Cixanu, 5 Setembro
Yahova ambathandiza wentse womwe ali kugwa ndipo ambalamusa wentse womwe adatsulima thangwe ra mabvuto. — Sal. 145:14.
Mwakusaya kudikhiririka ifepano tingagumane na mphitca zomwe zingatitazise kukwanirisa cakulinga cathu napo kuti tina cikhumbo ndipo tikucita nyongo yakufuna kukwanirisa cakulingaco. Mwa ciratizo, “bzinthu bzakusaya kudikhiririka” bzingaticitise kuti tisaye kukhala na nthawe yakuti tikwanirise cakulinga cathu. (Mpal. 9:11) Tingagumane na mabvuto yomwe yangaticitise kukhala wakuwofoka na wakusaya mphanvu. (Mim. 24:10) Pakuti ndife wanthu wakuperewera, nthawe zinango tingacite bzinthu bzakuphonyeka ndipo bzinthubzo bzingatitazise kukwanirisa cakulinga cathu. (Aro. 7:23) Ayai nthawe zinango tingabve kuti tidaneta. (Mat. 26:43) Kodi n’ciyani comwe cingatithandize kuti tikunde mphitca zomwe tingagumane nazo? Pakacitika cinthu comwe cikukutazisani kukwanirisa cakulinga canu bzin’funa lini kulewa kuti mun’funika kuimira pamwepo. Bibliya limbalewa kuti tin’dzagumana na mabvuto mazinji. Tsono Bibliyalo limbalewambo kuti ifepano tingapitirize kucita bzomwe tikufuna napo kuti tikugumana na mabvuto. Imwepo mukapitiriza kucita nyongo yakukwanirisa cakulinga canu napo kuti mukugumana na mphitca, mumbalatiza Yahova kuti mukufuna kumukondwesa. Yahova ambakomedwa kwene-kwene akakuwonani kuti mukucita nyongo yakuti mukwanirise cakulinga canu! w23.05 30 ¶14-15
Sabudu, 6 Setembro
Khalani ciratizo kwa mabira. — 1 Ped. 5:3.
Kucita upainiya kungathandize mulumbwana kupfunza kuphata basa na wanthu wa m’bzikhalidwe bzakusiyana-siyana. Ndipo kumbathandizambo munthu kudziwa kuphatisa basa kobiri. (Afil. 4:11-13) Kuti munthu awone penu angakwanise kucita utumiki bwa nthawe zentse, comwe cingamuthandize ndico kuyamba kucita upainiya bwakuthandiza. Bzimwebzi bzimbawathandiza kuti adzakwanise kucita upainiya bwakukhazikika. Kucita upainiya kumbapereka mwayi kwa munthu kuti adzakwanise kucita utumiki bwa nthawe zentse ninga kuthandizira basa la kumanga-manga na kutumikira pa Beteli. Abale wakukhwima mwauzimu an’funika kukhala na cakulinga ca kutumikira abale na mpfumakazi zawo ninga akulu wa gwere. Bibliya limbalewa kuti amuna omwe akufuna udindo bumwebu “akufuna basa labwino.” (1 Tim. 3:1) M’bale akanati kukhala mkulu, cakuyamba iye ambafunika kukhala mtumiki wakuthandiza. Atumiki wakuthandiza ambathandiza akulu mu njira zizinji zakusiyana-siyana. Akulu pabodzi na atumiki wakuthandiza ambathandiza abale na mpfumakazi mwakubzicepesa ndipo ambathandizirambo basa la kupalizira mwanyongo. w23.12 28 ¶14-16
Dumingu, 7 Setembro
Pomwe iye akhali tswaka, adayamba kulinga Mulungu wa Davide, kholo lace. — 2 Nkha. 34:3.
Mambo Josiya akhana magole 16 pomwe adayamba kucita nyongo yakuti akhale xamwali wa Yahova. Iye akhafunisisa kumudziwa Yahova na bzomwe iye ambafuna. Napo bziri tenepo, bzinthu bzikhali lini bzakupusa pa moyo wace. Pa nthawe imweyire, wanthu azinji akhanamata mirungu yakunama. Ndipopa Josiya akhafunika kukhala wakukhwimika kuti aletse wanthuwo kucita bzimwebzo, ndipo iye adakwanisadi kucita bzimwebzo. Josiya adayamba kucosa mirungu yakunama mu Jirayeri pomwe akhanati kukwanisa magole 20. (2 Nkha. 34:1, 2) Napo penu imwepo ndimwe tswaka, mungakwanise kutewezera Josiya mwa kupitiriza kupfunza bzizinji bza Yahova pabodzi na makhalidwe yace. Mukacita bzimwebzi, imwepo mun’dzabzipereka kwa Yahova. Kodi kubziperekako kun’dzakuthandizani tani pa moyo wanu? Luke, omwe adabatizidwa pomwe akhana magole 14, adati: “Kuyambira lero kuyenda kutsogolo, nin’dzaikha Yahova pa mbuto yakuyamba pa moyo wangu, ndipo nin’dzacita ciri-centse kuti ndimukondwese.” (Mar. 12:30) Penu imwepo mukufuna kucitambo bzimwebzi, dziwani kuti bzinthu bzin’dzakufambirani bwino kwene-kwene pa moyo wanu! w23.09 11 ¶12-13