Tingawerenge m’malo ambiri m’Baibulo kuti tiyenera kuopa Mulungu, kukhala ndi kuopa Ambuye, ndi kukhala ndi mantha aumulungu. Koma n’chifukwa chiyani tiyenera kuopa Mulungu? Kodi Mulungu si chikondi? Kodi 1 Yohane 4:18 imatiuza momveka bwino kuti: “Mulibe mantha m’chikondi. Koma chikondi changwiro chimachotsa mantha, chifukwa mantha amabwera chifukwa choopa chilango. Munthu amene ali ndi mantha, chikondi chake sichangwiro”?
Kodi tingakhulupirire bwanji kuti Mulungu amatikonda, ndipo nthawi yomweyo kuti tiyenera kumuopa?
Ulemu waukulu ndi kuyamikira
Kuopa Mulungu sikufanana ndi kuopa wolamulira wankhanza kapena wolamulira wopondereza. Sitiyenera kuopa mkwiyo wa Mulungu, pokhapokha ngati tikuchimwa ndipo sitikufuna kulapa. (Aroma 2:5-9.)
Kuopa Mulungu ndiko kukhala ndi ulemu waukulu ndi kusirira Mulungu Wamphamvuyonse, amene ndi Mlengi wa zinthu zonse. M’malo ochepa m’Baibulo timaona mwachidule kumwamba, ndipo timaona mmene zolengedwa zakumwamba zimamulambirira Iye mozungulira mpando Wake wachifumu, nthawi zonse zikufuula kuti “Woyera, woyera, woyera!” ndi kuphimba nkhope zawo (Chivumbulutso 4:8). Mulungu Wamphamvuyonse ameneyu wandiitana ndi dzina langa kuti ndimutumikire, ndipo akugwira ntchito mwa ine kuti ndipulumutsidwe ku tchimo langa kuti ndikhale naye kwamuyaya. Izi ziyenera kundipangitsa kumukonda, kumusirira, kumulemekeza, ndi kumuyamika kwambiri.
Ndipo timaopanso kumuchimwira, chifukwa timangofuna kumukondweretsa ndi kubweretsa ulemu ku dzina Lake. Timaopa kumuchititsa chisoni kapena kumvetsa chisoni, chifukwa timadziwa kuti tchimo ndi loipa kwambiri, mmene Mulungu amadana nalo kwambiri, ndi mmene limamupwetekera tikachimwa.
“Tsopano inu Aisraeli, n'chiyani chimene Yehova afuna kwa inu? Iye akufuna kuti muzimuopa poyenda m'njira zake zonse ndi kumukonda Iye, kumutumikira Yehova Mulungu wanu ndi mtima wanu wonse, ndi moyo wanu wonse, ndi kusunga malamulo ndi malangizo amene ndikukupatsani lero kuti zizikuyenderani bwino.” Deuteronomo 10:12-13
“Kuopa Yehova ndiko kudana ndi zoipa. Ine ndimadana ndi kunyada, kudzitama, kuchita zoyipa ndiponso kulankhula zonyenga.” Miyambo 8:13.
Kuopa Mulungu ndi:
Kukhala ndi ulemu waukulu ndi kumusirira kwambiri, kotero kuti timachita chilichonse chimene Iye akufuna kuti tichite. (Salmo 89:7; Ahebri 12:28-29.)
Kuima pamaso Pake m’zonse zimene timachita kuti timukondweretse, osafunafuna kuvomerezedwa ndi anthu. (1 Petro 1:24-25).
Kudziwa kuti tidzayankha mlandu kwa Mulungu yekha pa zochita zathu, osati kwa wina aliyense.
Kuopa kuchita chilichonse chotsutsana ndi chifuniro Chake.
Kuopa kumunyozetsa ndi zochita zathu. Izi zidzatsimikizira kuti timachita zinthu mwachilungamo, ndi chikondi ndi ubwino kwa anthu anzathu.
Kuopa kupereka maganizo olakwika okhudza Mulungu kapena Mawu Ake m’dziko lapansi.
Kuopa kuti sitikuona kufunika kwa mayitanidwe athu ndi utumiki umene Iye watipatsa.
Chidani cha tchimo, kuti timaona tchimo lililonse ngati loipa kwambiri. (Aroma 7:13).
Kumukonda Iye ndi mtima wathu wonse, moyo wathu wonse, ndi mphamvu zathu zonse, ndi kusunga malamulo Ake. (Deuteronomo 6:4-5; Deuteronomo 10:12-13; Mateyu 22:36-38.)
Kuopa Mulungu kumatsogolera ku kukula kwauzimu
Ngati sitimaopa Mulungu, sitidzaona tchimo kukhala lofunika mokwanira. Ngakhale machimo athu atakhululukidwa, tiyenerabe kukolola zotsatira za machimo amene tinachita m’mbuyomu. (Agalatiya 6:7-8). N’zoona kuti Mulungu ndi wodzala ndi chisomo ndi kuleza mtima kwa ife, ndipo Yesu anafa chifukwa cha chipulumutso chathu, kuti machimo athu akhululukidwe tikawasiya. Ndipo ndithudi timafunikira izi chifukwa kuyeretsedwa ndi kumasuka ku uchimo ndi ntchito yopitirirabe. Koma kugwiritsa ntchito zimenezo ngati chifukwa chochimwira kungasonyeze kuti tilibe mantha aumulungu kwa Mulungu, ndiponso kuti sitimukonda.
Mfundo yakuti Iye anatikhululukira machimo athu ndipo ndi wodzaza ndi chisomo ndi kuleza mtima, ndi chifukwa chenicheni chimene timamuopera ndi kumukonda Mulungu: “Ambuye, mukanasunga mbiri ya machimo athu, ndani, inu Ambuye, akanapulumuka? Koma Inu mumapereka chikhululukiro, kuti tiphunzire kukuopani.” Masalimo 130:3-4. Tikamasamala mawu ndi zochita zathu mwa kuopa Mulungu, timapeza nzeru ndi kumvetsetsa, komanso zipatso zambiri za Mzimu, chifukwa timaphunzira ndi kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu. Ngati tilibe kuopa Mulungu kokwanira, tidzachita chifuniro chathu. Izi zimatipangitsa kukhala opusa ndipo sizitsogolera ku kukula kulikonse kwa uzimu.
Ngati timaopadi Mulungu, timalowa mu ubale wakuya wachikondi ndi Mulungu. Kwalembedwa kuti: “Uzilambira Ambuye Mulungu wako, ndi kumtumikira Iye yekha.” Luka 4:8. Ubale umenewu ndi Iye udzapitirira kwamuyaya.
“Chifukwa chake tiyeni tikhale oyamikira, chifukwa tili ndi ufumu umene sungagwedezeke. Tiyenera kulambira Mulungu m’njira yomukondweretsa, ndi ulemu ndi mantha.” Ahebri 12:28.
“Tsopano zonse zamveka; nayi mapeto a nkhaniyi: Opani Mulungu ndi kusunga malamulo Ake, pakuti ichi ndi udindo wa anthu onse.” Mlaliki 12:13.