Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

Saturday, June SO treasures in heaven. Jesus
AlOBt truly I say to you, If said: "I am the resurrection
anyone observes my word, he and the life. He that exercises
will never see death at aU. faith in me, even though he
-John 8: 51, NW. dies, will come to life, and
everyone that is living and ex-
Certainly there is nothing to ercisl's faith in me will never
be fearful about in going for- die at all." (11: 25, 26, NW)
ward in preaching God's Word. The time is coming, in the new
Not with such a promise. world, when there will be no
There will be hardships, diffi- more death. (Rev. 21: 4) Of
culties and problems to over- course, most of the people of
come; maybe some will be the world today do not believe
killed. Jesus told us to expect in thl' resurrection of Jesus
that kind of treatment. But Christ nor in the merit of his
life! This is the gift to those sacrifice. That is why J ehowho
love Jehovah. Even vah's witnesses as God's minis·
though persons do see death ters must preach the good news
now, there is a reward for of his Word to them, that they
those who love righteousness may have the opportunity of
and who have been storing_u_p=--_b_e_lieving. W 1/1
Sunday, July 1 never fixed there. For one to
Oontinue a{lplying your8elf to profitably use his time he must
ptlblic readlng, to ea;hortation, concentrate solely upon the
to teaching.-l Tim. work at hand. While studying,
';: 18, NW. work hard at it. While preach-
Paul's words here hold in- ing, let thoughts of accomplishstruction
for the time-con- ing the most good in the availscious
servant of God_ "Con- able time fill the mind. And
tinue applying yourself," he similarly with each task that
says. How easy it is, while falls in the hand of the Chrisreading,
to allow the mind to tian to do. 'Do with your might
wander to things not apropos, what your hands find to do,'
so that, even while the eye is admonishes Bee!. 9: 10. To do
scanning the lines and pages, mighty works one cannot be
time is not being profitably content with 'beating the air'.
spf'nt! The hazy impression (1 Cor. 9: 26) Knowledge is
gained slips out of the mind essential to profitable J:lreachquickly,
for in reality it was ing. This needs study. W 2/1
Monday, July 2 up from among his own flock
Pa.y attenti()1l. to flou1'8elves certain ones whom he appoints
and to all the flook, among as servants or "slaves" to look
which the holy Bpirit has ap- after and eare for the needs
pointed flOU overseers, to shep- of their brethren as he directs.
herd the congregati()1l. of God. Faithful to their appointments
-Acts 20: 28, NW. as slaves, these sheep-tenders
The Supreme Shepherd em- never try to turn the dock to
ploys methods superior and al- one side or out of the right
together different from those way or exploit the flock for
used by others, in handling, their own profit, but rather
tending and looking after the they guide and direct Jehovah's
needs of his floek. Instead of sheep in his apJlOinted way. It
bringing in hirelings, such as is therefore Jehovah God that
popes, cardinals, archbishops takes full responsibility and
and bishops, giving them lofty receives full credit and praise
and high-Hounding titles and for the way of prosperlty in
setting them up to rule over which his .J!eople now find
the flock, God Almighty raises themselves. W 4/15