Aksel J. Smith anali wolemekezeka kwambiri monga mbusa mu utumiki wake. Moyo wake unasonyeza chikhulupiriro chosagwedezeka pa chikondi ndi mphamvu za Mulungu, ndipo zolemba zake zathandiza anthu ambiri kutuluka mumdima ndi kukhala ndi mzimu womwewo wachikhulupiriro. Mawu olimbikitsa okhudza chikhulupirirowa akuchokera m’nkhani zosiyanasiyana zimene analemba kwa zaka pafupifupi 50.
Khulupirirani chikondi cha Mulungu pa ife!
“Tikafika kwa Mulungu, tiyenera kukhulupirira kuti alikodi ndipo amayankha mapemphero athu (Ahebri 11:6). Tiyenera kukhulupirira kuti amationa ndipo ali wodzala ndi chikondi, chisamaliro ndi ubwino. Amadziwa mavuto athu onse, ndipo amasandutsa chilichonse kuti chitipindulire ngati timamukonda ndi kumukhulupirira. Wawerenga ngakhale tsitsi lililonse pamutu pathu, ndipo amaonetsetsa kuti palibe chiyeso kapena mayesero omwe ndi ovuta kwambiri kwa ife (1 Akorinto 10:13).”
Kuchokera mu “Khulupirira Popanda Kukayika,” Juni 1966
“Chikondi cha Mulungu pa ife n’chachikulu kwambiri kuposa mmene tingamvetsetsere. Amatikonda ndipo amatisamalira pa chilichonse, ngakhale chaching’ono. Maso ake amatiyang’anira nthawi zonse, ndipo satiyiwala. Adzatiikira kumbuyo ndi kutithandiza mwamphamvu ndi dzanja lake lamanja lolungama pa mayesero ndi mavuto onse, kuti tisagwe. Tikagwa, zimakhala chifukwa chakuti sitinalandire thandizo lake limene anatipatsa mwachikondi. Choncho sitifunika kuda nkhawa kapena kuchita mantha tikamakumana ndi zovuta za moyo. Ayi, tingapite patsogolo molimba mtima kwambiri m’chikhulupiriro komanso motsimikiza kuti Iye amene anayamba ntchito yabwino mwa ife adzaimaliza mpaka tsiku la Yesu Khristu (Afilipi 1:6).”
Kuchokera m’nkhani yakuti “Iye angathe kuchita chilichonse!” Novembala 1943
“Mulungu nthawi zonse wakhala akuonetsa anthu odzipereka ndi mtima wonse zimene akufuna komanso maganizo ake. Izi zinali zoona m’pangano lakale, ndipo n’zoonanso m’pangano latsopano. Amawapatsa tsogolo ndi chiyembekezo. Tili ndi zifukwa zonse zokondwerera m’chiyembekezo ndi kuyembekezera tsogolo lowala ndi laulemerero, chifukwa maganizo a Mulungu pa ife ndi amtendere okha, osati oipa. (Yeremiya 29:11).”
Kuchokera mu “Tsogolo ndi Chiyembekezo,” Januware 1985
“Mulungu wa chiyembekezo ndiye Atate wathu weniweni ndi Mtonthozi wathu. Akufuna kutipatsa osati pang’ono chabe, koma mochuluka. Adzatidzaza ndi chimwemwe chonse ndi mtendere. Kudzera m’chikhulupiriro ndi mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera, tingathe kudzitsegula kuti tilandire chidzalo cholemerachi. Sitidzachita manyazi chifukwa cha chiyembekezo chathu.”
Kuchokera mu “Tsogolo ndi Chiyembekezo,” Januwale 1985
Kuwala kowala mumdima
“Sitifunikira chiyembekezo ndi chikhulupiriro pamene zonse zikuoneka bwino malinga ndi maganizo a anthu, pakuti mungayembekezere bwanji chinthu chimene mukuchiona kale? (Aroma 8:24.) Koma tikakumana ndi mavuto aakulu ndi ovuta, ndipo tsogolo likuoneka lakuda, pamenepo chikhulupiriro chimapeza njira, ndipo kuwala kumawalira.”
Kuchokera mu “Mosiyana ndi Chiyembekezo, mu Chiyembekezo,” Seputembala 1965
“Sitiyenera kungokhulupirira mwa apo ndi apo, koma tiyenera kukhala odzaza ndi Mzimu wa chikhulupiriro nthawi zonse, pa chilichonse chimene timanena ndi kuchita. Chilichonse chidzadalitsidwa ndipo chidzakhala chabwino mwa Mzimu wa chikhulupiriro. Mzimu uwu umathamangitsa ngakhale mdima wandiweyani kwambiri. Ife tokha tikhoza kuona mwa Mzimu uwu, ndipo tikhoza kuthandiza ena kuti aone.”
Kuchokera ku “Mzimu wa Chikhulupiriro,” Okutobala 1967
“Chikhulupiriro chimawona tsiku lovuta ngati tsiku lopambana, chifukwa limakhala tsiku la chipulumutso. Ngati chikhulupiriro chathu sichili cholimba, timalamulidwa ndi mmene tikumvera, kusakhazikika ndi nkhawa.”
