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MAINTAIN
A COMPLETE
HEART TOWARD
JEHOVAH
“My son, know the
God of your father
and serve him with
a complete heart.”
—1 CHRON. 28:9.
LOOK FOR THE ANSWERS TO
THESE QUESTIONS:
What is the figurative heart?
What method can we use to
examine our heart?
How can we keep our heart
complete toward Jehovah?
OPENING COMMENTS
A comment by TD of JWN regarding the WTS opinion about the heart and mind in 1971:
In March of 1971, an article appeared in The Watchtower entitled "How Is Your Heart?" which introduced the idea that the source of human motivations and emotions was not the brain at all, but the heart muscle in our chests:
Nearly forty years later, people who were either not born yet or unfamiliar with Jehovah’s Witnesses at the time are sometimes reluctant to grasp the full scope of the claim that was being made in 1971. "They couldn’t possibly have been talking about the heart muscle! Surely they were only depicting a symbolic heart."
Not so. Early on in this article the idea of a figurative heart had been flatly ruled out:
"You may say, What heart are you talking about? You know you have a heart in your chest, one that is pumping blood throughout your entire body, serving every single cell with that stream of life. But do you have another "heart" in your head, a "figurative heart"? Is it part of your brain or is it that abstract capacity of the brain that we call the "mind"? No! The brain, in which the mind resides, is one thing and the heart in our thorax, with its power of motivation, is another thing. (The Watchtower March 1, 1971 p. 134)
Nobody will deny that the body exerts a powerful influence over our emotional state or that our state of mind in turn exerts a powerful influence over the body. But this is not what The Watchtower was saying. The actual claim was that like the brain, the heart actually reasons:
"As we have learned earlier, the heart does not always listen to the mind. There are times when the heart overwhelms the mind despite its force of logic. We must remember that the heart reasons, too, although this has to do not so much with logic as it does with what is taking place in the heart as our motives, affections and desires take shape and gather momentum in a certain direction, whether for good or for bad." (Ibid p. 140)
The same line of thought also found its way into the Bible dictionary produced by Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1971 entitled, Aid To Bible Understanding. Under the heading, "Heart" it stated:
"In Bible usage the "heart" is considered separate and distinct from the "mind," associated with the brain….
The mind may, from experience and study, have information tending overwhelmingly to direct it to a particular conclusion. It may even have the logic and reasoning that point all one way, recommending a certain course. But if the heart has no desire to pursue that course and steadfastly refuses to do so, the individual will make a decision contrary to what the mind offers." (Aid To Bible Understanding p. 728)
This conflict was graphically brought to life at the summer District Conventions in 1971:
"A feature of the program that absorbed the attention of all was entitled "What Is in Your Heart?" The participants in this drama underwent heart-searching situations common to Christians. On the stage giant models of the brain and the heart lighted up as each was "speaking" inside the individual wrestling with a difficult moral decision." (The Watchtower October 1, 1971 p.600)
The basis for the concept had existed for centuries. When we experience strong emotion, adrenaline is released into the blood, increasing our pulse, our respiration and our blood pressure. It was easy for ancient people to mistake a heart pounding out of love or fear of anger, as the actual source of emotion, rather than simply one of many organs affected by it. Claudius Galen in the 2nd century believed the heart was the source of emotions, as did Aristotle in the 4th.
This began to change with the advent of modern medicine in the 19 th century and the effects of brain injuries began to be systematically studied. There was no question that emotions originated in the brain, and men of science began proposing explanations for the actual mechanism:
In the late 1880’s, William James and Carl Lange theorized that emotions were a cognitive response to physiological events initiated by the autonomic nervous system. In the 1920’s Walter Cannon and Phillip Bard, working independently, challenged that theory by asserting that emotions preceded rather than followed autonomic responses. In the 1960’s, Schachter and Singer proposed the two factor theory of emotion, which holds that emotion is simultaneously both cognitive and autonomic. This idea has a wide acceptance today, as it is believed that emotions are an interaction between the limbic system and the frontal cortex
It was against this backdrop that "Celebrated JW scholars" proposed their own theory of emotion; the "Heart theory." It was primarily based on the idea that every Biblical mention of the heart was literal and was bolstered by anecdotal stories of early heart transplant patients.
