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The WatchTower
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No. 
1 
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E 
RICH 
IN 
GOOD 
WORKS 
Charge 
them 
. 
. 
. 
to 
do 
good, 
to 
be 
rich 
in 
good 
deeds, 
liberal 
and 
generous, 
thus 
laying 
up 
for 
themselves 
a 
good 
foundation 
for 
the 
future, 
so 
that 
they 
may 
take 
hold 
of 
the 
life 
which 
is 
life 
indeed." 
—1 
Tim. 
6 
: 
17-19, 
B.S.V. 
tion, 
when 
He 
put 
him 
in 
the 
garden 
“to 
dress 
it 
and 
to 
keep 
it”. 
(Gen. 
2:15) 
So 
it 
will 
be 
with 
man 
in 
the 
new 
world. 
But 
when 
man 
went 
contrary 
to 
God’s 
law 
He 
declared, 
“Cursed 
is 
the 
ground 
for 
thy 
sake; 
in 
toil 
shalt 
thou 
eat 
of 
it 
all 
the 
days 
of 
thy 
life.” 
(Gen. 
3:17, 
A.8.V.)While 
God 
made 
man 
a 
little 
lower 
than 
the 
angels 
and 
crowned 
him 
with 
glory 
and 
honor, 
it 
was 
Jehovah 
who 
gave 
him 
the 
assignment 
to 
look 
after 
things 
upon 
the 
earth. 
He 
put 
all 
things 
under 
man’s 
fee 
t: 
“Let 
them 
have 
dominion 
over 
the 
fish 
of 
the 
sea, 
and 
over 
the 
fowl 
of 
the 
air, 
and 
over 
the 
cattle, 
and 
over 
all 
the 
earth, 
and 
over 
every 
creeping 
thing.” 
(Gen. 
1: 
26) 
Man 
has 
used 
beasts 
of 
burden 
in 
his 
toil 
to 
plant, 
cultivate, 
water, 
and 
even- 
tually 
bring 
forth 
food. 
But 
still 
Jehovah 
is 
the 
original 
Provider 
of 
all 
our 
needs 
and 
our 
thanks 
must 
go 
to 
him 
for 
all 
things. 
We 
are 
dependent 
on 
him 
for 
the 
rain, 
sun, 
air, 
soil, 
fertile 
seed, 
for 
every- 
thing; 
and 
he 
gives 
it 
to 
us. 
When 
God 
made 
man 
ruler 
over 
these 
animals 
and 
charged 
him 
to 
keep 
the 
fields 
and 
forests 
in 
all 
their 
majesty, 
he 
never 
decreed 
that 
man 
was 
to 
be 
a 
tyrant 
over 
man. 
Man’s 
sovereign 
Euler 
and 
everlasting 
Provider 
must 
be 
Jehovah. 
Man’s 
life 
is 
dependent 
on 
the 
only 
true 
God! 
4Man 
should 
know 
that 
all 
creation, 
including 
man 
himself, 
was 
made 
to 
set 
forth 
the 
splendor 
and 
the 
glory 
of 
Jehovah, 
the 
Supreme 
One 
of 
the 
universe. 
Man 
should 
feel 
his 
need 
of 
relying 
on 
God; 
for 
when 
one 
comes 
into 
the 
world 
he 
has 
noth- 
ing 
but 
the 
gift 
of 
life 
God 
gave 
him, 
and 
he 
can 
take 
nothing 
along 
when 
he 
leaves 
it. 
When 
one 
knows 
this, 
why 
should 
he 
crave 
to 
domineer 
over 
and 
control 
the 
lives 
and 
destinies 
of 
other 
human 
crea- 
tures 
! 
Why 
be 
greedy 
and 
have 
that 
selfish 
condition 
of 
heart! 
If, 
as 
we 
know, 
God 
supplies 
all 
things 
to 
sustain 
our 
life, 
why 
try 
to 
take 
away 
the 
substance 
that 
God 
has 
given 
other 
men 
for 
their 
existence! 
In 
this 
commercialized 
world 
most 
persons 
have 
very 
little 
and 
the 
giants 
of 
commerce 
do 
not 
want 
them 
to 
have 
more. 
Those 
who 
substitute 
commu- 
4. 
Why 
should 
we 
not 
be 
greedy, 
coveting 
other’s 
possessions? 
J 
EHOVAH 
God 
is 
a 
wonderful 
provider. 
He 
has 
given 
humankind 
everything 
they 
need. 
From 
the 
very 
beginning 
when 
he 
created 
Adam 
and 
Eve 
and 
placed 
them 
in 
Eden 
he 
provided 
them 
with 
a 
beautiful 
home 
in 
a 
paradise. 
He 
did 
more 
than 
that. 
God 
did 
not 
make 
his 
first 
earthly 
intelligent 
crea- 
tions 
hunt 
for 
food 
to 
keep 
them 
alive. 
No, 
that 
was 
all 
provided 
for 
too. 
“And 
God 
said, 
Behold, 
I 
have 
given 
you 
every 
herb 
yielding 
seed, 
which 
is 
upon 
the 
face 
of 
all 
the 
earth, 
and 
every 
tree, 
in 
which 
is 
the 
fruit 
of 
a 
tree 
yielding 
seed; 
to 
you 
it 
shall 
be 
for 
food.” 
(Gen. 
1:29, 
A.S.V.) 
With 
all 
these 
provisions, 
they 
should 
have 
had 
sufficient. 
But 
even 
after 
the 
first 
pair 
sinned 
by 
eating 
the 
fruit 
of 
the 
only 
for- 
bidden 
tree, 
which 
fruit 
was 
forbidden 
them 
in 
order 
to 
test 
their 
obedience, 
the 
Lord 
provided 
them 
with 
clothing. 
