DAILY TEXT, Friday, August 1, 2025, Many are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him from them all (Ps. 34:19).

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Friday, August 1, 2025

Many are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him from them all (Ps. 34:19).

(Read Psalm 34:19.) Two important ideas are made in this verse: 1) the righteous experience hardship, and 2) Jehovah delivers them. One of the ways Jehovah delivers us from trials is by helping us to have a realistic view of life in this world. Jehovah promises that we will be happy if we serve him, but that doesn’t mean we will have a trouble-free life now. (Isa. 66:14) God wants us to focus on the eternal future ahead; that is the life he desires for us. (2 Cor. 4:16–18) And in the meantime, he helps us to keep going day by day. (Lam. 3:22–24)

What can we learn from the examples of Jehovah’s faithful servants from both Bible times and today? Even when unexpected problems arise, if we trust in Jehovah, he will always sustain us. (Ps. 55:22) W23:4 14, 15 pars. 3, 4.

What will we analyze in this article?

We will examine some examples of Jehovah's faithful servants from both Bible times and today. As we will see, unexpected problems may arise. But if we trust in Jehovah, he will always sustain us. (Ps. 55:22) As you examine each of these examples, ask yourself: "What would I have done in a situation like that? How does this example help me to trust Jehovah more? What practical lessons can I learn?"

What problems did Laban cause for Jacob?

There were Jehovah's servants in Bible times who faced problems they hadn't expected. Consider Jacob. His father commanded him to marry one of the daughters of Laban, a relative who worshiped Jehovah. And he assured him that Jehovah would bless him greatly (Gen. 28:1-4). So Jacob did the right thing: he left Canaan and traveled to Laban, whose two daughters, Leah and Rachel, lived. Jacob fell in love with the younger daughter, Rachel. To marry her, he was willing to work for Laban for seven years (Gen. 29:18). But things didn't turn out as he had hoped. Laban tricked him and gave him his older daughter, Leah, as his wife. A week later, he allowed him to marry Rachel, but on the condition that he work for him for seven more years (Gen. 29:25-27). But that wasn't all. Laban was also unfair to Jacob in business matters. She took advantage of him for 20 years! (Gen. 31:41, 42)

What other problems did Jacob have?

Jacob had to deal with more problems. He had a large family, but his sons didn't always get along. In fact, they even sold Joseph into slavery. Two of Jacob's sons—Simeon and Levi—disgraced the family and Jehovah's name. His beloved wife, Rachel, died giving birth to their second son. A long famine forced Jacob to move to Egypt when he was quite old. (Gen. 34:30; 35:16-19; 37:28; 45:9-11, 28)

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