DAILY TEXT, Today, Saturday May 21, 2022, Remember your Great Creator in your youth, before the days of distress come and the years come when you are going to say: "I find no pleasure in them" (Eccl. 12 :one).

DAILY TEXT, Today's Saturday May 21, 2022

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Saturday May 21, 2022

Remember your Great Creator in your youth, before the days of distress come and the years come when you are going to say: “I find no pleasure in them” (Eccl. 12:1).

Young man, decide who you will serve. You have to prove for yourself who Jehovah is, what his will is, and how you can do it (Rom. 12:2). Only then can you make the most important decision of your life: that of serving Jehovah (Josh. 24:15). If you read and study the Bible regularly, your love for Jehovah and your faith in him will grow stronger. Focus your life on doing Jehovah's will. Satan's world promises that if you use your talents for your own benefit you will be happy. But in reality, those who focus their lives on material things cause themselves “a lot of pain” (1 Tim. 6:9, 10). Instead, if you listen to Jehovah and decide to put his will first, you will do well in life and “act wisely” (Josh. 1:8). w20.10 30, 31 paras. 17, 18

How did Joseph and Mary put the command at Deuteronomy 6:6, 7 into practice?

Joseph and Mary were able to help Jesus earn God's approval because they followed the instructions Jehovah gave their parents (read Deuteronomy 6:6, 7). They both loved Jehovah very much, and the most important thing for them was to help their children to have that same love.

What important decisions did Joseph and Mary make?

José and María decided to maintain a good spiritual program for the family. They went every week to the synagogue in Nazareth and every year to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover (Luke 2:41; 4:16). They may have used those family trips to Jerusalem to teach Jesus and his siblings the history of Jehovah's people. And perhaps along the way they visited places that are mentioned in the scriptures. The larger the family, the more difficult it must have been for Joseph and Mary to maintain the spiritual routine. But putting Jehovah's worship first was worth it, as the family was in good spiritual health.

What lessons can Christian parents learn from Joseph and Mary?

What can Christian parents learn from Joseph and Mary? Above all, show your children by what you say and do that you love Jehovah from your heart. The greatest gift you can give them is to help them love Jehovah. And one of the most important lessons they can teach them is how to maintain a good program that includes study, prayer, meetings, and preaching (1 Tim. 6:6). Sure, they should give them the material things they need (1 Tim. 5:8). But remember, what will help your children survive the end of this old system and enter God's new world will not be material things, but their good friendship with Jehovah (Ezek. 7:19; 1 Tim. 4:8 ).

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