OLwesithathu, November 20
[Buyela] kuJehova.—Isaya. 55:7.
Nxa ekhetha ukuthi uyasithethelela yini loba hatshi, uJehova ucabanga ngokuthi umuntu owonileyo ubekwazi yini ukuthi akwenzayo kubi. UJesu wakucacisa lokhu kuLukha 12:47, 48. Umuntu owenza okubi ngabomo ngapha ekwazi mhlophe ukuthi uJehova uyakuzonda lokho akwenzayo wenza isono esikhulu. UJehova angakhetha ukungamthetheleli umuntu lo. (Mak. 3:29; Joh. 9:41) Kambe uNkulunkulu angamthethelela? Ye! UJehova uphinda acabange ngokuthi umuntu owonileyo uyaphenduka okweqiniso yini. Ukuphenduka kutsho ukutshintsha indlela umuntu acabanga ngayo, abona ngayo izinto kanye lenhloso zakhe. Kuhlanganisa lokuzisola lokudana ngokubi umuntu ayabe ekwenzile kumbe ngokwehluleka ukwenza into eqondileyo obekumele ayenze. Umuntu ophendukayo kazisoli ngokubi akwenzileyo kuphela kodwa uzisola langokuthi ubungane bakhe loJehova bebungasaqinanga okuyikho okubangele ukuthi enze izinto ezimbi. w22.06 5-6 ¶15-17
OLwesine, November 21
Bonke abazimisele ukuphila bezinikele kuNkulunkulu futhi bemanyene loKhristu uJesu labo bazahlukuluzwa.—2 Thim. 3:12.
Izitha zethu zikhuluma amanga ngabafowethu abakhokhelayo enhlanganisweni kaJehova. (Hubo. 31:13) Abanye abafowethu sebeke betheswa amacala njalo babotshwa. Lokhu kwake kwenzakala lakumaKhristu akuqala lapho umphostoli uPhawuli emangalelwa ngamanga futhi ebotshwa. Amanye amlahlela iganga umphostoli uPhawuli ngesikhathi ebotshiwe eRoma. (2 Thim. 1:8, 15; 2:8, 9) Kumele ukuthi kwamzwisa ubuhlungu obukhulu. Wayedlule ebunzimeni obukhulu waze wafaka impilo yakhe engozini ngenxa yabo. (Imiseb. 20:18-21; 2 Khor. 1:8) Kasingabi njengalabo abalahla uPhawuli. Akumelanga simangale nxa sibona uSathane ehlasela kakhulu abazalwane abakhokhelayo. Uyabe esenzela ukuthi bangabi qotho kuJehova, thina besesisesaba. (1 Phet. 5:8) Qhubeka usekela abazalwane abakhokhelayo njalo ungabatshiyi.—2 Thim. 1:16-18. w22.11 16-17 ¶8-11
OLwesihlanu, November 22
Kanti awumesabi ngitsho uNkulunkulu?—Luk. 23:40.
Kumele ukuthi isigebenga esasesiphendukile esasiseceleni kukaJesu engakafi sasingumJuda. AmaJuda ayekhonza uNkulunkulu oyedwa kodwa abezinye izizwe babekhonza onkulunkulu abanengi. (Eks. 20:2, 3; 1 Khor. 8:5, 6) Aluba isigebenga lesi sasingumuntu wezinye izizwe, sasizabuza umbuzo osembhalweni walamuhla sithi, “Kanti awubesabi ngitsho onkulunkulu?” Kanti njalo uJesu kazange athunywe ebantwini bezizweni kodwa wathunywa ‘ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zesizwe sako-Israyeli.’ (Mat. 15:24) UNkulunkulu wayevezele ama-Israyeli ukuthi uzavusa abafileyo. Isigebenga esasesiphendukile sasingabe sikwazi lokho njalo amazwi aso atshengisa ukuthi sasikholwa ukuthi uJehova uzavusa uJesu ukuthi ayebusa eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu. Kukhanya sasithemba ukuthi laso sizavuswa nguNkulunkulu. Kumele ukuthi isigebenga esasesiphendukile sasikwazi ngo-Adamu lo-Eva kanye lePharadayisi uJehova ayebafake kulo njengoba sasingumJuda. Yikho kungenzeka sasikholwa ukuthi iPharadayisi uJesu ayekhuluma ngalo kuLukha 23:43 kwakuyinsimu enhle eyayizakuba lapha emhlabeni.—Gen. 2:15. w22.12 8-9 ¶2-3