CHETE PAMASO PAKE

Ambuye ali m'kachisi wake wopatulika: dziko lonse lapansi likhale chete pamaso pake. Habakuku 2:20.

Kuyambira kupatulika amene anaphatikiza mmenemo, Akristu aphunzire mmene tiyenera kuona malo Ambuye akumana ndi anthu ake. Pakhala pali kusintha kwakukulu, osati kwa zabwinopo, koma choyipa, mu makhalidwe ndi miyambo ya anthu onena za chipembedzo kulambira. Wamtengo wapatali, zopatulika, zimene kugwirizana ife ndi Mulungu kudya akusiya kugwira pa maganizo ndi mitima yathu, ndipo akutuluka nawo mpaka mlingo wa wamba zinthu. Ndi ulemu umene anthu anali kale kwa kachisi kumene anakumana ndi Mulungu mu utumiki wopatulika wakhala makamaka zapita. Komabe, Mulungu adapereka dongosolo la utumiki Wake, kumukweza izo pamwamba chirichonse kwa kanthawi chikhalidwe.

Nyumba ndi malo opatulika kwa banja, ndipo chipinda kapena yakhalapo kwambiri wopuma pantchito malo munthu kulambira; koma mpingo ndi malo opatulika kwa mpingo.

Mu dzina la Yesu ife mwina kwa Iye chikhulupiriro, koma sitiyenera kum'fikira ndi kulimbika mtima kwa kungoganizira, ngati kuti Iye anali pa mlingo kudzifufuza. Pali anthu amene kuthana wamkulu ndi wamphamvu zonse ndi Mulungu woyera, amene akukhala mu kuwala kosakhozeka kufikako, monga iwo kuthana ndi zofanana kapena zosapindulitsa. Pali anthu ochita nyumba Yake monga iwo sayesa n'komwe kuchita mwa omvetsera chipinda cha padziko lapansi wolamulira. Ayenera kukumbukira kuti pamaso pake amene Seraphim kulipembedza.

Amene kusonkhana kulambira Iye Muvule aliyense choipa chinthu. Kupatula iwo kumupembedza Iye mu mzimu ndi choonadi ndi mu kukongola kwa chiyero, anabwera pamodzi adzakhala opanda kanthu.

Ndi mwayi wanu, wokondedwa anyamata anzake, kutamanda Mulungu pa dziko lapansi. Kuti zimenezi, muyenera kulongosola maganizo anu kutali zinthu n'zozama, zosafunikira, ndi moperewera, kwa iwo amene ali wa muyaya wokwanira.

TO DRUNK TO THINK

Esther 1:1-12
When the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded ... to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. Esther 1:10, 11.

When this command came from the king, Vashti did not carry out his orders, because she knew that wine had been freely used, and that Ahasuerus was under the influence of the intoxicating liquor. For her husband’s sake as well as her own, she decided not to leave her position at the head of the women of the court.

It was when the king was not himself, when his reason was dethroned by wine-drinking that he sent for the queen, that those present at his feast, men besotted by wine, might gaze on her beauty. She acted in harmony with a pure conscience.
Vashti refused to obey the king’s command, thinking that when he came to himself, he would commend her course of action. But the king had unwise advisers. They argued it would be a power given to woman that would be to her injury.

However high their office, men are amenable to God. The great power exercised by kings, often leads to extremes in exaltation of self. And the worthless vows made to enact laws which disregard the higher laws of God, lead to great injustice.

Occasions of indulgence such as are pictured in the first chapter of Esther, do not glorify God. But the Lord accomplishes His will through men who are nevertheless misleading others. If God did not stretch forth His restraining hand, strange presentations would be seen. But God impresses human minds to accomplish His purpose, even though the one used continues to follow wrong practices. And the Lord works out His plans through men who do not acknowledge His lessons of wisdom. In His hand is the heart of every earthly ruler, to turn whithersoever He will, as He turneth the waters of the river.

