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Thank Jehovah Creator of these Amazing Creatures! ?

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DO YOU HAVE ANY REGRETS? 
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WHAT CAN I DO NOW? 
(Psalm 86:5) For you, O Jehovah, are good and ready to forgive; And the loving-kindness to all those calling upon you is abundant." Have you done things that you now regret? Have you ever wasted valuable energy and time on the wrong pursuits? Did you act in some way that resulted in harm to others? Or it may be that you have unpleasant feelings of regret for some other reason. The question is, What can you do about it? 
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Many people worry! To worry continually means to plague oneself, vex oneself, persecute oneself. It causes great anxiety. Does worrying solve any problems? Not one! Imagine trying to move forward by rocking for hours in a rocking chair, expending all that energy but getting nowhere! 
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Instead of worrying, some positive action on your part may produce good results. You can apologize to the person you wronged, perhaps restoring good relations. You can avoid whatever led up to the wrong act, thereby preventing future problems. Then again, you may simply have to live through some situations of life. But worry is nothing but a form of paralysis that can leave one unable to serve God fully. And there is no reward for worry! 
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Some have the tendency to let past failings overwhelm them to the point that they feel that they are unworthy in God’s eyes. They may feel beyond the reach of God’s mercy because they strayed off course either so far or so often. The fact is, though, that no matter what they may have done in the past, they can repent, change, and ask for forgiveness. 
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(Acts 3:19) “Repent, therefore, and turn around so as to get YOUR sins blotted out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the person of Jehovah." Jehovah’s mercy and loving-kindness can be extended to them, even as it has been to so many others. 
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Jehovah will look kindly upon a humble, honest one and upon his heartfelt repentance. God did that for Job, who said: “I do repent [“feel regret,” ftn.] in dust and ashes.” (Job 42:6)  We all must follow the divine formula for acquiring peace of mind: “He that is covering over his transgressions will not succeed, but he that is confessing and leaving them will be shown mercy.”

"Listen to me, all of you, and understand the meaning."—Mark 7:14. - Bible Speaks
Mark 7:14GODÂ’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand! 
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. Used by permission of Baker Publishing Group

Clothing and Appearance of John the Baptist - ?????
(Matthew 3: 4) But this same John had his clothes of camel hair, and a leather belt around the loins; their food was also insect locusts and wild honey.
John wore a garment woven with camel hair and cinched at the waist with a belt or leather band that could be used to carry small objects. The prophet Elijah used a similar garment (2Ki 1: 8.)
The camel hair fabrics were rough and were generally worn by poor people. Rich people, on the other hand, wore linen or silk clothes (Mt 11: 7-9). John might never have had his hair cut because he was a Nazarite by birth. It is possible that, by their dress and appearance, people would immediately realize that he led a simple life and completely dedicated to doing the will of God. 

Times of Difficulty ask for Help and Strength to Endure! The End is not yet!
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Prayer to Jehovah is Essential.... Like Micah, we have to live among selfish people. Many are “unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection.” (2 Tim. 3:2, 3) 
We find it distressing when workmates, schoolmates, and neighbors show a self-centered attitude. Some of God’s servants, though, have an even greater challenge. 
Jesus said that his followers would face family opposition, and he used words similar to those recorded at Micah 7:6 to describe the impact that his message would have. “I came to cause division,” said Jesus, “with a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a young wife against her mother-in-law. Indeed, a man’s enemies will be persons of his own household.” (Matt. 10:35, 36) 
What a difficult thing it is to endure the ridicule and opposition of family members who do not share our faith! 
If we face such a trial, let us not cave in to family pressure. Instead, may we remain loyal and wait patiently for Jehovah to resolve matters. 
If we constantly ask for his help, he will give us the strength and wisdom needed in order to endure. - Bible Speaks

Clothing and Appearance of John the Baptist - ?????
(Matthew 3: 4) But this same John had his clothes of camel hair, and a leather belt around the loins; their food was also insect locusts and wild honey.
John wore a garment woven with camel hair and cinched at the waist with a belt or leather band that could be used to carry small objects. The prophet Elijah used a similar garment (2Ki 1: 8.)
The camel hair fabrics were rough and were generally worn by poor people. Rich people, on the other hand, wore linen or silk clothes (Mt 11: 7-9). John might never have had his hair cut because he was a Nazarite by birth. It is possible that, by their dress and appearance, people would immediately realize that he led a simple life and completely dedicated to doing the will of God. 

