Kudziwa Zowona za Mulungu II

Kudziwa ndikumva Mulungu - izi ndi zomwe moyo uli wonse! Mulungu adatilenga kuti tikhale naye paubwenzi. Chofunika ndi chakuti moyo wa muyaya ndikuti timadziwa Mulungu ndi Yesu Khristu amene Iye anamutuma. Kudziwa Mulungu sikubwera kudzera mu pulogalamu kapena njira, koma kudzera mu ubale ndi munthu. Chiyanjano chikukula, timamvetsetsa ndikudziwika zenizeni za Mulungu.

Kodi Mulungu amalankhula bwanji?

Mulungu amalankhula kudzera mwa Mzimu Woyera kupyolera mu Baibulo, pemphero, zochitika ndi mpingo kuti adziulule Iye yekha, zolinga zake ndi njira zake. “Pakuti mawu a Mulungu ndi amoyo, ndi amphamvu, ndi akuthwa koposa lupanga lakuthwa konsekonse, akupyoza kufikira kugawanika moyo ndi mzimu, ngakhale mafuta a m’mafupa ndi mafupa; 4,12).

Mulungu amalankhula nafe osati kudzera mu pemphero lokha komanso kudzera mmau ake. Sitingamvetse mawu ake pokhapokha Mzimu Woyera atatiphunzitsa. Tikafika ku mawu a Mulungu, wolemba mwiniyo amapezeka kuti atiphunzitse. Choonadi sichipezeka konse. Choonadi chawululidwa. Chowonadi chitavumbulutsidwa kwa ife, sitimatsogoleredwa kukumana ndi Mulungu - chimenecho ndi kukumana ndi Mulungu! Pamene Mzimu Woyera avumbulutsa choonadi cha uzimu kuchokera m’Mawu a Mulungu, amalowa m’miyoyo yathu mwa umunthu wake (1. Akorinto 2,10-15 ndi). 

M'malemba onse timawona kuti Mulungu adalankhula ndi anthu ake. Pamene Mulungu amalankhula, zimachitika kwa aliyense munjira yapadera. Mulungu amalankhula nafe pamene ali ndi cholinga m'miyoyo yathu. Ngati akufuna kuti tichite nawo ntchito yake, amadziulula kuti titha kuyankha mwachikhulupiriro.

Chifuniro cha Mulungu chitenge pa ife

Kuitana kwa Mulungu kuti tigwire naye ntchito nthawi zonse kumabweretsa vuto la chikhulupiriro lomwe limafunikira chikhulupiriro ndi kuchitapo kanthu. “Koma Yesu anawayankha kuti: “Atate wanga amagwira ntchito mpaka lero, inenso ndikugwira ntchito.” Pamenepo Yesu anayankha nati kwa iwo: “Indetu, indetu, ndinena kwa inu, sakhoza Mwana kuchita kanthu pa yekha, koma amawona atate wake akuchita; pakuti chimene achita, mwananso achita momwemo. Pakuti atate akonda mwana wake, namuonetsa zonse azichita, nadzamuwonetsa iye ntchito zazikulu, kuti inu muzizwa (Yohane. 5,17, ndime 19-20).

Komabe, kuyitanidwa kwa Mulungu kuti tigwire naye ntchito nthawi zonse kumabweretsa kusokonekera kwa chikhulupiriro komwe kumafunikira chikhulupiriro ndi kuchitapo kanthu. Mulungu akatipempha kuti tichite naye ntchito, amakhala ndi ntchito yomwe ili ndi mawonekedwe aumulungu omwe sitingathe kuchita patokha. Uku ndiye kuti, mfundo yovuta ya chikhulupiriro pamene tiyenera kusankha kuchita zomwe Mulungu akumva kuti tikulamula kuti tichite.

Vuto lachikhulupiriro ndikusintha komwe muyenera kupanga chisankho. Muyenera kusankha zomwe mungakhulupirire za Mulungu. Momwe mungachitire pakusintha kumeneku ziziwonetsa ngati mupitilizabe kuchita ndi Mulungu pazinthu zomwe zili ndi umunthu wa Mulungu zomwe ndi Iye yekha angathe kuchita, kapena ngati mupitiliza njira yanu ndikusowa zomwe Mulungu wakonzera moyo wanu. Izi sizomwe zimachitika kamodzi - zimachitika tsiku ndi tsiku. Momwe mumakhalira moyo wanu ndi umboni wazomwe mumakhulupirira za Mulungu.