MAKING MARRIAGE LAST - WHAT IS THE KEY?

The Apostle Paul says that the wife is "bound" to her husband as long as he lives (Romans 7:2). The principle here is that either the husband or wife has to die before the marriage bond is broken. This is God's command, but in our modern society marriage ends in divorce over 51 percent of the time. That means that over half of the couples who make the vow "Till death do us part" break that vow.

What can the married couple do to ensure that their marriage will last? The first and most important issue is one of obedience to God and His Word. This is a principle that should be in force before the marriage. God says, "Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?" (Amos 3:3). For the born-again believer, this means not beginning a close relationship with anyone who is not also a believer. "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14). If this one principle were followed, it would save a lot of heartache and suffering later in marriages.

Another principle that would protect the longevity of a marriage is that the husband should obey God and love, honor, and protect his wife as he would his own body (Ephesians 5:25-31). The corresponding principle is that the wife should obey God and submit to her own husband "as to the Lord" (Ephesians 5:22). The marriage between a man and a woman is a picture of the relationship between Christ and the church. Christ gave Himself for the church and He loves, honors, and protects her as His "bride" (Revelation 19:7-9).

When God brought Eve to Adam in the first marriage, she was made from his "flesh and bone" (Genesis 2:21) and they became "one flesh" (Genesis 2:23-24). Becoming one flesh means more than just a physical union. It means a meeting of the mind and soul to form one unit. This relationship goes far beyond sensual or emotional attraction and into the realm of spiritual "oneness" that can only be found as both partners surrender to God and each other. This relationship is not centered on "me and my" but on "us and our." This is one of the secrets to a lasting marriage. Making a marriage last until death is something both partners have to make a priority. Solidifying one's vertical relationship with God goes a long way toward ensuring that the horizontal relationship between a husband and wife is a lasting, and therefore God-honoring, one.

MFUMA YAKUFUNIKA MU NTHAWI

Usiku wapita, ndi dzuwa layandikira: tiyeni adaponyedwa pa ntchito za mdima, tiyeni kuvala zida za kuwala. Aroma 13:12.

Ngati ife pomaliza nawo mphotho ya olungama, tiyenera mwanzeru bwino nthawi yathu kuletsedwa. Nthawi zambiri kuposa golide.

Kubwera kwa Ambuye kuyandikira. Tili koma pang'ono nthawi imene tikonzekere. Ngati wapatali mwayi amene analakwira, timakhala mu wosatha imfa. Tiyenera chogwirizana ndi Mulungu. Sitili otetezeka mphindi popanda kutsogoleredwa ndi kulamulira mwa Mzimu Woyera.

Mu miyezi ... mwamsanga amakaziika akudutsa. Posakhalitsa chaka, ndi katundu wa mbiri, adzakhala limodzi ndi kale. Tiyeni mtengo wapatali miyezi otsala ongochezerapo Chikole moyo timutumikire Mbuye wathu. Kodi tikuona wokhulupirika yonena za mmene ife athera miyezi kale, kodi view kukhala zogwira mtima? Deduct chochita chirichonse angapindule palibe, ... ndi mmene zochepa za wofunitsitsa utumiki, anachita kwa ulemerero wa Mulungu! Si umboni akuda nkhawa? Angati wapatali maola akhala anasakaza mu basi! Kawirikawiri, kusadzikondweretsa tokha, ife kunyalanyaza mwayi ntchito Khristu!

Moyo, ndi zodabwitsa mwaŵi ndi mipata, posachedwapa inatha. Nthaŵi bwino mu makhalidwe ati kale. Pokhapokha machimo athu tsopano analapa, ndipo afafanizidwe ndi mwazi wa Mwanawankhosa, adzaimirira mu kaundula wa kumwamba otani mu tsiku.

