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STUDY ARTICLE 46

“I will never leave you, and I will never abandon you.”​—HEB. 13:5.

SONG 55 Fear Them Not!

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Well, what will really console us is the promise that Jehovah makes us in his word where he tells us I will never leave you and I will never abandon you, and in the psalm it says that whatever our circumstance he will take us to a safe place.

And if we feel that way, we can also think that other prophets of the past also felt like that as Elijah in the first of kings 19:14 said and I am the only one left who felt very lonely and thought that they were going to take his life, but Jehovah encouraged him and that\’s what he does to us too.

And surely for that same reason around the year 61 Paul also quoted these words from the Psalm to write a letter and thus encourage others to also continue to trust in Jehovah. 

2. What will we consider in this article, and why?

We will analyze 3 different ways in which Jehovah helped the apostle Paul, through his son Jesus and his angels, people of certain authority and brothers in faith, with this review of the apostle\’s experiences we can strengthen our confidence in Jehovah\’s promises . 

And reviewing in detail how Jehovah helped Paul with a real example will strengthen our faith, because now we may be going through very similar situations and that will be that our faith in Jehovah in his promise becomes stronger. 

HELP FROM JESUS AND THE ANGELS

3. What may Paul have wondered, and why?

Paul faced very difficult situations as mentioned in the paragraph a crowd dragged him out of the temple and tried to kill him and the next day his enemies were about to tear him to pieces, so surely he wondered how much longer he could endure that situation. 

4. How did Jehovah help Paul by means of Jesus?

Yes, as we see quoted in the paragraph in Acts 23:11, Jesus himself appeared next to Paul and after having suffered such hostile treatment that he just received in Jerusalem, Jesus told him that he would have to continue giving testimony in Rome, basically He was confirming that he was not alone that he had the approval of Jehovah and that he would arrive in Rome safely and it was also Jesus himself who appeared at his side, so he knew that both Jehovah and Jesus had a very deep love for him.

Perhaps here we are faced with the perfect outline when it comes to encouraging anyone, we can think of the good feelings that Pablo would eventually display, the fact of reminding him of his previous good activity and letting a glimpse of the activity that he had for the future. a positive effect on Pablo.

This paragraph catches my attention when it says that they were the right words, because the context of facts 23 says that the next day 40 Jews formed a conspiracy and committed themselves with the curse of not drinking and eating until they killed Paul, so these terrorists They had been directly involved, so if Paul found out about this evidently the words of Jesus gave him great encouragement to be courageous and trust in Jehovah.

I am also very struck by the sensitivity of Jesus when talking to him, because he could have said how you have borne witness to me because you will have to give testimony in Rome, but Jesus said you have given a complete testimony and how nice it was to congratulate him on him. good job he was doing and this encouraged Pablo a lot.

5. How did Jehovah help Paul by means of an angel? (See cover picture.)

He reaffirmed the promise that he had received earlier through Jesus that he would have to reach Rome, it is true that the situation was quite distressing because as the biblical story says, he had not seen the sun and stars being beaten for many days, even for a long time without Eating the situation was not easy at all, but having received this confirmation had been a great consolation for Pablo.

And from there a lesson is also derived that sometimes we humans need to be repeated words of encouragement or also to make sure, and Jehovah understood it that is why he sent an angel again to repeat the same thing that he had already said before. 

ILLUSTRATION

Yes, for example we can see the contrast between the reaction of Paul and the others who were on the boat, it is true that Paul would be surprised to see this Angel but he was calm since Jesus and this Angel promised him that he would arrive safely at his destination .

And we also perceive a bit of chaos in the image, the storm produces that even some thought they were going to die, but you found that darkness we see the illumination that Pablo has on his face receiving the encouragement and praise of this Angel, who later He was also able to transmit to those who traveled with him on the boat and also benefited from that encouragement, that teaches us that receiving encouragement helps us to also give encouragement. 

6. What promise of Jesus can strengthen us, and why?

It is true that we need those strength to move forward and the paragraph uses an expression that impresses, it says even the darkest days of our lives, even in those days we have the strength that it gives us and as Matthew 28 mentioned every day, now we also understand the words of Matthew 11 from 28 to 30 when he says that the yoke of Jesus is easy to carry is a yoke that weighs little and that because it encourages us on all the days that we lack strength.

