[1227] _____________________________________________ Schedule for Todays Bible Reading: Malachi 1-4 _____________________________________________ Text for Sunday, October 12, 2014 God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name.—Acts 15:14. As “people who are called by [God’s] name,” the members of the new nation of spiritual Israel used the divine name, certainly doing so when quoting from the Hebrew Scriptures. (Acts 15:17) Thus, when the apostle Peter addressed an international audience of Jews and proselytes at Pentecost 33 C.E., he used God’s name a number of times. (Acts 2:14, 20, 21, 25, 34) The early Christians honored Jehovah, so he, in turn, blessed their efforts in the preaching work. Likewise today, Jehovah blesses our ministry when we proudly proclaim his name and show it to interested ones, in their own Bibles if possible. We thus introduce them to the true God. What a privilege—for them and for us! That introduction may in some cases be the beginning of a wonderful relationship with Jehovah that will grow ever stronger and last forever. w13 3/15 5:12, 13 _____________________________________________ Post Reference: Watchtower Online Library [wol.jw.org/en/wol/h/r1/lp-e] We encourage everyone to explore our official website at [jw.org/]
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:31:48 +0000
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