OLwesihlanu, July 18
Wasenza saba ngumbuso labaphristi kuNkulunkulu wakhe loYise.—Isam. 1:6.
Abafundi bakaKhristu abalutshwana bagcotshwa ngomoya besebethola isibusiso esiqakathekileyo sokuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Abafundi laba abangu-144 000 bazakuba ngabaphristi ndawonye loJesu ezulwini. (Isam. 14:1) INdawo Engcwele yethabanikeli imela isibusiso abagcotshiweyo abalaso esokuba ngamadodana kaNkulunkulu besesemhlabeni. (Rom. 8:15-17) INgcwelengcwele yethabanikeli imela izulu lapho uJehova ahlala khona. ‘Ikhetheni’ elalisehlukanisa iNdawo Engcwele leNgcwelengcwele limela umzimba kaJesu wenyama ngoba wawumvimbela ukuthi angene ezulwini enguMphristi Omkhulu kakhulu ethempelini likaJehova. UJesu wathi esenikele ngomzimba wakhe wenyama ukuthi ube ngumhlatshelo wabantu, wavula indlela yokuthi wonke amaKhristu agcotshiweyo athole ithuba lokuyaphila ezulwini. Lawo kumele atshiye imizimba yawo yenyama ukuze athole umvuzo wokuyaphila ezulwini.—Heb. 10:19, 20; 1 Khor. 15:50. w23.10 28 ¶13
UMgqibelo, July 19
Isikhathi singangitshiya nxa ngingaqalisa ukulandisa ngoGidiyoni.—Heb. 11:32.
Ngesikhathi abako-Efrayimi bechothoza uGidiyoni wabaphendula kuhle. (Abahlu. 8:1-3) Kazange avuke ngolaka. Watshengisa ukuthi uthobekile ngokulalela bemtshela okwakubahlupha wasekhuluma labo kuhle ukuze behlise umoya. Abadala abahlakaniphileyo balingisela uGidiyoni ngokulalelisisa langokuphendula kuhle nxa abanye bebasola. (Jak. 3:13) Nxa bangenza njalo kuzakuba lokuthula ebandleni. Ngesikhathi abantu bedumisa uGidiyoni ngokuthi wanqoba abakoMidiyani, yena wahambisa udumo lonke kuJehova. (Abahlu. 8:22, 23) Amadoda abekiweyo angamlingisela njani uGidiyoni? Kumele adumise uJehova nxa angaphumelela ukwenza okuthile. (1 Khor. 4:6, 7) Ngokwesibonelo, nxa abantu bangancoma umdala ngokuthi ufundisa kuhle kakhulu, angabatshela ukuthi lokho abekukhuluma kuvela eLizwini likaNkulunkulu kumbe abatshele ngendlela inhlanganiso kaJehova esifundisa ngayo. Abadala kumele bahlalahlale bacabangisise ngokuthi indlela abafundisa ngayo idumisa uJehova yini kumbe sebefundisela ukuthi babukwe ngabantu. w23.06 4 ¶7-8
ISonto, July 20
Imicabango yami kayifanani leyenu.—Isaya. 55:8.
Nxa singasakutholanga ebesikuthandazela singazibuza, ‘Ngithandazela into eyiyo yini?’ Izikhathi ezinengi siyabe sizitshela ukuthi siyakwazi okuzasinceda. Kodwa kwezinye izikhathi esikuthandazelayo kungabe kungayisikho okuzasinceda. Phela nxa sithandazela uhlupho oluthile, uJehova angabe elendlela engcono yokululungisa lolohlupho ukwedlula leyo thina ebesiyithandazele. Kanti njalo kwezinye izikhathi esikuthandazelayo kungabe kungahambelani lentando kaNkulunkulu. (1 Joh. 5:14) Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngabazali abakhuleka kuJehova becela ukuthi umntanabo angatshiyi ukukhonza. Leso kuzwakala kuyisicelo esiqondileyo sibili, kodwa uJehova akasibambi ngamandla ukuthi simkhonze. Ufuna ukuthi sonke, okugoqela labantwabethu, sizikhethele ukumkhonza. (Dute. 10:12, 13; 30:19, 20) Yikho abazali laba babengathandaza becela ukuthi uJehova abancedise bafundise umntanabo ngendlela ezamthinta inhliziyo imenze amthande uJehova futhi abe ngumngane wakhe.—Zaga. 22:6; Efe. 6:4. w23.11 21 ¶5; 23 ¶12