It is also nice to see that Jehovah did not send anyone to be with us in these last days he has sent his son and Jesus knows very well what we are going through because he lived many of our situations when he was on Earth, that is beautiful see how Jehovah cares so tenderly for our feelings. 

And we also see that Jesus fulfills his promise we saw it in the case of the apostle Paul fulfilled his promise he came to Rome and came to preach there, in our case also here he says that he would be with us every day and he is fulfilling with his promise and we on many occasions experience that help from Jesus so we have the best leader. 

7. According to Revelation 14:6, how does Jehovah help us today?

Well, with a very great help, which are the Angels, they in preaching are supporting us and guiding us and they have nothing to stop them or a pandemic, so we are like a team with them and they help us a lot.

And it is good to think about this point now that we are seeing what is the movement of the organization, we do more than receive a scale of information about how to practice or be more useful when it comes to touching the heart, it is no longer so much to give news but to touch the heart, even the new system of conducting our Bible study presented this month in the monthly program tells us about it, what our part would be, then, to always be updated with this way of working.

Hebrews 1: 7, 14 | If these two verses relate the Angels to Jehovah\’s servants and these servants are guided by his holy spirit, verse 14 says that they are prepared to do a public service and what better public service than the preaching of the good news, so the angels guided by this holy spirit support us and also guide us and collaborate with us in this wonderful work.

ILLUSTRATION

Yes, as the image shows, we know of many experiences of brothers who have preached to many people who were praying to them at that time, so the truth is that it is very encouraging to know that we preach but that the Angels help us find those people of good heart.

HELP FROM INDIVIDUALS IN AUTHORITY

Well, when he arrived in Rome they had been planning an ambush, so Jehovah used Claudius Lysias to escort Paul to this caesarean section and once he got there he used the governor Felix who had him held and guarded in Herod\’s Palace.

If it is very curious about the case of Claudio Lisias because Paul is still a slave even though he had Roman citizenship, but this commander made sure that nothing happened to him that he was comfortable and assembled an army of 470 people to escort him and arrive safe, then surely Paul felt the hand of Jehovah again very close protecting and caring for him. 

9. How did Governor Festus help Paul?

Festus replaces Felix in the position of government and it is now that the Jews probably think that they can take advantage of this circumstance to continue with their plans to take him to Jerusalem and be tried there, but Festus refuses probably because he understands that perhaps they want to kill him .

And it is very striking what the biblical account says because they begged Festus to do the favor of bringing Paul to Jerusalem but he used sagacity and understood that it was not a positive intention with which they loved Paul, therefore of course we see the Jehovah\’s hand behind how he was using, otherwise he would not have realized he had said good very well there is a Jew is in Jerusalem with his culture with his traditions would think it was better, however he acted in this way that was somewhat surprising. 

10. How did Governor Festus respond to Paul’s appeal to be judged by Caesar?

Well, after consulting his advisers, he finally told him that you have appealed to Caesar and you will go to Cesar, so in this way he protected him too.

And it is true that, for example, in Caesarean section Paul already felt a certain degree of protection because it was a city mostly of gentiles with few Jews, but now with this decision to send him to Rome as the paragraph says, he already took him out of the reach of his enemies immediately.

And there is an interesting detail at the beginning where the paragraph that says that Festus wanted to be good with the Jews, so the most logical thing is that he did not even ask Paul and he will send him to Jerusalem, but the question that he asked him where do you want to be judged there surely Paul must have seen Jehovah\’s hand and will notice that Jehovah was protecting him. 

11. Paul may have reflected on what reassuring words given by Isaiah?

He may have meditated on the encouraging words of Isaiah 8:10 that they may prepare a plan but it will be frustrated or that they say some things but it will not work out and the reason why God is with us and that was the case with Paul .

