NgoMvulo, Julayi 28
Lowo umanyene nani mkhulu kunalowo umanyene nehlabathi.—1 Yoh. 4:4.
Xa usoyika, cinga ngezinto uYehova aza kuzenza kwixesha elizayo. Khawube nombono wendlela oza kuziva ngayo xa uSathana engasekho. Umboniso owawukwindibano yengingqi yango-2014 wayiveza indlela esinokucingisisa ngayo ngethemba esinalo. Kuwo, utata wayencokola nentsapho yakhe ngendlela u-2 Timoti 3:1-5 awayeza kubhalwa ngayo, ukuba wayethetha ngezinto eziza kwenzeka eParadesi: “Ke kwazi oku, ukuba kwihlabathi elitsha, kuza kuba mnandi. Abantu baya kuthandana, bathande izinto zobuthixo, bathozame, bathobeke, badumise uThixo, bathobele abazali, babe nombulelo, banyaniseke, bathande iintsapho zabo, bathande imvisiswano, basoloko bethetha kakuhle ngabanye, bazeyise, babe nobulali, bathande ukulunga, bathembeke, bayekelele, bathobeke engqondweni, bathande uThixo kunokuba bathande iziyolo, ngenxa yokuba bemthanda ngokungazenzisiyo uThixo, sondela kubantu abanjalo.” Ngaba ukhe uncokole nabantu bakowenu okanye namanye amaKristu ngendlela ekuza kuphilwa ngayo kwihlabathi elitsha? w24.01 6 ¶13-14
NgoLwesibini, Julayi 29
[Uyandivuyisa].—Luka 3:22.
Kuthuthuzela nyhani ukwazi ukuba uYehova uvuyiswa ngabo bonke abantu bakhe! IBhayibhile ithi: “UYehova uyabathanda abantu bakhe.” (INdu. 149:4) Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha, abanye baye batyhafe kakhulu, kangangokuba bade bazibuze, ‘Ngaba uYehova uvuyiswa nandim?’ Nakubakhonzi bakaYehova abaninzi ababethembekile, ekuthethwa ngabo eBhayibhileni, kwakukhe kube nzima ukukholelwa ukuba uYehova uyavuyiswa ngabo. (1 Sam. 1:6-10; Yobhi 29:2, 4; INdu. 51:11) IBhayibhile yenza kucace ukuba abantu abanesono bangakwazi ukumvuyisa uYehova. Singayenza njani loo nto? Simele sizikholelwe izinto uYesu awayezifundisa, sizenze size sibhaptizwe. (Yoh. 3:16) Ngaloo ndlela, sibonisa abantu ukuba siguqukile kwizono ebesizenza, futhi simthembisile uThixo ukuba siza kwenza izinto ezithandwa nguye. (IZe. 2:38; 3:19) UYehova uvuya nyhani xa sisenza ezi zinto ukuze sibe ngabahlobo bakhe. Ukuba nje sizama ngamandla ethu onke ukuphila ngokuvumelana nento esamthembisa yona uYehova xa sasizinikela kuye, uye avuyiswe sithi size sibe ngabahlobo bakhe abathandayo.—INdu. 25:14. w24.03 26 ¶1-2
NgoLwesithathu, Julayi 30
Asinakuyeka ukuthetha ngezinto esizibonileyo nesizivileyo.—IZe 4:20.
Njengabafundi nathi sinokuqhubeka sishumayela nokuba urhulumente uthi masiyeke. Sinokuqiniseka ukuba uYehova uza kusinceda sikwazi ukushumayela. Ngoko thandazela isibindi nobulumko. Cela uYehova akuncede unyamezele iingxaki onazo. Abaninzi kuthi bayagula okanye basentlungwini ngenxa yokuswelekelwa ngumntu abamthandayo, ingxaki yentsapho, ukuphathwa kakubi okanye ezinye iingxaki. Kuba nzima nakakhulu ukunyamezela ezi ngxaki xa kukho izifo ezigqugqisayo neemfazwe. Xelela uYehova yonke into esentliziyweni yakho, ubengathi uncokola nomhlobo wakho. Qiniseka ukuba “uza kukuxhasa.” (INdu. 37:3, 5) Ukuba sithandaza qho siza kutsho sikwazi ‘ukunyamezela xa sisebunzimeni.’ (Roma 12:12) UYehova uyazazi izinto ezenzeka kubakhonzi bakhe, “uyabeva xa bekhalela uncedo.”—INdu. 145:18, 19. w23.05 5-6 ¶12-15