"Koma thaŵani zinthu zoipa zimene achinyamata amalakalaka." 2 Timoteyo 2:22. "... kotero inu mukhoza kuthawa zoipa m'dziko. Choipa chimenecho chimachititsidwa ndi zikhumbitso zoipa." 2 Petro 1:4.
Tingaganize kuti sizinali zofunika kuuza Timoteyo zimenezi, koma Paulo sakanamuuza ngati sizinali zofunika. Anthu amene amathawa uchimo ndi ofooka mwa iwo okha koma amadalira Mulungu. Amadana ndi tchimo lomwe umene uli mu khalidwe lawo la umunthu.
Sitingakhudze chinthu chodetsedwa popanda kudzidetsa tokha. Choncho, kwalembedwa kuti, "Musakhudze chodetsedwa!" 2 Akorinto 6:17. Baibulo limalemba zambiri zokhudza mfundo yakuti tiyenera kudziyeretsa pa chilichonse chimene chimapangitsa thupi lathu ndi mzimu wathu kukhala zodetsedwa, ndiponso kuti tizigwira ntchito mwakhama kuti tikhale oyera kotheratu chifukwa choopa Mulungu. (2 Akorinto 7:1.)
Kodi moyo wanu mumazidzadza ndi chiyani?
Timayang'anizana ndi mitundu yonse ya zonyansa kapena zisonkhezero zodetsedwa tsiku lonse, ndipo nkosatheka kudzisunga tokha kukhala oyera kapena opanda chodetsa pokhapokha ngati timadana nazo. Anthu ambiri amafuna kudziwa zochitika za ena, amakonda kudziwa zomwe zikuchitika. N'zosatheka kuti anthu oterewa adzisunge okha oyera; chifukwa chake, iwo sadzafika konse ku chikhalidwe cha umulungu, kapena kukhala oyera monga momwe zalembedwera pa 2 Akorinto 7:1. Chinthu chabwino kwambiri chimene angachite ndicho kudziletsa.
Timawerenga pa Chivumbulutso 2:24 kuti anthu ena amadzitama podziwa zinthu zakuya za Satana, monga amanenera. Koma Yesu akunena kuti Iye amadziwa zimene aliyense amaganiza, ndipo Iye adzabwezera aliyense pa zimene achita. (Chivumbulutso 2:23.)
Tiyenera kale kugwira ntchito mwakhama kuti tikhale oyera ku mayesero amene sitingathe kuwalamulira. Chotero nchifukwa ninji tingasankhe kuyang'ana chinachake kapena kuŵerenga chinachake chimene chidzadzutsa zilakolako zoipa m'mkhalidwe wathu wauchimo? "M'malomwake, khalani ngati mmene Ambuye Yesu Khristu anachitira, ndipo iwalani za kukwaniritsa zilakolako za uchimo wanu." Aroma 13:14.
Thaŵani uchimo: Pulumutsanimoyo wanu!
"Inde, pamene Khristu anafa, anafa kuti agonjetse mphamvu ya uchimo nthawi imodzi - nthawi zonse. Tsopano ali ndi moyo watsopano, ndipo moyo Wake watsopano uli ndi Mulungu. Momwemonso, muyenera kudziwona nokha kukhala akufa ku mphamvu ya uchimo ndi kukhala ndi moyo ndi Mulungu kupyolera mwa Khristu Yesu." Aroma 6:10-11.
Zimenezi zimachitika kwambiri mu malingaliro athu. Ngati tikufuna kubwera ku chikhalidwe chaumulungu, kukhala oyera, ndiye kuti tiyenera kukhala okhulupirika m'maganizo athu. Ngati tipitiriza kuganizira zinthu zimene tikuyesedwa, zikutanthauza kuti sitikuzithawa! Sitikudana nazo. Koma ngati timadana nazo, zimatipangitsa kupeza chikhalidwe chaumulungu m'dera lino! Sitingakhale ndi moyo umenewu pokhapokha titaima pamaso pa Mulungu ndi kukhala mu Mzimu.
"YEHOVA ... akuti, "Funsani ansembe zimene lamulo limanena. Tiyerekeze kuti munthu wina wanyamula nyama yopatulika m'zovala zimene wavala. Ndipo zovalazo zimakhudza mkate kapena msuzi. Kapena zakhudza vinyo, mafuta a azitona kapena chakudya china. Ndiye kodi zinthu zimenezo zimakhalanso zoyera?" Ansembe anayankha kuti, "Ayi." Choncho ndinati, "Tiyerekeze kuti wina wapangidwa 'wodetsedwa' mwa kukhudza mtembo. Ndipo kenako akukhudza chimodzi mwa zinthu zimenezo. Kodi zimakhalanso 'zodetsedwa'?" "Inde," ansembe anayankha. "Zimatero."" Hagai 2:11-14.
Pano tikuwona mmene chenjezoli liri loyenerera kuthaŵa uchimo! Pamene Mulungu ali pafupi ndipo tadalitsidwa pamsonkhano wa mapemphero kapena mwa kuŵerenga Mawu a Mulungu, pamenepo nkofunika kwambiri kuti tisalole maso ndi malingaliro athu kusokonezedwa mwa njira ina iliyonse. Sitingathe kusunga "chiyero" m'mitima yathu ndi malingaliro athu ngati sitithawa chilichonse chodetsedwa; tikapanda kuzitenga mosamala kwambiri, tidzakhala odetsedwa ndi zimene timaona ndi kumvetsera. Israyeli anali choncho. Chilichonse chimene anachita, ndi zimene anapereka, zinali zodetsedwa.
Ngakhale anthu amphamvu ndi oopa Mulungu, mofanana ndi amene Yohane anawalembera, amafunikira machenjezo oterewa. (1 Yohane 2:13-17.)