Be not dismayed at their faces, ... they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee. —Jer. 1:17, 19.

There are two courses open for us to choose from: either to be faithful or unfaithful, fearless or fearful. Jeremiah's prophecy shows we will pass through much persecution and still Jehovah will always provide sufficient help in every time of need. The prophecy is strengthening to our faith, because it discloses that he will preserve his faithful witnesses as a body right through the battle of Armageddon and into the new world. True, there are going to be some who start in the Christian way and then become fearful through deficiency in knowledge of and trust in Jehovah, looking for salvation in modern-day Egypt instead, which is seen in the prophetic story of Urijah. This should be a warning to us. Let us be as faithful as Jeremiah, always. Yes, some faithful individual witnesses may die in the fray, as a testimony to Jehovah's honor, but that is to their gain. Future life is guaranteed. W 9/1