DAILY TEXT for today Friday, May 17, 2024. He is the living God (Dan. 6:26).

DAILY TEXT, Friday, May 17, 2024, He is the living God (Dan. 6:26).

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Friday, May 17, 2024

He is the living God (Dan. 6:26).

Jehovah has demonstrated that he is far above entire coalitions of rulers. He fought for the Israelites and helped them conquer a large part of the Promised Land (Josh. 11:4-6, 20; 12:1, 7, 24). Jehovah has proven time and time again that he is Supreme. When a king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, boasted of his own strength and power and the glory of his majesty instead of humbly acknowledging that Jehovah alone deserves praise, God caused him to go mad. After coming to his senses, Nebuchadnezzar praised the Most High and acknowledged that Jehovah's dominion is eternal. And he added that there is no one who can prevent him from acting (Dan. 4:30, 33-35). The writer of a psalm said: “Happy is the nation that has Jehovah for its God, the people whom he has chosen as his property!” (Ps. 33:12). What a good reason to be blameless in the eyes of Jehovah! w22.10 16 paras. 13-15.

What can we be sure of, and why?

We have already seen what Jehovah did in the past. So what do we expect to happen in the near future? We can be sure that Jehovah will save his loyal servants during the “great tribulation” (Matt. 24:21; Dan. 12:1). He will do so when a coalition or group of nations—Gog of Magog—launches a savage attack throughout the world against Jehovah's faithful servants. Even if that coalition is made up of the 193 members of the United Nations, it will be no match for the Supreme and the heavenly armies of him. Jehovah promises: “I will without fail exalt myself, sanctify myself, and make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am Jehovah” (Ezek. 38:14-16, 23; Ps. 46:10).

What awaits the kings of the Earth, and what will happen to those who are upright?

Gog's attack will trigger the final confrontation of Armageddon, in which Jehovah will destroy “the kings of the entire inhabited earth” (Rev. 16:14, 16; 19:19-21). Instead, “only the upright will live in the land and only the upright will remain in it” (Prov. 2:21, note).

What have many true Christians been willing to do, and why? (Daniel 3:28).

Throughout history, many true Christians have risked their freedom and even their lives for the love of Jehovah, their Sovereign King. They are as determined to be upright as the three Hebrews who were saved from dying in the fiery furnace by remaining faithful to the Supreme (read Daniel 3:28).

On what basis will Jehovah judge his servants, and what should we do now?

The psalmist David knew how important it is to be honest in the eyes of God. He wrote: “Jehovah will sentence the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my uprightness, according to my integrity” (Ps. 7:8). And he also said, “Let integrity and righteousness protect me” (Ps. 25:21). The best way to live is to be faithful to Jehovah, without violating our loyalty, no matter what. Thus, we will feel like the psalmist who wrote: “Blessed are those who are upright […], who walk according to the law of the Lord” (Ps. 119:1, note).

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