Times of Difficulty ask for Help and Strength to Endure! The End is not yet!
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Prayer to Jehovah is Essential.... Like Micah, we have to live among selfish people. Many are “unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection.” (2 Tim. 3:2, 3) 
We find it distressing when workmates, schoolmates, and neighbors show a self-centered attitude. Some of God’s servants, though, have an even greater challenge. 
Jesus said that his followers would face family opposition, and he used words similar to those recorded at Micah 7:6 to describe the impact that his message would have. “I came to cause division,” said Jesus, “with a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a young wife against her mother-in-law. Indeed, a man’s enemies will be persons of his own household.” (Matt. 10:35, 36) 
What a difficult thing it is to endure the ridicule and opposition of family members who do not share our faith! 
If we face such a trial, let us not cave in to family pressure. Instead, may we remain loyal and wait patiently for Jehovah to resolve matters. 
If we constantly ask for his help, he will give us the strength and wisdom needed in order to endure. - Bible Speaks

I really like the picture of the little girl asleep with the bear. That is beautiful !

Doing microphones as a sister in our English group in Slovenia! We just moved there because the need is great, so not enough brothers to cover all duties.”
Many Sisters rejoice to be used in this way to help out! 
What are your thoughts? ??

This is my wife Rachel and I. We have the privilege of serving on construction at the South Africa branch.
We have just completed the new warehouse that many will have seen on JW Broadcasting.
Very soon we will receive the new MAN press. Still lots of work to do! bestlifeever Feel free to share! @jamesrachelfrench Thank you 

There are times to be soft ... and times to be hard .... times to fight gallantly
... times to die alone unnoticed.

@James Thomas Rook Jr.
Awe you are a softie mostly! No worries ? got it! Just be good to me! Ha! Chuckle! ☺️?

This is my wife Rachel and I. We have the privilege of serving on construction at the South Africa branch.
We have just completed the new warehouse that many will have seen on JW Broadcasting.
Very soon we will receive the new MAN press. Still lots of work to do! bestlifeever Feel free to share! @jamesrachelfrench Thank you 

Why Birds Fly in V-Formation? ~
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Researchers now have empirical evidence that birds such as geese and pelicans “fly in V-shaped formations to reduce drag and save energy on long migrations,” says The Daily Telegraph of London, in discussing a report from Nature magazine. Scientists from the National Centre of Scientific Research in Villiers en Bois, France, measured the heart rates of eight pelicans flying in V-formation and then compared these figures with their “wing beats and flight patterns.”
The researchers found that the birds’ heart rates dropped when in formation and that they beat their wings less frequently than when flying solo, even though their speed was similar. “In birds flying in formation,” says Nature, “each wing moves in an upwash field that is generated by the wings of the other birds in the formation.” This strategy enables great white pelicans to conserve up to 20 percent more energy than when flying alone.
MORAL OF THIS? - IF YOUR UNDER JEHOVAHS WINGS YOU HAVE NO FEAR, BUT HIS PROTECTIVE CARE! KEEP THE FORMATION! - ????? 
Psalm 91:4Good News Translation (GNT)
4 He will cover you with his wings;
    you will be safe in his care;
    his faithfulness will protect and defend you.
Good News Translation (GNT) Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society

Are You Soft Clay or Hard Clay? ~
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“With your counsel you will lead me, and afterward you will take me even to glory.”—PS. 73:24.
Isaiah 64:8 states: “O Jehovah, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our Potter; and all of us are the work of your hand.” A potter has full authority to mold the clay into the type of vessel he wants to make. The clay has no control over the matter. So it is with man and God. The man cannot rightly dispute with God any more than the clay can with the potter whose hands are giving it a form.—Read Jeremiah 18:1-6.
With ancient Israel, Jehovah demonstrated his ability to do what the potter does to clay. But there is a marked difference. A potter can make any sort of vessel he is capable of making from a lump of clay. Does Jehovah arbitrarily mold people or nations, making some good and others bad? The Bible’s answer is no. Jehovah has given mankind a very precious gift—the gift of free will. He does not exercise his sovereign authority in a way that nullifies his gift. Humans must choose to be molded by the Creator, Jehovah.—Read Jeremiah 18:7-10. - Bible Speaks
Isaiah 64:8Expanded Bible (EXB)
8 But Lord, you are our father.
    We are like clay, and you are the potter;
    your hands made us all.
Expanded Bible (EXB) The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.

