Cinai, 28 Agosto
Yahova ali pafupi na wentse omwe ambamucemera, na wentse omwe ambamucemera mwacadidi. — Sal. 145:18.
Yahova ni “Mulungu wa lufoyi” ndipo iye an’dzatisiya lini! (2 Ako. 13:11) Iye ambafuna mtumiki wace ali-wentse payekha-payekha. Ndipo ifepano tina citsimikizo centse cakuti ‘tidazunguliridwa na kudeka mtima kwace komwe kumbamala lini.’ (Sal. 32:10) Tikambakumbukira kwene-kwene momwe iye ambatilatizira lufoyi lace, iye ambakhala munthu caiye kwa ifepano ndipo timbakhala pa uxamwali na iye. Tingapembe kwa iye mwakutsudzuka ticimuuza kuti tikufuna kuti iye atilatize lufoyi lace. Tingamuuze cinthu ciri-centse comwe cikuticitisa thupo na cikhulupiro centse cakuti iye an’dzatibva ndipo an’dzatithandiza. (Sal. 145:19) Ninga momwe ifepano timbafunira kukhala pa moto pa nthawe yakudjedjera, timbafunambo kuti Yahova atilatize lufoyi. Lufoyi la Yahova ndamphanvu kwene-kwene ndipo iye ngwantsisi. Tenepo khalani wakukondwa thangwe rakuti Yahova ambakufunani. Ndipo tentse tibvume lufoyi la Yahova mwakulewa kuti: “Inepano nimbamufuna Yahova”! — Sal. 116:1. w24.01 31 ¶19-20
Cixanu, 29 Agosto
Inepano ndawadziwisa dzina lanu. — Juw. 17:26.
Jezu adacita bzizinji kuposa kondodziwisa wanthu bza dzina la Yahova. Adjuda wentse akhadziwa kale dzina la Mulungu. Tsono Jezu adacita nyongo ‘yakufotokozera wanthu . . . bza Mulunguyo.’ (Juw. 1:17, 18) Mwa ciratizo, bzinembo bza Cihebereu bzimbalewa kuti Yahova ngwa lufoyi likulu na wantsisi. (Eki. 34:5-7) Jezu adabvekesa bwino nfundo imweyi mwa kufotokoza ciratizo ca mwana wakutaika, omwe adadzakungula, na pai wace. Timbawerenga kuti “pomwe pai wacewo adamuwona na patali,” adamuthamangira, acimukumbatira, acimulekerera na mtima wentse. Bzimwebzi bzikutithandiza kuwona kuti Yahova ana lufoyi likulu na ntsisi. (Luk. 15:11-32) Jezu adalewa mwakubveka bwino momwe Pai wace aliri. w24.02 10 ¶8-9
Sabudu, 30 Agosto
[Mbatitsangalazeni anzathu] . . . thangwe ifepano tidatsangalazidwambo na Mulungu. — 2 Ako. 1:4.
Yahova ambatsangalaza wale omwe ambagumana na mabvuto. Kodi tingatewezere tani Yahova mwa kukhala wa ntsisi na kutsangalaza anzathu? Njira ibodzi ya momwe tingacitire bzimwebzi ni kukulisa makhalidwe yabwino mu mtima mwathu yomwe yangatithandize kuti timbakhale na ntsisi. Kodi makhalidwe yamweyo njaponi? N’ciyani cin’dzatithandiza kuti tipitirize kumbafunana kuti “tikwanise kumbatsangalazana” ntsiku na ntsiku? (1 Ates. 4:18) Tin’funika kukulisa makhalidwe ninga ntsisi, lufoyi la pa ubale na kudeka mtima. (Akol. 3:12; 1 Ped. 3:8) Kodi makhalidwe yamweya yangatithandize tani? Tikambabvera ntsisi abale wathu na kufuna kuwathandiza, tin’dzafunisisa kuwatsangalaza pomwe akugumana na mabvuto. Jezu adalewa kuti: “Pamulomo pambalewa bzinthu bzomwe bzadzala mu mtima. Munthu wabwino, ambalewa bzinthu bzabwino thangwe mu mtima mwace mudadzala bzinthu bzabwino.” (Mat. 12:34, 35) Kutsangalaza abale na mpfumakazi zathu ni njira yakufunika kwene-kwene yakulatizira lufoyi. w23.11 10 ¶10-11