Mulungu amafuna kucheza ndi anthu
"Koma kodi inu Mulungu, mungakhaledi padziko lapansi?" Limenelo linali funso limene Mfumu Solomo inafunsa, ndipo akupitiriza kunena kuti, "Ngakhale kumwamba konse sikuli kwakukulu mokwanira kukugwirani, choncho kodi Kachisi ameneyu amene ndamanga angakhale bwanji wamkulu mokwanira?" 1 Mafumu 8:27 (GNT).
Mulungu analenga anthu kukhala ngati Iye mwini kotero kuti Iye akhoza kukhala ndi kukhudzana nawo pano padziko lapansi. Koma pamene anachimwa, anaswa kugwirizana kumeneku, ndipo anatumizidwa kutali pamaso pa Mulungu. Koma Mulungu ankakondabe anthu, ndipo pambuyo pake anagwiritsa ntchito Mose kumanga Chihema, "chihema chokumanako", kumene Iye akanatha kutsogolera anthu ndi malamulo Ake oyera ndi malamulo.
Kumeneko Mulungu analankhula ndi Aroni, mkulu wa ansembe, za zimene ayenera kunena kwa anthu a Israyeli (Eksodo 25:22). Pa zochitika zimenezi, Aroni nthawi zonse ankavala zovala zopatulika ndi zoyera (Eksodo 28). M'chiyero ndi chiyero chimenechi, Mulungu akanakumana ndi dziko lapansi. Mtsinje wa madalitso ndi ulemerero unatuluka m'Chihema kupita kwa onse amene anakhala mogwirizana ndi mawu a Mulungu.
Nyumba ya Mulungu padziko lapansi: mtima wathu
Koma Mulungu sanafune kukhala m'nyumba yakuthupi; Iye ankafuna kukhala m'mitima ya anthu. "Ine ndine Mulungu wam'mwambamwamba ndi woyera, amene ndimakhala ndi moyo kosatha. Ndimakhala m'malo okwezeka ndi oyera, koma ndimakhalanso ndi anthu odzichepetsa ndi olapa, kuti ndibwezeretse chidaliro ndi chiyembekezo chawo." Yesaya 57:15 (GNT). Mulungu angakhale ndi moyo ndi kulankhula m'mitima ya anthu odzichepetsa ndi kulapa machimo awo. Ndi anthu otere okha amene Iye angasinthe kukhala ngati Iye mwini (Aroma 8:29).
"Kodi simukudziwa kuti ndinu kachisi wa Mulungu ndiponso kuti Mzimu wa Mulungu umakhala mwa inu?" 1 Akorinto 3:16 (NLT). Taganizirani za mphamvu ndi chimwemwe chimene tili nacho ngati tikudziwa kuti mtima wathu ndi nyumba ya chilichonse chabwino ndi choyera! Mitima yambiri ndi malo a chilichonse choipa ndi chodetsedwa.
"Yesu anayankha kuti, "Onse amene amandikonda adzachita zimene ndikunena. Atate wanga adzawakonda, ndipo tidzabwera kudzapanga nyumba yathu ndi aliyense wa iwo.'" Yohane 14:23 (NLT). Pamene Yesu ndi Atate adzakhala mwa ife, mitsinje ya madalitso idzachokera ku moyo wathu.
"Pakuti Mulungu anafuna kuti iwo adziwe kuti chuma ndi ulemerero wa Khristu ndi kwa inu Akunja, nawonso. Ndipo ichi ndi chinsinsi: Khristu amakhala mwa inu. Zimenezi zimakupatsani chitsimikizo chogawana ulemerero wake." Akolose 1:27 (NLT).
Pano limanena kuti tikhoza kugawana mu ulemerero Wake! Ichi chakhala chinsinsi chachikulu m'mibadwo yonse. Chinthu chachizolowezi ndi kupemphera kwa Yesu kuti machimo akhululukidwe, koma pali ochepa kwambiri omwe ali ndi Yesu wokhala m'mitima yawo, omwe amagawana ulemerero Wake, ndi kulandira mphamvu Zake. Paulo akupempherera Aefeso kuti Mulungu awapatse "... mphamvu ya kukhala wamphamvu mkati mwa Mzimu wake. Ndikupemphera kuti Khristu akhale m'mitima yanu mwa chikhulupiriro..." Aefeso 3:16-17 (NCV).
