DAILY TEXT, From today Sunday February 12, 2023, If any of your brothers remains poor in your midst, do not harden your heart (Deut. 15:7).

DAILY TEXT, From today Sunday February 12, 2023, If one of your brothers remains poor in your midst, do not harden your heart or close your hand to your poor brother (Deut. 15:7).

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Sunday February 12

If one of your brothers remains poor in your midst, do not harden your heart or close your hand to your poor brother (Deut. 15:7).

We worship Jehovah when we help our brothers in need. Jehovah promised to bless the Israelites who helped the poor (Deut. 15:10). Every time we help a brother in need, Jehovah sees it as a gift to him (Prov. 19:17). For example, the Christians in Philippi sent Paul a gift while he was in custody, and he said that this gift was a sacrifice that God accepted with pleasure (Phil. 4:18). Let's think of the brothers in our congregation and ask ourselves: "Is there someone I can help?" Jehovah likes to see us use our time, energy, skills, and material resources to help those in need. For him, that is part of our worship (James 1:27). Worshiping Jehovah as he pleases requires that we spend time and effort. But that is not a burden (1 John 5:3). Why not? Because we do it out of love for Jehovah and for our brothers. w22.03 24 pars. 14, 15.

According to Hebrews 6:10, how does Jehovah view your efforts to please him?

Parents who love their children don't expect each to give them the same kind of gift. They know that each child is different and has their own circumstances. In the same way, our heavenly Father understands the circumstances of each one of us. Maybe you can do more than most of your friends. Or, conversely, you may not be able to do as much as others, perhaps due to age, health, or family responsibilities. But don't be discouraged by that (Gal. 6:4). Jehovah will not forget what you do. As long as he does his best and with the right motive, he will be pleased (read Hebrews 6:10). Jehovah sees even the intentions of his heart. He wants you to be happy and satisfied with the worship he can give you.

What can we do if we find it difficult to carry out some aspect of our worship? y Has any of the aspects that appear in the box “How to be happier” helped you?

What if we find it difficult to carry out some aspect of our worship, such as personal study or ministry? We will probably find that the more time we spend on it, the more we get out of it and enjoy it. We might compare our worship to exercising or playing a musical instrument. If we only do it once in a while, we may not get much better. But if we do it every day, first for short periods and then for longer periods of time, we will see good results. Over time we may even look forward to those moments and be able to enjoy them. Why don't we do the same with our worship of Jehovah?

How do we fulfill the purpose of our existence, and what do we achieve with it?

When we worship Jehovah with all our hearts, we fulfill the true purpose of our existence. That makes us have a happy and meaningful life, and the hope of worshiping Jehovah forever (Prov. 10:22). From now on we enjoy inner peace because we know that Jehovah helps us when we face problems (Is. 41:9, 10). We have good reason to be happy when we adore our loving Father, who deserves glory and honor from all of his creation (Rev. 4:11).

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