Chinayi, 25 Dezembro
Valani chikondi, ndawa chibveranisa wanthu mwamphanvu kuposha chinthu chilichose.—Akol. 3:14.
Ko tingawonese tani chikondi mwechi kwa abale? Njira ibodzi yochitira vimwevi ni kuwalimbikisa nthawe zose. Chifundo ni chomwe chidzatithandize kuti ‘timbalimbikisane’ nthawe zose. (1 Ates. 4:18) Manje ko tingapitirize tani kulimbisa chikondi chathu kwa anango? Ni kuyesesa kuchita vomwe tingakwanise pa kukhululukira anango podiya kuti nthawe zinango vingakhale voshupa kuchita vimwevi. Ndawa chani ni vodekana manjeuno kuti timbawonesane chikondi? Petulo adanena chifukwa chomwe tingachitire vimwevi pomwe adati: ‘Mapeto ya vinthu vose yali pafupi. Ndipomwapa, . . . khalani na chikondi chaicho kwa abale.’ (1 Pet. 4:7, 8) Pomwe mapeto ya dziko yoipa iyi yankufendera, ko tichadekana kudikhira chani? Yesu adapereka chenjezo iyi kwa opfunzira wake: ‘Makhaindi yose yadzakuzondeni ndawa ya dzina yangu.’ (Mat. 24:9) Kuti tikwanise kupirira chizondo chimwechi tichadekana kupitiriza kukhala obvana. Tikambachita vimwevi Satana adzakwaniselini kutigawanisa ndawa yakuti tidzakhale obverana ndawa yachikondi.—Afil. 2:1, 2. w23.11 tsa. 3 ndi. 18-19
Chishanu, 26 Dezembro
Ndawa ndise anyabasa anzake wa Mulungu.—1 Akor. 3:9.
Mawu ya chonadi cha Mulungu ni yamphanvu. Isepano tikambapfunzisa wanthu va Yahova na momwe iye aliri, tiwona chinthu chodabwisa maninge. Khungu yomwe Satana wayikha m’maso mwa wanthu ichoka ndipo iwo ayamba kuwona makhalidwe yabwino ya Ababa wathu. Iwo achita chidwi na mphanvu zomwe zilibe malire za Yahova. (Yes. 40:26) Iwo achapfunzira kumuthemba ndawa ya chilungamo chake cha ungwiro. (Deut. 32:4) Iwo achapfunzira vizinji ndawa ya nzeru zake. (Yes. 55:9; Aro. 11:33) Ndipo achanyamalisiwa akapfunzira kuti Yahova ni chikondi. (1 Yoh. 4:8) Akambamufenderera Yahova, chidikhiro chawo chodzakhala na moyo mpaka kalekale chikhala chaicho. Nimwayi ukulu maninge womwe isepano tinawo wothandiza wanthu kumufenderera Yahova. Tikambachita vimwevi, Yahova atiwona ninge ‘anyabasa anzake.’—1 Akor. 3:5. w24.02 tsa. 12 ndi. 15
Satade, 27 Dezembro
Vingakhale bwino kuti uleke kupolomisa kusiyana na kupolomisa koma ne kukwanirisa vomwe wapolomisa ivo. —Mla. 5:5.
Peno ndimwe pfunziro ya Baibolo panango munkulerewa na azibereki wanu womwe ni Mboni za Yahova, ko munkufuna kubatiziwa? Mwechi ni cholinga chabwino chomwe mungakhale nacho. Koma mukanati mwabatizika mufunika kuyamba mwadziperekeratu kwa Yahova. Ko mungadzipereke tani kwa Yahova? Imwepo muchita pemphero kwa Yahova kumupolomisa kuti mudzatumikire iye yekha basi komasoti kuti kuchita chifuniro chake chidzakhale chinthu chodekana maninge pa moyo wanu. Shuwadi imwepo mupolomisa kuti mudzamukonde Yahova na “ntima wanu wose, moyo wanu wose, maganizo yanu yose na mphanvu zanu zose.” (Maliko 12:30) Kudzipereka moku kuchitika pamwekha pakati pa imwepo na Yahova. Pomwe ubatizo uchitikira pa gulu omwe uwonesa kuti imwepo mudadzipereka kwa Yahova. Imweyi ni polomisi ikulu maninge, ndipomwapa muchadekana kuchita vose vomwe mungakwanise kuti mukwanirise polomisi yanu ndipo Yahova adikhira kuti muchite vimwevi.—Mla. 5:4. w24.03 tsa. 2 ndi. 2; tsa. 3 ndi. 5