DAILY TEXT, Today Tuesday February 14, You, O Jehovah, are good and are willing to forgive; your loyal love for all who call you is immense (Ps. 86:5).

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Tuesday February 14

You, O Jehovah, are good and are ready to forgive; your loyal love for all who call you is immense (Ps. 86:5).

God's loyal love prompts you to forgive. When Jehovah sees that someone is sorry for his sins and works to change, loyal love prompts him to forgive him. In a psalm, David said of Jehovah: “He has not dealt with us according to our sins or given us what we deserve for our mistakes” (Ps. 103:8-11). David knew from his own experience how bad a person feels when his conscience bothers him. But he also learned that Jehovah is “ready to forgive.” In today's text, David highlighted what prompts Jehovah to forgive. Indeed, Jehovah forgives because his loyal love for all who call on him is immense. If we do commit a sin, it is good—and even healthy—for us to feel bad, as this can cause us to repent and take steps to correct our mistakes. w21.11 5 pars. 11, 12.

How did David describe how God's loyal love protects us?

God's loyal love protects us from any spiritual danger. In a prayer, David told Jehovah: “You are a hiding place for me; you will protect me from anguish. You will surround me with joyous cries of deliverance." And he added: “Whoever trusts in Jehovah is surrounded by his loyal love” (Ps. 32:7, 10). In Biblical times, the walls that surrounded a city protected its inhabitants from enemies. In a similar way, Jehovah's acts of loyal love are like a wall that protects us from any spiritual danger. Furthermore, by his loyal love, Jehovah draws us to himself (Jer. 31:3).

How is Jehovah's loyal love like a refuge and a stronghold?

David used another comparison to explain how God protects his people. He wrote: “God is my safe haven, the God who shows me loyal love.” And he also said: “He is my loyal love and my strength, my safe refuge and the one who rescues me, my shield and the one in whom I find shelter” (Ps. 59:17; 144:2). Why did David associate Jehovah's loyal love with a refuge and a stronghold? Because no matter where we live on earth, as long as we are his servants, Jehovah will give us all the protection we need to maintain our valuable relationship with him. Psalm 91 gives us the same guarantee. Its writer assured: “I will say to Jehovah: ‘You are my refuge and my strength’” (Ps. 91:1-3, 9, 14). Moses used a similar comparison (Ps. 90:1, note). What's more, shortly before he died, he highlighted a moving detail. He wrote: “God is a refuge from ancient times; his everlasting arms are under you” (Deut. 33:27). What does the phrase “his everlasting arms are under you” teach us about Jehovah?

What two blessings do we enjoy? (Psalm 136:23).

When we take refuge in Jehovah, we feel safe. Still, there may be days when we feel down and discouraged. At such times, what will Jehovah do for us? (Read Psalm 136:23.) He will put his arms under us and lovingly help us get back on our feet (Ps. 28:9; 94:18). How it benefits us: Knowing that we can always count on God's support helps us remember two blessings we enjoy. First, no matter where we live, we have a safe place to take refuge. And second, that our loving heavenly Father cares so much about us.

What can we trust? (Psalm 33:18-22).

As we have seen, when we face trials, we can be sure that Jehovah will help us and give us the support we need to be loyal.—2 Cor. 4:7-9. The prophet Jeremiah affirmed: "It is thanks to Jehovah's loyal love that our end has not come, because his shows of mercy never end" (Lam. 3:22). We can trust that Jehovah will continue to show us loyal love because, as a psalm writer said, “the eyes of Jehovah are on those who fear him, on those who wait for his loyal love.”​—Read Psalm 33:18-22.

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