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Why So Much to Do?The Watchtower—1967 | January 15
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ENOUGH SPIRITUAL FOOD FOR ALL
The same principle applies to our reading the publications of the Watch Tower Society. Some have more time to read than others; some read faster than others; some can grasp things more quickly than can others. We might liken our spiritual provisions to a great banquet being spread for many guests, old and young, large and small. Not all can eat the same amount of food, but there is an abundance for all. So it is with our spiritual food.—Isa. 25:6.
Not everyone may be able to read all that the Society publishes. But certainly all should endeavor to find time to read the Bible regularly and to read the Society’s official journal, The Watchtower, from cover to cover. If we find that we are not doing this we may well ask ourselves, Are we making the best possible use of the time at our disposal? Could it be that we are spending time reading worldly magazines that could be spent reading The Watchtower? Or are we spending more time than we should with the daily paper or watching television?
What about reading the Awake! magazine? So as to appeal to many different kinds of people it contains a great variety of different articles. A sister may not be interested in what it has to say about mechanical care for autos and a brother may not be interested in an article about sewing. But there is something for everyone, a wide variety of subjects for persons in varying circumstances.
However, do not minimize the value of Awake! If you can, read each issue from cover to cover. Awake! protects us from the creature worship that worldly magazines encourage by featuring personalities, and at the same time it gives us the theocratic perspective on everything it discusses. For example, worldly magazines may tell of the rise of “situational ethics,” but they do not give us God’s view regarding these. They may have interesting accounts about haunted houses but they have no idea what is back of it all. Awake! articles are prepared by God’s organization, which is interested in our spiritual welfare.—Rom. 8:6.
As Christian witnesses of Jehovah, we do have much to do in the way of personal Bible reading and study of Bible literature, meetings to attend and field ministry to perform. But if we appreciate why we have so much to do—because of the importance of our work and the urgency of our times—we do not complain. Having so much to do is a real safeguard for us. And by using the spirit of a sound mind we can strike a happy balance between what there is to do and what we are able to do, to Jehovah’s praise and to our own well-being.
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“Disciple-making” District AssembliesThe Watchtower—1967 | January 15
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“Disciple-making” District Assemblies
Memories of the “God’s Sons of Liberty” District Assemblies held during 1966 have not yet faded. In fact, in South America and the Caribbean those assemblies are still in progress. Those who attended any of these assemblies were deeply moved by the things that they saw and heard and they are looking forward to the next assemblies arranged by the Watch Tower Society. So the question is already being raised: Where will we have our assemblies during 1967?
Arrangements for these assemblies have been under way for some time now, and we are glad to pass on to you the details now available concerning the dates and cities. The assemblies will be spread throughout the entire period of the northern summer, and they are conveniently located so that every reader of The Watchtower should find it possible to attend. We encourage you to make plans now to be sure that your vacation dates include one
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