Citatu, 1 Outubro
Nzeru yakucokera kudzulu . . . [njakukonzeka] kubvera. — Tiy. 3:17.
Kodi nthawe zinango bzimbakunesani kubvera? Mambo Davide bzidamunesa kale. Ndipopa, iye adapemba kwa Mulungu kuti: “Ndipaseni mtima wakufuna kumbakubverani.” (Sal. 51:12) Davide akhafuna kwene-kwene Yahova. Napo bziri tenepo, iye nthawe zinango bzikhamunesa kubvera. Ndipo ifepano bzingatinesembo. Thangwe ranyi? Thangwe cakuyamba, ifepano tidabadwa na mtima wakusaya kufuna kubvera. Caciwiri, Sathani ambaticitisa kuti tileke kubvera Yahova ticipanduka, ninga momwe iye adacitira. (2 Ako. 11:3) Cacitatu, ifepano tidazunguliridwa na wanthu womwe ana mzimu wakusaya kubvera wa m’dzikoli, ndipo “makumbukidwe yamweya, tsapano yakuphata basa kwa wanthu wakusaya kubvera.” (Aef. 2:2) Tin’funika lini kucita nyongo yakundotcenkha kucita bzinthu bzakuipa basi, koma tin’funikambo kutcenkha mzimu omwe Sathani pabodzi na dzikoli anawo omwe ungaticitise kusaya kufuna kubvera. Tin’funika kucita nyongo kuti tibvere Yahova na wale omwe ana udindo. w23.10 6 ¶1
Cinai, 2 Outubro
Iwepo wakoya vinyu yabwino mpaka pano. — Juw. 2:10.
Kodi tingapfunze ciyani na cakudabwisa ca Jezu cakusandusa madzi kukhala vinyu yabwino? Tikupfunza kuti tin’funika kumbakhala wakubzicepesa. Jezu alibe kubziwonesera pomwe adacita cakudabwisa cire; ndipo alibe kubziwoneserambo pa bzinthu bzentse bzomwe iye akhacita. Koma nthawe zentse, iye akhambatumbiza Baba wace. (Juw. 5:19, 30; 8:28) Tikakhala wakubzicepesa ninga Jezu tin’dzabziwonesera lini pa bzomwe timbacita. Tin’funika lini kumbabzitumbiza, koma tin’funika kumbatumbiza Mulungu omwe timbamutumikira. (Jer. 9:23, 24) Ifepano tin’funika kucita bzimwebzi thangwe timbazindikira kuti bzakwanisika na thandizo la Yahova. (1 Ako. 1:26-31) Tikakhala wakubzicepesa, tin’dzabziwonesera lini tikacitira cinthu wanthu winango. Timbakhala wakukondwa pakudziwa kuti Yahova ambawona bzentse bzomwe timbacita. (Ndendemezerani na Mateu 6:2-4; Aheb. 13:16) Tikatewezera kubzicepesa kwa Jezu tin’dzakondwesa Yahova. — 1 Ped. 5:6. w23.04 4 ¶9; 5 ¶11-12
Cixanu, 3 Outubro
Lekani kumbakumbukira bzakufuna bzanu bzokha, koma mumbakumbukirembo bzakufuna bza winango. — Afil. 2:4.
Mwakutsogoleredwa na mzimu wa Mulungu, mpostolo Paulo adauza Akristau kuti ambakumbukirembo anzawo. Kodi tingaphatise tani basa malango yamweya pa mitsonkhano? Tingacite bzimwebzi mwa kumbakumbukira kuti anzathu ambafunambo kutawira. Tiyezezere tenepa. Imwepo mukakhala mukuceza na axamwali wanu, kodi mumbandolalewa ndimwepo mwekha ndipo anzanuwo ambandokhala adanyamala? Bzikuwonekeratu kuti ne. Imwepo mumbafuna kuti iwo alalewembo. Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo na pa mitsonkhano. Timbafuna kuti wanthu azinji atawirembo. Njira ibodzi yakulimbikisira abale na mpfumakazi zathu ndiyo kuwapasa mpata kuti atawirembo. (1 Ako. 10:24) Ndipopa tin’funika kupereka mitawiro yathu mwacigwatira kuti tipase mpata anzathu kuti atawirembo. Imwepo mukapereka mtawiro wacigwatira, tcenkhani kumbalalewa bzinthu bzizinji. Imwepo mukalewa bzinthu bzizinji bzomwe bziri pa ndimepo, winango an’dzasaya bzakulewambo. w23.04 22-23 ¶11-13