To their credit, this theory did not last very long. (Although some crackpots still believe it today.) By 1977, The Watchtower was already starting to back away from it (cf. The Watchtower November 1, 1977 p. 659) and by 1986 it had been thoroughly repudiated. (cf. The Watchtower June 1, 1986 p. 15) The entry for "heart" was completely rewritten in the 1988 publication, Insight On The Scriptures, which was the successor to Aid To Bible Understanding.
Today it is just one more curious episode among the many science quotes of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/188251/1/JW-Science-Quote-1-29
START OF ARTICLE
1, 2. (a) What part of the body is referred to figuratively in
God’s Word more often than any other? (b) Why is it important
that we understand the meaning of the figurative heart?
GOD’S WORD often refers in a figurative way
to parts of the human body. For instance,
the patriarch Job stated: “There is no violence
upon my palms.” King Solomon observed: “A
report that is good makes the bones fat.” Jehovah assured
Ezekiel: “Harder than flint, I have made your
forehead.” And the apostle Paul was told: “You are introducing
some things that are strange to our ears.”
—Job 16:17; Prov. 15:30; Ezek. 3:9; Acts 17:20.
COMMENTS
Remember in Acts 17:20, Paul was speaking to non-Christians, to Greeks in Athens.
He was not talking to the Christian congregation.
2 One part of the human body, though, is referred
to figuratively in the Bible far more often than any
other. It is the one mentioned in a prayer by faithful
Hannah: “My heart does exult in Jehovah.” (1 Sam.
2:1) In fact, Bible writers mention the heart nearly a
thousand times, almost always in a figurative sense.
It is of utmost importance that we understand what
the heart represents because the Bible states that we
need to safeguard it.—Read Proverbs 4:23.
COMMENTS
Reading the opening comments, were you old enough to remember that convention as an adult? My family saw the flaws in that reasoning right away but were afraid to openly disagree. What about your family? How many jws still believe that is the correct understanding?
THE FIGURATIVE HEART—WHAT IS IT?
3. How can we discern the meaning of “heart” in the Bible?
Illustrate.
3 Though God’s Word does not provide a dictionary
definition of the word “heart,” it allows us
to discern the meaning of that word. How? To illustrate,
think of an exquisite wall mosaic that is
made up of a thousand closely set small pebbles. By
stepping back to look at the entire mosaic, one sees
that all the carefully placed pebbles together form
a pattern, or picture. Similarly, if we were to step
back and look at the many instances where “heart”
is used in the Bible, we could discern that taken
together these references form a pattern,
or picture. What picture?
COMMENTS
What dictionary does the WTS use then; human ones, non-jw human ones that they have vetted as “safe.” What is the most popular Bible dictionary the WTS uses?
How many pictures, patterns, has the WTS discerned only to have to adjust their view?
4. (a) What does “heart” represent? (b) What
is the meaning of Jesus’ words as recorded at
Matthew 22:37?
4 Bible writers use “heart” to describe
man’s entire inner self. It encompasses
such aspects as our desires, thoughts,
disposition, attitudes, capabilities, motivations,
and goals. (Read Deuteronomy
15:7; Proverbs 16:9; Acts 2:26.) As
one reference work states, it is “the sum
total of the interior man.” In some cases,
“heart” has a narrower meaning. For
example, Jesus said: “You must love Jehovah
your God with your whole heart
and with your whole soul and with your
whole mind.” (Matt. 22:37) In this instance,
“heart” refers to the emotions,
desires, and feelings of the inner person.
By mentioning heart, soul, and
mind separately, Jesus emphasized that
we must express our love for God in our
feelings as well as by the way we lead
our life and use our mental faculties.
(John 17:3; Eph. 6:6) But when “heart” is
mentioned by itself, it stands for the total
inner person.
COMMENTS
One reference work????
“Among the Semites . . . all that was peculiar to man, in the category of feelings as well as intellect and will, was attributed to the heart.” It is “the sum total of the interior man as opposed to the flesh, which is the exterior and tangible man.”—The Metaphorical Use of the Names of Parts of the Body in Hebrew and in Akkadian, by E. Dhorme, Paris, 1963, pp. 113, 114, 128 (in French).
WHY WE NEED TO GUARD OUR HEART
5. Why do we want to do our utmost to serve
Jehovah with a complete heart?