Chimodzi mwazinthu zovuta kwambiri zomwe Akhrisitu akuyenera kuchita ndi kudzikana tokha, kutenga chifuniro cha Mulungu ndi kuchichita. Miyoyo yathu iyenera kukhala yokhazikika pa Mulungu, osati yokhazikika. Ngati Yesu adakhala Mbuye wa moyo wathu, ali ndi ufulu wokhala Mbuye nthawi zonse. Tiyenera kupanga zosintha zazikulu [zosintha] m'miyoyo yathu kuti tigwirizane ndi Mulungu pantchito Yake.

Kumvera kumafuna kudalira kwathunthu Mulungu

Timakumana ndi Mulungu pomumvera ndipo akugwira ntchito yake kudzera mwa ife. Mfundo yofunika kukumbukira ndikuti simungapitilize ndi moyo wanu monga nthawi zonse, khalani pomwe muli pano ndikuyenda ndi Mulungu nthawi yomweyo. Kusintha kumakhala kofunikira nthawi zonse kenako kumvera kumatsatira. Kumvera kumafunikira kudalira kwathunthu kwa Mulungu kuti agwire ntchito kudzera mwa inu. Tikakhala okonzeka kupereka chilichonse m'miyoyo yathu kuulamuliro wa Khristu, tidzawona kuti kusintha komwe timapanga kuli kopindulitsa kulandira Mulungu. Ngati simunapereke moyo wanu wonse kuulamuliro wa Khristu, ino ndiyo nthawi yoti mupange chisankho chodzikana nokha, kunyamula mtanda, ndikumutsata Iye.

“Ngati mukonda Ine, mudzasunga malamulo anga. Ndipo Ine ndidzapempha Atate, ndipo adzakupatsani inu Mtonthozi wina, kuti akhale ndi inu ku nthawi zonse: Mzimu wa chowonadi, amene dziko lapansi silingathe kumlandira, pakuti silimuona Iye, ndipo silimzindikira Iye. Inu mumamudziwa chifukwa amakhala ndi inu ndipo adzakhala mwa inu. Sindikufuna kukusiyani amasiye; Ine ndikubwera kwa inu. Pakatsala kanthawi pang'ono kuti dziko lisandiwonenso ine. Koma inu mudzandiwona Ine, chifukwa ndiri ndi moyo, ndipo inunso mudzakhala ndi moyo. Tsiku lomwelo mudzazindikira kuti Ine ndiri mwa Atate wanga, ndi inu mwa Ine, ndi Ine mwa inu. Iye wakukhala nawo malamulo anga, ndi kuwasunga, iyeyu ndiye wondikonda Ine. Koma amene amandikonda adzakondedwa ndi Atate wanga, ndipo Ine ndidzamukonda ndipo ndidzadzionetsera ndekha kwa iye.” ( Yohane 14,15-21 ndi).

Kumvera kumawonetsera kunja kwakukonda kwathu Mulungu. Mwanjira zambiri, kumvera ndi nthawi yathu yoona. Zomwe timachita

  1. kuwulula zomwe timakhulupirira kwenikweni za iye
  2. kudziwa ngati tikukumana ndi ntchito yake mwa ife
  3. tione ngati tidzamudziwa bwino, kapena kuti kumudziwa bwino

Mphotho yayikulu yakumvera ndi chikondi ndikuti Mulungu adziulula kwa ife. Ichi ndiye fungulo lakumudziwa Mulungu m'moyo wathu. Tikazindikira kuti Mulungu amagwirabe ntchito mozungulira ife, kuti ali ndi ubale wachikondi ndi ife, kuti amalankhula nafe ndikutiitanira kuti tigwire nawo ntchito yake, komanso kuti ndife okonzeka kuchita zinthu mwachikhulupiriro ndi kuchitapo kanthu zosintha pomvera malangizo ake, tidzafika podziwa Mulungu kudzera muzochitachita zake kudzera mwa ife.

Buku Loyamba: “Kukumana ndi Mulungu”

Wolemba Henry Blackaby