Cinai, 10 Julho
Citisani kuti bzakukumbira bzanu bzidziwike kwa Mulungu. — Afil. 4:6.
Tingakhale wakupirira tikambapemba kwa Yahova nthawe zentse ticimbamuuza bza mabvuto yathu. (1 Ates. 5:17) Pinango mukugumana lini na mabvuto makulu. Napo bziri tenepo, kodi imwepo mumbapemba kwa Yahova mukakhala mudakalipa, muna thupo ayai mukudziwa lini bzomwe mungacite? Penu imwepo mumbakumbira Yahova kuti akuthandizeni pa mabvuto yomwe mukugumana nayo ntsiku zino, bzin’dzakhala bzakupusa kucitambo bzibodzi-bodzibzo mukadzagumana na mabvuto makulu kutsogolo. Mukacita bzimwebzi, imwepo mungakhale na citsimikizo cakuti iye an’dzakuthandizani. (Sal. 27:1, 3) Tikakwanisa kupirira mabvuto yomwe tikugumana nayo ntsiku zino, tin’dzakwanisambo kupirira pa citsautso cikulu. (Aro. 5:3) Thangwe ranyi tikulewa tenepoyo? Abale azinji ambalewa kuti akapirira bvuto lomwe agumana nalo, bzimbawathandiza kuti akwanise kupirira bvuto linango likabwera. Akapirira mabvuto yomwe akugumana nayo na thandizo la Yahova, iwo ambakhala na citsimikizo cakuti Yahovayo ngwakukonzeka kuwathandiza. Ndipo pakuti iwo ana cikhulupiro kwa Yahova, ambakwanisa kupirira. — Tiy. 1:2-4. w23.07 3 ¶7-8
Cixanu, 11 Julho
Ndabvuma bzomwe wakumbira. — Gen. 19:21.
Kubzicepesa na ntsisi za Yahova bzimbamucitisa kuti aleke kungingimira nzeru zace. Mwa ciratizo, kubzicepesa kwa Yahova kudawonekera pomwe iye akhadasala pang’ono kupfudza mzinda wa Sodoma. Mwakuphatisa basa anjo wace, Yahova adacenjeza munthu wakulungama Loti kuti athawire ku mapiri. Loti akhana mantha kuti ayende kumweko. Iye pabodzi na banja lace adakumbira Yahova kuti athawire ku Zoari omwe ukhali mzinda omwe Yahova akhafuna pomwe kuupfudza. Yahova angadangingimira kuti Loti ateweze malango yomwe iye adalewa. Tsono Yahova adabvuma mkumbiro wa Loti ndipo alibe kudzapfudza mzindayo. (Gen. 19:18-22) Na kupita kwa magole, Yahova adalatiza ntsisi kwa wanthu wa ku Ninive. Iye adatumiza mpolofeta Djona kuti akadziwise bza kupfudzidwa kwa mzindayo pabodzi na wanthu wakuipa. Pomwe wanthu wa ku Ninivewo adalatiza kukungula, Yahova adawabvera ntsisi ndipo alibe kuwapfudza. — Djon. 3:1, 10; 4:10, 11. w23.07 21 ¶5
Sabudu, 12 Julho
Iwo adapha [Jehowasi] . . . , tsono iye alibe kupendesedwa pa mbuto yomwe akhapendesa amambo. — 2 Nkha. 24:25.
Kodi tikupfunza ciyani na bzomwe bzidacitikira Jehowasi? Iye akhali ninga muti omwe ukhalibe mizi, omwe ukhafunikira kudjimbikiridwa na muti unango. Pomwe munthu omwe akhamuthandiza, Jehoyada, adafa, Jehowasi adayamba kutetekera apanduki ndipo bzimwebzi bzidamucitisa kuti aleke kukhala wakukhulupirika kwa Yahova. Bzimwebzi bzikutipfunzisa nkhani yakufunika kwene-kwene. Bzikutipfunzisa kuti tin’funika lini kukhala wakukhulupirika kwa Yahova thangwe ra kuthandizidwa na wanthu winango kuphatanidzambo wanthu wa m’banja mwathu. Kuti tikhale wakulimba mwauzimu, tin’funika nthawe zentse kumbagopa Mulungu, mwa kumbawerenga Fala lace, Bibliya, kukumbukira bzomwe tawerengabzo na kupemba. (Jer. 17:7, 8; Akol. 2:6, 7) Yahova ambatikumbira lini kuti timucitire bzinthu bzomwe tingabzikwanise lini. Bzomwe iye ambatikumbira kuti ticite ndibzo bzomwe bzidanembedwa pa Mpalizi 12:13, pomwe pambati: “Gopa Mulungu wacadidi ucibvera Malamulo yace, pakuti ibzi ndibzo bzomwe munthu ali-wentse an’funika kucita.” Tikagopa Mulungu, ifepano tin’dzakwanisa kukhala wakukhwimika pa mabvuto yomwe tin’dzagumana nayo kutsogolo. Palibe cinthu comwe cingadzakwanise kudzonga uxamwali bwathu na Yahova. w23.06 19 ¶17-19