DAILY TEXT, Today Monday August 1, 2022, Apart from me, you can do nothing (John 15:5).

DAILY TEXT, Today's Monday, August 1, 2022

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Monday, August 1, 2022

Apart from me, you can do nothing (John 15:5).

Only those who are good friends of Jesus will fully benefit from the ransom. Jesus said that he would give “his life for his friends” (John 15:13). God's faithful servants who lived before Jesus came to earth will have to learn from him and come to love him. Righteous men and women will live again, but even they will have to become friends with Jesus to receive eternal life (John 17:3; Acts 24:15; Heb. 11:8-12, 24-26, 31). We have the joy of collaborating with Jesus in preaching and teaching the good news of the Kingdom. When he was on Earth, he taught the truth about God. And since he returned to heaven, as Head of the congregation, he has continued to lead this work. See and appreciate the efforts we make to help as many as we can to know him and his Father. In fact, We can only carry out this work with the help of Jehovah and Jesus (John 15:4). w20.04 22 paras. 7, 8

How can we put Jesus' advice in Luke 16:9 into practice?

We also become friends with Jehovah and Jesus by using our money to support the work they lead (read Luke 16:9). For example, we can donate funds to the worldwide work to support the preaching work in isolated areas, the construction and maintenance of our theocratic facilities, and relief efforts. We can also make donations in our congregation and help the brothers who we know are in need (Prov. 19:17). In these ways we support the brothers of Christ.

According to Ephesians 4:15, 16, what is the fourth step in being friends with Jesus?

Fourth, let us support the decisions of the Christian congregation. Our friendship with Jesus, the head of the congregation, is strengthened when we collaborate with the brothers who are appointed to lovingly care for us (read Ephesians 4:15, 16). For example, the organization is making sure that we get the most out of Kingdom Halls. To that end, some congregations have been merged and some territories have been changed. As a result, many resources dedicated to God have been saved. On the other hand, due to these changes, some publishers have had to adapt to the new circumstances. Perhaps these faithful brothers have met for years in the same congregation and feel very attached to the brothers. But now they have been asked to serve in another congregation.

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