ISonto, February 8
UNkulunkulu wethu wasincedisa ukuthi siqunge isibindi.—1 Thes. 2:2.
Abantu bakaJehova bawusekela ngenhliziyo yonke uMbuso wakhe. Kodwa kwezinye izikhathi kudinga isibindi ukuthi benze njalo. (Mat. 6:33) Ngokwesibonelo, emhlabeni lo omubi kudinga isibindi ukuthi senze lokho okufunwa nguJehova zikhathi zonke lokuthi sitshumayele izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso. Kanti njalo abantu abanengi abasabambananga ngenxa yezindaba zezombusazwe, yikho kumele sibe lesibindi ukuze singacini sesingena kuzo. (Joh. 18:36) Abantu bakaJehova abanengi sebeke balahlekelwa zimali zabo kumbe batshaywa loba babotshwa ngenxa yokuthi kabavumi ukungena kwezombusazwe kumbe esisotsheni. Nxa singacabangisisa ngabantu ababa lesibindi ukuze basekele ubukhosi bukaJehova siyaba lamandla futhi sibe lesibindi. INkosi yethu uJesu Khristu kayizange ingene ezindabeni zombusazwe zomhlaba kaSathane. (Mat. 4:8-11; Joh. 6:14, 15) UJesu wayethembela kuJehova zikhathi zonke ukuthi amnike amandla okwenza okulungileyo. w24.07 3 ¶4; 4 ¶7
UMvulo, February 9
Wasesikha isithelo saso wadla. Wathi eselomkakhe wamnika laye wadla.—Gen. 3:6.
UJehova wenza ukuthi indaba le ibhalwe eBhayibhilini ukuze isincede. Yenza sizwisise ukuthi kungani esizonda kangaka isono. Isono senza sibe khatshana kakhulu loBaba wethu futhi sibangela ukuthi sife. (Isaya. 59:2) Yikho uSathane, ingilosi eyahlamukayo yabangela inhlupho zonke lezi, esithanda isono futhi elinga abantu ukuthi bawone. USathane wayengabe esecabanga ukuthi lokho uJehova ayehlose ukukwenzela abantu akusaphumeleli. Kodwa wayengakuzwisisi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usithanda kakhulu kangakanani. Kazange akutshintshe lokho ayehlose ukukwenzela abantwana baka-Adamu lo-Eva. Uyabathanda sibili abantu yikho wahle wabanika ithemba. (Rom. 8:20, 21) UJehova wayekwazi ukuthi babezakuba khona abantu ababezamthanda futhi bavume ukuthi abancedise ukuthi balwisane lesono. Njengoba enguBaba wethu futhi enguMdali, wasinika indlela eyayizasikhulula esonweni futhi isincedise ukuthi sisondele eduze kwakhe. w24.08 3 ¶3-4
OLwesibili, February 10
Linanzelele ukuthi yiziphi izinto eziqakatheke kakhulu.—Flp. 1:10.
Abantu bakaJehova balemisebenzi eminengi okumele bayenze nsuku zonke. Abanengi bayasebenza ukuze bazinakekele futhi bondle lezimuli zabo. (1 Thim. 5:8) Amanye amaKhristu agcina izihlobo zawo ezigulayo kumbe esezigugile. Kanti njalo sonke silezinto okumele sizenze ukuze sibe lempilakahle futhi lokhu kungasithathela isikhathi esinengi kakhulu. Kuphinda kube lemisebenzi yebandla okuyabe kumele siyenze. Omunye umsebenzi omkhulu esilawo ngowokutshumayela njalo kumele sikhuthale emsebenzini lo. Ukubala iBhayibhili ‘kuqakatheke kakhulu,’ yikho kumele sizinike isikhathi sokulibala. Isahluko sokuqala sebhuku lamaHubo sithi umuntu othokozayo ‘ngobala umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngelizwi eliphansi ubusuku lemini.’ (Hubo. 1:1, 2) Lokhu kutsho ukuthi kumele sizinike isikhathi sokubala iBhayibhili. Manje yisiphi isikhathi esingcono esingalibala ngaso? Kuya ngomuntu ngoba izimo zethu ziyatshiyana. Okuqakathekileyo yikuthi ukhethe isikhathi ozenelisa ngaso ukubala iBhayibhili nsuku zonke. w24.09 3 ¶5-6