Mulungu m'mitima yathu mwa chikhulupiriro
"Koma zimene lemba limanena zokhudza kuyikidwa bwino ndi Mulungu kudzera m'chikhulupiriro ndi izi: 'Simuyenera kudzifunsa kuti, Ndani adzakwera kumwamba?' (ndiko kuti, kugwetsa Khristu). 'Komanso simukufunsa kuti, Ndani adzatsikira m'dziko lapansi?' (ndiko kuti, kulera Khristu ku imfa). Zimene limanena ndi izi: 'Uthenga wa Mulungu uli pafupi ndi inu, pamilomo yanu ndi mumtima mwanu'—(ndiko kuti, uthenga wa chikhulupiriro umene timalalikira)." Aroma 10:6-8 (GNT).
Kwa anthu ambiri, Khristu ali pamwamba ndi kutali, koma tikhoza kumulowetsa m'mitima yathu mwa chikhulupiriro. Iye amalankhula nafe ndi Mzimu Wake ndipo amapangitsa mawu Ake kukhala amoyo kwa ife. Si funso lakuti "Muyenera, ndipo mudzatero," koma Iye watisankha kuti tikhale ndi moyo mogwirizana ndi mawu Ake. Iye amatipatsa mphamvu mwa Mzimu Wake mu moyo wathu wamkati, ndipo chifukwa chake n'zotheka kotheratu kuchita chifuniro Chake ndi chimwemwe. Iye amatidzaza ndi chikhumbo chonse cha kuchita zabwino, ndipo timakhala ofanana kwambiri ndi Iye.
"Nyumba ya Mulungu pa miyendo iwiri"
"Inu muli ngati nyumba ndi atumwi ndi aneneri monga maziko ndi Khristu monga mwala wofunika kwambiri. Khristu ndi amene amagwira nyumbayo pamodzi ndi kuikulitsa kukhala kachisi woyera wa Ambuye. Ndipo inu muli mbali ya nyumba imeneyo Khristu wamanga monga malo a Mzimu wa Mulungu mwiniyo kukhala." Aefeso 2:20-22 (CEV).
Aliyense wa ife akhoza kukhala mmodzi wa "nyumba za Mulungu pa miyendo iwiri" yaing'ono imeneyi amene amayenda mozungulira m'dziko loipali ndi lamdima ndi kusonyeza kuwala kwa Mulungu, moyo, ndi chilengedwe. Yesu Mwini ndi "mwala wofunika kwambiri", amene watipatsa malangizo a nyumba yaulemerero ndi yosatha imeneyi. Malangizo amenewa ndi akuti nthawi zonse ayi chifuniro chanu ndi kunena kwa Mulungu, monga mmene Yesu anachitira kuti, "Taonani, ndabwera kudzachita chifuniro Chanu." Luka 9:23; Ahebri 10:9 (GNT).
Mu mzimu umenewu tikugwirizana pamodzi ndi atumwi, aneneri, ndi oyera mtima onse, kuti akhale kachisi woyera mwa Ambuye. Aliyense amene ali m'nyumbayi ali ndi chidziwitso ndi maganizo ofanana (1 Akorinto 1:8-10). M'nyumbayi, palibe amene akutsutsana ndi wina. Ichi sichinthu chomwe chimachitika kokha Yesu atabwerera, koma chikuchitika kale tsopano.
Nyumbayo idzatha pamene Yesu adzabwerera padziko lapansi. Ndiyeno "nyumba pa miyendo iwiri" zazing'ono zonsezi zidzaphatikizidwa pamodzi ndi kukweza kuti zikhale kachisi wosatha komanso waulemerero. Choncho, zalembedwa kuti, "koposa zonse, tetezani mtima wanu!" Miyambo 4:23 (NIV). Pamenepo palibe chimene chingatigawire ku miyala ina m'nyumba ya Mulungu.
Pali chinachake chomwe tiyenera kuchita ngati tikufuna kukhala limodzi m'nyumbayi. Tiyenera kusiya zonse! Pamenepo tidzakhala chimodzi cha miyala yamoyo imene idzagawana umuyaya ndi Yesu ndi Mulungu, pamodzi ndi atumwi, aneneri, ndi oyera mtima onse!