DAILY TEXT, From today Saturday March 11, Raise your eyes to heaven and see. He who loves God should also love his brother (1 John 4:21).

DAILY TEXT, From today Saturday March 11, 2023, Raise your eyes to heaven and see. He who loves God should also love his brother (1 John 4:21).

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Saturday March 11

He who loves God should also love his brother (1 John 4:21).

When someone is baptized, we must continue to love and respect them (1 John 4:20). For example, whenever possible, let's give him the benefit of the doubt and don't suspect that he has done something with malicious intent or selfishness. Rather, let us show him honor and think that he is superior to us (Rom. 12:10; Philip. 2:3). Actually, we should be merciful and kind to all people. If we want to be part of God's family forever, we must live according to what the Bible teaches. For example, Jesus taught that we should be merciful and kind to all people, even our enemies (Luke 6:32-36). It may sometimes seem to us that doing that is very difficult. If this is our case, we must learn to think and act like Jesus. When we do our best to obey Jehovah and imitate Jesus, we show our heavenly Father that we want to be part of his family forever. w21.08 6 pars. 14, 15.

What can we do to protect the reputation of Jehovah's family?

Let us protect the reputation of Jehovah's family. In a family, it is common to see that younger siblings copy the older ones. If the older ones respect Bible principles in their lives, they will set a good example for the little ones. But if they do what is wrong, the little ones may follow their bad example. Something similar happens in the family of Jehovah. If a Christian becomes unfaithful and follows apostate ideas or adopts an immoral or corrupt lifestyle, others may follow him in his bad way. Those who do so tarnish the reputation of Jehovah's family of servants (1 Thess. 4:3-8). Let's not follow bad examples and let nothing keep us from our loving heavenly Father.

What should we not think, and why?

Let us trust in Jehovah and not in material things. Jehovah promises us that if we seek the Kingdom first and abide by his righteous standards, he will provide us with food, clothing, and shelter.—Ps. 55:22; Matt. 6:33. For this reason, we do not think that the material things of this world will protect us and make us happy. We know that doing Jehovah's will is the only thing that will give us true inner peace (Phil. 4:6, 7). Even if we have the means to buy many things, we must think about whether we have the time or the energy to use and care for them. Let's ask ourselves: "Am I too attached to the things I have?" Let us remember that Jehovah expects us to be productive members of his family. So we must not let anything distract us. For nothing in the world do we want to be like the young man in the days of Jesus who rejected the opportunity to serve Jehovah and to be adopted in the future as one of his children. And all for what? Because he was attached to a few material things (Mark 10:17-22).

What great honor and what blessings will obedient human beings enjoy forever?

Obedient human beings will enjoy the greatest honor that can exist: that of loving and worshiping Jehovah forever. Those who hope to live on earth will also enjoy caring for the beautiful planet that Jehovah perfectly designed to be their home. Thanks to the Kingdom of God, very soon the Earth and everything on it will return to its original beauty. Jesus will remove all the difficulties Adam and Eve caused when they decided to leave God's family. And Jehovah will resurrect millions of people and give them the opportunity to live forever in perfect health on a paradise earth (Luke 23:42, 43). When the earthly part of the family of Jehovah's servants reaches perfection, each one of them will reflect the “glory and splendor” that David mentioned (Ps. 8:5).

What should we remember?

If you are part of the “great crowd,” you have a beautiful hope. God loves you and wants you to be a member of his family. So try your best to please him. Keep God's promises very alive in your mind and heart every day. Cherish the honor of worshiping our loving heavenly Father and treasure the hope of praising him forever

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