Khulupirirani Mulungu

Chikhulupiriro chimangotanthauza "kukhulupirira." Tingakhulupirire ndi mtima wonse Yesu kaamba ka chipulumutso chathu. Chipangano Chatsopano chimatiuza momveka bwino kuti sitilungamitsidwa ndi chilichonse chomwe tingachite, koma kungodalira Khristu, Mwana wa Mulungu. Mtumwi Paulo analemba kuti: “Tikuona kuti munthu ayesedwa wolungama popanda ntchito za lamulo, koma ndi chikhulupiriro chokha.” 3,28).

Chipulumutso sichidalira ife konse, koma Khristu yekha! Pamene tikhulupirira Mulungu, sitifunikira kuyesa kubisa mbali iriyonse ya moyo wathu kwa Iye. Sitiopa Mulungu ngakhale tikachimwa. M’malo motiopa, timakhulupirira kuti iye sadzasiya kutikonda, kutithandiza komanso kutithandiza kuti tigonjetse machimo athu.

Tikakhulupilila Mulungu, tingadzipeleke kwa iye ndi cidalilo conse kuti adzatisintha kukhala mmene iye amafunila. Pamene tikhulupirira Mulungu, timapeza kuti iye ndiye wofunika koposa, chifukwa chake ndi chinthu cha moyo wathu. Monga momwe Paulo ananenera kwa anthanthi a ku Atene kuti: “Mwa Mulungu tikhala, timaluka, ndi kukhalamo; Iye ndi wofunika kwambiri kwa ife kuposa chinthu china chilichonse - wofunika kwambiri kuposa katundu, ndalama, nthawi, mbiri, ngakhale moyo wopanda malirewu. Timakhulupirira kuti Mulungu amadziwa zimene zili zabwino kwa ife ndipo timafuna kumusangalatsa. Iye ndiye maziko athu a moyo watanthauzo.

Tikufuna kumutumikira, osati chifukwa cha mantha, koma chifukwa cha chikondi—osati mwa kufuna kwathu, koma mokondwera mwa ufulu wakudzisankhira. Timakhulupilira chiweruzo chake. Timakhulupirira mawu ake ndi njira zake. Timakhulupirira kuti iye adzatipatsa mtima watsopano, kutipanga kukhala ngati iye, kutipangitsa kukonda zimene iye amakonda ndi kuyamikira zimene iye amayamikira. Timakhulupirira kuti iye amatikonda nthawi zonse ndipo sataya mtima pa ife.

Apanso, sitingathe kuchita chilichonse mwa ife tokha. Ndi Yesu akuchita izi mwa ife ndi kwa ife, kuchokera mkati, kudzera mu ntchito yosintha ya Mzimu Woyera. Ndife, mu chifuniro cha Mulungu ndi cholinga chake, ana Ake okondedwa, oomboledwa ndi ogulidwa ndi mwazi wa mtengo wapatali wa Yesu.

Mtumwi Petro analemba kuti: “Pakuti mudziŵa kuti munaomboledwa kumayendedwe anu opanda pake, monga mwa makolo, si ndi siliva kapena golidi wobvunda, koma ndi mwazi wa mtengo wake wapatali, monga wa mwana wankhosa wosalakwa ndi wopanda banga. Iye anakonzedweratu asanaikidwe maziko a dziko lapansi, koma anawululidwa chifukwa cha inu pa mapeto a nthawi.”1. Peter 1,18-20 ndi).

Tikhoza kungopereka kwa Mulungu zathu zokha komanso zathu zakale komanso zamtsogolo kwa Mulungu. Mwa Yesu Khristu, Atate wathu wakumwamba amawombola miyoyo yathu yonse. Monga mwana wamng'ono wopanda mantha komanso wokhutira m'manja mwa amayi ake, titha kupumula motetezeka mchikondi cha Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera.

ndi Joseph Tkach