Tuesday, July 15
Take care of my small-small sheep.—John 21:16.
Apostle Peter tell elders say, “like shepherd, make una care for God sheep.” (1 Pet. 5:1-4) If you be elder, we know say you love your brothers and sisters and you like to care for them. But sometimes, you fit tire or get plenty things to do and this one fit make-am hard for you to care for congregation well. Wetin you fit do? Tell Jehovah how you de feel. Apostle Peter write say: “If anybody de help other people, make e do-am with the power wey God de give.” (1 Pet. 4:11) Na true say na only God Kingdom go fit comot some of the problems wey our brothers and sisters de face. But remember say, Jesus Christ wey be the “main shepherd,” fit help them pass the way you fit help them. And e go help them now and for paradise. Wetin Jehovah want make elders do na to love their brothers and sisters, care for them, and “be example for the sheep.” w23.09 29-30 ¶13-14
Wednesday, July 16
Jehovah know say the things wey people wey get sense de think dey empty.—1 Cor. 3:20.
Make we no de think like people for this world. If we de think like people wey no value Jehovah law, we go start to do things like them and we no go obey Jehovah law again. (1 Cor. 3:19) The way people de think and do things for this world, de make people no de obey God. Some brothers and sisters for Pergamum and Thyatira follow the bad example of people wey dey around them wey de worship idol and do sex wey no clean. Jesus give the two congregations strong correction because them no de do anything to people wey do sex wey no clean. (Rev. 2:14, 20) For this our time, people for Satan world de try to make us de do like them. Our family members and other people fit tell us say make we try de enjoy ourself and want make we do wetin Jehovah no like. For example, them fit talk say Bible na old school so e no matter if we do sex wey no clean for God eye. Sometimes, we fit de think say the things wey Jehovah say make we do, no clear finish. If we no dey careful, this one fit make us want do “pass the things wey them don write.”—1 Cor. 4:6. w23.07 16 ¶10-11
Thursday, July 17
Real friend de show love all the time, and na brother wey you fit trust when problem dey.—Prov. 17:17.
Mary need strong mind to fit do the work wey Jehovah give-am. E never marry, but the angel tell-am say e go get belle. E never get pikin before, but the angel tell-am say e go care for the pikin wey go later be the Messiah. And since e never sleep with man before, how e go take explain all this one to Joseph wey go soon become im husband? (Luke 1:26-33) Wetin Mary do wey help-am get strong mind? E look for help from other people. For example, e ask angel Gabriel make e tell-am more about the work. (Luke 1:34) Small time after Mary talk with the angel, e travel “go one city for Judah for the area wey mountains dey” to visit Elizabeth wey be im relative. And Jehovah use Elizabeth tell-am plenty things wey go happen to the pikin and e praise Mary well-well. All this one really encourage-am. (Luke 1:39-45) Mary talk say, Jehovah “don use im hand do powerful things.” (Luke 1:46-51) Jehovah use angel Gabriel and Elizabeth to encourage Mary. w23.10 14-15 ¶10-12