NgeLesithathu, Oktoba 29
Dumisa uJehova mphefumulwami; koke okungaphakathi kwami akudumise igama lakhe elicwengileko.—Rhu. 103:1.
Ukuthanda uZimu kwenza abantu abathembekileko badumise igama lakhe ngokusuka ehliziyweni. IKosi uDavida beyizwisisa ukuthi ukudumisa igama lakaJehova kufana nokudumisa uJehova ngokwakhe. Nasizwa igama elithi Jehova, sicabanga ngomuntu anguye, ngobuntu bakhe nangezenzo zakhe ezihle. UDavida bekafuna ukucwengisa nokudumisa igama lakaYise. Bekafuna ukwenza lokho “ngomphefumulwakhe” woke, okutjho ihliziyo epheleleko. NamaLevi enza okufanako, adosa phambili ekudumiseni igama lakaJehova. Ngokuthobeka, avuma ukuthi amezwawo angekhe alidumisa ngokwaneleko igama elicwengileko lakaJehova. (Nerh. 9:5) Siyaqiniseka bona ukuthobeka nokudumisa uJehova okunje kwayithabisa khulu ihliziyo kaJehova. w24.02 9 ¶6
NgeLesine, Oktoba 30
Ngezinga esesithuthuke ngalo, asirageleni phambili nokukhamba ngokuhlelekileko endleleni efanako le.—Flp. 3:16.
UJehova angekhe akuqale njengomuntu ohlulekileko ngebanga lokuthi akhenge ukghone ukufikelela umnqophwakho. (2 Kor. 8:12) Qala ukuhluleka kwakho njengento ongafunda kiyo. Hlala ukukhumbula lokho okufikeleleko. IBhayibheli lithi, “uZimu akasimumbi bona angakhohlwa umsebenzenu.” (Heb. 6:10) Nathi akukafuzi sikhohlwe. Cabanga ngeminqopho osele uyifikelele—kungaba kukuba nobungani noJehova, ukukhuluma ngaye nabanye namkha ukubhabhadiswa. Njengombana ukghonile ukuthuthuka bewafikelela iminqophwakho yokuthuthukisa ubuhlobo bakho noJehova ngaphambilini, ungakghona ukufikelela umnqopho ozibekele wona nje. Ngesizo lakaJehova, ungakghona ukufikelela umnqophwakho. Njengombana uragela phambi usebenzela ukufikelela umnqophwakho wokuthuthukisa ubuhlobo bakho noJehova, kuthabele ukubona indlela uJehova akusiza nakubusisa ngayo njengombana uraga nomnqophwakho. (2 Kor. 4:7) Nawungalahli itewu uzokufumana iimbusiso ezinengi khulu.—Gal. 6:9. w23.05 31 ¶16-18
NgeLesihlanu, Oktoba 31
UBaba ngokwakhe uyanithanda ngombana ningithandile nakholwa ukuthi ngize njengomjameli kaZimu.—Jwa. 16:27.
UJehova ufuna iindlela angatjengisa ngazo abantu bakhe ukuthi uyabathanda nokuthi bayamthabisa. ImiTlolo itjengisa iinkhathi ezimbili lapho atjela khona uJesu ukuthi uyiNdodanakhe ayithandako nayamukelako. (Mat. 3:17; 17:5) Ungathanda ukuzwa uJehova akuqinisekisa ukuthi uyakuthanda? UJehova akakhulumi nathi asezulwini kodwana ukhuluma nathi ngeliZwi lakhe. “Nasizwa” amezwi uJesu awatjela abafundi bakhe, kuba ngasuthi sizwa uJehova akhuluma nathi. UJesu wabulingisa ngokupheleleko ubuntu bakaYise. Yeke, nasifunda ukuthi uJesu wabathokoza abalandeli bakhe abanesono, singacabanga ukuthi uJehova utjho lokho kithi. (Jwa. 15:9, 15) Ukuqalana neentjhijilo akutjho ukuthi uJehova akasasithandi. Kunalokho, sinethuba lokutjengisa uJehova ukuthi siyamthanda nokuthi simthemba kangangani.—Jak. 1:12. w24.03 28 ¶10-11