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
OLwesihlanu, August 1
Zinengi inhlupho ezingehlela umuntu olungileyo, kodwa uJehova uyamkhulula kuzo zonke.—Hubo. 34:19.
Nanzelela imicijo emibili esevesini ephezulu. Owokuqala, abantu abalungileyo labo behlelwa zinhlupho. Owesibili, uJehova uyasincedisa nxa sisehlelwa zinhlupho. Usincedisa njani? Ngokusifundisa ukuthi sibone izinto zinjengoba nje zinjalo. Siyakwazi sibili ukuthi ukukhonza uJehova kwenza sithokoze kodwa kasithembisi ukuthi impilo izahlala itshelela. (Isaya. 66:14) UJehova usikhuthaza ukuthi sicabange ngempilo enhle futhi engapheliyo asithembise yona emhlabeni omutsha. (2 Khor. 4:16-18) Kodwa okwakhathesi usikhuthaza ukuthi siqhubeke simkhonza sithembekile. (Izili. 3:22-24) Sifundani ezincekwini zikaJehova ezithembekileyo okukhulunywa ngazo eBhayibhilini lezakhathesi? Impilo ingaphonguthi phendu. Kodwa nxa simthemba uJehova kasoze asilahlise.—Hubo. 55:22. w23.04 14-15 ¶3-4