Khalani mchikondi cha Mulungu

M’kalata yake yopita kwa Aroma, Paulo akufunsa funso lofunika kwambiri: “Ndani adzatilekanitsa ndi chikondi cha Khristu? Kodi nsautso, kapena kupsinjika, kapena kuzunzidwa, kapena njala, kapena usiwa, kapena zoopsa, kapena lupanga?” (Röm 8,35).

Zoonadi palibe chomwe chingatilekanitse ndi chikondi cha Khristu, chomwe chawonetsedwa bwino kwa ife pano, monga momwe tingawerengere m'mavesi otsatirawa: “Pakuti ndatsimikiza mtima kuti ngakhale imfa, kapena moyo, kapena angelo, kapena ziwanda, kapena zinthu zapano, kapena zam'tsogolo, kapena mphamvu, kapena kutalika, kapena kuya, kapena cholengedwa china chilichonse, sichidzakhoza kutilekanitsa ndi chikondi cha Mulungu chomwe chili mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye wathu.” (Röm 8,38-39).

Sitingathe kulekanitsidwa ndi chikondi cha Mulungu chifukwa Iye nthawi zonse amatikonda. Amatikonda kaya tichita bwino kapena moyipa, kaya tipambana kapena titaya, kapena ngati nthawi zili bwino kapena zoipa. Kaya tikukhulupirira kapena ayi, Iye amatikonda! Anatumiza Mwana wake, Yesu Khristu, kuti atifere. Yesu Khristu anatifera pamene tidali ochimwa. (Röm 5,8)Palibe chikondi chachikulu kuposa kufera winawake. (Joh 15,13)Mulungu amatikonda. Zimenezo n’zotsimikizika. Ziribe kanthu zomwe zingachitike, 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 anati: “Mkuyu sudzaphuka, ndipo sipadzakhala zipatso pa mipesa. Mtengo wa azitona udzalephera, ndipo minda sidzapereka chakudya; nkhosa zidzachotsedwa m’khola, ndipo sipadzakhala ng’ombe m’khola. Koma ndidzakondwera mwa Yehova ndi kusangalala mwa Mulungu Mpulumutsi wanga.” (Hab 3,17-18).

Mika anati: “Usandisekerere, mdani wanga; ngakhale nditagwa pansi, ndidzaukanso; ngakhale nditakhala mumdima, Yehova ndiye kuunika kwanga.” (Mich 7,8).

Yobu: “Ndipo mkazi wake anati kwa iye, ‘Kodi ukupitirizabe kukhala wangwiro? Tukwana Mulungu, ufe!’ Koma iye anati kwa iye, ‘Ukulankhula ngati mkazi wopusa. Kodi tilandire zabwino kwa Mulungu, ndipo ifenso sitilandira zoipa?’ Pa zonsezi Yobu sanachimwe ndi milomo yake.” (Hiob 2,9-10).

Chitsanzo changa chomwe ndimakonda kwambiri ndi cha Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego. Pamene anaopsezedwa kuti adzawotchedwa amoyo, anati ankadziwa kuti Mulungu akhoza kuwapulumutsa. Komabe, ngati Iye akanasankha kusatero, zinali bwino kwa iwo. (Dan 3,16-18)Iwo akanakonda ndi kutamanda Mulungu mosasamala kanthu za zomwe iye anasankha.

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