5 Regarding the heart, King David reminded
Solomon: “My son, know the
God of your father and serve him with
a complete heart and with a delightful
soul; for all hearts Jehovah is searching,
and every inclination of the thoughts he
is discerning.” (1 Chron. 28:9) Indeed,
Jehovah is the Examiner of all hearts, including
ours. (Prov. 17:3; 21:2) And
what he finds in our heart has a strong
bearing on our relationship with him
and on our future. Thus, we have good
reason to follow David’s inspired counsel
by doing our utmost to serve Jehovah
with a complete heart.
COMMENTS
Who can examine hearts? God, Jesus, elders?
If God was examining David’s heart how did he miss the adulterous and murderous aspects of his personality?
6. What should we realize about our resolve to
serve Jehovah?
6 Our zealous activities as Jehovah’s
people show that we have, indeed, a
deep desire to serve God with a complete
heart. At the same time, we realize
that the pressures of Satan’s wicked
world and the sinful inclinations of
our own flesh are powerful forces that
can undermine our resolve to serve
God wholeheartedly. (Jer. 17:9; Eph.
2:2) Hence, to check that our resolve to
serve God is not weakening—that we are
not letting our guard down—we need to
peer regularly into our heart. How can
we do that?
COMMENTS
Our—Jehovah’s people – non-jws not Jehovah’s or God’s people
Why not Christians as divine providence decided in Acts.
7. What demonstrates the condition of our
heart?
7 Obviously, our inner personality is
unseen—much as the core, or heart, of a
tree cannot be seen. Still, as Jesus mentioned
in the Sermon on the Mount, just
as fruits reveal the condition of a tree, so
our activities demonstrate the true condition
of our heart. (Matt. 7:17-20) Let us
consider one such outward action.
COMMENTS
So are we to discount x-rays or MRIs which can examine the core?
What does the WTS interpret as meaning “fruits”? Works?
A TANGIBLE METHOD FOR
EXAMINING OUR HEART
8. Jesus’ words found at Matthew 6:33 have
what relationship to what is in our heart?
8 Earlier, in the same sermon, Jesus
told his listeners what specific action on
their part would demonstrate their inner
desire to serve Jehovah wholeheartedly.
He said: “Keep on, then, seeking
first the kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these other things will be added
to you.” (Matt. 6:33) Indeed, by what
we put first in our life, we make manifest
what we are desiring, thinking, and
planning deep down in our heart. Examining
our priorities in life is thus a
tangible way to check whether we are
serving God with a complete heart.
COMMENTS
Specific action = works?
Did you notice that in the “suggested” introductions for the magazines, neither “Jehovah” or “kingdom” is mentioned?
Our priorities or WTS priorities?
9. What invitation did Jesus extend to some
men, and what was revealed by their reactions?
9 Not long after Jesus urged his followers
to “keep on . . . seeking first
the kingdom,” an incident happened
that illustrates how a man’s heart condition
is indeed revealed by what he puts
first in life. Gospel writer Luke introduces
the incident by stating that Jesus
“firmly set his face to go to Jerusalem”
even though he well knew what eventually
awaited him there. While he and his
apostles “were going on the road,” Jesus
met some men to whom he extended
the invitation: “Be my follower.” Those
men were willing to accept Jesus’ invitation—
but on certain conditions. One
man replied: “Permit me first to leave
and bury my father.” Another said: “I
will follow you, Lord; but first permit me
to say good-bye to those in my household.”
(Luke 9:51, 57-61) What a contrast
there was between Jesus’ firm, wholehearted
resolve and those men’s weak,
conditional offers! By placing their own
concerns first, above Kingdom interests,
they revealed that their heart was not
complete toward God.
COMMENTS
Be Jesus’ follower or Jehovah’s Witness? Witnesses of Jesus or Jehovah, Acts 1:8?
Conditional offers = “circumstances”
*** km 3/11 p.3 par.4***
Do not be discouraged if your present circumstances do not allow you to start pioneering again. Your readiness to do so pleases Jehovah. (2 Cor. 8:12)
10. (a) How have Christ’s followers reacted to
Jesus’ invitation? (b) Jesus related what brief illustration?
10 Unlike those would-be disciples,
we have wisely accepted Jesus’ invitation
to be his followers and are now
serving Jehovah every day. In this way,
we demonstrate how we feel in our
heart about Jehovah. Yet, even though
we are active in the congregation, we
still need to be aware of a potential risk
to our heart condition. What is it? In the
same conversation with those would-be
disciples, Jesus revealed that danger,
saying: “No man that has put his hand
to a plow and looks at the things behind
is well fitted for the kingdom of God.”
