UMvulo, July 28
Lowo omanyene lani mkhulu kulalowo omanyene lomhlaba.—1 Joh. 4:4.
Nxa ungezwa usesaba, cabangisisa ngalokho uJehova azakwenza esikhathini esizayo uSathane engasekho. Emhlanganweni wesabelo ka-2014 kwakulomboniso owasitshengisa ubaba owayexoxa lemuli yakhe ngokuthi amazwi aku-2 Thimothi 3:1-5 nxa engabhalwa ekhuluma ngokuthi impilo izabe isinjani ePharadayisi angabekwa njani. Wathi: “Emhlabeni omutsha kuzakuba lezikhathi zentokozo ngoba abantu bazabe bethandana, bethanda ukukhonza, bezithoba, bezehlisa, bedumisa uNkulunkulu, belalela abazali, bebonga, beqotho, bezithanda kakhulu imuli zabo, befuna isivumelwano, bekhuluma kuhle ngabanye, bezikhuza, bemnene, bethanda okuhle, bethembekile, bengelankani, bengazikhukhumezi, bethanda uNkulunkulu ukwedlula injabulo futhi bezinikele kuye. Woba lobudlelwano labantu abanjalo.” Uyake uxoxe yini labangakini kumbe labanye okhonza labo ngokuthi impilo izabe isinjani emhlabeni omutsha? w24.01 6 ¶13-14
OLwesibili, July 29
Ngiyakwamukela.—Luk. 3:22.
Kuyasikhuthaza kakhulu ukwazi ukuthi uJehova uyathokoza ngabo bonke abantu bakhe. Phela iBhayibhili lithi: “UJehova uyathokoza ngabantu bakhe.” (Hubo. 149:4) Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi nxa abanye bedanile bayathandabuza ukuthi uJehova uyathokoza ngabo. EBhayibhilini kukhulunywa ngabantu abanengi ababekhonza uJehova bethembekile ababeke bathandabuze ukuthi uJehova uyabathanda. (1 Sam. 1:6-10; Jobe. 29:2, 4; Hubo. 51:11) IBhayibhili likubeka kucace ukuthi abantu abalesono bangenelisa ukumthokozisa uJehova. Singakwenza njani lokho? Kumele sibe lokholo kuJesu uKhristu njalo sibhabhathizwe. (Joh. 3:16) Nxa sisenza njalo siyabe sitshengisa abanye ukuthi sesiphendukile ezonweni zethu lokuthi sesithembise uNkulunkulu ukuthi sizakwenza intando yakhe. (Imiseb. 2:38; 3:19) UJehova uyathokoza nxa sisenza lokhu ngoba kwenza sisondele kuye. Uzasamukela futhi asibone singabangane bakhe nxa singenza konke okusemandleni ethu ukuthi sigcine isifungo esasenzayo ngesikhathi sizinikela kuye.—Hubo. 25:14. w24.03 26 ¶1-2
OLwesithathu, July 30
Kasisoze siyekele ukukhuluma ngezinto esizibonileyo lesizizwileyo.—Imiseb. 4:20.
Nxa iziphathamandla zingathi siyekele ukutshumayela, singalingisela abalandeli bakaJesu ngokuqhubeka sitshumayela. Asithandabuzi ukuthi uJehova uzasincedisa siqhubeke sitshumayela. Yikho thandaza kuye umcele akunike isibindi lokuhlakanipha njalo akuncedise nxa ulenhlupho. Ngobunengi bethu kulenhlupho esihlangana lazo. Abanye bayagula, abanye balezinto ezibakhathazayo, abanye bangabe bafelwe, abanye belenhlupho emulini futhi abanye bangabe behlukuluzwa. Kanti njalo okunye okwengezelela inhlupho zethu yizimpi kanye lemikhuhlane ememethekayo. Kuyini okungakunceda ukuthi ulwisane lenhlupho lezi? Tshela uJehova konke okusenhliziyweni yakho, mtshele konke okwenzakalayo ngendlela obungatshela ngayo umngane wakho omthembileyo futhi ungathandabuzi ukuthi “uzakusiza.” (Hubo. 37:3, 5) Ukuhlala sithandaza kuzasinceda ukuthi ‘siqinisele ebunzimeni.’ (Rom. 12:12) UJehova uyakwazi konke okwenzakala ebantwini bakhe futhi “uyakuzwa ukukhala kwabo becela uncedo” kuye.—Hubo. 145:18, 19. w23.05 5-6 ¶12-15