Jehovah s Witnesses containing report for the service year of

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ciating with God's people, and at the same time
their children are permitted to run the streets.
Maybe they are getting the things they want
materially; but if you are one of such persons
pause and ask yourself: Am I getting happiness?
(Matt. 5:3, NW) Am I enjoying the things that
I am getting, or am I losing the bigger things in
life? Am I losing my husband (or wife), my
family? More than that, am I losing the truth?
Am I losing life itself? Am I losing God and his
beloved Son? Am I losing the new world? Are
you thus losing just to have a bigger television,
a bigger car, bigger home, bigger barns? Are
there things in your life that are pulling you away
from true Christianity, genuine worship of the
Sovereign Ruler of the universe and the giving
to him of your exclusive devotion?
Jehovah God knows our need of shelter, food,
clothing-life's necessities; but he knows too that
we do not need anything else. Look at what Adam
had in the garden of Eden: Just a garden; no large
mansion; not any of today's "modern conveniences."
But Adam did have the opportunity to
live eternally had he been faithful to Jehovah God.
While "modern conveniences" can only momentarily
lighten man's burden, still even these things,
rightly used, should enable us to put more time
in Jehovah's service, to magnify his name, and
to allow us greater freedom to preach the good
news of his kingdom. They should be timesavers
rather than time consumers.
Stop and think! you Christians, are you giving
Jehovah God exclusive devotion? Are you speaking
to your neighbors and friends, or people you
have never met before, about the good things that
you have learned concerning the undeserved
kindness of God? Are you bringing tithes into his
storehouse? That is, are you attending all the
meetings, taking part in them? Are you helping
with the expenses in yOill' Kingdom Hall? Are you