UMgqibelo, July 26
Lingiselani uNkulunkulu njengoba lingabantwabakhe abathandayo.—Efe. 5:1.
Lathi lamuhla singathokozisa uJehova ngokukhuluma ngaye ngendlela etshengisa ukuthi siyambonga ngakho konke asenzela khona kanye langendlela etshengisa ukuthi siyamthanda kakhulu. Nxa sisekutshumayeleni kumele sihlale sikhumbula ukuthi esikufuna kakhulu yikuncedisa abantu ukuthi basondele kuJehova lokuthi bamthande ngendlela thina esimthanda ngayo. (Jak. 4:8) Kuyasithokozisa ukutshengisa abantu ukuthi uJehova unjani. Ngokwesibonelo ukuthi ulothando, wahlulela kuhle, uhlakaniphile, ulamandla kanye lobunye ubuntu bakhe obuhle. Kanti njalo sidumisa uJehova futhi simthokozise nxa sisenza konke okusemandleni ethu ukuthi simlingisele. Nxa singenza njalo siyabe sitshengisa ukuthi asifanani ngitsho labantu bomhlaba lo abenza okubi. Abantu bangawubona umehluko lo besebezibuza ukuthi kuyini okwenza singafanani labanye. (Mat. 5:14-16) Nxa sihlangana labo singathola ithuba lokuthi sibachasisele ukuthi kuyini okwenza siziphathe ngendlela esiziphatha ngayo. Lokhu kwenza abantu abaqotho bafune ukusondela kuNkulunkulu wethu. Nxa sidumisa uJehova ngezindlela lezi siyabe sisenza ukuthi athokoze.—1 Thim. 2:3, 4. w24.02 10 ¶7
ISonto, July 27
[Kumele] enelise ukukhuthaza . . . lokukhuza.—Tit. 1:9.
Ukufunda imisebenzi ongayenza empilweni kuzakwenza uthuthuke. Lokho kuzakunceda ukuthi uyenze kuhle imisebenzi oyiphiwayo ebandleni lokuthi uthole umsebenzi ozakunceda uzinakekele wena kanye lemuli yakho. Kanti njalo kuzakunceda ube lobudlelwano obuhle labanye. Ngokwesibonelo, funda ukubala lokubhala. IBhayibhili lithi nxa indoda ifuna ukuthokoza lokuphumelela kumele izinike isikhathi sokubala iLizwi likaNkulunkulu njalo icabangisise ngekubalayo. (Hubo. 1:1-3) Nxa ingabala iBhayibhili nsuku zonke izazwisisa ngcono indlela uJehova acabanga ngayo. Lokhu kuzayinceda ukuthi ikhaliphe futhi yenelise ukusebenzisa lokho ekufundayo empilweni yayo. (Zaga. 1:3, 4) Abafowethu labodadewethu bayancedakala kakhulu nxa ebandleni kulamadoda enelisa ukufundisa kuhle futhi anika izeluleko ezivela eBhayibhilini. Nxa ukwazi ukubhala lokubala uzenelisa ukulungiselela izinkulumo lezimpendulo ezizanceda abanye njalo ziqinise ukholo lwabo. Uzenelisa lokubhala imicijo oyitholileyo ezakunceda ukuthi uqinise ukholo lwakho futhi ukhuthaze labanye. w23.12 26-27 ¶9-11
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