Lachiwiri, January 21
Lezala lisamadutse mʼmutu wake.—Num. 6:5.
Anaziri ankalonjeza kuti sadzameta tsitsi lawo. Imeneyi inali njira yosonyezera kuti adzipereka kotheratu kwa Yehova. N’zomvetsa chisoni kuti pa nthawi ina Aisiraeli sankalemekeza kapena kuthandiza Anaziri. Nthawi zina Mnaziri ankafunika kulimba mtima kwambiri kuti akwaniritse lonjezo lake n’kukhalabe wosiyana ndi ena. (Amosi 2:12) Chifukwa chakuti timasankha kuchita chifuniro cha Yehova, ifenso timakhala osiyana ndi anthu a m’dzikoli. Timafunika kulimba mtima kuti tizidziwikitse kuti ndife a Mboni za Yehova tikakhala kuntchito kapena kusukulu. Komanso pamene zochitika ndi makhalidwe a m’dzikoli zikuipiraipira, nthawi zina zingakhale zovuta kuti tizitsatira mfundo za m’Baibulo komanso kuuza ena uthenga wabwino. (2 Tim. 1:8; 3:13) Komabe tingachite bwino kumakumbukira kuti ‘timasangalatsa mtima wa [Yehova]’ tikapitiriza kukhala olimba mtima n’kumasonyeza kuti ndife osiyana ndi anthu omwe samutumikira.—Miy. 27:11; Mal. 3:18. w24.02 16 ¶7; 17 ¶9
Lachitatu, January 22
Muzilandirana.—Aroma 15:7.
Taganizirani za anthu osiyanasiyana omwe anali mumpingo wa ku Roma. Sikuti mumpingowu munali Ayuda okhaokha, omwe makolo awo anawaphunzitsa kuti azitsatira Chilamulo cha Mose. Koma munalinso anthu amitundu ina omwe anali osiyana kwambiri ndi Ayuda. N’kutheka kuti ena anali akapolo pomwe ena ayi, ndipo mwina enanso anali ndi akapolo. Ndiye kodi Akhristuwo akanatani kuti azikondana kwambiri ngakhale kuti anali osiyana chonchi? Mtumwi Paulo anawalimbikitsa kuti ‘azilandirana.’ Kodi ankatanthauza chiyani pamenepa? Mawu amene anawamasulira kuti “kulandira,” amatanthauza kuchitira winawake zinthu mokoma mtima kapena kumuchereza, monga kumuitanira kunyumba kapena pakati pa anzathu. Mwachitsanzo, Paulo anauza Filimoni kuti alandire kapolo wake Onesimo yemwe anathawa, ndipo anati: “Umulandire ndi manja awiri.” (Filim. 17) Komanso Purisikila ndi Akula analandira Apolo yemwe ankadziwa mfundo zochepa zokhudza Chikhristu poyerekeza ndi iwowo ndipo “anamutenga.” (Mac. 18:26) Choncho Akhristuwa sanalole kuti kusiyana pa zinthu zina kuwagawanitse ndipo ankalandirana. w23.07 6 ¶13
Lachinayi, January 23
Ndidzakwaniritsa malonjezo anga kwa Yehova.—Sal. 116:14.
Chifukwa chachikulu chomwe chimatichititsa kuti tidzipereke kwa Yehova ndi choti timamukonda. Sikuti chikondichi chimangotengera mmene tikumvera. M’malomwake, chimabwera chifukwa ‘chodziwa zinthu molondola’ komanso ‘kumvetsetsa zinthu zauzimu’ zomwe zachititsa kuti muzikonda kwambiri Mulungu. (Akol. 1:9) Kuphunzira Malemba kwakuthandizani kutsimikizira kuti (1) Yehova ndi weniweni, (2) Baibulo ndi Mawu ake ouziridwa, ndiponso (3) iye amagwiritsa ntchito gulu lake pokwaniritsa cholinga chake. Anthu amene amadzipereka kwa Yehova amadziwa mfundo zoyambirira zopezeka m’Mawu a Mulungu ndipo amazitsatira pa moyo wawo. Amayesetsa mmene angathere kuuza ena zimene amakhulupirira. (Mat. 28:19, 20) Amakonda kwambiri Yehova ndipo amafunitsitsa kulambira iye yekha. Kodi izi ndi zimene inunso mukuchita? w24.03 4-5 ¶6-8