Martha Braun Amistadi

We love our intrepid sister with zeal for Jehovah and a love that flames within her heart. 

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8 "I am Jehovah. 
That is my name;
I give my glory to 
no one else."
(Isaiah 42:8) NWT
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A blind brother and his seeing dog .....
In England, one of our dear blind brothers had a blind dog, who led him faithfully, and brought him to the assembly meetings every week. He was used to leading his brother to the kingdom hall every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
When our brother died, the dog was handed over to another blind man who was not a Jehovah's Witness. The dog puzzled the man fairly. Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday the dog was quite excited and wanted to go out, and he always asked his owner to get up and go out with him. At last the man followed the dog, and, without his knowledge, he was taken to the Kingdom hall and led to a seat. The man did not know where he was, but he enjoyed his stay because of the nice welcome he had received. So he began to study the Bible with the witnesses!
This experience shows not only that Jehovah can even use his animals to lead someone to the truth, but also the following: If a dog knows where he belongs every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, should we not know it all the more?
Jehovah  also  using  animals  for  a  good  humans - heart ❤  wonderful
 

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Don't let your happiness depend on someone who may desert you....

10 "Those knowing your           name will trust in you;
You will never abandon those seeking you, O Jehovah."
(Psalm 9:10)
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8 ....The One who turns deep       shadow into morning,
The One who makes day as dark as night,
The One who summons the waters of the sea
To pour them out on the surface of the earth—Jehovah is his name."
(Amos 5:8)
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9 "For evil men will be done away with,
But those hoping in Jehovah will possess the earth."
(Psalm 37:9) NWT 
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23 "And I will certainly magnify myself and sanctify myself and make myself known before the eyes of many nations; and they will have to know that I am Jehovah.’"
( Ezekiel 38:23) NWT
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Very soon you will have to know. 

24 "No resident will 
say: “I am sick.”
The people dwelling 
in the land will be 
pardoned for their error."
       (Isaiah 33:24)
"And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” (Rev.21:4,5)
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Lesson for today. 
19 "Truthful lips will endure forever, But a lying tongue will last for only a moment."
        (Prov 12:19)  
Be Careful of What You Plant. An emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor. 
Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his children, he decided something different. 
He called young people in the kingdom together one day. He said, 'It is time for me to step down and choose the next emperor. I have decided to choose one of you.' 
The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued. 'I am going to give each one of you a seed today. One very special seed…. I want you to plant the seed, water it and come back here after one year from today with what you have grown from this one seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring and the one I choose will be the next emperor!' 
One boy named Ling was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly told his mother the story. She helped him get a pot and planting soil and he planted the seed and watered it carefully. Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. 
Ling kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks went by. Still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants but Ling didn't have a plant, and he felt like a failure. Six months went by, still nothing in Ling's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. 
Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his friends. However he just kept waiting for his seed to grow. 
A year finally went by and all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to the emperor for inspection. Ling told his mother that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But honest about what happened. Ling felt sick to his stomach, but he knew his mother was right. He took his empty pot to the palace, when Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other youths. 
They were beautiful in all shapes and sizes. Ling put his empty pot on the floor and many of the other kinds laughed at him. A few felt sorry for him and just said, "Hey nice try." 
When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people. Ling just tried to hide in the back. "What great plants, trees and flowers you have grown,' said the emperor. Today, one of you will be appointed the next emperor:' 
All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered his guards to bring him to the front. Ling was terrified…"The emperor knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me killed!" 
When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name. ’My name is Ling,' he replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor asked everyone to quiet down. He looked at Ling and then announced to the crowd, 'Behold your new emperor… His name is Ling!" 
Ling couldn't believe it. Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new emperor? 
Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone here a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds which would not grow. 
All of you, except Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers, when you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new emperor."
If you plant honesty, you will reap trust. 
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends. 
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness. 
If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory. 
If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony. 
If you plant hard work, you will reap success. 
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation. 
If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy. 
If you plant patience, you will reap improvements. 
If you plant faith, you will reap miracles. 
But If you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust. 
If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness. 
If you plant pride, you will reap destruction. 
If you plant envy, you will reap trouble. 
If you plant laziness, you will reap stagnation. 
If you plant bitterness, you will reap isolation. 
If you plant greed, you will reap loss. 
If you plant gossip, you will reap enemies. 
If you plant worries, you will reap wrinkles. 
If you plant sin, you will reap guilt. 
Remember your graves because your way passes over it. You will be dealt with as you deal with others, you will reap what you sow and what you send today will meet you tomorrow. 
So be careful what you plant now, it will determine what you will reap tomorrow, The seeds you now scatter, will make life worse or better, your life or the ones who will come after. 
Yes, someday, you will enjoy the fruits or you will pay for the choices you plant today. http://www.english-for-students.com/be-careful-of-what-you-plant.html

4 "They will sit, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, And no one will make them afraid, For the mouth of Jehovah of armies has spoken."
(Micah 4:4)
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Patterson Bethel in the wintertime
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So much sorrow to go around. Jehovah through Jesus'ransom sacrifice will effect justice on this earth very soon. Hang in there sister! ?

Happy are the people whose God is Jehovah!

I love this Bible account.

I love this Bible account.