Jehovah s Witnesses containing report for the service year of

Tuesday, October 1
Continue a'{Jplying yourself to
public readmg, to exhortation,
to teaching. Ponder over those
things, be absorbed in them.
-1 Tim. 4: 13, 15, NW.
By doing this our advancement
will be manifest to all
and we shall neither be inactive
nor unfruitful in accurate
knowledge and good
works. Peter and John were
able to give a bold witness because
they had been with Jesus
and learned of him. By his
knowledge and the spirit with
which he spoke Stephen confounded
the enemies of the
good news. Our Bible studies
are upbuilding because those
participating have studied. A
public lecture about the Kingdom
is inspiring and instructive
because the speaker has
devoted much thought and time
to its preparation through
study. The brothers came to
the meeting to (l"ive, not just to
receive. SometImes a hostess
spends much time preparing
material food for a lecturer,
but an extr!:-big meal is not
required. Martha's sister Mary,
by choosing to take in spiritual
knowledge, was commended by
Jesus for having chosen the
better part. W 8/15 9a
Wednesday, October 2
Unto U8 a child is born, ...
and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty
God, Everlasting Father.
-Isa. 9: 6, 7, AS.
When J esns was on earth
he did not get married. He was
the perfect Son of God from
heaven and he had not come
to this earth to get married
and become a human father,
tied down to this earth. God
had set before his Son a far
grander fatherhood that would
be of benefit to untold numbers
of the human family, living
and dead. When Jesus was
bOI·n in Bethlehem, then what
God had foretold about him
began to come true, and God's
people on earth could take up
the prophetic words above. By
marrying a human bride and
raising his own human family
he could not become an Everlasting
Father to us who are
children of our first father
Adam, who sinned and plunged
us into death. Jesus came into
that wonderful position of
Everlasting Father because he
did not get married on earth
but, instead, put aside the opportunity
of becoming the
father of his own human
family by laying down his human
life for us. W 9/15 3, 4
Thursday, October S
Keep testing whether you are
in the faith, keep proving
what you yourselt:es are.
-2 Cor. 13: 5, NW.
Good habits are not formed
automatically. Good habits
must be cultivated by hard
work. And for the most part
good habits are the result of
diligent application of God's
Word. Bad habits will draw
us away from the New World
society. So check your habits.
Ask yourself: How would
Jesus have handled the matter
demanding self-control? Copy
his example. If about to enter
upon a doubtful course, ask
yourself: Will this course enrich
or corrupt my appreciation
of the Creator? What will
happen if I let things develop
to the fullest extent·1 Will the
fruit be theocratic, or will it
be detrimental to my spiritual
welfare? So keep testing to see
if you are in pace with the
New World society by checking
your mental attitude, your
disposition, your conduct and
your progress. Keep maturing
not only onward with years in
the truth, but also upward, as
it were, in spirituality, appreciation,
love and understandmg.
W 6/19a