The Way of Escape Sometimes when we are faced with problems, we may find ourselves wishing to fly away from all our difficulties. That was exactly how David felt. In Psalm 55: 6, 7, David said this, “And I keep saying: “O that I had wings as a dove has! I would fly away and reside. 7 Look! I would go far away in flight; I would lodge in the wilderness.” But although Jehovah has promised to assist us as we face trials and sufferings in this system, he does not offer a complete escape, but we have this assurance at 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has taken YOU except what is common to men. But God is faithful, and he will not let YOU be tempted beyond what YOU can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out in order for YOU to be able to endure it.” “The way out” or “a way to escape” involves learning to trust in Jehovah. This is what so many of Jehovah’s people have done in the past and on up to this present day. 1. They came to know and rely on Jehovah. 2. They discovered that Jehovah would strengthen them through; a. His Word. b. His spirit. c. And His organization. Even in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jehovah’s people, 1. Sought out fellow believers. 2. Offered them spiritual help. 3. Shared Scriptural thoughts and whatever Bible literature was available. 4. And those faithful survivors have testified time and again, ‘Jehovah did fortified them. 5. They continually prayed and asked Jehovah to help. 6. And Jehovah’s spirit sustained them. Whatever trial we face, we can likewise count on God’s holy spirit, provided we keep asking for it. Jesus Christ said this in Matthew 7: 7-11, “Keep on asking, and it will be given YOU; keep on seeking, and YOU will find; keep on knocking, and it will be opened to YOU. 8 For everyone asking receives, and everyone seeking finds, and to everyone knocking it will be opened. 9 Indeed, who is the man among YOU whom his son asks for bread—he will not hand him a stone, will he? 10 Or, perhaps, he will ask for a fish—he will not hand him a serpent, will he? 11 Therefore, if YOU, although being wicked, know how to give good gifts to YOUR children, how much more so will YOUR Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?” Vitalized by this “power beyond what is normal,” we will soar rather than get bogged down by our problems. We will keep walking in Jehovah’s way, In fact Isaiah put it this way in Isaiah 40: 31, “but those who are hoping in Jehovah will regain power. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not tire out.” The Way of Escape Sometimes when we are faced with problems, we may find ourselves wishing to fly away from all our difficulties. That was exactly how David felt. In Psalm 55: 6, 7, David said this, “And I keep saying: “O that I had wings as a dove has! I would fly away and reside. 7 Look! I would go far away in flight; I would lodge in the wilderness.” But although Jehovah has promised to assist us as we face trials and sufferings in this system, he does not offer a complete escape, but we have this assurance at 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has taken YOU except what is common to men. But God is faithful, and he will not let YOU be tempted beyond what YOU can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out in order for YOU to be able to endure it.” “The way out” or “a way to escape” involves learning to trust in Jehovah. This is what so many of Jehovah’s people have done in the past and on up to this present day. 1. They came to know and rely on Jehovah. 2. They discovered that Jehovah would strengthen them through; a. His Word. b. His spirit. c. And His organization. Even in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jehovah’s people, 1. Sought out fellow believers. 2. Offered them spiritual help. 3. Shared Scriptural thoughts and whatever Bible literature was available. 4. And those faithful survivors have testified time and again, ‘Jehovah did fortified them. 5. They continually prayed and asked Jehovah to help. 6. And Jehovah’s spirit sustained them. Whatever trial we face, we can likewise count on God’s holy spirit, provided we keep asking for it. Jesus Christ said this in Matthew 7: 7-11, “Keep on asking, and it will be given YOU; keep on seeking, and YOU will find; keep on knocking, and it will be opened to YOU. 8 For everyone asking receives, and everyone seeking finds, and to everyone knocking it will be opened. 9 Indeed, who is the man among YOU whom his son asks for bread—he will not hand him a stone, will he? 10 Or, perhaps, he will ask for a fish—he will not hand him a serpent, will he? 11 Therefore, if YOU, although being wicked, know how to give good gifts to YOUR children, how much more so will YOUR Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?” Vitalized by this “power beyond what is normal,” we will soar rather than get bogged down by our problems. We will keep walking in Jehovah’s way, In fact Isaiah put it this way in Isaiah 40: 31, “but those who are hoping in Jehovah will regain power. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not tire out.”
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