Lachinayi, December 19
Musamatengere nzeru za nthawi ino, koma khalani munthu watsopano posintha kwambiri maganizo anu. —Aroma 12:2.
Kodi mumakonda chilungamo? N’zosachita kufunsa. Komabe tonsefe si angwiro ndipo ngati sitingasamale, tingasokonezedwe ndi mmene dzikoli limaonera nkhani ya chilungamo. (Yes. 5:20) Anthu ambiri amaganiza kuti munthu wolungama ndi munthu amene ndi wonyada, wokonda kuweruza ena kapenanso amene amadziona kuti ndi wabwino kuposa ena. Komatu Mulungu sasangalala ndi makhalidwe amenewa ngakhale pang’ono. Yesu ali padzikoli anadzudzula mwamphamvu atsogoleri achipembedzo a mu nthawi yake, chifukwa chokhazikitsa mfundo zawozawo pa nkhani ya chilungamo. (Mlal. 7:16; Luka 16:15) Munthu wachilungamo samaganiza kuti ndi wabwino kuposa ena. Chilungamo ndi khalidwe labwino kwambiri. Mwachidule, chilungamo chimatanthauza kuchita zimene Yehova amaona kuti n’zoyenera. M’Baibulo, mawu akuti “chilungamo” amanena za kutsatira mfundo za Yehova, zomwe ndi zapamwamba kwambiri. w22.08 27 ¶3-5
Lachisanu, December 20
Ndakutchulani kuti anzanga.—Yoh 15:15.
Yesu ankakhulupirira ophunzira ake ngakhale kuti iwo ankalakwitsa zinthu zina. (Yoh. 15:16) Yakobo ndi Yohane atamupempha malo apadera mu Ufumu, Yesu sanakayikire zolinga zawo potumikira Yehova kapena kuwakana kuti asakhalenso atumwi ake. (Maliko 10:35-40) Patapita nthawi, ophunzira ake onse anamuthawa pa usiku umene anagwidwa. (Mat. 26:56) Komabe Yesu sanasiye kuwakhulupirira. Iye ankadziwa bwino zofooka zawo, komabe “anawakonda mpaka pamapeto a moyo wake.” (Yoh. 13:1) Ataukitsidwa, Yesu anapatsa atumwi ake 11 okhulupirika udindo wofunika kwambiri wotsogolera pa ntchito yophunzitsa anthu komanso kusamalira nkhosa zake za mtengo wapatali. (Mat. 28:19, 20; Yoh. 21:15-17) Iyetu sanalakwitse pokhulupirira anthu omwe sanali angwirowa. Iwo anapitirizabe kukhala okhulupirika mpaka pamapeto a moyo wawo wapadzikoli. Choncho Yesu ndi chitsanzo chabwino kwambiri pa nkhani yokhulupirira anthu omwe si angwiro. w22.09 6 ¶12
Loweruka, December 21
Yehova ali kumbali yanga, sindidzaopa.—Sal. 118:6.
Tikamakhulupirira kuti Yehova amatikonda ndipo ali kumbali yathu, sitingamaope Satana. Mwachitsanzo, amene analemba Salimo 118 anakumana ndi zinthu zina zodetsa nkhawa. Anali ndi adani ambiri ndipo ena anali a maudindo akuluakulu (vesi 9, 10). Nthawi zina ankapanikizidwa kwambiri (vesi 13). Komanso anapatsidwa uphungu wamphamvu ndi Yehova (vesi 18). Ngakhale zinali choncho, wolemba salimoyu anaimba kuti: “Sindidzaopa.” Kodi n’chiyani chinkamuchititsa kuona kuti ndi wotetezeka? Iye ankadziwa kuti ngakhale kuti Yehova anam’patsa uphungu wamphamvu, Atate wake akumwambawa ankamukonda. Wolemba salimoyu ankakhulupirira kuti kaya akumana ndi zotani, Mulungu wake wachikondiyu anali wokonzeka kumuthandiza. (Sal. 118:29) Tizikhulupirira kuti Yehova amatikonda ifeyo patokha. Zimenezi zidzatithandiza kuthetsa mantha pa zinthu zitatu zimene anthu ambiri amaziopa, zomwe ndi (1) kuopa kuti sakwanitsa kupezera banja lawo zinthu zofunika, (2) kuopa anthu komanso (3) kuopa imfa. w22.06 15 ¶3-4