Cilimbikitso cimathandiza munthu kupitiliza kucita zabwino. Rubén anati: “Zaka zambili nakhala nikuvutika na maganizo odziona kukhala wosafunika. Koma tsiku lina pamene n’nali mu ulaliki na mkulu wina, anaona kuti sin’nali wokondwela. Pamene n’namuuza mmene n’nali kumvelela anamvetsela mwacifundo. Ndiyeno ananikumbutsa zinthu zabwino zimene n’nali kucita. Ananikumbutsanso mau a Yesu akuti, aliyense wa ife ni wofunika kuposa mbalame zambili zampheta. Nthawi zonse nikakumbukila lembali, nimalimbikitsika kwambili. Mau a mkuluyo ananithandiza maningi.” (Mat. 10:31) Ndiye cifukwa cake Baibo imagogomeza kulimbikitsana nthawi zonse. Mtumwi Paulo analembela Akhiristu Aciheberi kuti: “Pitilizani kudandaulilana [“kulimbikitsana,” nwt-E] tsiku ndi tsiku, . . . kuopela kuti cinyengo camphamvu ca ucimo cingaumitse mtima wa wina wa inu.” (Aheb. 3:13) Mumadziŵa kuti cilangizo cimeneci n’cofunika kwambili maka-maka mukakumbukila pamene munthu wina anakuuzani mau amene anakulimbikitsani kwambili. w16.11 1:2, 3

Mu 313 C.E., Mfumu ya Roma yacikunja dzina lake Constantine, inavomeleza mwalamulo “Cikhiristu” ca mpatuko kukhala Chechi yovomelezeka. Msonkhano wa ku Nicaea utatha, Constantine, amene analipo pa msonkhanowo, anapitikitsa wansembe wina dzina lake Arius kuti acoke m’dziko lake cifukwa cokana kuvomeleza kuti Yesu ni Mulungu. M’kupita kwa nthawi, mu ulamulilo wa Mfumu Theodosius Woyamba (379 mpaka 395 C.E.), Chechi ya Akatolika (Cikhiristu codetsedwa), inakhala cipembedzo covomelezedwa ndi Ufumu wa Roma. Akatswili a mbili yakale amati dziko la Roma “linavekedwa Cikhiristu” panthawi ya ulamulilo wa Theodosius. Zoona n’zakuti nthawi imeneyo, Cikhiristu campatuko cinagwilizana na zipembedzo zacikunja za mu Ufumu wa Roma. Zipembedzo zonsezo zinapanga Babulo Wamkulu. Komabe, panali Akhiristu odzozedwa ocepa amene anali monga tiligu. Iwo anali kuyesetsa kulambila Mulungu m’njila yoyenela, ngakhale kuti anali kupondelezedwa.—Mat. 13:24, 25, 37-39. w16.11 4:8, 9

Tikukhala m’nthawi yosautsa kwambili. Satana Mdyelekezi ni wokwiya ngako, ndipo “akuyendayenda uku ndi uku ngati mkango wobangula, wofunitsitsa kuti umeze winawake.” (1 Pet. 5:8; Chiv. 12:17) Conco, n’zosadabwitsa kuti nthawi zina, ngakhale ise atumiki a Mulungu timakhala na nkhawa. Ngakhale atumiki a Yehova akale, monga Mfumu Davide, anakumana ndi “masautso.” (Sal. 13:2) Kumbukilaninso kuti mtumwi Paulo anali kudela ‘nkhawa mipingo yonse.’ (2 Akor. 11:28) Koma kodi tingacite ciani ngati nkhawa zatikulila msinkhu? Kale, Atate wathu wacikondi wakumwamba anathandiza atumiki ake. Ndipo masiku anonso, amatithandiza kucepetsa nkhawa kapena kuvutika maganizo. Yoyamba ni pemphelo locokela pansi pamtima, ina ni kuŵelenga Mau a Mulungu na kuwasinkha-sinkha, inanso ni kupempha mzimu woyela wa Yehova, komanso ina ni kuuzako munthu amene mumam’dalila nkhawa zanu. w16.12 3:1, 2