Cinayi, August 21
Kupilila kumacititsa kuti tikhale ovomelezeka kwa Mulungu ndipo kukhala ovomelezeka kwa Mulungu kumacititsa kuti tikhale ndi ciyembekezo.—Aroma 5:4.
Kupilila kwanu kungacititse kuti mukhale ovomelezeka kwa Yehova. Izi sizitanthauza kuti Yehova amakondwela mukamakumana na mavuto ayi. M’malo mwake amakondwela kuti mwakwanitsa kupilila mokhulupilika. N’zolimbikitsa kwambili kudziŵa kuti tikapilila timakondweletsa Yehova! (Sal. 5:12) Kumbukilani kuti Abulahamu anapilila mayeso, ndipo pothela pake anayanjidwa na Mulungu. Anakhala bwenzi la Yehova, ndipo anaonedwa wolungama. (Gen. 15:6; Aroma 4:13, 22) Zingakhalenso cimodzi-modzi kwa ife. Mulungu satiyanja cifukwa ca kuculuka kwa nchito zimene timacita mu utumiki wake, kapena maudindo amene tili nawo. M’malo mwake, amatiyanja cifukwa ca kupilila kwathu mokhulupilika. Tonsefe tingakwanitse kupilila mosasamala kanthu za msinkhu wathu, mikhalidwe yathu, na maluso athu. Kodi mukupilila mokhulupilika mayeso ena ake pali pano? Ngati n’telo, pezani citonthozo podziŵa kuti Mulungu akusangalala nanu. Kudziŵa zimenezi kumalimbikitsa ciyembekezo cathu. w23.12 11 ¶13-14
Cisanu, August 22
Iweyo ucite zinthu mwamphamvu.—1 Maf. 2:2.
Mwamuna wacikhristu ayenela kuphunzila kukamba bwino na ena. Mwamuna amene amakamba bwino na ena amamvetsela zimene ena akunena ndipo amazindikila mmene akumvela. (Miy. 20:5) Amamvetsa mmene ena akumvela poona mmene akulankhulila, komanso magesica amene akupanga polankhula. Simungakwanitse kucita zimenezi ngati simupatula nthawi yoceza na anthu. Ngati nthawi zambili mumaceza na anthu pa mameseji, simungakulitse luso lanu lokambilana na anthu pamaso-m’pamaso. Conco, muzipeza mipata yokambilana na anthu pamaso-m’pamaso. (2 Yoh. 12) Mkhristu wokhwima ayenela kudzisamalila komanso kusamalila a m’banja lake. (1 Tim. 5:8) M’pofunikila kuphunzila luso lina lake limene lingakuthandizeni kupeza nchito. (Mac. 18:2, 3; 20:34; Aef. 4:28) Muzidziŵika kuti ndinu munthu wakhama pa nchito, amene amayamba nchito na kuimalizitsa. Mukatelo, mudzapeza nchito na kukhalitsa pa nchitoyo. w23.12 27 ¶12-13
Ciŵelu, August 23
Tsiku la Yehova lidzabwela ndendende ngati wakuba usiku.—1 Ates. 5:2.
M’Baibo mawu akuti “tsiku la Yehova” amakamba za nthawi pamene Yehova adzawononga adani ake na kupulumutsa anthu ake. Kalelo, Yehova anaonetsapo zakuda mitundu ina. (Yes. 13:1, 6; Ezek. 13:5; Zef. 1:8) M’masiku athu ano, “tsiku la Yehova” lidzayamba na kuukilidwa kwa Babulo Wamkulu, ndipo lidzatha na nkhondo ya Aramagedo. Kuti tikapulumuke pa ‘tsikulo,’ tiyenela kukonzekela palipano. Yesu anati “khalani okonzeka” kaamba ka “cisautso cacikulu.” Izi zitanthauza kuti tiyenela kukhalabe okonzeka. (Mat. 24:21; Luka 12:40) M’kalata yake yoyamba youzilidwa yopita kwa Atesalonika, mtumwi Paulo anagwilitsa nchito mafanizo angapo pothandiza Akhristu kukhalabe okonzeka tsiku lalikulu la Yehova laciweluzo. Paulo anadziŵa kuti tsiku la Yehova silidzafika panthawi imeneyo. (2 Ates. 2:1-3) Ngakhale n’telo, iye analimbikitsa Akhristu anzake kukonzekela tsikulo ngati kuti lidzabwela maŵa. Nafenso tiyenela kuseŵenzetsa uphungu umenewo. w23.06 8 ¶1-2