Ochita mawu
"Koma khalani akuchita Mawu, osati akumva okha, kudzinyenga nokha." Yakobo 1:22.
Ngati ndingomva Mawu, koma osachita, sizidzandithandiza, ndipo sizidzandisintha. Koma ndikamva Mawu ndi kuwamvera, Mawu amakhala mbali ya ine, amakhala mbali ya malingaliro anga, ndipo amandisintha kukhala chinthu chatsopano, kukhala ngati Yesu.
"Aliyense amene amamvetsera Mawu koma sachita zimene akunena ali ngati munthu amene amayang'ana nkhope yake pagalasi ndipo, atadziyang'ana yekha, amachoka ndipo nthawi yomweyo amaiwala mmene akuonekera." Yakobo 1:23.
Mawu a Mulungu ali ngati kalirole pamene akulankhulidwa mu Mzimu ndi choonadi. Zimapangitsa kukhala kotheka kuwona Kristu Mwini monga chitsanzo chathu changwiro, ndipo panthaŵi imodzimodziyo, timadziwona tokha ndi kusoŵa kwathu konse ndi zophophonya. Ndiyeno tingako akonze zinthu m'miyoyo yathu mwa kuchita monga momwe Mawu amanenera. Pamenepo tidzasinthidwa ndi Mawu ndi kukhala ngati Yesu, pakuti Iye ndiye Mawu Enieniwo (Yohane 1:1).
Kugwiritsa ntchito mtanda
"Ngati tikunena kuti tilibe tchimo, timadzinyenga tokha, ndipo choonadi chilibe mwa ife." 1 Yohane 1:8.
Tili ndi uchimo m'chibadwa chathu chaumunthu, koma sitiyenera kuchita tchimo. Uchimo suyenera kutilamulira. Tiyenera kulamulira pa izo. Kwa ichi tikufuna mtanda.
Mtumwi Paulo analemba kuti: "Ndapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu ..." Agalatiya 2:20. Paulo sanapachikidwe pamtanda wakuthupi. Iye amagwiritsa ntchito mawu amenewa ngati chizindikiro pofotokoza kuti chifuniro chake chomwe chinafuna kuchita tchimo "chinapachikidwa". Machimo athu ayenera "kupachikidwa", ayenera kukhala "pamtanda", ayenera kufa, ndipo chifukwa chake sayenera kulamuliranso zochita zathu. Munthu amene amakhala "moyo wopachikidwa" ndi munthu amene salola kuti uchimo uzilamulira zochita zake. Iye amagonjetsa uchimo.
Uchimo sungadutse "mtanda". Umu ndi mmene tingagonjetsere, mwa kudziŵa kuti chifuniro chathu chimene chikufuna kuchimwa chinapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Iye, kotero kuti tisakhalanso akapolo a uchimo. (Aroma 6:6.)
Tiyenera kukhulupirira kuti "Ndapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu." Ndiye moyo watsopano woona ndi wolungama umene unapangidwa ndi Mulungu mwa ine umapeza nthawi yotukuka ndi kukula mu mtendere.
Mwa kukhala ndi "moyo wopachikidwa" tikhoza kusunga uchimo m'moyo wathu wamkati. Israyeli akanadzinyenga okha akananena kuti, "M'dziko lolonjezedwa mulibe adani." Dzikolo linali lodzala ndi adani pamene Yoswa analoŵamo koyamba. Ndipo Israyeli anafunikira chikhulupiriro mwa Mulungu kuti awagonjetse. N'chimodzimodzinso tsopano. Palibe chabwino chimene chimakhala m'chibadwa chathu chaumunthu chochimwa, koma mwa chikhulupiriro tidzagonjetsa. "Kuti thupi la uchimo lichotsedwe, kuti tisakhalanso akapolo a uchimo." Aroma 6:6.
Lekani kumwa ku akasupe oipa
"Kodi madzi oyera ndi madzi oipa onse angayende kuchokera ku kasupe yemweyo?" Yakobo 3:11. Ngati timamwa kuchokera ku kasupe woyera mphindi imodzi ndiyeno kumwa kuchokera ku kasupe wonyansa wotsatira, ndiye kuti timadzinyenga tokha. Sitingatumikire Mulungu ndi dziko. Ndipo ifenso sitingalambire Mulungu ndi mafano.
Akasupe onse odetsedwa ayenera kuimitsidwa. Tiyenera kusiya ndi kulambira mafano konse. Chibadwa chathu chaumunthu chochimwa ndi zilakolako zake ndi zikhumbo zake ziyenera kupachikidwa. Ngati izi sizinachitike-ndipo m'zinthu zazing'ono-ndiye kuti tikudzinyenga tokha. Munthu amene akufuna kutumikira Mulungu ndi dziko sangakule konse kwa Iye amene ali Mutu, Khristu. Munthu woteroyo wadzinyenga yekha.