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
UMgqibelo, September 27
Uthando lukaNkulunkulu seluthululelwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ngomoya ongcwele esawuphiwayo.—Rom. 5:5.
Unanzelele yini ukuthi umbhalo ophezulu uthini ngothando? Uthi, “seluthululelwe.” Esinye isichazamazwi seBhayibhili sithi uthando lukaNkulunkulu “lugelezela kithi njengamanzi omfula.” Amazwi la akuchaza kuhle ukuthi uJehova uyawathanda kakhulu amaKhristu agcotshiweyo! Abagcotshiweyo bayakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ‘uyabathanda.’ (Jud. 1) Umphostoli uJohane wachasisa indlela abazizwa ngayo, wathi: “Khangelani ukuthi uBaba wasithanda njani saze sabizwa ngokuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu!” (1 Joh. 3:1) UJehova uthanda abagcotshiweyo kuphela yini? Hatshi, utshengise ukuthi uyasithanda sonke. Yiphi indlela enkulu ukwedlula zonke uJehova atshengise ngayo ukuthi uyasithanda? Yikusihlawulela. Inhlawulo itshengisa ukuthi uJehova uyasithanda kakhulu ukwedlula loba ngubani.—Joh. 3:16; Rom. 5:8. w24.01 28 ¶9-10
ISonto, September 28
Izitha zami zizabaleka mhla ngikhala kuwe ngicela usizo, angithandabuzi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulami.—Hubo. 56:9.
Ivesi le iveza okwanceda uDavida ukuthi anqobe ukwesaba. Lanxa impilo yakhe yayisengozini, wacabangisisa ngalokho uJehova ayezamenzela khona. UDavida wayekwazi ukuthi uJehova wayezamsindisa ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. Phela uJehova wayethe uDavida wayezakuba yinkosi yako-Israyeli. (1 Sam. 16:1, 13) Konke uJehova ayemthembisa khona, wayekuthatha angathi sekwenzakele. Kuyini uJehova athembise ukukwenzela khona? Kasikhangelelanga ukuthi asivikele kuzo zonke inhlupho ezingasehlela. Lanxa kunjalo, bonke ubunzima esihlangana labo khathesi uJehova uzabuqeda emhlabeni omutsha. (Isaya. 25:7-9) UMdali wethu ulawo amandla okuvusa abantu abafileyo, lawokwelapha yonke imikhuhlane kanye lawokususa izitha zethu.—1 Joh. 4:4. w24.01 6 ¶12-13