Ciposi, 28 Julho
Mulungu omwe ngwakuphatana na imwepo ni mkulu kuposa Dyabu omwe ngwakuphatana na dziko. — 1 Juw. 4:4.
Mukakhala muna mantha, mbakumbukirani bzomwe Yahova an’dzacita kutsogolo Sathani akadzacosedwa. Mtsonkhano wa cigawo wa 2014 udalatiza pai munango akucezerana na banja lace momwe cinembo ca 2 Timotio 3:1-5 tingadaciwonera bzingadakhala kuti mavesi yamweya yambafotokoza momwe bzinthu bzin’dzakhalira m’Paraizo. Bzingadakhala tenepa: “Mu dziko lipsa ntsiku zentse zin’dzakhala zakudekeza. Pakuti wanthu an’dzakhala wakufuna anzawo, wakufuna bzinthu bzauzimu, wakuzindikira malire, wakubzicepesa, anamati wa Mulungu, wakubvera abereki, wakutenda, wakukhulupirika, wakufuna kwene-kwene wanthu wa m’banja mwawo, wakubverana na anzawo, wakusaya kulewa kuipa wanthu winango, wakubziphata, wakugwa mpfuwa, wakudeka mtima, wakubvera, wa mzimu wakubzicepesa, wakufuna Mulungu m’mbuto mwakubzikondwesa okha na wakubzipereka kwa Mulungu. Wanthu amwewa bverana nawo.” Kodi imwepo mumbaceza na wanthu wa m’banja mwanu ayai na wanthu winango bza momwe moyo un’dzakhalira mu dziko lipsa? w24.01 6 ¶13-14
Cipiri, 29 Julho
Nimbakomedwa nawe kwene-kwene. — Luk. 3:22.
Mpsabwino kwene-kwene kudziwa kuti Yahova ambafuna wanthu wace ninga thimu! Bibliya limbati: “Yahova ambakomedwa na wanthu wace.” (Sal. 149:4) Tsono nthawe zinango, ifepano tingawone ninga kuti Yahova ambakomedwa lini nafe, ndipopa tingabzibvunze kuti: ‘Kodi Yahova ambakomedwa nandembo inepano?’ M’mbuyomu, atumiki winango wakukhulupirika wa Yahova adakhalambo na nzeru ninga zimwezi. (1 Sam. 1:6-10; Djob. 29:2, 4; Sal. 51:11) Bibliya limbafotokoza mwakubveka bwino kuti wanthu wakuperewera angafunidwe na Yahova. Kodi bzimwebzi bzingacitike tani? Ifepano tin’funika kukhulupira ntsembe ya cakulombolera ya Jezu Kristu na kubatizidwa. (Juw. 3:16) Tikacita bzimwebzi timbalatiza padeca kuti takungula pikado zathu ndipo tapicira kwa Mulungu kuti tin’dzacita kufuna kwace. (Mab. 2:38; 3:19) Yahova ambakomedwa kwene-kwene akatiwona tikucita bzimwebzi kuti tikhale pa uxamwali bwakulimba na iye. Tikapitiriza kucita nyongo yakukhala na moyo mwakubverana na bzomwe tidamupicira Yahovayo, iye ambakomedwa nafe ndipo timbakhala xamwali wace. — Sal. 25:14. w24.03 26 ¶1-2
Citatu, 30 Julho
Tingaleke lini kulewalewa bzinthu bzomwe tidawona na kubva. — Mab. 4:20.
Tingatewezere anyakupfunza wa Jezu mwa kupitiriza kupalizira napo tikauzidwa na wamphanvu za umangi kuti tisiye kupalizirako. Tingakhale na citsimikizo centse cakuti Yahova an’dzatithandiza kukwanirisa utumiki bwathu. Ndipopa, pembani kuti mukhale wakulimba mtima na wanzeru ndipo kumbirani Yahova kuti akuthandizeni kupirira mabvuto yomwe mukugumana nayo. Tentsenefe timbabonera thangwe ra matenda na mabvuto manango ninga kufedwa wanthu omwe timbawafuna, mabvuto ya m’banja na kuzunzidwa. Ndipo bzinthu ninga malengwa ya pantsi na nkhondo bzimbacitisa kuti nthawe zinango bzikhale bzakunesa kupirira. Muuzeni Yahova momwe mukubvera. Muuzenimbo bza mabvuto yanu ninga momwe mumbafotokozera xamwali wanu wapamtima. Ndipo khalani na citsimikizo centse cakuti Yahova “an’dzakuthandizani.” (Sal. 37:3, 5) Kupitiriza kucita mipembo kun’dzatithandiza ‘kupirira pomwe tikugumana na mabvuto.’ (Aro. 12:12) Yahova akudziwa kuti atumiki wace akugumana na mabvuto yakusiyana-siyana. Ndipopa, “iye an’dzabva kukuwa kwawo kwakukumbira thandizo.” — Sal. 145:18, 19. w23.05 5-6 ¶12-15