Kufunika kwathu kwenikweni

505 mtengo wathu weniweni

Kupyolera mu moyo wake, imfa yake, ndi kuuka kwake, Yesu anapatsa anthu mtengo woposa china chilichonse chimene tingachipeze, kuchipeza, ngakhale kuchilingalira. Monga momwe mtumwi Paulo ananenera kuti: “Inde, ndiziyesa zonse chitayiko, poziyerekeza ndi chizindikiritso cha Kristu Yesu Ambuye wanga. Chifukwa cha iye ndinataya zinthu zonsezi, ndipo ndiziyesa dothi, kuti ndipindule Khristu.” ( Afilipi 3,8). Paulo anadziŵa kuti unansi wamoyo, wozama ndi Mulungu kupyolera mwa Kristu uli ndi mtengo wopanda malire—wosayerekezeka—kuyerekeza ndi chirichonse chimene chitsime chopanda kanthu chingapereke. Iye anafika pa mfundo imeneyi mwa kulingalira za choloŵa chake chauzimu, mosakayikira anakumbukira mawu a pa Salmo 8: “Munthu ndani kuti mum’kumbukira, ndi mwana wa munthu ndani kuti mum’samalira? 8,5).

Kodi munayamba mwadzifunsapo kuti chifukwa chiyani Mulungu mwa Yesu anabwera monga momwe anachitira? Kodi sakanakhoza kubwera ndi makamu akumwamba kudzawonetsa mphamvu ndi ulemerero wake? Kodi sakanakhoza kubwera ngati nyama yolankhula kapena ngati ngwazi yopambana ya Marvel Comics? Koma monga tikudziwira, Yesu adabwera munjira yodzichepetsa kwambiri - ngati khanda lopanda chochita. Cholinga chake chinali choti aphedwe mwankhanza. Sindingachitire mwina koma kulimbikitsidwa ndikaganiza za chowonadi chodabwitsa kuti satisowa koma adabwera. Tilibe chilichonse chomupatsa koma ulemu, chikondi ndi kuthokoza.

Popeza Mulungu satisowa, funso loti ndife ofunika limadzuka. M'mawu athunthu, ndife opanda pake kwenikweni. Mtengo wamankhwala omwe amapanga thupi lathu ndi pafupifupi ma franc 140. Tikadagulitsa m'mafupa, DNA yathu ndi ziwalo zathupi lathu, mtengo utha kukwera ma franc miliyoni aku Switzerland. Koma mtengo uwu suli pafupi ndi phindu lathu lenileni. Monga zolengedwa zatsopano mwa Yesu, ndife amtengo wapatali. Yesu ndiye gwero la mtengowu - mtengo wamoyo wokhala mchiyanjano ndi Mulungu. Mulungu m'modzi mwa atatuwa adatiyitana kuti tisakhale opanda kanthu kuti tikhale ndi moyo wosatha mu ubale wangwiro, woyera ndi wachikondi ndi iye. Ubalewu ndi umodzi komanso mgonero momwe timalandila mwaulere komanso mosangalala zonse zomwe Mulungu amatipatsa. Chifukwa chake, timamukhulupirira ndi zonse zomwe tili komanso zomwe tili nazo.

Akhristu oganiza bwino m’mibadwo yonse asonyeza ulemerero wa ubale wachikondi umenewu m’njira zosiyanasiyana. Augustine anati, “Munatipanga kukhala anu. Mitima yathu ilibe mpumulo mpaka itakhazikika mwa inu". Wasayansi wa ku France komanso wanthanthi Blaise Pascal anati: “M’mtima mwa munthu aliyense muli chopanda chimene Mulungu yekha ndi amene angadzaze”. CS Lewis anati: “Palibe amene wapeza chisangalalo chodziŵa Mulungu amene angafune kusinthanitsa ndi chimwemwe chonse padziko lapansi.” Iye ananenanso kuti anthufe tinalengedwa kuti ‘tizilakalaka Mulungu.

Mulungu analenga zonse (kuphatikizapo ife anthu) chifukwa chakuti “Mulungu ndiye chikondi,” monga mmene mtumwi Yohane ananenera.1. Johannes 4,8). Chikondi cha Mulungu ndicho chenicheni chapamwamba - maziko a zolengedwa zonse. Chikondi chake ndi chamtengo wapatali kwambiri ndipo ndi chikondi chake chowombola ndi chosintha chomwe amabweretsa kwa ife ndipo ndicho mtengo wathu weniweni.

Tisaiwale kuti chikondi cha Mulungu pa ife anthu ndi chenicheni. Tikamva kuwawa, kaya mwathupi kapena mwamalingaliro, tiyenera kukumbukira kuti Mulungu amatikonda ndipo, panthawi yake, adzachotsa zowawa zonse. Tikakumana ndi chisoni, kutayika, ndi chisoni, tiyenera kukumbukira kuti Mulungu amatikonda ndipo tsiku lina adzapukuta misozi yonse.

Ana anga ali aang’ono, ankandifunsa chifukwa chake ndimawakonda. Yankho langa silinali lakuti iwo anali ana okondeka amene anali ooneka bwino (momwe iwo anali ndipo akadali). Sizinali kuti anali ophunzira apamwamba (zomwe zinali zoona). M’malo mwake, yankho langa linali lakuti: “Ndimakukondani chifukwa ndinu ana anga! Limafotokoza chifukwa chake Mulungu amatikonda. Limati: “Ndife ake ndipo zimenezi zimatichititsa kukhala amtengo wapatali kuposa mmene tingaganizire. Sitiyenera kuiwala zimenezo!

Tiyeni tisangalale ndi kufunikira kwathu monga okonda Mulungu.

Joseph Tsoka

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