Tiyeni tiwone chochita kuti tikondweretse Mulungu
"Ndingakondweretse bwanji Mulungu?"
Pamwamba, izi zikuwoneka ngati funso lomwe mungafunse Khrisimasi isanakwane: "Mumapeza chiyani munthu yemwe ali ndi chilichonse?" Mulungu, amene adalenga ndi kukhala ndi chilengedwe chonse, safunikira chilichonse kuchokera kwa ife, koma ndi ubale womwe tikukambirana. Tikufuna unansi wolimba, wapamtima ndi Mulungu, ndipo ndizomwe amafunanso.
Yesu Kristu adafotokoza momwe tingakondweretsere Mulungu:
Yesu adayankha: "'Konda Ambuye Mulungu wako ndi mtima wako wonse, ndi moyo wako wonse, ndi nzeru zako zonse.' Ili ndi lamulo loyamba komanso lalikulu, ndipo lachiwiri ndi lofanana: "Konda mnansi wako momwe umadzikondera wekha." "(Mat. 22: 37-39, NIV)
Chonde, Mulungu akumukonda
Kuyesera kuyambiranso sikugwira ntchito. Kapena chikondi chofunda. Mulungu amafuna mitima yathu yonse, miyoyo yathu ndi malingaliro athu onse.
Muyenera kuti mwamukonda kwambiri munthu wina kotero kuti amadzaza malingaliro anu nthawi zonse. Simunathe kuzimitsa m'mutu mwanu, koma simunafuna kuyesa. Mukonda wina ndi chilakolako, mumayika zonse m'moyo wanu, mpaka moyo wanu.
Umu ndi m'mene Davide ankakondera Mulungu.Davidi ankatenthedwa ndi Mulungu, kumukonda kwambiri Mbuye wake. Mukawerenga Masalmo, mumapeza kuti David amatsanulira zakukhosi kwake, mopanda manyazi pakulakalaka kwake Mulungu wamkulu uyu:
Ndimakukondani, O Ambuye, mphamvu yanga ... Chifukwa chake ndidzakutamandani pakati pa amitundu, O Ambuye; Ndidzaimbira dzina lanu. (Masalimo 18: 1, 49, NIV)
Nthawi zina David anali wochimwa wochititsa manyazi. Tonse ndife peccia, komabe Mulungu adatcha David "munthu wa mtima wanga". Kukonda Mulungu kwa Davide kunali koona.
Timaonetsa kukonda kwathu Mulungu posunga malamulo ake, koma tonse timachita zolakwika. Mulungu amawona zoyesayesa zathu zochepa ngati chikondi, monganso makolo amayamikira chithunzi chawo choyipa. Baibulo limatiuza kuti Mulungu amayang'ana mu mitima yathu, powona kuyera kwa zolinga zathu. Chikondi chathu chopanda dyera cha kukonda Mulungu chimamkondweretsa iye.
Anthu awiri akamakondana, amayang'ana mwayi uliwonse wokhala limodzi pomwe akusangalala kudziwana. Mulungu wachikondi amadzifotokozera chimodzimodzi, kukhala ndi nthawi pamaso pake - kumvetsera mawu ake, kumuthokoza ndikumutamanda, kapena kuwerenga ndi kusinkhasinkha Mawu ake.
Mumakondweretsanso Mulungu ndi momwe mumayankhira mayankho ake kumapemphelo anu. Anthu omwe amayamikira mphatso ya Mphatsoyo ndiwadyera. Kumbali inayi, ngati mungavomereze chifuno cha Mulungu kukhala chabwino komanso cholungama- ngakhale chioneke mosiyana - malingaliro anu ndi okhwima mwauzimu.
Chonde, Mulungu amakonda ena
Mulungu amatiyitana kuti tikondane wina ndi mnzake, ndipo izi zitha kukhala zovuta. Aliyense amene mumakumana naye siwabwino. M'malo mwake, anthu ena amakhala olakwika. Kodi mungawakonde bwanji?
Chinsinsi chagona pa "kukonda mnansi wako momwe umadzikondera wekha". Simunalakwitse Inu simudzakhala angwiro. Mukudziwa kuti muli ndi zolakwika, komabe Mulungu akulamulirani kuti muzidzikonda. Ngati mungadzikonde nokha ngakhale muli ndi zophophonya, mutha kukonda mnansi wanu ngakhale atakhala ndi zophophonya. Mutha kuyesa kuwaona monga momwe Mulungu amawaonera. Mutha kuyang'ana makhalidwe awo abwino, monga momwe Mulungu amawaonera.
Apanso, Yesu ndiye chitsanzo chathu chokonda ena. Sanakhudzidwe ndi boma kapena mawonekedwe. Amakonda akhate, osauka, akhungu, olemera komanso okwiya. Amakonda anthu omwe anali ochimwa kwambiri, monga okhometsa misonkho ndi mahule. Amakukondaninso.
"Mwa ichi adzazindikira onse kuti muli akuphunzira anga, ngati mukondana wina ndi mnzake." (Yohane 13:35, NIV)
Sitingathe kutsatira Khristu ndikukhala odana. Awiriwo samapita limodzi. Kuti musangalatse Mulungu, muyenera kukhala osiyana kwambiri ndi dziko lonse lapansi. Ophunzira a Yesu amalamulidwa kukondana ndi kukhululukirana wina ndi mnzake ngakhale malingaliro athu atiyesa.
Chonde, Mulungu, amakukondani
Chiwerengero chachikulu cha Akhristu sichidzikonda. Amanyadira kudziyesa othandiza.
Ngati munakulira kumalo omwe kudzichepetsa kumayamikiridwa komanso kunyada kumawonedwa ngati tchimo, kumbukirani kuti kufunikira kwanu sikubwera chifukwa cha mawonekedwe anu kapena zomwe mumachita, koma chifukwa chakuti Mulungu amakukondani kwambiri. Mungakhale achimwemwe kuti Mulungu wakusandutsani kukhala mwana wake. Palibe chomwe chingakulekanitseni inu ndi chikondi chake.
Mukadzikonda nokha, mumadzisamalira. Simumadzigunda nokha mukalakwitsa; mudzikhululuka. Samalirani thanzi lanu. Muli ndi chiyembekezo chamtsogolo chifukwa Yesu adakuferani.
Zimakondweretsa Mulungu chifukwa chomukonda, mnansi wanu ndipo inunso si ntchito yaying'ono. Ikukutsutsani pamalire anu ndipo ifunika moyo wanu wonse kuti muphunzire kuchita bwino, koma ndikoitana kokweza kwambiri komwe munthu angakhale nako.