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
OLwesine, July 31
Qhubekani lihlolisisa ukuthi kuyini okwamukelekayo eNkosini.—Efe. 5:10.
Nxa kulezinqumo eziqakathekileyo okumele sizenze kumele sidinge “lokho okuyintando kaJehova” ukuze senze izinqumo ezihambelana layo. (Efe. 5:17) Nxa singadinga izimiso eziseBhayibhilini singakenzi isinqumo siyabe sitshengisa ukuthi sifuna ukwenza izinto ezihambelana lendlela uJehova acabanga ngayo. Sizenelisa ukwenza izinqumo ezinhle nxa singasebenzisa izimiso zakhe. Isitha sethu uSathane obizwa langokuthi ‘ngomubi,’ ufuna sigijimisane lezinto zomhlaba ukuze sisale singaselasikhathi sokwenza izinto eziphathelane lokukhonza uNkulunkulu. (1 Joh. 5:19; amabala angaphansi) UmKhristu angaqalisa ukuqakathekisa imali, imfundo kumbe umsebenzi kulokuthi adinge izindlela angathuthukisa ngazo inkonzo yakhe. Nxa angenza njalo uyabe etshengisa ukuthi usecabanga njengabantu bomhlaba lo. Akulalutho olubi ngezinto lezi kodwa akumelanga siziqakathekise kakhulu ukwedlula ukukhonza uJehova. w24.03 24 ¶16-17