Sondo, August 30
Yehova ali pafupi na ŵanthu ozimvwila cisoni mu mtima.—Sal. 34:18.
Olo kuti ŵanthu ayakine akucitileni zinthu ziipa, mungankhale osimikizhya kuti Yehova okukondani na kuti okuonani kuti nimwe amtengo wapatali. Ngati muzimvwila ‘cisoni mu mtima mwanu,’ mukokumbukila kuti Yehova eona zabwino muli mweo ndipo ekuyavyani kuti muvwendele pafupi na yove. (Yoh. 6:44) Yove ni wokonzeka kukuyavyani nthawi zonse cifukwa nimwe amtengo wapatali kuli yove. Kulaŵizhyana cisanzo ca Yesu kungatiyavye kuziŵa mwakumvwila Yehova. Yesu peenze pacalo, enzocitila cifundo ŵanthu amene enzoziona kuti ni atyalatyala. (Mat. 9:9-12) Munakazi wamene enze na nthenda ikulu pecikata covwala cake, ali na ciyembekezo cakuti apole, Yesu emutonthoza nomuyamikila cifukwa ca cikhulupililo cake. (Mko. 5:25-34) Kulaŵila cendi, Yesu eonesha ndendende minkhalidwe ya Ausuwake. (Yoh. 14:9) Tetyo, mungankhale osimikizhya kuti okuonani kuti nimwe amtengo wapatali na kuti oona minkhalidwe yanu yabwino, kuyangizhyilapo cikhulupililo na cikondi camuonesha pali yove. w24.10 7 ¶4-5
Mande, August 31
Sungani misozi yangu m’thumba yanu ya cikumba.—Sal. 56:8.
Davide ekumana na mavuto anyinji mu umoyo wake amene enzomucitisha kulila. Yove enzozondewa na ŵanthu anyinji. Ndipo olo ashamwali na abanja ŵake ayakine enze osakhulupilika kuli yove. (1 Sam. 19:10, 11; 2 Sam. 15:10-14, 30) Pa nthawi iyakine, yove elemba kuti: “Nafoka cifukwa ca kuvutika moyo kwangu; usiku wonse nunanisha bedi yangu na misozi; Nulila ndipo misozi yuzula pa bedi yangu.” Olo kuti umoyo wa Davide wenze wovuta, yove enze wosimikizhya kuti Yehova enzomukonda. Elemba kuti: “Yehova aamvwe mau a kulila kwangu.” (Sal. 6:8) Tikaŵelenga mau ali mu lemba ya siku yalelo, tingamvwishe kuti Yehova otikonda ngako ndipo osamala na mwatumvwila. Davide elaŵila kuti zenze monga kuti Yehova otola misozi yake, kuyaika m’botolo noyalemba m’buku. Yove enze wosimikizhya kuti Yehova enzoona nokumbukila ululu wake. Enze soti wosimikizhya kuti Ausuwake akululu enzoziŵa osati tyala mavuto yeenzokumana nayo, koma na mweyenzomukhuzila. w24.12 22 ¶11-12
Ciŵili, September 1
Pitilizhyani kuziyesa kuti muone ngati mukali na cikhulupililo.—2 Akor. 13:5.
Tufunika kucita khama kuti tipitilizhye kunkhala akulu mwauzimu. Tetyo, tufunika kunkhala osamala kuti tikopewa kuganiza kuti tekula kale mwauzimu cakuti tufunika lini soti kukula. (1 Akor. 10:12) Tufunika ‘kupitilizhya kuziyesa’ kuti tiziŵe ngati tikalupitilizhya kukula mwauzimu. M’kalata yake yecilembela Akhristu a ku Kolose, mtumwi Paulo eonesha soti kufunika kopitilizhya kunkhala akulu mwauzimu. Olo kuti Akhristu aŵa enze kale akulu mwauzimu, Paulo eŵacenjezhya kuti enzofunika kusamala kuti asatolele nzelu za calo. (Akol. 2:6-10) Ndipo Epafura wamene cuoneka kuti enzoŵaziŵa bwino Akhristu a mumpingo umu, mowelezhyawelezhya enzoŵapemphelela kuti ‘akule mwauzimu.’ (Akol. 4:12) Kansi tuphunzilapo cinji? Paulo na Epafura, enzomvwisha kuti tufunika kucita khama koma soti tufunika thandizo ya Mulungu kuti tikwanishe kupitilizhya kunkhala akulu mwauzimu. Ove enzofuna kuti Akhristu a ku Kolose apitilizhye kunkhala akulu mwauzimu mosasamala kanthu za mavuto yeenzokumana nayo. w24.04 6-7 ¶16-17