Thursday, August 14
Lo olketa taem wea hem lukaotem Jehovah, tru God mekem hem garem staka samting.—2 Chron. 26:5.
Taem King Uzziah teenager, hem hambol. Hem lane “for fraet lo tru God.” And Jehovah blessim hem for klosap 68 years wea hem laef. (2 Chron. 26:1-4) Uzziah winim staka nation wea enemy lo olketa Israelite and duim samting for protectim Jerusalem. (2 Chron. 26:6-15) Masbi Uzziah hapi lo evri samting wea God helpem hem for duim. (Eccl. 3:12, 13) King Uzziah getius for talem samting for olketa narawan duim. Maet datwan mekem hem for tingse hem savve duim eni samting wea hem laekem. So wanday, Uzziah disaed for go insaed temple blo Jehovah and from hem praod tumas hem laek for bonem incense lo altar, wea hem samting wea olketa king shud no duim. (2 Chron. 26:16-18) Hae Priest Azariah trae for stretem hem bat Uzziah barava kros. From datwan, Uzziah kasem leprosy and hem spoelem faithful record blo hem lo service blo hem for Jehovah. (2 Chron. 26:19-21) Laef blo Uzziah bae no olsem, if hem gohed for hambol! w23.09 10 ¶9-10
Friday, August 15
Hem . . . no laek stap witim olketa tu, bikos hem fraetem olketa wea circumcise.—Gal. 2:12.
Nomata Peter kamap anointed Christian, hem still deal witim olketa wik point blo hem. Lo 36 C.E., God sendem Peter lo Cornelius wea hem wanfala Gentile and God anointim Cornelius witim holy spirit, wea datwan showimaot klia “God hem no favorim eniwan,” and olketa Gentile savve kamap part lo Christian kongregeson. (Acts 10:34, 44, 45) Lo datfala taem, Peter feel free for kaikai witim olketa Gentile, hem samting wea Peter no duim enitaem. Nomata olsem, samfala Jew Christian sei olketa Jew and Gentile shud no kaikai tugeta. Taem samfala Jew wea garem tingting olsem kam lo Antioch, Peter stop for kaikai nao witim olketa Gentile brata blo hem, luk olsem hem fraet nogud olketa Jew Christian hia feel nogud. Aposol Paul lukim samting wea Peter duim and tok strong lo Peter front lo evriwan. (Gal. 2:13, 14) Nomata Peter mekem mistek hia, hem no givap. w23.09 22 ¶8
Saturday, August 16
God . . . mekem iufala barava strong.—1 Pet. 5:10.
Hem gud for honest lo iumiseleva and lukim wat iumi need for impruv lo hem, bat no discourage. “Lord [Jesus] hem kaen tumas” and hem bae helpem iumi for impruv. (1 Pet. 2:3) Aposol Peter sei: “God . . . bae finisim training bilong iufala mekem iufala barava strong.” Firstaem Peter feel olsem hem no gud inaf for Son blo God stap witim hem. (Luke 5:8) Bat witim loving sapot blo Jehovah and Jesus, Peter gohed faithful for followim Christ. Gogo Peter kasem privilege “for go insaed long datfala Kingdom wea no savve finis and wea hem bilong Lord bilong iumi, Jesus Christ, wea hem nao sevem iumi.” (2 Pet. 1:11) Datwan hem nambawan blessing! If iu no givap olsem Peter and letem Jehovah for trainim iu, iu bae kasem reward for laef olowe. Iu bae ‘sure faith bilong iu bae sevem laef bilong iu.’—1 Pet. 1:9. w23.09 31 ¶16-17