Khalani mchikondi cha Mulungu

537 kukhala m’chikondi cha mulunguM’kalata yake yopita kwa Aroma, Paulo anafunsa mwamwano kuti: “Adzatilekanitsa ndani ndi chikondi cha Kristu? Chisautso, kapena kupsinjika mtima, kapena kuzunza, kapena njala, kapena usiwa, kapena zoopsa, kapena lupanga?” 8,35).

Ndithudi palibe chimene chingatilekanitse ndi chikondi cha Kristu, chimene chikusonyezedwa momvekera bwino kwa ife pano, monga momwe timaŵerengera m’mavesi otsatirawa kuti: “Pakuti ndidziŵa kuti ngakhale imfa, ngakhale moyo, ngakhale angelo, kapena mphamvu, kapena maulamuliro, ngakhale zinthu zilipo, kapena zinthu zilipo, ngakhale zinthu zimene zilipo, kapena zinthu zimene zikubwera. tabwera, ngakhale apamwamba, kapena otsika, kapena cholengedwa china chilichonse sichingathe kutilekanitsa ndi chikondi cha Mulungu chimene chili mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye wathu.” 8,38-39 ndi).

Sitingathe kulekana ndi chikondi cha Mulungu chifukwa amatikonda nthawi zonse. Iye amatikonda kaya tikuchita zinthu zabwino kapena zoipa, kaya tipambana kapena talephera, kaya nthawi ndi yabwino kapena yoipa. Khulupirirani kapena ayi, amatikonda! Anatumiza Mwana wake, Yesu Kristu, kuti adzatifere. Yesu Khristu anatifera ife pamene tinali ochimwa (Aroma 5,8). Palibe chikondi choposa kufera munthu (Yohane 15,13). Choncho Mulungu amatikonda. Ndizo zowona. Ngakhale zitakhala zotani, Mulungu amatikonda.

Mwina funso lofunika kwambiri kwa ife akhristu ndilakuti kodi tidzakonda Mulungu ngakhale zinthu zitavuta? Tisadzinyenge poganiza kuti Akristu sakumana ndi ziyeso ndi masautso. Pali zinthu zoipa m’moyo, kaya ndife oyera kapena ochimwa. Sitinalonjezepo Mulungu kuti sipadzakhala zovuta m’moyo wachikhristu. Kodi tidzakonda Mulungu pa zabwino ndi zoipa?

Ngakhale makolo athu a m’Baibulo ankaganiza choncho. Tiyeni tiwone zomwe adapeza:

Habakuku: Mtengo wa mkuyu sudzaphuka, ndipo mipesa sidzakhala yophuka. Mtengo wa azitona supatsa zipatso, ndi m’minda mulibe chakudya; Nkhosa zidzazulidwa m’khola, ndipo m’makola simudzakhala ng’ombe. Koma ine ndidzakondwera mwa Yehova ndi kukondwera mwa Mulungu wa chipulumutso changa.” (Habakuku 3,17-18 ndi).

Micha: "Usasangalale ndi ine, mdani wanga! Ngakhale ndikagona, ndidzadzukanso; ndipo ngakhale nditakhala mumdima, Yehova ndiye kuunika kwanga.” (Mik 7,8).

Yobu: “Ndipo mkazi wake anati kwa iye, Kodi ukadali wokhazikika pa umulungu wako? Letsani Mulungu ndi kufa! Koma anati kwa iye, Ulankhula monga akazi opusa. Kodi talandira zabwino kwa Mulungu ndipo sitiyeneranso kuvomereza zoyipa? Pa zonsezi Yobu sanachimwe ndi milomo yake.” (Yobu 2,9-10 ndi).

Chitsanzo chimene ndimakonda kwambiri ndi cha Sadirake, Mesake ndi Abedinego. Ataopsezedwa kuti adzawotchedwa amoyo, iwo ananena kuti anadziŵa kuti Mulungu angawapulumutse. Komabe, ngati atasankha kusachita zimenezo, zili bwino kwa iye (Danieli 3,16-18). Iwo akanakonda ndi kutamanda Mulungu mosasamala kanthu za chimene Iye angasankhe.

Kukonda ndi kutamanda Mulungu si nkhani ya nthawi zabwino kapena zoipa, kaya tipambana kapena kuluza. Ndi za kumukonda ndi kumukhulupirira, zilizonse zomwe zingachitike. Kupatula apo, ichi ndi mtundu wa chikondi chomwe amatipatsa! Khalanibe olimba m’chikondi cha Mulungu.

ndi Barbara Dahlgren