(Luke 9:62) What lesson can we draw
from that illustration?
COMMENTS
Following Jesus or Jehovah or WTS?
Active = 1 hour per month on a time slip
If the WTS does not look at the things behind why print the yearbook, why give experiences that happened 20 years or more ago?
DO WE “CLING TO WHAT IS GOOD”?
11. What happened to the laborer’s work in Jesus’
illustration, and why?
11 To make the lesson from Jesus’
brief illustration stand out clearly, let us
add some color and details to this word
picture. A field laborer is busy plowing.
While plowing, though, he cannot
stop thinking about his home where
there are family, friends, food, music,
laughter, and shade. He longs for them.
After plowing a good stretch of land,
the laborer’s desire for those pleasant
things in life becomes so overwhelming
that he turns around to look at “the
things behind.” Though there is still
much work to be done before the field
is planted, the laborer is distracted and
his work suffers. Of course, the laborer’s
master is disappointed by the worker’s
lack of perseverance.
COMMENTS
Yes, let us “add” to the bible. Jws are too dumb to understand the bible without an additional imperfect explanation.
12. What parallel could we draw between the
laborer in Jesus’ illustration and some Christians
today?
12 Now consider a parallel with a
modern-day situation. The farmer could
represent any Christian who seems to
be doing well but actually is in spiritual
danger. For comparison’s sake, let us
imagine a brother who keeps busy in
the ministry. However, though attending
meetings and sharing in field service,
he cannot stop thinking of certain
aspects of the world’s way of life
that he finds appealing. Deep down in
his heart, he longs for them. Eventually,
after he carries out his ministry for several
years, his desire for some things
of this world becomes so overwhelming
that he turns back and looks at “the
things behind.” Though there is still
much work to be done in the ministry,
he does not keep “a tight grip on the
word of life,” and his share in theocratic
activities suffers. (Phil. 2:16) Jehovah,
“the Master of the harvest,” is saddened
by any such lack of endurance.—Luke
10:2.
COMMENTS
Any Christian = only jws, non-jws are at best “professed” or “so-called” Christians per the WTS.
What certain aspects does the WTS feel are not to be longed for: marriage, children, a home not a ditch, food so not to starve…
13. Serving Jehovah with a complete heart involves
what?
13 The lesson is obvious. It is commendable
if we share regularly in such
wholesome and satisfying activities as
attending congregation meetings and
participating in field service. But serving
Jehovah with a complete heart involves
more. (2 Chron. 25:1, 2, 27) If
deep down in his heart a Christian continues
to love “the things behind”—that
is, certain aspects of the world’s way
of life—he is in danger of losing his
good standing with God. (Luke 17:32)
Only if we truly “abhor what is wicked
[and] cling to what is good” will we
be “well fitted for the kingdom of God.”
(Rom. 12:9; Luke 9:62) All of us, therefore,
need to make sure that nothing in
Satan’s world, no matter how useful or
pleasant it may seem to be, holds us
back from being wholehearted in caring
for Kingdom interests.—2 Cor. 11:14;
read Philippians 3:13, 14.
COMMENTS
If the lesson is so OBVIOUS, why did the WTS have to add to the bible to explain it?
A Christian = only jws
Where in the bible does it say “love the things behind”? Do you notice how the WTS uses snippet scriptures strung together to make the bible say more than God intended?
Satan’s world = all non-jws are part of Satan’s world and doomed to destruction, soon.
REMAIN ALERT!
14, 15. (a) How is Satan trying to affect our
heart condition? (b) Illustrate what makes Satan’s
method so dangerous.
14 Love for Jehovah moved us to dedicate
ourselves to him. Since then, many
of us have proved for years that we are
determined to keep our heart complete
toward Jehovah. However, Satan has
not given up on us. Our heart is still his
target. (Eph. 6:12) Of course, he may realize
that we will not simply abandon
Jehovah abruptly. Therefore, he slyly
employs “this system of things” in an effort
to weaken our heartfelt zeal for God
gradually. (Read Mark 4:18, 19.) Why is
that method of Satan so effective?
COMMENTS
Dedicate selves to God or the WTS?
Proved = through works?
Not abandon abruptly = many ex-jws gradually were chased away by the abuse in the WTS organization.
15 To answer, imagine that you are
reading a book by the light of a 100-watt
bulb, but then the bulb fails. Since
you are left in the dark, you immediately
notice what happened and replace
the burned-out bulb with a new one.
