DAILY TEXT, Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Be patient; make your heart firm (James 5:8).

DAILY TEXT, From today Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Be patient; make your heart firm (James 5:8).

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Wednesday August 7, 2024

Be patient; make your heart firm (James 5:8).

It is not always easy to keep our hope strong. Maybe sometimes we get impatient as we wait for God to fulfill his promises. But Jehovah is eternal and he does not see time the way we do (2 Pet. 3:8, 9). He will accomplish what he has proposed in the best possible way, but perhaps he will not do it at the time we want. What will help us keep hope strong and be patient as the day comes when God will fulfill what he has promised? (James 5:7). Be close to Jehovah, because he is the one who guarantees that what we hope for will come true. In fact, the Bible connects hope with faith that Jehovah exists and that he “rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Heb. 11:1, 6). The more real Jehovah is to us, the more we will trust him to fulfill all of his promises. To keep our hope strong, we must also pray to him and read his Word. It is true that we cannot see Jehovah, but it is possible to be his friend. We can talk to him when we pray to him, confident that he hears us (Jer. 29:11, 12). w22.10 26, 27 paras. 11-13.

Why is it good for us to reflect on what Jehovah has done for others?

Let us reflect on how Jehovah has fulfilled his promises. Let's think about what he did for Abraham and Sarah. Because of their age, they could no longer have children, but God promised them that they would have one (Gen. 18:10). How did Abraham react? The Bible answers: “He had faith that he would be the father of many nations” (Rom. 4:18). To a human being, it might seem hopeless, but Abraham was sure that Jehovah would fulfill his promise. This faithful servant of God was not disappointed (Rom. 4:19-21). Stories like this teach us that we can always trust Jehovah to be faithful to his word, no matter how difficult a situation may seem to us.

Why should we reflect on what God has already done for us?

Let us think about what Jehovah has done for us. Have we stopped to think about how some promises of the Word of God have already been fulfilled in our case? For example, Jesus promised that his Father would give us what we needed to live (Matt. 6:32, 33). Jesus also said that Jehovah will give us holy spirit if we ask him (Luke 11:13). Jehovah has fulfilled these promises. And most likely, other promises that He has fulfilled in our case will come to mind, such as forgiving us, comforting us, and giving us spiritual nourishment (Matt. 6:14; 24:45; 2 Cor. 1 :3). If we meditate on what God has already done for us, our hope for what he will do in the future will be strengthened.

Why is hope a valuable gift?

The hope of eternal life is a valuable gift from God. We are looking forward to that wonderful future and we have no doubt that it will be so. Hope is like an anchor because it helps us cope with trials, persecution, and even death. It is also like a helmet because it protects our mind and helps us reject what is bad and hold on to what is good. The hope that the Bible gives us brings us closer to God and is proof of the deep love he has for us. Keeping our hope strong and bright does us a lot of good.

Why do we rejoice in our hope?

In the letter that the apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Rome, he told them: “Rejoice in hope” (Rom. 12:12). Paul could rejoice because he was sure that he would have eternal life in heaven if he remained faithful to Jehovah. We too can rejoice in hope because we are sure that Jehovah will fulfill his promises. As one psalmist said: “Blessed is he who […] puts his hope in Jehovah his God, […] who is always faithful” (Ps. 146:5, 6).

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