Daily text, Tuesday, April 10. 2018

[Queen Esther]

Look! As the clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand.—Jer. 18:6.

GodÂ’s provisions to help us remain like soft clay include his Word, the Christian congregation, and the field ministry. As water softens clay, daily Bible reading and meditation can help us be malleable in JehovahÂ’s hands. Jehovah required that the kings of Israel write for themselves a copy of GodÂ’s Law and read it daily. (Deut. 17:18, 19) The apostles realized that reading the Scriptures and meditating on them was essential for their ministry. They quoted from and referred to the Hebrew Scriptures hundreds of times in their writings and encouraged the people to whom they preached to do the same. (Acts 17:11) Today, we too see the importance of reading GodÂ’s Word daily and prayerfully meditating on it. (1 Tim. 4:15) Doing so helps us to remain humble before Jehovah and be malleable in his hands. w16.06 2:10

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