Light fills the room again. The next evening,
you are reading with the help of
the same lamp. However, unbeknownst
to you, someone replaced the new
100-watt bulb with a 95-watt bulb.
Would you notice the difference? Probably
not. And what if the next day someone
put a 90-watt bulb in your lamp?
Likely, you would still not notice it.
Why not? The lamp’s light is diminishing
so gradually that you are not aware
of it. Similarly, the influences of Satan’s
world may cause our zeal to diminish
little by little. If that happens, it is as
if Satan succeeded in reducing 100-watt
heartfelt zeal for Jehovah’s service to
something less. If not alert, a Christian
may not even notice the gradual change.
—Matt. 24:42; 1 Pet. 5:8.
COMMENTS
So what about the blinking light of the WTS, the 360 flip flops such as
Superior authorities
Sodom & Gomorrah resurrected
Rape, scream, yes or no
Organ transplants, yes or no
THREE FACTORS THAT AFFECT OUR HEART
Just as we can take measures to benefit the condition of our literal heart, so we can take steps to help us maintain a healthy figurative heart. Consider these three important factors:
Nourishment:Our literal
heart needs to receive
sufficient amounts of
healthful nourishment. Likewise,
we need to make sure
that we get sufficient amounts
of wholesome spiritual food
through regular personal study,
meditation, and meeting attendance.—
Ps. 1:1, 2; Prov. 15:28;
Heb. 10:24, 25.
COMMENTS
Spiritual food = is the bible sufficient or does the WTS add to it?
Exercise: To be healthy,
our literal heart at times
needs to pump vigorously.
Similarly, zealous participation
in the ministry—perhaps exerting
ourselves by stepping up
our activities—keeps our figurative
heart in good condition.
—Luke 13:24; Phil. 3:12.
COMMENTS
ZEALOUS participation = more hours = works
Environment: The ungodly
environment in which we
must work and live can put
our literal and our figurative
heart under heavy stress. However,
we can reduce such stress
by associating as often as possible
with fellow believers, who
genuinely care for us and
whose hearts are complete
toward God.—Ps. 119:63;
Prov. 13:20.
COMMENTS
Ungodly = all non-jws, even so-called Christians
So did you find association with other jws less stressful being around judgmental, gossipy so-called friends?
PRAYER IS VITAL
16. How can we protect ourselves against Satan’s
schemes?
16 How can we protect ourselves
against such schemes of Satan and
maintain a complete heart toward Jehovah?
(2 Cor. 2:11) Prayer is vital. Paul encouraged
fellow believers to “stand firm
against the machinations of the Devil.”
Then he urged them: “With every form
of prayer and supplication . . . , carry
on prayer on every occasion.”—Eph. 6:
11, 18; 1 Pet. 4:7.
COMMENTS
So does the WTS say that Satan is targeting individual jws on a daily basis or “as a group”?
Per the WTS can Satan read our minds? Does the WTS say to blame it on the Devil, yes and no, one of those both sides of their mouth concepts.
*** w03 6/15 p.30 Questions From Readers ***
Does Satan the Devil have the ability to read the human mind?
Although we cannot be dogmatic, it would appear that neither Satan nor his demons have the ability to read our thoughts.
*** w95 2/1 pp.28-29 Whose Fault Is It?***The Ultimate Excuse
“It is God’s will.” “Blame it on the Devil.” Probably the ultimate excuse is to blame either God or the Devil for our own failures . It is true that God or Satan may influence some events in our lives. However, some believe that practically everything, good or bad, in their life is the result of intervention by God or by Satan. It is as if nothing that happened to them was a consequence of their own actions. “If God wants me to have that new car, he will see to it that I get it.”
Such ones often live their lives recklessly, making financial and other decisions on the assumption that God will save them. If their imprudent actions result in some disaster, economic or otherwise, they blame the Devil. To do something rash without first ‘counting the cost’ and then to blame Satan for the failure, or worse yet, to expect Jehovah to intervene, would be not only presumptuous but also contrary to Scripture.—Luke 14:28, 29.
Satan attempted to get Jesus to think that way and not take responsibility for His actions. Regarding the second temptation, Matthew 4:5-7 reports: “The Devil took him along into the holy city, and he stationed him upon the battlement of the temple and said to him: ‘If you are a son of God, hurl yourself down; for it is written, “He will give his angels a charge concerning you, and they will carry you on their hands, that you may at no time strike your foot against a stone.”’” Jesus realized that he could not expect Jehovah to intervene if he were to take a clearly foolhardy, even suicidal, course. Hence, he replied: “It is written, ‘You must not put Jehovah your God to the test.’”
