Sábado 20 de agosto
Empezó a sobrevenirle temor a toda alma, y muchos portentos presagiosos y señales ocurrían mediante los apóstoles (Hech. 2:43).
Enfurecidos por lo que estaban realizando los discípulos de Jesús, los líderes religiosos arrestaron a Pedro y a Juan y les ordenaron que dejaran de hablar de su Maestro. Una vez que fueron liberados, los dos apóstoles informaron a los hermanos lo que había ocurrido. Preocupados por la oposición, todos juntos le oraron a Jehová y le pidieron: “Concede a tus esclavos que sigan hablando tu palabra con todo denuedo”. ¿Cuál fue el resultado? “Todos sin excepción quedaron llenos del espíritu santo, y hablaban la palabra de Dios con denuedo.” (Hech. 2:41; 4:24-31.) Es de notar que los discípulos obtuvieron el valor que necesitaban para proclamar el mensaje gracias al poderoso espíritu santo de Jehová. De igual modo hoy día, nosotros hablamos de la verdad con todos, incluso con nuestros adversarios, no porque seamos valientes por naturaleza, sino porque Jehová nos da su espíritu santo; solo es cuestión de que se lo pidamos. Así es, con la ayuda de Jehová podremos resistir con valor todo tipo de oposición (Sal. 138:3).
Saturday, August 20
Fear began to fall upon every soul, and many portents and signs began to occur through the apostles.—Acts 2:43.
Infuriated by what Jesus’ disciples were accomplishing, the religious leaders arrested Peter and John and ordered them not to speak about Jesus. Upon being released, the two reported to the brothers what had occurred, and they all prayed about the opposition they faced, requesting: “Jehovah, . . . grant your slaves to keep speaking your word with all boldness.” The result? “They were one and all filled with the holy spirit and were speaking the word of God with boldness.” (Acts 2:41; 4:24-31) Notice that it was Jehovah’s powerful holy spirit that helped the disciples speak God’s word with boldness. The courage to speak the truth to others, even to opposers, does not rest with us. Jehovah can and will give us his holy spirit if we ask him to do so. With Jehovah’s help, we too can come off victorious in the face of any opposition.—Ps. 138:3.
Examining the Bible Scriptures Daily, Such instructions gave Jesus ‘the tongue of the taught ones’ so that he would ‘know how to answer the tired one with a word.’ (Isa. 30:20; 50:4; Matt. 11:28-30) Being awakened to timely counsel from the Word of God each morning will not only help you to cope with your own problems but also equip you with ‘the tongue of the taught ones’ to help others.”
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