Daily text, Tuesday, December 13. 2016

[Queen Esther]

[Be] always ready to make a defense before everyone who demands of you a reason for the hope you have.—1 Pet. 3:15.

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2016/12/13

Young ones, at school you prove yourselves courageous when you readily identify yourselves as Witnesses of Jehovah, even if doing so means being teased by classmates or others. You thereby show that you are proud to bear Jehovah’s name. (Ps. 86:12) You may face pressure to accept evolution as a fact. But you have sound reasons to be confident of your Bible-based belief in creation. You can use the brochure The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking to give a convincing answer to those who question your beliefs. Then you will find satisfaction in knowing that you have upheld the truth of God’s Word. As true Christians, we all need to keep “speaking with boldness by the authority of Jehovah.” (Acts 14:3) What reasons do we have to preach with boldness, or courage? We know that what we preach is the truth because it is based on the Bible.—John 17:17. w15 2/15 2:7, 8