DAILY TEXT, Saturday, July 11, 2026. God so loved the world (John 3:16).

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Saturday, July 11, 2026

God so loved the world (John 3:16).

Like Jehovah and Jesus, we love people (Prov. 8:31). We feel compassion for those who are hopeless and “without God” (Eph. 2:12). They are, in effect, drowning in life’s problems, and we have the lifeline they need: the good news of God’s Kingdom. Love and compassion move us to do all we can to help them hear the message. It is a treasure that can fill them with hope, help them find happiness even now, and give them the opportunity to have “the life that really is life,” eternal life in the new world (1 Tim. 6:19).

Love also moves us to warn people that the end of this wicked world is near (Ezek. 33:7, 8). We want them to know what will happen during the great tribulation: first all false religions will disappear, and then, at Armageddon, this entire wicked system will be destroyed (Rev. 16:14, 16; 17:16, 17; 19:11, 19, 20). w24.05 16, 17 pars. 8, 9

What do we warn people about, and why? (Ezekiel 33:7, 8).

Love also compels us to warn people that the end of this wicked world is near (read Ezekiel 33:7, 8). It saddens us to see that people in our territory and our non-Witness relatives go about their lives unaware of what is coming. Matthew 24:21 says that “there will be great tribulation” and that “from the beginning of the world until now, there has not been a tribulation like it, and there never will be again.” We want them to know what will happen during that period of judgment: first, all false religions will disappear, and then, at Armageddon, this entire wicked system will be destroyed (Revelation 16:14, 16; 17:16, 17; 19:11, 19, 20). We pray to Jehovah that as many people as possible will listen to us and accept to serve him along with us now. But what will happen to those who, for the moment, are not paying attention to our warnings, including our dear relatives?

Why is it urgent that we continue to warn people?

As we saw in the preceding article, Jehovah may choose to save those who change their minds when they see the destruction of Babylon the Great. This possibility helps us to better understand how urgent it is that we continue to warn people. Why? Consider this: What we tell them now is what they may remember in the future (compare Ezekiel 33:33). Our warnings may come back to them, and they may decide to serve Jehovah along with us before it is too late. Just as the Philippian jailer only accepted the truth when there was a very large earthquake, some may not accept it now but will when the “earthquake” of the destruction of Babylon the Great shakes the world (Acts 16:25-34).

11. How do we give Jehovah “glory, honor, and power”? (Revelation 4:11).

The most important reason we preach the good news is our love for Jehovah and his holy name. We view preaching as a way to praise the God we love. We wholeheartedly agree that Jehovah deserves “to receive glory and honor and power.” (Read Revelation 4:11.) How do we give him glory and honor? By explaining to people the convincing evidence that Jehovah created all things and gave us life. And how do we give him power—our power? By using our time, energy, and resources to share in the preaching work as much as our circumstances allow. (Matt. 6:33; Luke 13:24; Col. 3:23) Simply put, we love to talk about the God we love. But we also want to talk about his name and what it means. Why?

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