ONLY JEHOVAH CAN SAVE THE TURTLES! ?????????????
RISING TEMPERATURES CAUSE SEA TURTLES TO TURN FEMALE
By Craig Welch
PUBLISHED JANUARY 8, 2018
The turtle wranglers landed on Ingram Island thinking about sex and heat.
Pacific green sea turtles spend years cruising this northern Australia feeding ground, fattening up on sea grasses before heading to nesting areas to mate and lay eggs. The scientists simply wanted to know: which of these reptiles were male and which were female?
You can't always tell a sea turtle's sex by looking, so researchers kicked off a "turtle rodeo." They stood atop skiffs and raced toward swimming turtles and launched themselves like bull wrestlers onto the animals' carapaces. After gently steering each turtle to shore, they took DNA and blood samples, and made tiny incisions to inspect turtle gonads.
Since the sex of a sea turtle is determined by the heat of sand incubating their eggs, scientists had suspected they might see slightly more females. Climate change, after all, has driven air and sea temperatures higher, which, in these creatures, favors female offspring. But instead, they found female sea turtles from the Pacific Ocean's largest and most important green sea turtle rookery now outnumber males by at least 116 to 1.
"This is extreme—like capital letters extreme, exclamation point extreme," says turtle scientist Camryn Allen, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii. "We're talking a handful of males to hundreds and hundreds of females. We were shocked." New research published in Current Biology Monday by Allen and her colleagues is just the latest to suggest that rising temperatures around the world can turn sea turtle populations female. But it is the most detailed look to date at just how significant this problem is already, and raises new questions about the risks globally for marine turtles, as well as for other temperature-dependent species—from alligators and iguanas to inland silversides, an important fish in many streams and estuaries. READ MORE:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/australia-green-sea-turtles-turning-female-climate-change-raine-island-sex-temperature/
ONLY JEHOVAH CAN SAVE THE TURTLES! ?????????????
Thank you,
@paulnicklen

Why Birds Fly in V-Formation? ~
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Researchers now have empirical evidence that birds such as geese and pelicans “fly in V-shaped formations to reduce drag and save energy on long migrations,” says The Daily Telegraph of London, in discussing a report from Nature magazine. Scientists from the National Centre of Scientific Research in Villiers en Bois, France, measured the heart rates of eight pelicans flying in V-formation and then compared these figures with their “wing beats and flight patterns.”
The researchers found that the birds’ heart rates dropped when in formation and that they beat their wings less frequently than when flying solo, even though their speed was similar. “In birds flying in formation,” says Nature, “each wing moves in an upwash field that is generated by the wings of the other birds in the formation.” This strategy enables great white pelicans to conserve up to 20 percent more energy than when flying alone.
MORAL OF THIS? - IF YOUR UNDER JEHOVAHS WINGS YOU HAVE NO FEAR, BUT HIS PROTECTIVE CARE! KEEP THE FORMATION! - ????? 
Psalm 91:4Good News Translation (GNT)
4 He will cover you with his wings;
    you will be safe in his care;
    his faithfulness will protect and defend you.
Good News Translation (GNT) Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society

“This is the heritage of JehovahÂ’s servants.”—ISAIAH 54:17, Byington.
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Satan has tried to destroy the Bible, prevent people from knowing JehovahÂ’s name, and hide the truth. But Satan has failed
Jehovah has made sure that we can know the truth today. And he keeps helping us to learn more about the truth. (2 John 1, 2) This is what we learn from Proverbs 4:18, which says: “The path of the righteous ones is like the bright light that is getting lighter and lighter until the day is firmly established.” Jesus said in a prayer to God: “Your word is truth.” (John 17:17)
The Bible has “the truth of the good news,” which is all the facts that we believe as Christians. (Galatians 2:14)
What are some of these facts? The truth about JehovahÂ’s name, his rulership, the ransom sacrifice of Jesus, the resurrection, and the Kingdom. We will now learn how God has protected the truth even though Satan has tried to hide it.
True worship has actually never been in danger. Why? Because our Grand Instructor, Jehovah, has made sure that we have the Bible, that we know his name, and that we know the truth. (Isaiah 30:20, 21)
When we worship God the way he wants us to, we have real joy. But we have to be careful to believe only what is true and to follow the guidance we receive from his holy spirit.
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Stay Close to Jehovah and Be Blessed! 
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"God is greater than our hearts and knows all things." (1 John 3:20)
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"Jehovah Is “the Rewarder of Those Earnestly Seeking Him”
“He that approaches God must believe that he is and that he becomes the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him.” (HEBREWS 11:6) 
What is meant by the phrase “God is greater than our hearts”? At times, our heart may condemn us, especially when we become painfully aware of our imperfections and shortcomings. Or it may be that because of our background, we have an inordinate tendency to think negatively of ourselves, as if nothing we do could be acceptable to Jehovah. 
The apostle John’s words assure us that Jehovah is greater than that! He sees past our mistakes and perceives our real potential. He also knows our motives and intentions. David wrote: “He himself well knows the formation of us, remembering that we are dust.” (Psalm 103:14) Yes, Jehovah knows us better than we know ourselves! - Bible Speaks 
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1 John 3:20Good News Translation (GNT)
20 If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything. 
Good News Translation (GNT) Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society

