Cipiri, 19 Agosto
Yahova an’dzapasa mphanvu wanthu wace. Yahova an’dzasimba wanthu wace mwa kuwapasa mtendere. — Sal. 29:11.
Pomwe mukupemba, mbawonani penu ni nthawe yakuti Yahova atawire mkumbiro wangu. Ifepano tingawone ninga kuti tikufunikira mtawiro wa mipembo yathu mwakamfulumize. Tsono Yahova ndiye ambadziwa nthawe yakuthemera kuti atawire mkumbiro wathu. (Aheb. 4:16) Ifepano tikasaya kutawiridwa mkumbiro wathu pa nthawe yomwe tikhadikhirira, tingakumbuke kuti mtawiro wa Yahova ngwakuti ‘Ne.’ Tsono pinango pentse mtawiro wace ungakhale wakuti ‘Tsapanopali ne.’ Mwa ciratizo, m’bale wacitswaka adapemba kwa Yahova kuti amupoze matenda yace. Tsono iye alibe kulimba. Yahova angadamulimbisa mwakudabwisa matenda yace yale, Sathani angadalewa kuti m’baleyo apitiriza kutumikira Yahova thangwe rakuti Yahovayo adamupoza. (Djob. 1:9-11; 2:4) Ndipo kuthumizira bzimwebzi, ifepano tikudziwa kuti Yahova adaikha kale nthawe yomwe an’dzapoza matenda yentse. (Zai. 33:24; Apok. 21:3, 4) Pomwe nthawe imweyo ikanati kufika, Yahova angatipoze lini mwakudabwisa. Ndipopa, bzomwe m’baleyo angadakumbira mpsakuti Yahova amupase mphanvu na mtendere wa mu mtima kuti apirire matenda yaceyo acipitiriza kutumikira Yahova mwakukhulupirika. w23.11 24 ¶13
Citatu, 20 Agosto
Alibe kuticitira mwakubverana na kutaza kwathu, ayai kutipasa cirango mwakubverana na bzakuphonya bzathu. — Sal. 103:10.
Samusoni adacita bzinthu bzakuphonyeka kwene-kwene, tsono iye alibe kubwerera m’mbuyo. Iye adanyang’ana mpata kuti akwanirise basa lomwe Mulungu adamupasa kwa Afilisteu. (Ato. 16:28-30) Samusoni adadandaulira Yahova kuti: “Lekani ndiwabwezere Afilisteuwa.” Mulungu wacadidi adatawira mkumbiro wa Samusoni ndipo adacitisa kuti iye akhale pomwe na mphanvu. Ndipo Samusoni adakwanisa kupha Afilisteu azinji kwene-kwene ntsiku imweyire kuposa omwe akhadapha kale m’mbuyo mwace. Napo kuti Samusoni akhagumana na mabvuto thangwe ra bzakusankhula bzace bzakuipa, iye alibe kusiya kucita bzomwe Yahova ambafuna. Ifepano tikacita bzinthu bzakuipa ticiluza mwayi omwe tikhanawo, tin’funika lini kubwerera m’mbuyo. Kumbukirani kuti Yahova ngwakukonzeka kutilekerera. (Sal. 103:8, 10) Napo kuti tidacita bzinthu bzakuphonyeka, Yahova angapitirize kutiphatisa basa ninga momwe adacitira na Samusoni. w23.09 6 ¶15-16
Cinai, 21 Agosto
Kupirira kwathu kumbacitisa kuti tifunidwe na Mulungu ndipo kufunidwa kwathu na Mulungu, kumbatipasa cidikhiro. — Aro. 5:4.
Kupirira kwanu kumbacitisa kuti mufunidwe na Mulungu. Bzimwebzi bzin’funa lini kulewa kuti Yahova ambakomedwa thangwe rakuti imwepo mukugumana na mabvuto. Bzomwe Mulungu ambakomedwa nabzo ndimwepo. Kupirira kwanu kumbacitisa kuti mufunidwe. Cimweci ni cisimbo cabwino kwene-kwene! (Sal. 5:12) Kumbukirani kuti Abalahamu adagumana na mabvuto mazinji. Ndipo pomwe iye adapirira mwakukhulupirika, Yahova adakomedwa naye. Yahova akhamuwona ninga xamwali wace ndipo akhamuwona kuti ngwakulungama. (Gen. 15:6; Aro. 4:13, 22) Bzimwebzi bzingaticitikirembo. Yahova ambakomedwa nafe sikuti thangwe ra basa lomwe timbacita ayai komwe timbatumikira. Iye ambatifuna thangwe ra kupirira kwathu mwakukhulupirika. Ndipo bziribe basa magole yathu, bzomwe bzikuticitikira ayai luso lomwe tinalo, tentsenefe tingakwanise kupirira. Kodi pana bvuto linango lomwe likukucitisani kupirira mwakukhulupirika tsapano? Penu ndibzo, khalani wakukondwa thangwe ra kudziwa kuti Yahova akukomedwa namwe. Kudziwa kuti tikukondwesa Mulungu, kungaticitise kuti tikhale wakukondwa ndipo kungalimbise cidikhiro cathu. w23.12 11 ¶13-14