A Real Rose Blooms 2nd draft
The Almighty
Jah of Love
does not bless.
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True success
is gained
Not
on an unsteady pebbled path
tripping travelers
on selfishness,
greed, violence, hatred, inflicted pain.
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Not
confined
Our affections
in a walled dark castle
to wither in gloom
as a dragon flames in anger
attempting our soul to consume.
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One learns to search
then traverse
on solid sound
Principles.
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To vine
trestles
while blossoming
one’s game.
Worthy
enough
Becomes
one’s name
to puncture
past shames.
Since
a real rose
blooms
never late
or
never too soon
in a garden
cultivated
for
ever flourishing
in burgeoning room.
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“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.
So,
“Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice,
So that I can make a reply to him who taunts me.” Prov. 27:11.
Christian youths have important decisions to make. The wise decisions they make about good associations, wholesome entertainment, moral cleanness, and baptism all call for courage. That is because such young ones are going against the will of Satan, the one who taunts God. One important decision young ones must make involves their goals. In some lands, young ones are pressured to set goals that center on higher education and a well-paying job. In other lands, economic conditions may make young ones feel that they must focus on helping to provide materially for their families. Jehovah will bless young ones who courageously work at setting spiritual goals and putting Kingdom interests first in their lives. He will help them provide for the needs of their families. In the first century, the young man Timothy focused on spiritual goals, and you can too.—Phil. 2:19-22. w17.09 29-30 ¶10-12
A Spiritual Paradise Prepares the Way
How does one qualify for eternal life in Paradise on earth? “This means everlasting life,” Jesus said, “their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” (John 17:3) Linking peaceful human relations with a knowledge of God, Isaiah 11:9 states: “They will not do any harm or cause any ruin in all my holy mountain; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters are covering the very sea.”—Compare Isaiah 48:18.
This knowledge, of course, is not just head knowledge. It influences one’s personality and nurtures godly qualities, such as “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22, 23) Jehovah’s Witnesses strive to cultivate these qualities, and thus, even now, they are blessed with a wholesome spiritual paradise.—Isaiah 65:13, 14.
What a contrast their spiritual condition is to that of the world, which plunges into more and more ungodliness and corruption! Soon, however, this wicked world will be destroyed by God. In the meantime, Jehovah’s Witnesses invite you to visit—yes, inspect—the spiritual paradise they enjoy. See for yourself that right now Jesus, the invisible heavenly King, is quietly leading future residents of that new world along the narrow way to the earthly Paradise and eternal life!—Matthew 7:13, 14; Revelation 7:17; 21:3, 4.
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