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antonio parra
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Very encouraging...very sobering...

Jehovah's Direction Not Man's
Illustration about obedience given by a brother at a new Kingdom Hall
in New England:

Do you realize that in the Bible there are many instances of
situations where Jehovah's people were given directions that made no
sense from a human standpoint and seemed totally illogical?

For instance:
> Abraham sacrificing his only so n Isaac.
> Noah building an ark on dry land when there had never been rain.
> Moses had the Israelites march out in battle formation and then march back in the direction they left. Pharaoh thought they were crazy and then Moses led them to the Red Sea; Pharaoh thought he could kill them all - their backs were against the sea.
> Gideon; his army was whittled down to 300 men. With torches and jars they went out to defeat the enemy.
> Jericho; for 6 days they marched around the city once and on the 7th day they marched seven times and then shouted.
> Jehoshaphat who was afraid when the Ammonites & others were coming to annihilate them prayed, and Jehovah said...put the singers, women, children in front of the armed forces and go and meet the enemy!
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All of these situations were Jehovah's direction but they seemed
foolish & totally illogical from a human standpoint. It seemed each
time as if they would be killed.

Then the brother asked the questions:

'Do you have the faith to follow the direction of the faithful slave,
in these last days even if you don't understand what they are asking
and it seems as if you will die because the direction is illogical?'

'Will you quickly obey and trust the channel Jehovah is using?'

He told us to carefully meditate on that because we will be in a
similar situation in the tribulation where we will think we are facing
death, but we need to obey quickly the directions given...we will have
to decide what we will do in an instant.

In his introduction, this Brother, who had just returned from Bethel,
brought greetings from the Governing body. He said the ''Faithful
slave' is very concerned about us, especially in regards to the
brothers' and sisters' employment in these hard economic times'.

He ment ioned that the new meeting arrangement was made because of
upcoming hard times and the strain to make ends meet.

This is a small excerpt of what he said.
'Keep your heads erect and do not gaze about'

We don't know what gasoline will be like in January--could be $10 a
gallon! How would the friends be able to travel to meetings? And also
our jobs may be in jeopardy. How would we react if suddenly we lose
our jobs? Would we panic and not come to the meetings?

We need to downsize expenditures and get used to having little. He
said the 'slave' advised us to read from our KM the 20 minute part
(???) taken from the October 15, 2005, pages 8-11. (You have to read
that Watchtower. It is a glimpse into what is coming.)

He also said we have to be prepared to leave everything, our
belongings, etc, and be scattered. He said how would we feel if we
found ourselves homeless? Moses did. Moses was employed by Pharaoh,
had much riches and because of circumstances, he had to be on the run
and suddenly he had nothing! No job, no food, nowhere to sleep. Moses
was basically a homeless person!

(Boy you could hear a pin drop!)

He said we have to have faith and don't be afraid. Never allow an
unexpected incident, includi ng job loss to paralyze you. Do
everything you can and then WAIT on Jehovah silently, and see how He
will come to your aid ...

Isaiah 41:10 & 13
10Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not gaze about, for I am
your God. I will fortify you. I will really help you. I will really
keep fast hold of you with my right hand of righteousness.'
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For I, Jehovah your God, am grasping your right hand, the One saying
to you, 'Do not be afraid. I myself will help you.'

Lamentations 3:26
26 Good it is that one should wait, even silently, for the salvation of Jehovah.







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pro 17;17 i think of this scripture when i think of you.
because your my friend.
antonio
With Christian love

this is from ANTONIO ANTONIO WITH HUGS

Proverbs 17: 17 - Because you are my friend. you rock

is 25;8
pr 22;4 4 The result of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches
and glory and life.
micah 4;4
is 65;22-25 . 22 They will not build and someone else have occupancy;
they will not plant and someone else do the eating. For like the days
of a tree will the days of my people be; and the work of their own
hands my chosen ones will use to the full. 23 They will not toil for
nothing, nor will they bring to birth for disturbance; because they
are the offspring made up of the blessed ones of Jehovah, and their
descendants with them.
with agape to you antonio antonio
I understand :-)

--
pro 17;17 i think of this scripture when i think of you.
because your my friend.
antonio
With Christian love

this is from ANTONIO ANTONIO WITH HUGS

Proverbs 17: 17 - Because you are my friend. you rock

is 25;8
pr 22;4 4 The result of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches
and glory and life.
micah 4;4
is 65;22-25 . 22 They will not build and someone else have occupancy;
they will not plant and someone else do the eating. For like the days
of a tree will the days of my people be; and the work of their own
hands my chosen ones will use to the full. 23 They will not toil for
nothing, nor will they bring to birth for disturbance; because they
are the offspring made up of the blessed ones of Jehovah, and their
descendants with them.
with agape to you antonio antonio
I understand :-)