NgoLwesithathu, Septemba 2
UYehova ukunye nathi, sanukuboyika.—Num. 14:9.
Xa simoyika ngendlela efanelekileyo uYehova, simthanda kangangokuba asifuni ukwenza nantoni na angayithandiyo. Sizimisele ukuwazi umahluko okhoyo phakathi kwento elungileyo nembi, naphakathi kwenyaniso nobuxoki, ukuze sivuyise uYehova. (IMize. 2:3-6; Heb. 5:14) Ukuba besinokoyika abantu ngaphezu kokuba sisoyika uThixo, besiza kuyishiya inyaniso. Khawucinge ngeenkokheli eziyi-12, ezathunywa ukuba ziyokuhlola ilizwe uThixo awayethembise ukuba uza kulinika amaSirayeli. Eziyi-10, zavumela ukoyika amaKanan kwayoyisa indlela ezazimthanda ngayo uYehova. Zathi kwamanye amaSirayeli: “Asinakukwazi ukuya kulwa naba bantu, kuba bomelele kakhulu kunathi.” (Num. 13:27-31) Ewe kona, emehlweni omntu abantu bakwaKanan babomelele. Kodwa umntu owayesithi amaSirayeli awanakuzoyisa iintshaba zawo wayengacingi ngoYehova. w24.07 9 ¶5-6
NgoLwesine, Septemba 3
Ngaba uMgwebi womhlaba wonke akazukwenza okulungileyo?—Gen. 18:25.
Ngaba sinokuqiniseka nyhani ukuba xa uYehova egweba abantu usoloko egweba ngobulungisa? Ewe! UAbraham wayeqonda ukuba uYehova ‘onguMgwebi womhlaba wonke’ akayenzi impazamo, ulumkile futhi unenceba. Uye wafundisa uNyana wakhe, waza wamnika umsebenzi wokugweba bonke abantu. (Yoh. 5:22) Yena noNyana wakhe bayazazi izinto ezisezintliziyweni zethu. (Mat. 9:4) Xa begweba umntu, baza kusoloko ‘besenza okulungileyo.’ Masizimisele ukuhlala simthemba uYehova nazo zonke izigqibo azenzayo. Asingobagwebi thina, nguye uMgwebi. (Isa. 55:8, 9) Yiloo nto siwuyekela kuye noNyana wakhe wonke umsebenzi wokugweba. Siyazi nokuba uKumkani wethu uYesu, uza kumlinganisa kakuhle uTata wakhe ogweba ngobulungisa, nonenceba.—Isa. 11:3, 4. w24.05 7 ¶18-19
NgoLwesihlanu, Septemba 4
Kuba uYehova uyamenyanya umntu onamaqhinga, kodwa ungumhlobo osenyongweni walowo wenza izinto ezintle.—IMize. 3:32.
Sinokufunda indlela ekubaluleke ngayo ukunyaniseka kwinto eyenzekayo xa uYesu wayeqala ukudibana noNathaniyeli. Xa uFilipu waya nomhlobo wakhe uNathaniyeli kuYesu, kwenzeka into emangalisayo. Nangona uYesu wayeqala ukubona uNathaniyeli, wathi: “Jongani, nanku umSirayeli olungileyo [okanye ongenamaqhinga].” (Yoh. 1:47) UYesu wabona ukuba uNathaniyeli unyaneseke kakhulu. UNathaniyeli wayenesono njengathi, kodwa wayenyanisekile kuyo yonke into. UYesu wayithanda loo nto, waza wamncoma. Izinto ezininzi ezifunekayo ukuze uvuyise uYehova kuthethwa ngazo kwiNdumiso 15. Zibonisa indlela uYehova alindele ukuba sibaphathe ngayo abanye. INdumiso 15:3 ithi umntu olundwendwe ententeni kaYehova “akangcolisi gama lamntu ngolwimi lwakhe. Akamenzi nto imbi ummelwane wakhe, ibe akathethi kakubi ngabahlobo bakhe.” Ukungcolisa amagama abantu kunokubakhathaza kakhulu.—Yak. 1:26. w24.06 10 ¶7, 9; 11 ¶10