Jehovah
has the entire universe under his authority. He lacks nothing and
needs no one. However, Jehovah must have felt some disappointment
when one of his spirit sons rebelled and became Satan. God must have
been affected later when some other angels joined in the rebellion.
Think, too, of the pain felt by God when Adam and Eve, the
masterpieces of his physical creation, turned their backs on him.
Since then, billions of their descendants have rejected Jehovah’s
authority. For some 6,000 years, Jehovah has observed acts of
idolatry, violence, murder, and sexual perversion. (Gen. 6:5, 6,
11, 12) Furthermore, he has heard despicable lies and
blasphemies. Even God’s own true worshippers have on occasion hurt
his feelings. (Ps. 78:40, 41) The pain that Jehovah feels when
his people reject him is certainly great. (Jer. 3:1-10) Clearly, bad
things happen, and Jehovah feels deeply distressed when they do.—Isa.
63:9, 10. w09
12/15 2:4, 5
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