Kuchokera mu “Mosiyana ndi Chiyembekezo, mu Chiyembekezo,” Seputembala 1965
“Ndi kupusa kukayikira. Nzeru sizikayikira; ndi yoona mtima, yodzaza ndi chifundo ndi zipatso zabwino. Imatsegula maso athu ndi kupangitsa mapazi athu kukhala okhazikika.”
Kuchokera m’buku lakuti “Khulupirirani Popanda Kukayika,” Juni 1966
“Ngati tipempha Mzimu Woyera, tidzalandira Mzimu Woyera. Ngati tipempha nzeru, tidzalandira nzeru. Sitiyenera kukayikira mphamvu ndi ubwino wa Mulungu. Ngakhale kamoto kakang’ono ka chikhulupiriro kamabweretsa chiyembekezo m’mitima mwathu ndi kuthamangitsa mdima. Timalowa mu ufumu wa kuunika, kumene Kalonga wa kuunika amalamulira, ndipo amasamalira bwino anthu ake. Iye amachititsa kuunikako kuwala mowonjezereka mpaka kuwala ngati dzuwa masana. (Miyambo 4:18.) Goli lake ndi lofeŵa, ndipo katundu wake ndi wopepuka.”
Kuchokera ku “Khulupirirani, Musakayikire,” Juni 1966
Mzimu wogonjetsa!
“Yesu ndiye woyambitsa ndi wokwaniritsa chikhulupiriro chathu (Ahebri 12:2). Iye anagonjetsa zilakolako zonse zauchimo za thupi, zimene onse amene anakhalako iye asanabwere analephera kuzigonjetsa. Watipempha kuti timutsatire ndi mzimu womwewo wa chikhulupiriro ndi chigonjetso. Uwu ndi mzimu wachimwemwe, wodzaza ndi mtendere. Mzimu umenewu umatithandiza kudalira kwathunthu Mulungu wa zozizwitsa ndi Mawu Ake, ndiponso kusangalala ndi mpumulo wangwiro.”
Kuchokera mu “Mzimu wa Chikhulupiriro,” Novembala 1982
“Mzimu wa chikhulupiriro ndi wogwirizana ndi Mulungu ndipo umakhulupirira kokha chigonjetso. Timawerenga kuti mwa Yoswa ndi Kalebi munali mzimu wosiyana ndi wa Aisraeli ena (Numeri 14:24). Umenewo unali Mzimu wa chikhulupiriro. Mwa Mzimu umenewu akanatha kugonjetsa mosavuta adani amphamvu kwambiri, ndipo sanachititsidwe manyazi. Mulungu anaonetsetsa kuti alowe m’dziko lolonjezedwa monga ogonjetsa ndipo analandira ulemerero umene Iye anawalonjeza. Tingalandire malonjezo a Mulungu pokhapokha ngati tikhulupirira, chifukwa n’zosatheka kumukondweretsa popanda chikhulupiriro (Ahebri 11:6).”
Kuchokera mu “Mzimu wa Chikhulupiriro,” Okutobala 1967
Menyani nkhondo yabwino ya chikhulupiriro
“Odala ndi anthu amene ali ndi mawu ochokera kwa Ambuye m’nthawi zovuta kwambiri, amene amawagwiritsitsa ndi kuwamvera ndi chikhulupiriro chamoyo.”
Kuchokera mu “Pa Mawu Anu,” Julayi 1966
“Satana amagwira ntchito molimbika kwambiri kuti akokere anthu ku kusakhulupirira ndi kutaya mtima, ndipo nthawi zambiri amapambana. Tiyenera kumenya nkhondo yabwino ya chikhulupiriro nthawi zonse ngati tikufuna kusunga kulimba mtima ndi chimwemwe m’mitima yathu.”
Kuchokera mu “Khalani Olimba Mtima!” Novembala 1944
“Pokhala ndi chikhulupiriro ndi kuleza mtima, tingalandire malonjezo akuluakulu komanso amtengo wapatali kwambiri. Kuleza mtima kumatanthauza kudikira. Tingadikire moleza mtima ndi kupirira mayesero ndi zovuta zamitundumitundu. Tingamve zowawa moleza mtima kuti Mulungu alemekezedwe, tili ndi mtendere ndi chimwemwe mumtima, chikhulupiriro chodalira Mulungu kotheratu, ndiponso chikondi cha Khristu chotsanulidwa m’mitima yathu. Kusaleza mtima kumabweretsa kusakhazikika kwamitundumitundu.”
Kuchokera m’nkhani yakuti “Chikhulupiriro ndi Kuleza Mtima,” Meyi 1991
“Tiyenera kutenga chishango cha chikhulupiriro ndi kuletsa mivi yonse yoyaka moto ya mdierekezi. Tiyeneranso kutenga Lupanga la Mzimu, lomwe ndi Mawu a Mulungu. Timachita zimenezi mwa kupemphera ndi khama nthawi zonse mwa Mzimu, kukhala maso nthawi zonse, osataya mtima, ndi kupitiriza kupempherera oyera mtima onse (Aefeso 6:16-18).”
Kuchokera m’buku la “Mu Mzimu wa Chikhulupiriro ndi Changu,” Novembala 1981