Monday, August 25
Nomata iufala no lukim hem enitaem, iufala lovem hem.—1 Pet. 1:8.
Jesus mas againstim olketa temptation from Satan. And samfala temptation hem olketa direct attak from Satan for stopem hem for loyal lo God. (Matt. 4:1-11) Satan laekem tumas for mekem Jesus sin mekem hem no fit for peim datfala ransom. Taem Jesus duim ministry blo hem lo earth, hem feisim staka test. Olketa enemy persecutim hem and laek for killim hem dae. (Luke 4:28, 29; 13:31) Hem mas deal tu witim wik point blo olketa aposol blo hem. (Mark 9:33, 34) Taem olketa kotem hem, olketa killim hem nogud and tok spoelem hem. Then hem kasem bigfala pain and olketa killim hem dae olsem wanfala criminal. (Heb. 12:1-3) Taem Jesus hange lo torture-stake, hem mas deal seleva witim bigfala pain wea kasem hem bikos Jehovah no protectim hem nao from datwan. (Matt. 27:46) Tru nao, Jesus barava safa bifor hem peim datfala ransom. Taem iumi ting abaotem staka samting wea Jesus willing for duim for iumi, hem mekem iumi for barava lovem hem. w24.01 10-11 ¶7-9
Tuesday, August 26
Man hemi hariap nating, bae hemi pua.—Provebs 21:5, SIPB.
Iumi need for patient mekem iumi fren gud witim olketa narawan. Datwan helpem iumi for lisin gud taem narawan story. (Jas. 1:19) Patient helpem iumi for keepim peace tu. Hem helpem iumi for no react kwiktaem tumas and for talem samting wea no kaen taem iumi anda stress. And if iumi patient, bae iumi no kros kwiktaem nomata samwan duim samting wea mekem iumi feel nogud. Instead for pei bak, iumi bae ‘no kros bat evritaem forgivim hem.’ (Col. 3:12, 13) Patient savve helpem iumi tu for mekem olketa gud disison. Instead for iumi followim feeling nomoa or kwiktaem for mekem disison, iumi bae tek taem for duim research and ting raonem which option nao hem best. For example, if iumi lukaotem waka maet iumi kwiktaem for acceptim first waka wea iumi faendem. Bat if iumi patient, bae iumi tek taem for ting raonem hao datfala waka bae affectim famili and spiritual laef blo iumi. Taem iumi patient, bae iumi avoidim olketa rong disison. w23.08 22 ¶8-9
Wednesday, August 27
Mi luksavve nara law wea stap long body bilong mi hem againstim law wea stap long mind bilong mi. Nara law hia hem law bilong sin wea stap long body bilong mi and hem bossim mi.—Rome 7:23.
If iu discourage bikos iu mas faet againstim feeling for laek duim sin ting abaotem dedication promis blo iu lo Jehovah, and datwan bae strongim disison blo iu for faet againstim eni temptation. Hao nao bae hem helpem iu? Taem iu dedicate lo Jehovah, iu disaed for no duim samting wea iuseleva laekem. Diswan minim iu bae sei no lo eni goal and eni samting wea iuseleva laekem wea mekem Jehovah no hapi. (Matt. 16:24) So taem iu kasem test, iu bae no need for ting raonem moa wat for duim. Hem bae olsem iu satem door from evri nara tingting, and wanfala nomoa bae open, hem nao for faithful lo Jehovah. Iu bae gohed disaed strong for mekem Jehovah hapi. Iu bae garem sem tingting olsem Job. Nomata hem kasem barava hard taem, hem disaed strong and sei: “Mi bae no letem eni samting for mekem mi no faithful!”—Job 27:5. w24.03 9 ¶6-7