All the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction.—Rom. 15:4. Those written things include many good examples, men and women of outstanding faith. (Heb. 11:32-34 And what more shall I say? For the time will fail me if I go on to relate about Gid′e·on,+ Ba′rak,+Samson,+ Jeph′thah,+David+ as well as Samuel+ and the [other] prophets,+ 33 who through faith defeated kingdoms in conflict,+effected righteousness,+obtained promises,+stopped the mouths of lions,+ 34 stayed the force of fire,+ escaped the edge* of the sword,+ from a weak state were made powerful,+ became valiant in war,+ routed the armies of foreigners.) We can and should benefit from the good examples found in the Scriptures, following or imitating what is presented in those fine Biblical accounts. Certain Bible accounts, however, include warning examples. We can find some of those in the lives of men and women whom Jehovah at one point accepted and used as his servants. As we read the Bible, we can note where and how some of God’s people went astray and thus became warning examples. We can discern that some gradually developed wrong attitudes or tendencies, which eventually produced sad consequences. How can we draw lessons from such accounts? We may want to ask ourselves such questions as: ‘How did that develop? Might such a trend develop in my case? What can I do to avoid that and instead to benefit from this warning example?’
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:30:46 +0000
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