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“My Load Is Light”The Watchtower—1956 | January 1
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world, the Watchtower magazine is being offered to the people at one dollar a year for a subscription, twenty-four copies. If it were not for the generosity of Jehovah’s witnesses in supporting the printing of these sermons, this extensive distribution could never be accomplished. Furthermore, if it were not for the zeal and the devotion that all of these witnesses are giving to Jehovah God, this distribution could never be reported here. It is their labor of love that makes it possible for the New World society to put the literature out in such tremendous quantities.
15. How do Jehovah’s devoted servants regard their preaching responsibilities?
15 To do this work is a joy to the heart of every one of Jehovah’s servants; and they fully agree with Christ Jesus when he said: “My load is light.” Our work is to preach this good news of the Kingdom. The Devil’s organization, the archenemy of Jehovah God, is trying to make this work very difficult and tries to throw every obstacle in its way that he can to slow it down or turn God’s servants away from true worship. In this he will fail, for in the end all persons who gain eternal life will give to Jehovah God exclusive devotion. He will be alone in the universe as the Sovereign Ruler, even as he is now, only with opposition. In that new world of righteousness all the opposition of Satan the Devil and his demons, and all those who side with him, will be destroyed, annihilated, moved out of existence; and there will remain true worshipers in the entire earth, all giving to God exclusive devotion. Jehovah puts the test to every one today. Are you willing to meet the test?—namely, “Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.”—Mal. 3:10, Da.
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Serving with Jehovah’s Channel of CommunicationThe Watchtower—1956 | January 1
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Serving with Jehovah’s Channel of Communication
JEHOVAH has a channel of communication on earth? Yes, even as earthly governments have channels of communication for their subjects, so the great Ruler of the universe, Jehovah God, ever since he placed intelligent creatures upon this earth, has had channels of communication, but always only one at a time, to make known to men his will and purposes regarding them. Thus Adam, in that he was used to inform Eve of God’s law, served as a line of communication.a
Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and especially Moses, likewise served as Jehovah’s channels of communication in their day. After Moses certain judges and then a long line of prophets did likewise serve until John the Baptist. Then men were favored with the most direct line possible, Jesus Christ. He who had from of old personally heard Jehovah’s words at his mouth and who had served as a channel of communication to angels and to men, both directly and indirectly, now was serving as Jehovah’s direct channel of communication to men.
While serving thus he also trained others, around whom a continuous channel of communication could be established so that there would be no interruption upon his returning to heaven. Ever since the pouring out of the holy spirit at Pentecost the anointed followers of Christ have thus served as a channel of communication, making known Jehovah’s purposes as these
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