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
Friday, July 18
[E] make us be kingdom and priests to im God and Papa.—Rev. 1:6.
Jehovah don use holy spirit anoint some of Jesus disciples and this one make them special children to Jehovah. Them be 144,000 people and them go be priest with Jesus for heaven. (Rev. 14:1) The part for the tabernacle wey them de call Holy Place, stand for the favor wey God show them as e choose them as im children when them still dey this earth. (Rom. 8:15-17) The part of the tabernacle wey be Most Holy stand for heaven, where Jehovah dey. “The curtain” wey divide Holy Place and Most Holy stand for Jesus body when e dey this earth, wey make-am no fit enter heaven as great High Priest of Jehovah wonderful temple. As Jesus sacrifice imself, e no come get human being body again. This one open way for all anointed Christians to fit go heaven. But for them to fit go heaven, them must die so that Jehovah go bring them back to life as spirit and them no go get body like us again.—Heb. 10:19, 20; 1 Cor. 15:50. w23.10 28 ¶13