Ciposi, 18 Janeiro
[Yahova] ni Mulungu omwe ambafuna kunamatidwa iye yekha basi.—Kuf. 34:14.
Yahova ambafuna kuti tikondwe na moyo, ndipo cinthu comwe cingatithandize ni masenzeka. Bibliya limbati: ‘Palibe comwe n’cabwino kwa munthu kuposa kudya, kumwa na kukondwesa mtima wace pa basa lace lomwe waphata na nyongo.’ (Mpal. 2:24) Koma m’dzikoli muna masenzeka mazinji yomwe yangadzonge makhalidwe yathu yabwino. Masenzekayo yambalemekeza lini makhalidwe yabwino ndipo yambacitisa wanthu kubvuma ayai kufuna kucita bzinthu bzomwe Mulungu ambakomedwa lini nabzo. Ifepano tin’funa kunamata Yahova yekha basi. Ndipopa tin’funika lini kudyera pa ‘meza ya Yahova’ ndipo pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo kudyerambo pa ‘meza ya madimonyo.’ (1 Wak. 10:21, 22) Kudya cakudya pabodzi na munthu munango, ni cizindikiro cakulatiza kuti tinaye uxamwali. Ifepano tikambasankhula masenzeka yomwe yambalimbisa ndewo, bza mizimu, bza unzazi ayai bzikhumbo bza thupi, tin’dzakhala tikudya cakudya cakuphikidwa na anyamadulanthaka wa Mulungu. Bzimwebzi bzingadzonge unthu bwathu pabodzi na uxamwali bomwe tinabo na Yahova. w19.10 26 ¶2; 29-30 ¶11-12
Cipiri, 19 Janeiro
Wanthu ndiwo adalewalewa fala lakucokera kwa Mulungu mwa kutsogoleredwa na mzimu wakucena.—2 Pe. 1:21.
Nyakufambisa xitima ya m’madzi akafuna kuti mphepo imuthandize, iye an’funika kucita bzinthu bziwiri. Cakuyamba, iye an’funika kuikha xitimayo pa mbuto pomwe pakucita mphepo, thangwe akasaya kucita tenepo, bzingakhale bzakunesa kuti xitimayo icoke pa mbutoyo. Caciwiri, iye an’funika kufuthula bzinguwo bza xitimayo acibzifungula kwene-kwene. Napo penu kukucita mphepo kwene-kwene, xitimayo in’dzapitiriza kufamba kokha bzinguwobzo bzikakhala bzidafunguka bwino ndipo bzikumenyedwa na mphepo. Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo na ifepano, tin’dzakwanisa kupitiriza kutumikira Yahova kokha na thandizo la mzimu wakucena. Tsono kuti mzimuyo utithandize, tin’funika kucita bzinthu bziwiri. Cakuyamba, tin’funika kumbacita bzinthu bzomwe bzimbatsogoleredwa na mzimu wa Mulungu. Caciwiri, tin’funika kucita nyongo kuti tizolowere kumbacita bzinthubzo. (Psal. 119:32) Mzimu wakucena un’dzatipasa mphanvu yakuti tipitirize kutumikira Mulungu na kupirira mabvuto. w19.11 9 ¶8; 10 ¶11
Citatu, 20 Janeiro
Ndikukupasani mtendere wangu.—Ju. 14:27.
Pa nsiku yace yakumalizira ninga munthu pansi pano, Jezu adacita thupo kwene-kwene. Iye adacita thupo sikuti thangwe ra kukumbukira bza infa yakuwawa yomwe ingadamucitikira mwakusaya kucedwa. Koma ni thangwe ra lufoyi lomwe akhanalo kwa Baba wace na kufuna kumukondwesa. Jezu akhadziwa kuti angadapitiriza kukhala wakukhulupirika pa mayezo yomwe angadagumana nayo, angadacitisa kuti dzina la Yahova licenesedwe. Iye akhafunambo wanthu, ndipo akhadziwa kuti cidikhiro cathu cakudzakhala na moyo wakusaya kumala cingadakwanisika kokha iye angadapitiriza kukhala wakukhulupirika kwa Yahova mpaka kufa. Napo Jezu akhacita thupo kwene-kwene, iye adapitiriza kukhala na mtendere wa mu mtima. Iye akhana ‘mtendere wa Mulungu,’ ndipopa adakhala pa uxamwali bwakulimba na Yahova. Ndipo bzimwebzi bzidathandiza Jezuyo kukhala na mtendere wa mu mtima. (Waf. 4:6, 7) Palibe ne na m’bodzi wa ifepano omwe an’dzagumana na mazunzo ninga yomwe Jezu adayapirira, koma ateweri wace wense an’dzagumana na mayezo. (Mat. 16:24, 25; Ju. 15:20) Ndipo ninga Jezu, nthawe zinango tingacite thupo thangwe ra mayezoyo. w19.04 8 ¶1-3