It is interesting because the confidence the faith that Paul showed is also impressive because it is true that he knew that Jehovah would help him but he showed such confidence and there we have the proof that he embarked on long journeys even knowing what could happen to him that he could have had a penalty of death he continued defending his ideas defending Jehovah and at least one example is interesting for us as we must also strengthen our faith and our confidence that Jehovah will help us.

No doubt that meditating on a verse like this had to encourage him a lot, he probably remembered that a few years after Isaiah wrote these verses that we read an angel, only one angel of Jehovah in the reign of Hezekiah killed 185,000 soldiers, so he will probably think that it gives Even the test or obstacle, however great it was, was nothing compared to the power of Jehovah and the power of one of his angels. 

12 (a). How did Julius treat Paul?

As we read in Acts 27: 3 it says that Julius treated Paul with kindness and allowed him to visit his friends and also the later account goes on to say that even as he saved his life, so Jehovah used a person who had some authority how Julio was a good person to help the apostle Paul.

12 (b). What may Paul have discerned as a result?

Well, surely he would see Jehovah\’s hand because it was not normal for this officer to have such a good heart and save his life, then surely he would be seeing how Jehovah was handling matters.

Of course, in the previous occasions that we have studied, it is very easy to see the hand of Jehovah, an angel Jesus himself that was clear, but now behind the actions of this official because he nevertheless had the spiritual vision of seeing who was behind Jehovah. , so how good it is that we also think about all the good things that happen to us in all the things that help us to endure well to really think and meditate that who is behind each one of them is Jehovah. 

13. How may Jehovah use people in authority?

We have the text of Proverbs 21: 1 that talks about the heart of a king being like streams of water in the hand of Jehovah and directing him where he wants, so just as human beings can by means of a channel divert the water of a river to the other side because, as has also been commented, Jehovah can use his spirit to divert human thoughts.

Ezra | And there the example of King Artaxerxes is mentioned as he granted permission to Ezra to travel to Jerusalem, but not only that but he provides everything necessary for the temple and also expressly told him that he had to teach the law and apply it to the people, so in this case Jehovah used Artaxerxes to this King to benefit Jehovah\’s people.

ILLUSTRATION

We have two images that contrast exactly what Jehovah can produce in the hearts of those rulers, the first we see how Julio protects the apostle Paul in the midst of this disorder that perhaps could have caused the death of Paul, but Julio stands in front of him and we even perceive the surprise in Paul as saying well this man is here advocating for me for my protection and on the other hand because we may see a situation that may arise, our brothers who are imprisoned and who also see the mighty hand of Jehovah since some civilian deer of the jail protects them from other prisoners, so behind this we see how Jehovah can use men to care and show affection to his servants.

14. In line with Acts 12:5, concerning whom can we pray?

Well, through our brothers who are imprisoned, we know from many through the website what they are and what they are facing and another added detail is what first Timothy 2: 1 and 2 mentions that they also make a request to intercede for kings and for all who occupy high positions for their benefit because we know that many times there are judicial decisions, there are situations in which they face that with our prayers we can help them to have a much more favorable situation.

This is exactly what Nehemiah did when he prayed to Jehovah for the king to have compassion on him and to do well, so we too can follow that pattern and as has already been said then also pray for those who guard our brothers so that they treat yourself well and may also see the hand of Jehovah in your case. 

Yes, also in the sentence that Nehemiah 1:11 is mentioned, we come to understand how important it is to be concrete and precise also in our prayers, because nehemiah, for example, uses expressions such as make me do well today or for example, Please let the king have compassion on me, these are expressions that clearly show Nehemiah\’s concern and how he asks Jehovah for something specific, so it shows us that our prayers can also be direct to Jehovah.

Hebrews 13: 3 | And the truth is that now we can put ourselves in their place very easily because our page under the theme Jehovah\’s Witnesses imprisoned for their belief comes with the name of most of the brothers who are suffering in prison, so we could even pray for them by name. 

HELP FROM FELLOW BELIEVERS

It\’s nice to see how they did that out of love for Paul, how they also wanted it out of love for Jehovah because they didn\’t know if they were going to be saved and went in later, so this shows the kind of feeling they had towards him.