“And 
Jehovah 
God 
made 
for 
Adam 
and 
for 
his 
wife 
coats 
of 
skins, 
and 
clothed 
them.”—Genesis 
3:21, 
A.S.V. 
2Since 
that 
time 
nearly 
six 
thousand 
years 
ago, 
man 
has 
needed 
these 
three 
things—shelter, 
food 
and 
clothing—in 
order 
to 
carry 
on 
his 
normal 
existence 
in 
life. 
With 
these 
he 
should 
be 
content. 
“For 
we 
brought 
nothing 
into 
this 
world, 
and 
it 
is 
certain 
we 
can 
carry 
nothing 
out. 
And 
having 
food 
and 
raiment 
let 
us 
be 
therewith 
content.” 
(1 
Tim. 
6: 
7, 
8) 
David, 
a 
man 
after 
God’s 
own 
heart, 
expresses 
how 
gener- 
ously 
Jehovah 
provides 
for 
every 
one 
of 
his 
crea- 
tures; 
not 
only 
for 
man, 
by 
supplying 
him 
with 
all 
his 
needs, 
but 
for 
every 
living 
thing: 
the 
birds, 
fish 
and 
beasts 
of 
the 
field. 
The 
Almighty 
God 
looks 
after 
and 
cares 
for 
what 
he 
creates. 
“The 
eyes 
of 
all 
wait 
for 
thee; 
and 
thou 
givest 
them 
their 
food 
in 
due 
season. 
Thou 
openest 
thy 
hand, 
and 
satisfiest 
the 
desire 
of 
every 
living 
thing.”—Psalm 
145:15,16, 
A.S.V. 
3In 
providing 
all 
these 
necessary 
things 
in 
abun- 
dance 
God 
was 
not 
making 
man 
an 
idler 
so 
that 
he 
would 
be 
able 
to 
say, 
“I 
don’t 
have 
anything 
to 
do.” 
No, 
God 
kept 
man 
busy 
from 
the 
time 
of 
his 
crea- 
1. 
How 
did 
God 
at 
the 
first 
show 
himself 
man’s 
provider? 
2. 
With 
the 
supply 
of 
what 
desires 
should 
creatures 
be 
satisfied? 
3. 
Did 
providing 
for 
man’s 
needs 
mean 
he 
was 
to 
idle? 
Why? 
3 
She WAICHTOWELR ANNOUNCING JEHOVAH'S KINGDOM Vout. LXXI January 1, 1950 No. 1 BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS “Charge them ... to do good, to be rich in good deeds, liberal and generous, thus laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life which is life indeed.” —1 Tim. 6: 17-19, R.S.V. given humankind everything they need. From the very beginning when he created Adam and Eve and placed them in Eden he provided them with a beautiful home in a paradise. He did more than that. God did not make his first earthly intelligent creations hunt for food to keep them alive. No, that was all provided for too. “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.” (Gen. 1: 29, A.S.V.) With all these provisions, they should have had sufficient. But even after the first pair sinned by eating the fruit of the only forbidden tree, which fruit was forbidden them in order to test their obedience, the Lord provided them with clothing. “And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.’”—Genesis 3:21, A.8.V. * Since that time nearly six thousand years ago, man has needed these three things—shelter, food and clothing—in order to carry on his normal existence in life. With these he should be content. “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” (1 Tim. 6:7, 8) David, a man after God’s own heart, expresses how generously Jehovah provides for every one of his creatures; not only for man, by supplying him with all his needs, but for every living thing: the birds, fish and beasts of the field. The Almighty God looks after and cares for what he creates. “The eyes of all wait for thee; and thou givest them their food in due season. Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.”—Psalm 145: 15, 16, ASV. °In providing all these necessary things in abundance God was not making man an idler so that he would be able to say, “I don’t have anything to do.” No, God kept man busy from the time of his crea J eiven non God is a wonderful provider. He has 1, How did God at the first show himself man’s provider? 2. With the supply of what desires should creatures be satisfied? 3. Did providing for man’s needs mean he was to idle? Why? tion, when He put him in the garden “to dress it and to keep it”. (Gen. 2:15) So it will be with man in the new world. But when man went contrary to God’s law He declared, “Cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.” (Gen. 3:17, A.S.V.) While God made man a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor, it was Jehovah who gave him the assignment to look after things upon the earth. He put all things under man’s feet: “Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing.” (Gen. 1: 26) Man has used beasts of burden in his toil to plant, cultivate, water, and eventually bring forth food. But still Jehovah is the original Provider of all our needs and our thanks must go to him for all things. We are dependent on him for the rain, sun, air, soil, fertile seed, for everything; and he gives it to us. When God made man ruler over these animals and charged him to keep the fields and forests in all their majesty, he never decreed that man was to be a tyrant over man. Man’s sovereign Ruler and everlasting Provider must be Jehovah. Man’s life is dependent on the only true God! *Man should know that all creation, including man himself, was made to set forth the splendor and the glory of Jehovah, the Supreme One of the universe. Man should feel his need of relying on God; for when one comes into the world he has nothing but the gift of life God gave him, and he can take nothing along when he leaves it. When one knows this, why should he crave to domineer over and control the lives and destinies of other human creatures? Why be greedy and have that selfish condition of heart? If, as we know, God supplies all things to sustain our life, why try to take away the substance that God has given other men for their existence? In this commercialized world most persons have very little and the giants of commerce do not want them to have more. Those who substitute commu 4. Why should we not be greedy, coveting other’s possessions?

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