DAILY TEXT, Today Thursday, April 25, 2024,  I love Jehovah because he hears my voice, my prayers for help (Ps. 116:1).

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Thursday April 25, 2024

I love Jehovah because he hears my voice, my pleas for help (Ps. 116:1).

Jehovah can help us endure problems and serve him with joy. When we pray to our God about something that worries us, the first thing he may do is give us strength to endure the situation. And, if the trial doesn't go away as quickly as we would like, we may have to ask Him many times for strength to endure. In fact, that is what he himself encourages us to do. This is the message conveyed by these words of Isaiah: “Give no rest to him,” that is, to Jehovah (Is. 62:7). What does this mean? That our prayers have to be so insistent that, so to speak, we do not let Jehovah rest. This reminds us of something Jesus said about prayer that we read in Luke 11:8-10, 13. Using several comparisons, he encouraged us to continue asking for holy spirit. We can also ask Jehovah to guide us in making good decisions. w22.11 8 para. 1; 9 paras. 6, 7.

JEHOVAH GUIDES US

How were the words of Isaiah 30:20, 21 fulfilled?

 (Read Isaiah 30:20, 21). The Babylonian army surrounded Jerusalem for a year and a half. During that time, the Jews suffered so much that anguish became as common as bread and water. But, according to verses 20 and 21, Jehovah promised them that he would save them if they repented and changed their ways. Isaiah said that Jehovah was the “Great Teacher” of his people and promised them that Jehovah would teach them to worship him as he wants. These words were fulfilled when the Jews were liberated from Babylon. Jehovah demonstrated that he was his Great Teacher. Thanks to his guidance, the Jews managed to restore pure worship. Today, Jehovah is also our Great Teacher, and that makes us very happy.

What is one way that Jehovah guides us today?

It is a great honor that Jehovah teaches us. In these verses, Isaiah compares us to students who are taught by Jehovah in two ways. First of all, Isaiah says, “You will see your Great Teacher with your own eyes.” In this comparison, the instructor is standing in front of the students. How does Jehovah teach us today? By organizing it. We greatly appreciate the clear teaching he gives us through his organization through meetings, assemblies, publications, JW Broadcasting® programs, and many other ways. All this guidance helps us endure with joy in difficult times.

How do we hear God's voice behind us?

Isaiah shows the second way Jehovah teaches us by saying: “You will hear these words behind you with your own ears.” Now the prophet presents Jehovah as an instructor who walks behind his students, attentive to his steps and who guides them so that they know where they should go. How do we hear God's voice behind us today? Bible reading. In it the inspired words of God were written many years ago. So when we read it it is as if we heard the voice of Jehovah speaking to us from behind, from back in time (Is. 51:4).

What should we do to endure with joy, and why?

What do we need to do to make the most of the guidance that Jehovah gives us through his organization and his Word? Isaiah mentions two things. First he says, “This is the way,” and second, “Walk in it” (Is. 30:21). So it is not enough to know “the way”, we must also walk in it. Thanks to the Word of Jehovah and the explanations that his organization gives us, we learn what Jehovah expects of us and how to put into practice what he teaches us. We must do these two things to endure with joy in our service to Jehovah. Only then will we have the certainty that he will bless us.

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