Those with the propensity for blaming the Devil or God for their own questionable actions have much in common with followers of astrology, who merely substitute the stars for God or the Devil. Thoroughly convinced that almost everything that happens is beyond their control, they overlook the simple principle stated at Galatians 6:7: “Whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap.”
17. Jesus’ prayers teach us what lesson?
17 To stand firm against Satan, we are
wise to imitate the prayerful attitude of
Jesus, which reflected his deep desire to
maintain a complete heart toward Jehovah.
Note, for instance, what Luke recorded
about the way Jesus prayed
on the night before his death: “Getting
into an agony he continued praying
more earnestly.” (Luke 22:44) Jesus
had prayed earnestly before, but on
this occasion, faced with the most severe
test of his earthly life, he prayed
“more earnestly”—and his prayer was answered.
Jesus’ example shows that
prayers have degrees of intensity. Therefore,
the more severe our trials are and
the more insidious Satan’s schemes are,
the “more earnestly” we should pray for
Jehovah’s protection.
COMMENTS
So how many jws pray unless it is in public with an audience even if it is their own wife and children at home? I finally realized how programmed prayers were at the meetings, the assemblies, the conventions. I once went to 2 DCS one year and had that confirmed. Imagine praying to God by outline?
Will God only answer or listen if the “intensity” is correct? Shouldn’t the WTS provide a list of intensity levels per type of prayer?
Should jws expect personal protection? Yes and no, both sides of the mouth.
*** w08 9/15 p.9What About Physical Protection?
As individuals, we know that our immediate physical protection is not guaranteed . We take the position expressed by the three faithful Hebrews who refused to bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar’s image of gold. Those God-fearing young men did not presume that Jehovah would miraculously protect them from physical harm. (ReadDaniel3:17, 18.) As matters turned out, Jehovah did deliver them from the flames of the fiery furnace. (Dan. 3:21-27) Even in Bible times, however, miraculous deliverance was the exception rather than the rule. Many faithful servants of Jehovah died at the hands of opposers.—Heb. 11:35-37.
What about today? As “the Provider of escape,” Jehovah certainly can deliver individuals from perilous situations. Can we definitively say whether Jehovah did or did not intervene in specific cases? No. Still, an individual who has escaped a dangerous situation may feel that Jehovah intervened. It would be presumptuous for others to take issue with his feeling. At the same time, we must realistically acknowledge that many faithful Christians have died as a result of persecution, as was the case during the Nazi era. Others have died under tragic circumstances. (Eccl. 9:11) We might ask, ‘Did Jehovah fail to be “the Provider of escape” for faithful ones whose lives were cut short?’ That could hardly be the case.
18. (a) What should we ask ourselves about
prayer, and why? (b) What factors affect our
heart, and in what ways? (See box on page 16.)
18 How will such prayers affect us?
Paul stated: “In everything by prayer
and supplication along with thanksgiving
let your petitions be made known to
God; and the peace of God that excels
all thought will guard your hearts.” (Phil.
4:6, 7) Yes, we have to pray fervently and
frequently in order to maintain a complete
heart toward Jehovah. (Luke 6:12)
Hence, ask yourself, ‘How earnest and
frequent are my prayers?’ (Matt. 7:7;
Rom. 12:12) Your answer reveals much
about the depth of your heartfelt desire
to serve God.
COMMENTS
Fervently, frequently or not heard = do parents only listen to children that ask fervently and frequently; where is the love?
19. What will you do to maintain a complete
heart toward Jehovah?
19 As we have considered, the priorities
we set in life can tell us much about
the condition of our heart. We want to
make sure that neither the things we
left behind nor Satan’s wily schemes
will sap our resolve to serve Jehovah
with a complete heart. (Read Luke 21:
19, 34-36.) Therefore, like David, we
keep on supplicating Jehovah: “Unify
my heart.”—Ps. 86:11.
CONCLUDING COMMENTS
Priorities we set or the WTS sets?
Who can read hearts, judge them? Per the WTS only God and Jesus…so don’t let the WTS judge you.
Next Sunday, JEHOVAH KNOWS HOW TO DELIVER HIS PEOPLE, individually?
Love, Blondie