Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2022
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Timothy, take care of what has been entrusted to you (1 Tim. 6:20).
When someone has something valuable, they sometimes give it to someone else to take care of. For example, you may put your money in the bank to keep it safe and prevent it from being lost or stolen. The apostle Paul reminded Timothy that he had received something very valuable: the exact knowledge of God's purpose for mankind. Jehovah had also entrusted Timothy with the honor of preaching the word and doing his “work of evangelization” (2 Tim. 4: 2, 5). Paul told Timothy that he had to take care of what was entrusted to him. Jehovah has also entrusted valuable things to us. In his goodness, he has given us accurate knowledge of the truths found in his Word, the Bible. These truths are valuable because they teach us how to be Jehovah's friends and how to be truly happy.When we accept these truths and put them into practice in our lives, we are no longer slaves to false teachings and immoral practices (1 Cor. 6: 9-11). w20.09 26 pars. 1-3
Why should we be disciplined?
Let's be disciplined. A soldier has to be disciplined if he wants to do his duty. Timothy fulfilled his duty as a soldier of Christ because he followed Paul's inspired counsel to flee from wrong desires, to cultivate Christian qualities, and to associate with his brothers (2 Tim. 2:22). For this he had to be disciplined. And we must be too if we want to win the fight against our evil desires (Rom. 7: 21-25). Also, we must be disciplined if we want to keep taking off the old personality and putting on the new (Eph. 4:22, 24). And, when we are tired at the end of a long day, we may have to force ourselves to go to the meeting (Heb. 10:24, 25).
What will help us to be better teachers of the Bible?
If a soldier wants to use weapons well, he has to practice regularly. In a similar way, Christians should know how to handle God's Word well (2 Tim. 2:15). The meetings help us learn some ways to do it. But if we want to convince people of the true value of the truth of the Bible, we must have a personal Bible study program. We have to strengthen faith with the help of the Word of God. But just reading it is not enough. We must meditate on the verses we read and investigate what our publications have said in order to understand them well and know how to explain them (1 Tim. 4: 13-15). In this way we will be prepared to teach others using the Bible. Of course, it is not enough to read them a text. We want to help them understand it and see how it affects them. So if we study the Bible regularly,we will be better teachers (2 Tim. 3:16, 17).
According to Hebrews 5:14, why should we use our powers of discernment?
Let us use our "capacity for discernment." A soldier must know how to anticipate danger and avoid it. We too must know how to identify situations that could harm us and then avoid danger (read Hebrews 5:14; Prov. 22: 3). For example, we must choose entertainment well. TV shows and movies are often immoral in content. Christians reject this type of entertainment because it could weaken our love for Jehovah little by little. We know that God hates immorality and that people who lead immoral lives harm themselves and others (Eph. 5: 5, 6).
How did discernment help Daniel?
Daniel, mentioned in paragraph 8, began to realize that playing violent and demonic video games was not right. He turned to the Watchtower Library for information to help him fight his addiction. Which it was the result? He stopped playing video games that hurt him, canceled subscriptions he had to online games, and abandoned friendships with other players. He says, "Instead of playing video games, I started spending more time in outdoor activities or with the brothers in the congregation." Daniel is now a pioneer and an elder.
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