OLwesithathu, September 24
Njengoba sesithuthukile safika kulelibanga, asiqhubekeni sihamba ngokuhleleka endleleni yonale.—Flp. 3:16.
Uzahlala usizwa ngabanye abafowethu labodadewethu abakhetha ukwenza okunengi enkonzweni kaJehova. Abanye babo kungenzeka ukuthi bangena iSikolo Sabavangeli BoMbuso kumbe ukuthi bathuthela lapho okulabamemezeli abalutshwana khona. Nxa kuvuma ukuthi lawe wenze izinto lezi kungaba kuhle ukuthi uzenze. Abantu bakaJehova bahlala bedinga indlela abangangezelela ngazo inkonzo yabo. (Imiseb. 16:9) Kodwa ungenzani nxa izimo zakho zingakuvumeli ukuthi ungezelele inkonzo yakho khathesi? Ungazikhangeleli phansi usucabanga ukuthi awuqakathekanga njengabanye. Okuqakathekileyo yikuthi uqhubeke uqinisela emncintiswaneni wokuphila. (Mat. 10:22) Hlala ukhumbula ukuthi okuqakathekiswa nguJehova yikuthi wenze owenelisa ukukwenza kusiya ngezimo zakho. Le kuyabe kuyindlela eqakathekileyo yokuqhubeka ulandela uJesu ngemva kokubhabhathizwa kwakho.—Hubo. 26:1. w24.03 10 ¶11
OLwesine, September 25
Wasithethelela ngomusa zonke iziphambeko zethu.—Kol. 2:13.
UBaba wethu osezulwini uthembisa ukuthi uzasithethelela nxa singaphenduka ezonweni zethu. (Hubo. 86:5) Yikho nxa sizisola ngenhliziyo yonke ngenxa yezono esazenzayo kumele singathandabuzi ukuthi uJehova uqinisile nxa esithi usesithethelele. Khumbula ukuthi uJehova uyazwisisa. Kakhangelelanga ukuthi simenzele izinto ezingaphezu kwamandla ethu. Uyakuqakathekisa konke esimenzela khona nxa sikwenza ngenhliziyo yonke. Cabanga langabantu okukhulunywa ngabo eBhayibhilini ababekhonza uJehova ngenhliziyo yonke. Ngokwesibonelo, umphostoli uPhawuli wamsebenzela nzima uJehova okweminyaka eminengi. Wahamba izinkulungwane zamakhilomitha njalo wavula amabandla amanengi. Kodwa impilo yakhe yatshintsha njalo wayengasenelisi ukutshumayela njengakuqala. Lokhu kwakusitsho ukuthi uNkulunkulu kasathokozi ngaye yini? Hatshi. Waqhubeka esenza konke okusemandleni akhe futhi uJehova wambusisa. (Imiseb. 28:30, 31) Ngendlela efananayo, lokho esenelisa ukukwenzela uJehova kungatshintsha ngezinye izikhathi. Okuqakathekileyo kuye yikuthi siyabe sihloseni nxa simenzela imisebenzi yenkonzo. w24.03 27 ¶7, 9
OLwesihlanu, September 26
[UJesu] wavuka ekuseni kusesemnyama waphuma waya endaweni engelabantu. Esefike khona waqalisa ukuthandaza.—Mak. 1:35.
Imithandazo kaJesu yafundisa abafundi bakhe okunengi mayelana lokuthandaza. UJesu wathandaza kanengi ngesikhathi esemhlabeni. Kwakumele adinge isikhathi sokuthandaza ngoba kwakukunengi okwakumele akwenze futhi wayehlala egcwalelwe ngabantu. (Mak. 6:31, 45, 46) Wayevuka ekuseni kakhulu ukuze athole isikhathi sokuthandaza eyedwa. Ngelinye ilanga wathandaza ubusuku bonke ngoba wayefuna ukwenza isinqumo esiqakathekileyo. (Luk. 6:12, 13) Ngobusuku bokucina uJesu engakabulawa wathandaza kanengi ecela uJehova ukuthi amncedise ukuthi aqhubeke ethembekile. (Mat. 26:39, 42, 44) Okwenziwa nguJesu kusifundisa ukuthi kumele sizinike isikhathi sokuthandaza lanxa silezinto ezinengi zokwenza. Lokhu kungatsho ukuthi lathi sizinike isikhathi sokuthandaza ekuseni kakhulu kumbe ntambama. Singenza njalo siyabe sitshengisa uJehova ukuthi siyasiqakathekisa isipho lesi esiligugu. w23.05 3 ¶4-5