Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

Tuesday, February 6 must have an honest heart,
Now when they beheld the o#t- desiring truth and righteou8-
8pokennes8 of Peter and John, ness. That does not mean to
and perceived that they were say it is not necessary today
men unlettered and ordinary, for a man to study God's
they got to wondering.-Aets Word, for as the disciples had
4:13, NW. to learn from Jesus, so we to-
"Unlettered and ordinary" day must learn from the Bible.
though Peter and John were It would be impossible to anconsidered
to be, they had their swer any man concerning God's
hearts filled with desire to works and the hope you have
praise God because of what in his promises unless you apthey
had heard from Jesus. So plied yourself to study of what
neither education nor lack of God has written concerning
education can prevent anyone himself. You must always be
from singing praises to God; ready to give an answer for
nor is one's qualification to the hope that you have in 01'preach
determined by his so- del' to stir up faith in others.
cial or financial standing. _H_e ___ 1 Pet. 3: 15. W 3/1
Wednesday, February 7
Neither as lording it ot"e!"
those who are God's inheritance,
but becoming examples
to the jtock.-l Pet. 5: 3, NW.
If any servant or under
shepherd thinks he is important
and shOUld be placed on
a pedestal above his brethren,
to be looked up to and honored,
then let him read what
Paul wrote, at Galatians 6: 3
(NW) : "If anyone thinks he is
something when he is nothing,
he is deceiving his own mind."
Do not let the position of being
a servant go to your head. Do
not be a domineering boss or
a harsh dictator over the
"sheep". Do not forget that
the sheep belong to someone
else. They are not your sheep.
They are "my sheep", says
the Right Shepherd, and as he
calls them each by name they
"know his voice. . .• they do
not know the voice of stran­
gel's". Hence if you speak to
them in a bossy voice, a stran­
ger's voice, they will not re­
spond. (John 10: 3-5, NW) So
meekness and humility is the
rule governing Jehovah's sheep­
fold; and all in it, under shep­
herds or servants included,
must obey such rule. All must
imitate the perfect example of
meekness found in the Chief
Shepherd. W 4/15
Thursday, February 8
A nd they stood every man in
his place round about the
camp; and all the host ran;
and they shouted, and put
them to jtight.-Judg.
"1: 21, AS.
Worldlings may think Jehovah's
witnesses are as poorly
equipped for ministerial service
as soldiers armed with
torches and pitchers and trumpets
would be for carnal war.
They are not equipped with
the orthodox religious teaching
nor armed with a diploma
from some theological seminary.
They do not usc orthodox
methods of preaching. But
when they begin speaking and
let the Bible light shine, the
enemy is confused and rattled
and unable to stand against
the truths declared. (John
7: 15; Acts 4: 13) The Bible
light is too strong for enemies
long sleeping in darkness, so
they grope in blindness, addled
by a m('ssage strange to them.
Unable to make a stand on the
Bible, they flee to tradition,
to creed, to custom, to ritual
and ceremony and formalism,
till in full rout from the land
of Jehovah's true worship.
They even slay one another.
lV 6/15