Moyo ndi waufupi. Zinthu za dziko zidzatha ndi ntchito. Tiyeni bwino, ndi kumanga kwa muyaya. Ife sangakwanitse osagwira wathu wamtengo wapatali mphindi, kapena kuchita wotanganidwa ntchito kuti adzabala zipatso kwa muyaya. Tiyeni nthawi m'mbuyomu zoyenera idleness, frivolity, chidziko, udzakhala mu kupeza chidziwitso cha Malemba, mu kukongoletsa moyo wathu, ndi madalitso ndi ennobling moyo ndi khalidwe la ena. Ntchito iyi kukumana ndi chiyanjo cha Mulungu, ndi kupambana kwa ife kumwamba mdalitso wa "Chabwino."

NTCHITO YA MTIMA-KUSUNGA

Sunga mtima wako ndi m'khama lonse; chifukwa kuti ndi nkhani ya moyo. Miyambo 4:23.

Khama mtima kusunga n'kofunika wathanzi kukula mu chisomo. Mtima wake tchire ndi okhalamo chosayera maganizo ndi zilakolako zauchimo. Pomwe titengeredwa ku kumvera kwa Khristu, ayenera kuyeretsedwa mwa Mzimu zonse zodetsa. Zimenezi kuchitidwa popanda chilolezo cha munthu.

Pamene moyo anayeretsedwa, ndi udindo wa Mkristu kuti wosadetsedwa. Ambiri amaganiza kuti chipembedzo cha Khristu samaitana pa kusiya machimo tsiku ndi tsiku, kunyema lotayirira ku makhalidwe amene anachita moyo ukapolo. Kusiya zinthu zina adzaweruzidwa ndi chikumbumtima, koma amalephera kuimira Khristu mu tsiku ndi tsiku. Iwo si monga Yesu m'nyumba. Iwo samawasonyeza kusinkhasinkha kusamala posankha mawu. Nthawi zambiri, fretful, iye akuchedwa mawu zinazi, mau amene kusonkhezela munyengo naye mtima wa munthu. Anthu oterewa ayenera okhalamo kukhalapo kwa Khristu mu moyo. Only mu mphamvu sangathe kupitiriza kusamala pa zolankhula ndiponso zochita.

Mu ntchito ya mtima kusunga tiyenera yomweyo mu pemphero, kupempha unwearied ku mpando wachifumu wachisomo kuti akuthandizeni. Amene dzina la Christian afike Mulungu mu khama ndi kudzichepetsa, kuwachondelera thandizo .... The Mkhristu sangachoke nthawi zonse udindo wa pemphero, koma maganizo ake ndi zilakolako nthawi zonse kukhala m'mwamba.

Kuti mtima wanu wakumwamba adzapatsa mphamvu zanu zonse zisomo ndi kuika moyo mu ntchito yanu. Kulanga maganizo kuti akhale pa zinthu zakumwamba adzaika moyo ndi khama mu zonse zimene tikuchita. Kulimbika kwathu languid, ndipo ife kuthamanga mpaka mtundu pang'onopang'ono, ndi kuwonetseredwa indolence ndi ulesi, chifukwa ife tating'ono kumwamba mphoto. Ndife dwarfs mu kwauzimu. Ndi mwayi ndi udindo wa Mkristu kuti kukula m'chizindikiritso cha Mwana wa Mulungu, "kwa munthu wangwiro."

CHIZINDIKIRO CHA MTIMA WATSOPANO

Watsopano mtima ndidzakupatsa iwe, ndipo watsopano Mzimu ndinaika mwa inu: ndipo ndidzachotsa ndi miyala mtima kwa thupi lanu, ndipo ndidzakupatsa iwe ndi mtima wa mnofu. Ezekiel 36:26.

