OLwesine, April 23
UKhristu uJesu weza emhlabeni ukuzosindisa izoni.—1 Thim. 1:15.
Ake sithi uphe umngane wakho isipho esihle futhi obonayo ukuthi sizamnceda empilweni. Ubungezwa njani nxa ebengathatha isipho leso asifake ebhokisini akhohlwe ngaso? Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi ubungadana. Kodwa nxa ebengabonga futhi asisebenzise isipho leso kufanele ukuthi lawe ubuzathokoza kakhulu. UJehova laye wasipha isipho esiqakathekileyo, wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ukuze isihlawulele. Kumele ukuthi uyathokoza nxa ebona ukuthi siyasiqakathekisa isipho esiligugu asipha sona lokuthi siyambonga ngothando lwakhe. (Joh. 3:16; Rom. 5:7, 8) Kungenzakala ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi sicine singasayiqakathekisi inhlawulo, kube sengathi sesisifake ebhokisini isipho esisiphiwe nguNkulunkulu. Siyabe silaso sibili kodwa singaselandaba laso. Yikho ukuze sihlale sisiqakathekisa isipho lesi kumele sizinike isikhathi sokucabanga ngalokho uNkulunkulu loKhristu abasenzela khona. w25.01 26 ¶1-2
OLwesihlanu, April 24
Nakana ngezinto lezi, uzinikele kuzo ukuze abantu bonke bazibonele ngawabo ukuthi uyathuthuka.—1 Thim. 4:15.
Nxa kubekwa umuntu ozakuba ngumdala webandla akubekwa umuntu osanda kuguquka. Lokhu akutsho ukuthi kuyabe kumele ube usuleminyaka eminengi ubhabhathiziwe, kodwa kuyabe kumele kukhanye ukuthi usulobuntu obunjengobukaKhristu. Ungakabekwa ukuthi ube ngumdala kuyabe kumele utshengise ukuthi uthobekile njengoJesu, ulindele ukuthi uJehova akunike loba yiwuphi umsebenzi ebandleni. (Mat. 20:23; Flp. 2:5-8) Ungatshengisa ukuthi uqotho ngokuhlala uthembekile kuJehova langokulandela lokho asitshela khona esebenzisa inhlanganiso yakhe. IMibhalo ikubeka kucace ukuthi umdala kumele enelise ukufundisa. Lokhu kutsho ukuthi sekumele abe ligabazi yini nxa esenza izinkulumo? Ngitsho lakancane. Asibo bonke abadala abangamagagu ekukhulumeni, kodwa ngobunengi babo bafundisa kuhle ekutshumayeleni lalapho beselusa abafowethu labodadewethu. w24.11 23-24 ¶14-15
UMgqibelo, April 25
[Ngiyayithanda] imilayo yakho ukwedlula igolide, igolide elihlambulukileyo.—Hubo. 119:127.
Nxa ungatshayisana lokunye ongakuzwisisiyo eBhayibhilini zama ukudingisisa ngakho, ubusuzinika isikhathi sokucabangisisa ngalokho okutholileyo. Mhlalokho zama ukutshona ucabangisisa ngokuthi kukutshelani ngoJehova langeNdodana yakhe langendlela abakuthanda ngayo. (Hubo 119:97 lamabala angaphansi) Ungakhalali nxa kuyikuthi uthe ubala kumbe uchwayisisa wangatholi lutho olutsha. Ukubala singakufanisa lokugebha igolide. Izikhathi ezinengi umuntu odinga igolide kuyabe kumele abekezele ngoba kungathatha amahora amanengi kumbe amalanga amanengi ukuthi athole igolide elincane nje. Kodwa kakhalali, uyaqhubeka egebha ngoba igolide liqakathekile kuye lanxa angaze athole elincane kangakanani. Ngakho yonke into entsha esiyifunda eBhayibhilini iqakatheke kakhulu ukwedlula igolide. (Zaga. 8:10) Yikho bekezela, ungakhalali ukubala iBhayibhili.—Hubo. 1:2. w25.01 25 ¶14-15