OLwesibili, September 30
UNkulunkulu uthembekile futhi kasoze avume ukuthi lilingwe ngalokho elingeke lenelise ukukubekezelela. Kodwa nxa selilingwa uzakwenza ukuthi kube lendlela yokuphunyuka ukuze lenelise ukuqinisela.—1 Khor. 10:13.
Nxa ungacabangisisa ngomthandazo wokuzinikela kuJehova owawenzayo, uzathola amandla okumelana laloba yisiphi isilingo ongahlangana laso. Ngokwesibonelo, ungazidlisa satshanyana yini emuntwini otshadileyo? Ngeke, ngoba uyabe usuvele wazimisela ukuthi kawusoze wenze into enjalo. Nxa ungaphangisa ukulahla imicabango emibi, uzabalekela ubunzima obuhlangana lalabo abayekela imicabango emibi igxila ezingqondweni zabo. Lokhu kuzakunceda ukuthi ‘ungalugxobi endleleni yababi.’ (Zaga. 4:14, 15) Ukucabangisisa ngalokho uJesu ayekwenza kungakunceda. Wayezimisele ukuhlala ethokozisa uYise. Ngakho lawe zimisele ukwala masinyane loba yini engasoze ithokozise uNkulunkulu wakho ozinikele kuye. (Mat. 4:10; Joh. 8:29) Izilingo kanye lenhlupho ohlangana lazo zikunika ithuba lokutshengisa ukuthi uzimisele ukuqhubeka ulandela uJesu. Qiniseka ukuthi uJehova uzakuncedisa nxa ungazimisela ukuqhubeka ulandela uJesu. w24.03 9-10 ¶8-10
OLwesithathu, October 1
Ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu . . . kuzimisele ukulalela.—Jak. 3:17.
Kwezinye izikhathi kuyake kube nzima yini ukuthi ulalele? INkosi uDavida kwakuke kuyithwalise nzima ukulalela, yikho yakhuleka icela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ‘ayenze izimisele ukumlalela.’ (Hubo. 51:12) UDavida wayemthanda uJehova. Kodwa kwezinye izikhathi kwakuke kube nzima ukuthi alalele, futhi lokhu kuyenzakala lakithi. Kubangelwa yikuyini? Isizatho sokuqala yikuthi silesono esasithola ebazalini bethu. Esesibili, yikuthi uSathane uhlala ezama ukwenza ukuthi sihlamukele uJehova njengaye. (2 Khor. 11:3) Esesithathu, siphila emhlabeni olabantu abangakuthandiyo ukulalela, abalomoya wokuvukela. IBhayibhili lithi ngabo: “Umoya lo yiwo osebenzayo khathesi ebantwini abangalaleliyo.” (Efe. 2:2) Kumele sisebenze nzima silwisane lesono esilaso kanye lomoya kaDeveli ngoba abantu bomhlaba lo bafuna singalaleli. Lokhu yikho okuzasinceda ukuthi siqhubeke silalela uJehova kanye lalabo ababeke ukuthi bakhokhele. w23.10 6 ¶1
OLwesine, October 2
Wena ugcine [iwayini] elimnandi kwaze kwaba khathesi.—Joh. 2:10.
Isimangaliso sikaJesu sokutshintsha amanzi esiba liwayini sisifundisani? Sisifundisa ukuthi kumele sithobeke. Phela uJesu kazange azitshaye isifuba ngemva kokwenza isimangaliso lesi. Vele wayengakaze azitshaye isifuba ngaloba yini ayenzayo. Kodwa wayehlala esipha uYise udumo olumfaneleyo ngoba wayethobekile. (Joh. 5:19, 30; 8:28) Nxa lathi sithobekile njengoJesu kasisoze sizitshaye isifuba ngalokho esiyabe senelise ukukwenza. Akumelanga sizikhukhumeze kodwa kumele sizigqaje ngoNkulunkulu wethu omuhle esilesibusiso sokumkhonza. (Jer. 9:23, 24) Nguye yedwa okumele simnike udumo. Kambe kukhona yini ebesingaphumelela ukukwenza nxa uJehova engasincedisi? (1 Khor. 1:26-31) Nxa sithobekile asisoze sifune ukuthi abantu basibabaze ngenxa yezinto ezinhle esiyabe sizenzele abanye. Kodwa sizasuthiseka ngokwazi ukuthi uJehova uyakubona futhi uyakuqakathekisa konke esikwenzayo. (Khangela uMathewu 6:2-4; Heb. 13:16) Sizamthokozisa kakhulu uJehova nxa sisiba ngabantu abathobekileyo njengoJesu.—1 Phet. 5:6. w23.04 4 ¶9; 5 ¶11-12