They “Saw” the Things Promised “They did not receive the fulfillment of the promises; but they saw them from a distance.”—HEBREWS 11:13. ?????

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They “Saw” the Things Promised

“They did not receive the fulfillment of the promises; but they saw them from a distance.”—HEBREWS 11:13.

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JEHOVAH has given us a wonderful gift. It is the ability to imagine things we havenot seen. This ability helps us to look forward to good things in the future and also to plan ahead and avoid problems. Jehovah knows the future, and he tells us some of the things we can look forward to. Although we cannot see them, we can imagine them and havefaith that they will happen.—2 Corinthians 4:18.

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Of course, sometimes we imagine things that will never happen. For example, a little girl might imagine that she is riding on a butterfly. Of course, that is not possible. But Samuel’s mother, Hannah, imagined things that were possible. She kept thinking about the day when she would take her son to the tabernacle to work with the priests. This was not just a dream. It was something that she had decided to do. So imagining that day gave Hannah the strength to keep her promise to Jehovah. (1 Samuel 1:22) And when we imagine what Jehovah has promised to do, we are imagining things that will certainly happen.—2 Peter 1:19-21.

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IMAGINE THE THINGS GODÂ’S GOVERNMENT WILL DO

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Many people think about the future and imagine things that will never happen. For example, some people who are very poor dream that they will become rich and have nothing to worry about. But the Bible says that life in Satan’s world will always be “filled with trouble and sorrow.” (Psalm 90:10) Or some imagine that a human government will solve the world’s problems. But the Bible says that only God’s government can do that. (Daniel 2:44) And many people think that the world will never change. But the Bible says that God will destroy this wicked world. (Zephaniah 1:18; 1 John 2:15-17) Those who imagine things that are the opposite of what Jehovah says will be very disappointed.

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• To have faith in God and his promises: We have proof that what we believe is real, even though we cannot see it with our eyes. And we have no doubt that everything God has promised will happen
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• https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/402015366?q=have+faith&p=par
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