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
NgoMgqibelo, Novemba 1
Emlonyeni wabantwana namasana, wenze bona kuphume indumiso.—Mat. 21:16.
Nange umbelethi, siza abantwabakho balungiselele iimpendulo ezilingene iimnyakabo. Ngezinye iinkhathi, sifunda ngeendaba zemitjhado namkha zokuziphatha kodwana kungenzeka kube nesigaba sinye namkha ezimbili umntwanakho angaphendula kizo. Godu siza abantwabakho bazwisise ukuthi kubayini bangekhe babakhethe ngaso soke isikhathi nabaphakamisako. Ukubahlathululela lokhu kungabasiza nakukhethwa abanye kunabo. (1 Thim. 6:18) Soke singalungiselela iimpendulo ezidumisa uJehova bezikhuthaze namaKrestu esinawo ebandleni. (IzA. 25:11) Nanyana ngezinye iinkhathi singaveza lokho ekhe saqalana nakho, kufuze sikubalekele ukukhuluma ngathi khulu. (IzA. 27:2; 2 Kor. 10:18) Kunalokho, sizimisele ukuhlala sidzimelela kuJehova, eliZwini lakhe nebantwini bakhe.—IsAm. 4:11. w23.04 24-25 ¶17-18
NgoSondo, Novemba 2
Asingalali njengombana abanye benza kodwana asihlaleni siphapheme begodu sihlale siqaqulukile.—1 Thes. 5:6.
Ithando liqakathekile ukuthi sihlale siphapheme besiqaqulukile. (Mat. 22:37-39) Ithando ngoZimu lisisiza sikghodlhelele nasitjhumayelako ngitjho nanyana ukwenza njalo kungasilethela imiraro. (2 Thim. 1:7, 8) Ngebanga lokuthi siyabathanda nalabo abangalotjhi uJehova, siragela phambili sitjhumayela, sifakaza ngomtato, sitlola neencwadi. Asililahli ithemba lokuthi ngelinye ilanga abomakhelwana bethu bazokutjhuguluka bathome ukwenza okulungileko. (Hez. 18:27, 28) Ithando ngabomakhelwana lihlanganisa ukuthanda abafowethu nabodadwethu. Sitjengisa ithando elinjalo ‘ngokuhlala sikhuthazana begodu sakhana.’ (1 Thes. 5:11) Njengamasotja asebenzisanako epini, siyakhuthazana. Angeze salimaza abafowethu nabodadwethu ngamabomu namkha sibuyisele okumbi ngokumbi. (1 Thes. 5:13, 15) Godu sitjengisa ithando ngokuthi sibe nehlonipho kubafowethu abadosa phambili ebandleni.—1 Thes. 5:12. w23.06 10 ¶6; 11 ¶10-11