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@e.collins
This Brother does wonderful work and worked at Bethel quite a few years. It’s a joy to know him. Thank you for your support!  ?????

Your “Lion” is from the “Tribe of Judah!” - Our King! - Nothing will stop Him from His Devotion to JehovahÂ’s Justice! ~
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Jesus’ courage, however, gives rise to a very different description. The Bible says of God’s Son: “Look! The Lion that is of the tribe of Judah.”—Revelation 5:5.
The lion is often linked to courage. Have you ever stood face-to-face with an adult male lion? If you have, most likely you were safely separated from the beast, perhaps by the fence of his enclosure at a zoo. Still, such an experience can be daunting. 
As you look into the face of this huge and powerful creature and he gazes steadily back at you, you can hardly imagine the lion ever fleeing in fear from anything. The Bible speaks of “the lion, which is the mightiest among the beasts and which does not turn back from before anyone.” (Proverbs 30:30) Such is the courage of Christ.
The power, grace, and majesty of a male lion on the Mara.  There was only one animal who I watched him bow his head to, and rightfully so: the lioness.  
#Repost @paulnicklen
#respect #lion #africa #bw #nature #naturelovers #gratitude. With @lnixpix @epixnix and @cristinamittermeier

What Is Behind the Mystery of Life? ~ ?????
THE DNA molecule does amazing things. DNA fulfills both the roles that your cells require of genetic material. First, the DNA is accurately duplicated so that information can be passed on from cell to cell. 
Second, the DNA sequence tells the cell what proteins to make, thereby determining what the cell will become and what function it will serve. 
However, DNA does not carry out these processes on its own. Many specialized proteins are involved.
DNA alone cannot create life. It contains all the instructions needed to make all the proteins a living cell needs, including the very ones that copy DNA for the next cell generation and the ones that help DNA to make new proteins. 
Still, the incredible amount of information stored in the DNA genes is useless without RNA and the specialized proteins, which include ribosomes, needed to “read” and use that information.
Neither can proteins alone produce life. An isolated protein cannot generate the gene that has the code for making more of that same type of protein.
So, what has unraveling the mystery of life shown? Modern genetics and molecular biology have provided ample evidence of the highly complex and interdependent relationships between DNA, RNA, and protein. These findings imply that life depends on having all these elements simultaneously. Thus, life could never have come about spontaneously by chance.
The only reasonable explanation is that a supremely intelligent Creator coded the instructions in DNA and simultaneously made the fully formed proteins. The interaction between them was so well devised that once begun, this process would ensure that proteins would continue to copy DNA to make more genes, while other proteins would decode genes to make more proteins.
Clearly, the marvelous cycle of life was set in motion by the Master Designer, Jehovah God.
Wonderfully Made.
Although it is not a scientific book, the Bible sheds some light on the role of the Creator, who designed the code of life. 
Some three thousand years ago, King David of Israel, who knew nothing of today’s advances in genetic research, said in poetic language to his Creator: “It was you who created my inmost self, and put me together in my mother’s womb; for all these mysteries I thank you: for the wonder of myself, for the wonder of your works. You know me through and through, from having watched my bones take shape when I was being formed in secret, knitted together in the limbo of the womb.”—Psalm 139:13-15, Jerusalem Bible.
So take another good, long look at yourself in the mirror. Note the color of your eyes, the texture of your hair, the shade of your complexion, and the basic shape of your body. 
Think of how these characteristics were inherited from generations past and how they are transferred to your offspring. 
Now, give some thought to the One who put in order this marvelous mechanism. You may be moved to repeat the words written by the apostle John: “You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.” (Revelation 4:11)
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I have seen these gorgeous tree's  in Maui Hawaii, went in 2013 they are spectacular to look at.When we we're told of these tree's  on our road trip on Hana highway, I didn't  believe  our friend's but they are real,when you see them there is no doubt there is a creator.Thank you JEHOVAH for these rainbow trees.