In the final part of the paragraph we read that Paul prayed to Jehovah from the heart to thank him, from this we can also learn a lesson and it is also to pray to Jehovah to help us make practical tools towards our brothers who are having a hard time that We can be used to give them comfort and we know that today there are many brothers in this situation. 

17. How did Jehovah help Paul by means of his fellow believers?

Well, one of the occasions was when they arrived at the port of Sidon and there Julio allowed him to visit his friends and have them take care of him, so it must have been an injection of encouragement for him.

Yes, Sidon was the beginning of that trip, but something similar happened almost at the end in Puteoli, they found some brothers and they also begged him to stay with them for seven days and surely there he also received a lot of encouragement. 

18. What prompted Paul to thank God and take courage?

As the paragraph says that many brothers from Rome were waiting along the road to greet him, some had even traveled 50 kilometers away, some chronicles say that they were places where you could not even eat, but that did not matter because the important thing was to wait to Paul to encourage him and as Acts 28:15 says it was what Paul experienced.

Also, as the Bible says that Paul thanked him, it says that it was not after having spoken with them or shared some food or not speaking, it says when he saw them, how beautiful Paul saw them and already felt so much encouragement as to now thank Jehovah for that beautiful privilege of seeing his brothers in that difficult moment for him. 

ILLUSTRATION

If we also pursue in Pablo\’s face the surprise on the one hand when he meets the brothers who were on the road waiting for him and also the illusion that made him receive this encouragement and this encouragement when facing what was coming to him being a prisoner in Rome, and I remind us a little of the images that we have seen in a video when some of our brothers come out of a trial and the brothers are at the door to applaud them and to give them encouragement and praise or when one of our young brothers They were going to enter prison because the brothers were there at the prison door to strengthen them, so something similar had to be experienced by the apostle Paul.

19. As stated at 1 Peter 4:10, how may Jehovah use us as a means to convey his help to those in need?

Well, it is a bit overwhelming to have or meditate on the privilege that Jehovah gives us to be good stewards of his undeserved kindness, so perhaps Jehovah, because he uses us, has given us a small gift so that now we can use it at the time of encourage strengthen show affection and love to our brothers, so if we perceive that our personality has these characteristics, let us use it to help others.

And very beautifully, I thought that each of us can use the gift that Jehovah has given us to help other brothers to trust again in the promise that I will never leave you, I will never abandon you and we may believe that we do not have any gift, but as we have read each one has one of a way of another sure we can help.

ILLUSTRATION

That is what we can see in the photograph, the brothers who are going to visit the sister who is accompanying perhaps a relative who is sick because they have simply spent some time thinking that they can help this sister, how can I strengthen her, perhaps simply They have thought about the hospital, perhaps he does not eat very well, we are going to prepare some good pieces of fruit for him to eat so that he can at least continue to have strength, sometimes it is simply necessary to think a little about how we can give practical help, perhaps those pieces of fruits are just what the sister is needing. 

20. Why can we say with confidence: “Jehovah is my helper”?

Yes, because we have no doubts, it does not matter because of the difficult situations that we may be going through or through which we may have to experience in the future, we know that Jehovah promises us I am your helper and as we have seen in today\’s article Jehovah wants to help us, he wants to help us and he does it. of many ways.

HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER?

What help do we receive from Jesus and the angels?

Matthew 28:20 Jesus promised that he would be with us every day is the system conclusions, so this implies as we saw in paragraph 6 that it is in those days those times that are difficult for us, those days or the darkest days of our life Jesus will be there helping us, and in the case of the angels Jehovah sends them directly to support us to lead the preaching, and we have an infinity of examples of people who at some point were praying and the brothers have been directed to those people to preach to him and of course there was the help of the angels.

What can we mention in prayer concerning those “in positions of authority”?

For example, the decisions they have to make that positively affect our spiritual activities or also be able to pray for the brothers who are imprisoned who are having a bad time, even because Jehovah influences the minds of the guards who guard our brothers. and treat them with human kindness.

How can we help fellow believers who are in need?

We can pray to Jehovah to give us the strength to give him kind words or do something for him and that it is just that encouragement that we need.

SONG 38 He Will Make You Strong

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