NgeLesihlanu, Septemba 5
UJehova usekela boke abawako begodu usikimisa boke ababogabogako.—Rhu. 145:14.
Okudanisako kukuthi nanyana singaba nesifiso esingangani namkha sihleleke kangangani, kungaba nezinto ezenza kube budisi ukufikelela umnqopho esizibekele wona. Ngokwesibonelo, “izehlakalo ezingakalindeleki” zingasithathela isikhathi sokufikelela umnqopho esizibekele wona. (UMtj. 9:11) Singaqalana nobudisi obungasenza sizizwe sidanile begodu singanamandla. (IzA. 24:10) Ngebanga lokuthi sinesono, singenza imitjhapho engenza kube budisi ukufikelela iminqophwethu. (Rom. 7:23) Namkha singazizwa sidiniwe. (Mat. 26:43) Yini engasisiza sihlule izinto ezingenza kube budisi ukuthi sifikelele iminqophwethu? Khumbula ukuthi nakunento ekwenza ungakghoni ukufikelela umnqophwakho akutjho ukuthi ubhalelwe. IBhayibheli lithi singaqalana nemiraro namkha ubujamo obubudisi ngokubuyelelweko. Nanyana kunjalo, likwenza kukhanye ukuthi singakghona ukuyifikelela iminqophwethu. Ngokuragela phambili ulinga ukufikelela umnqophwakho nanyana kubudisi, utjengisa ukuthi ufuna ukuthabisa uJehova. UJehova uthaba khulu nakakubona uragela phambili ulwela ukufikelela umnqophwakho! w23.05 30 ¶14-15
NgoMgqibelo, Septemba 6
[Yibani] ziimbonelo emhlanjini.—1 Pit. 5:3.
Ukuphayona kusiza umfowethu osese mutjha afunde ukusebenza ngokuphumelelako nabantu abahlukahlukeneko. Kumsiza nokuthi akghone ukusebenzisa imali kuhle begodu angasebenzisi imali anganayo. (Flp. 4:11-13) Indlela ephuma phambili yokulungiselela ukusebenzela uJehova isikhathi esizeleko kuthoma ngokuphayona isikhatjhana, okusiza umuntu akulungele ukuphayona isikhathi esizeleko. Ukuphayona kungakuvulela imikhakha eminengi yokusebenzela uJehova, kuhlanganise ukusebenza ekwakhiweni kwezakhiwo zehlangano nokusebenza e-Bethel. Amadoda amaKrestu kufuze azibekele umnqopho wokusebenzela abafowabo nabodadwabo ebandleni ngokuthi babe badala bebandla. IBhayibheli lithi amadoda alwela ukufikelela umsebenzi lo “afisa umsebenzi omuhle.” (1 Thim. 3:1) Kokuthoma, kufuze abe yinceku esizako. Iinceku ezisizako zisiza abadala bebandla ngeendlela ezinengi. Abadala bebandla neenceku ezisizako basebenzela abafowabo nabodadwabo ngokuzithoba begodu basebenza nabo esimini. w23.12 28 ¶14-16
NgoSondo, Septemba 7
Ngesikhathi asesemsanyana, wathoma ukufuna uZimu kaDavida ukhokhwakhe.—2 Kron. 34:3.
IKosi uJosiya bekaneminyaka eli-16 nakazakuthoma ukufuna uJehova. Bekafuna ukufunda ngoJehova bekenze nentandwakhe. Nanyana kunjalo, ukuphila kwekosi esese yitjha le bekungasilula. Ngesikhatheso, abantu abanengi bebalotjha abozimu bamala, yeke uJosiya bekutlhogeka abe nesibindi bona abalisise lokhu ebebakwenza. Ngaphambi kobana uJosiya abe neminyaka ema-20, wathoma ukususa ukulotjha kwamala ebekusesitjhabeni. (2 Kron. 34:1, 2) Nanyana ungaba mncani kangangani, ungakghona ukulingisa isibonelo sakaJosiya ngokufunda ngokungeneleleko ngoJehova nangobuntu bakhe obuhle. Nawenza njalo, uzokufuna ukuzinikela kuye. Ukuzinikelokho kuzokuthinta njani ukuphila kwakho? U-Luke, owabhajadiswa aneminyaka eli-14, uthi, “Kusukela nje, ukulotjha uJehova kuzokuza qangi ekuphileni kwami begodu ngizokulinga ukumthabisa.” (Mar. 12:30) Leso kuzokuba sibusiso esikhulu kuwe nawunesifiso esifanako! w23.09 11 ¶12-13