showimaot long evriwan, iufala no ova tumas.—Phil. 4:5.
Jesus followim wei blo Jehovah for flexible. Hem kam lo earth for preach lo “pipol bilong Israel nomoa, wea olsem olketa sheepsheep wea lus.” Nomata olsem, hem flexible taem hem preach lo pipol. For example, wanfala woman wea no Jew begim Jesus for healim dota blo hem wea ‘demon barava spoelem.’ Jesus tingim woman hia and healim dota blo hem. (Matt. 15:21-28) Tingim nara example. Insaed lo ministry blo Jesus, hem sei: “Man wea talem . . . hem no disaepol bilong mi, mi bae talem . . . hem no disaepol bilong mi.” (Matt. 10:33) Bat waswe, Jesus rejectim Peter from Peter denyim hem thrifala taem? Nomoa. Jesus luksavve Peter repent and garem faith. Bihaen Jesus resurrect, hem appear lo Peter and masbi hem talem Peter hem forgivim hem and still lovem hem. (Luke 24:33, 34) Jehovah God and Jesus Christ no ova tumas. Waswe lo iumi? Jehovah expectim iumi tu for olsem. w23.07 21 ¶6-7
Tuesday, August 12
No eniwan bae dae.—Rev. 21:4.
Wat nao iumi savve talem lo olketa narawan for mekem olketa sure hao earth bae kamap paradaes? First samting, Jehovah nao mekem datfala promis. Bible buk Revelation sei: “God wea sidaon long throne hem sei: ‘Mi wakem evri niu samting.’” Jehovah garem wisdom, paoa, and hem barava laek for mekem promis blo hem kamap tru. Second samting, Jehovah sure bae hem fulfillim promis blo hem, so hem storyim datwan olsem hem happen finis. Hem sei: “Man savve trustim olketa toktok hia and hem barava tru. . . . Olketa toktok hia hem kamap tru nao!” Third samting, no eni samting savve stopem Jehovah for completim samting wea hem startim finis. Dastawe hem sei: “Mi nao Alpha and Omega.” (Rev. 21:6) Jehovah bae pruvim hao Satan hem laea and hem no savve stopem hem for fulfillim plan blo hem. So taem samwan sei: “Hem barava here naes, bat mi no bilivim if hem savve kamap tru.” Iu savve readim and explainim Revelation 21:5, 6 for olketa. Explainim hao olketa toktok hia wea Jehovah talem, hem olsem hem saenem witim own signature blo hem, wea mekem iumi sure hem bae fulfillim promis blo hem.—Isa. 65:16. w23.11 7 ¶18-19
Wednesday, August 13
Mi bae mekem wanfala maeti nation kam from iu.—Gen. 12:2.
Jehovah mekem wanfala promis witim Abraham taem hem 75 years old and no garem yet pikinini. Waswe, Abraham lukim datfala promis fulfill? Hem lukim lelebet part lo hem nomoa. Bihaen Abraham akrosim Euphrates River, hem mas weit for 25 years bifor hem lukim son blo hem Isaac born, and bihaen nara 60 years, hem lukim tufala granson blo hem Esau and Jacob born. (Heb. 6:15) Bat Abraham no lukim pipol wea kam from laen blo hem kamap wanfala maeti nation and inheritim Promis Land. Nomata olsem, datfala faithful man hem fren klos witim Creator blo hem. (Jas. 2:23) And masbi taem Abraham resurrect, hem bae hapi tumas for savve from hem garem faith and hem patient, evri nation kasem blessing! (Gen. 22:18) Wat nao leson for iumi? Nomata maet iumiseleva no lukim evri promis blo Jehovah fulfill distaem, if iumi patient olsem Abraham, iumi sure Jehovah bae rewardim iumi distaem, and bae iumi kasem staka blessing lo niu world wea hem promisim.—Mark 10:29, 30. w23.08 24 ¶14