Chimodzi mwa mwakhama mapemphero olembedwa mu Mawu a Mulungu ndi cha Davide pamene anachonderera kuti, "Pangani mwa ine oyera mtima, O Mulungu." Salmo 51:10. Mulungu anachita zimenezi pemphero, A mtima watsopano ndidzakupatsa iwe. Iyi ndi ntchito imene palibe amalire wina. Amuna ndi akazi kuyamba pachiyambi, kufunafuna Mulungu modzipereka weniweni wachikhristu. Iwo kumva mphamvu za kulenga ya Mzimu Woyera. Iwo kulandira mtima watsopano, amene anali ofewa ndi chikondi mwa chisomo cha kumwamba. Wodzikonda mzimu akudziyeretsayo ku moyo. Iwo ali ndi ntchito mwakhama ndi kudzichepetsa mtima, yense akuyang'ana kwa Yesu malangizo ndi chilimbikitso. Kenako nyumba, omangika anakonza pamodzi, imamera kukhala kachisi wopatulika mwa Ambuye.

Achinyamata makamaka kukhumudwa pa mawu, "mtima watsopano." Iwo sakudziwa tanthauzo. Iwo amayang'ana wapadera kusintha kukhoza kuchitika mu maganizo awo. Iwo akuti kutembenuka. Pa cholakwa zikwi wagwa umatha, osamvetsa mawu akuti, "Inu muyenera kubadwanso." John 3: 7.

Satana amatsogolera anthu kuganiza kuti chifukwa anamva mkwatulo wa maganizo, iwo mtima. Koma m'moyo wawo sasintha. Zochita zawo chimodzimodzi ngati poyamba. Miyoyo yawo alibe zipatso zabwino. Amapemphera nthawi zambiri ndi nthawi, ndipo nthawi zonse ankanena za mmene iwo anali oterewa nthawi. Koma iwo sakhala moyo watsopano. Iwo taputsitsidwa. M'moyo wawo amapita palibe chozama kupitirira maganizo. Iwo kumanga pa mchenga ndipo pamene mphepo chowawa anabwera, awo nyumba chinawononga.

Yesu akamanena za mtima watsopano, Iye amatanthauza maganizo, moyo wonse. Kuti asinthe mtima kuti mupewe zikhumbitso ndi dziko, ndi kulumikiza iwo pa Khristu. Kukhala ndi mtima watsopano ndi kukhala ndi maganizo atsopano, zolinga zatsopano atsopano, zolinga. Kodi chizindikiro cha mtima watsopano.

UNDESTANDING FOR ALL

The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130.

The Word of God presents the most potent means of education, as well as the most valuable source of knowledge, within the reach of humanity. The understanding adapts itself to the dimensions of the subjects with which it is required to deal. If occupied with trivial, commonplace matters only, never summoned to earnest effort to comprehend great and eternal truths, it becomes dwarfed and enfeebled. Hence the value of the Scriptures as a means of intellectual culture. Their perusal in a reverent and teachable spirit will expand and strengthen the mind as no other study can. They lead directly to the contemplation of the most exalted, the most ennobling, and the most stupendous truths that are presented to the human mind. They direct our thoughts to the infinite Author of all things.

We see revealed the character of the Eternal and listen to His voice as He communes with patriarchs and prophets. We see explained the mysteries of His providence, the great problems which have engaged the attention of every thoughtful mind, but which, without the aid of revelation, human intellect seeks in vain to solve. They open to our understanding a simple yet sublime system of theology, presenting truths which a child may grasp but which are yet so far reaching as to baffle the powers of the strongest mind.

Our Savior did not ignore learning or despise education, yet He chose unlearned fishermen for the work of the gospel because they had not been schooled in the false customs and traditions of the world. They were men of good natural ability and of a humble, teachable spirit; men whom He could educate for His great work.

The learned lawyers, priests, and scribes scorned to be taught by Christ. They desired to teach Him, and frequently made the attempt, only to be defeated by the wisdom that laid bare their ignorance and rebuked their folly. In their pride and bigotry, they would not accept the words of Christ, yet they were surprised at the wisdom with which He spake.... But the words and deeds of the humble Teacher, recorded by the unlettered companions of His daily life, have exerted a living power upon the minds of men and women from that day to the present.