Let us examine the scriptures every day 2025
Wednesday March 19, 2025
Whoever touches you touches the apple of my eye (Zech. 2:8).
Jehovah compares us to the apple of his eye, that is, to his pupil. The eye is a very sensitive and important part of the body. Therefore, it is as if Jehovah is saying: “When someone harms you, they are harming something that is very important to me.” Because Jehovah loves us, he is affected by what we feel, and he wants to protect us. When we suffer, he suffers. So we can say to him: “Protect me as the apple of your eye” (Ps. 17:8). Jehovah wants you to be convinced that he loves you. Of course, he understands that some experiences or problems you are going through now may make you doubt that he loves you. That is why it is important that you convince yourself that he does love you. What can help you? Discuss how Jehovah demonstrates that he loves Jesus, the anointed, and all of us. w24.01 27 paras. 6, 7.
Why should we convince ourselves that Jehovah loves us?
Jehovah wants you to be convinced that he loves you. Of course, he understands that some experiences or problems you are going through now may make you doubt that he loves you. That is why it is important that you convince yourself that he does love you. What can help you? Discuss how Jehovah demonstrates that he loves Jesus, the anointed, and all of us. That's what we're going to do now.
Why was Jesus so convinced that his Father loved him?
Jehovah and his beloved son have spent countless years together. That's why they are so close and love each other so much. Their relationship is the oldest in the universe. In Matthew 17:5, Jehovah openly said that he loved Jesus. He didn't just say, “This is the one who has my approval,” but because he wanted us to know how much he loved Jesus and how proud he was of Jesus and what he would soon do, he said, “This is my beloved Son” (Eph. 1:7). Jesus was totally sure of how Jehovah felt about him. He was so convinced that his Father loved him that he said it again and again (John 3:35; 10:17; 17:24).
What word describes Jehovah's love for his anointed ones? (Romans 5:5).
Jehovah also expresses his love for the anointed (read Romans 5:5). A Bible dictionary says that the word “poured out” conveys the idea of a river coming upon us. What a striking image to describe how much Jehovah loves the anointed! The anointed know that “they are loved by God” (Jude 1). They all feel identified with what the apostle John said: “Look what great love the Father has for us that we are called children of God!” (1 John 3:1). Does Jehovah love only the anointed? No, as we will see, he has shown that he loves all his servants.
What is the greatest proof that Jehovah loves you?
What is the greatest proof we have that Jehovah loves us? The rescue. That act shows that he loves us more than anyone else (John 3:16; Rom. 5:8). Jehovah gave his beloved Son and let him die for all of us so that we could be forgiven for our sins and be his friends (1 John 4:10). The more we meditate on the high price that Jehovah and Jesus paid, the better we will understand how much they love each of us (Gal. 2:20). Jehovah did not pay the ransom to comply with a cold law, but he did it because he loved us. He showed us his love by sacrificing his Son, the most valuable thing he had, and letting him suffer and die for us.
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