Tuesday, August 19
Jehovah bae givim strong lo pipol blo hem. Jehovah bae blessim pipol blo hem mekem olketa stap lo peace.—Ps. 29:11.
Taem iumi prea, tingim if hem raet taem for Jehovah givim wat iumi askem lo hem. Iumi maet tingse iumi need for kasem ansa for olketa prea blo iumi stretawe. Bat, Jehovah nao savve lo best taem for helpem iumi. (Heb. 4:16) Taem iumi no stretawe receivim wat iumi askem, maet iumi tingse ansa blo Jehovah hem ‘No.’ Bat maet ansa blo hem ‘Nomoa yet.’ For example, wanfala young brata hem prea lo Jehovah for helpem hem kamap gud from sik blo hem. Bat health blo hem no impruv nomoa. If Jehovah duim mirakol for kiurim hem, Satan savve sei datfala brata gohed worshipim Jehovah only bikos Jehovah healim hem. (Job 1:9-11; 2:4) Tingim tu hao Jehovah markem finis taem for hem kiurim evri difren kaen sik. (Isa. 33:24; Rev. 21:3, 4) And go kasem datfala taem, Jehovah bae no duim mirakol for healim olketa sik blo iumi. So datfala brata savve askem Jehovah for strongim hem and for helpem hem garem peace lo mind mekem hem savve deal witim datfala sik, and gohed faithful lo God. w23.11 23 ¶13
Wednesday, August 20
Hem no panisim iumi fitim sin wea iumi duim, and hem no pei bak lo iumi fitim olketa mistek iumi duim.—Ps. 103:10.
Samson mekem wanfala serious mistek, bat hem no givap. Hem lukaotem chance for faet againstim olketa Philistine, wea hem nao wat Jehovah laekem hem for duim. (Judg. 16:28-30) Samson begim Jehovah: “Letem mi pei bak lo olketa Philistine.” Tru God ansarem prea blo Samson and givim moa spesol paoa lo Samson. From datwan, Samson killim dae staka Philistine lo datfala party winim eni nara taem. Nomata Samson kasem olketa barava nogud samting from mistek blo hem, datwan no stopem hem for duim will blo Jehovah. Nomata if iumi mekem mistek and kasem kaonsel or lusim wanfala privilege, iumi mas no givap. Tingim hao Jehovah redi for forgivim iumi. (Ps. 103:8, 9) Nomata iumi mekem mistek, Jehovah savve givim strong lo iumi for duim will blo hem, olsem hem duim for Samson. w23.09 6 ¶15-16
Thursday, August 21
Taem iumi no givap, God hapi long iumi, and taem God hapi long iumi, iumi garem hope.—Rome 5:4.
Taem iu no givap, iu mekem Jehovah hapi. Diswan no minim Jehovah hapi taem iu kasem olketa hard taem or problem. Bat hem hapi bikos iu no givap and gohed faithful. Hem barava encouraging for savve hao taem iumi no givap, iumi mekem Jehovah hapi. (Ps. 5:12.) Tingim hao Abraham tu kasem olketa test bat taem hem no givap, Jehovah hapi lo hem. Jehovah ting lo Abraham olsem fren blo hem and sei Abraham hem raeteous. (Gen. 15:6; Rome 4:13, 22) God savve ting olsem lo iumi tu. Jehovah hapi no bikos lo staka waka wea iumi duim lo service blo hem or privilege wea iumi garem, bat hem hapi from iumi faithful and no givap lo olketa hard taem. And nomata wat nao age blo iumi, living, or ability wea iumi garem, iumi evriwan savve faithful lo God. Hao, iu deal witim wanfala hard taem distaem and iu gohed loyal lo Jehovah? If olsem, tingim hao iu mekem Jehovah hapi. Taem iumi luksavve hao God hapi lo iumi, datwan strongim go moa hope wea iumi garem lo olketa promis blo hem. w23.12 11 ¶13-14