"Sindilinso ine amene ndimakhala"
Kodi munayamba mwakumanapo ndi munthu amene amaoneka kuti ali ndi gwero lachinsinsi la ubwino, madalitso, ndi chisangalalo kwinakwake mumtima mwake? Mwina wachibale kapena wogwira naye ntchito, munthu yemwe mungathe kuzindikira momveka bwino kuti ndi wosangalala komanso wokhutira? Munthu akhoza kudabwa kuti n'zotheka bwanji kukhala ndi moyo ngati umenewo, kumene mumakhala osangalala kwambiri ndipo mumangowunikira moyo wa Yesu, kupanga mtendere ndi chisangalalo kulikonse kumene muli.
Mwina simunakumanepo ndi munthu ngati ameneyo ndipo simukudziwa ngati anthu oterewa alipodi.
Koma n'zotheka kuti tonsefe tikhale ndi moyo wolemera komanso wachimwemwe chonchi. Imayamba ndi mavesi awiri a m'Baibulo.
"Tikudziwa kuti uchimo wathu wakale unapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu kuti uchimo utaye mphamvu zake m'miyoyo yathu. Sitilinso akapolo a uchimo." Aroma 6:6.
"Umunthu wanga wakale wapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu. Sindilinso ine amene ndili ndi moyo, koma Khristu ali ndi moyo mwa ine. Choncho ndimakhala m'thupi lino la padziko lapansi pokhulupirira Mwana wa Mulungu, amene anandikonda ndi kudzipereka yekha chifukwa cha ine." Agalatiya 2:20.
Khristu amakhala mwa ine!
Agalatiya 2:20 ndi amodzi mwa maumboni amphamvu kwambiri m'Baibulo. Pokhapokha pamene muli ndi umboni womwewu, "Umunthu wanga wakale wapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu. Sindilinso ine amene ndili ndi moyo," mutha kunena kuti mwabadwadi mwatsopano. Paulo akunena kuti anakhala ndi moyo wa Yesu. Iye sakanakhoza kuchita zimenezo ngati munthu wake wakale wochimwa sanapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu monga akunenera mu Aroma 6:6. Umunthu wanu wochimwa ndi maganizo anu akale omwe amafuna kukhala molingana ndi zofuna zanu zadyera, zilakolako, ndi zokhumba zanu; pamene zimenezo zapachikidwa, ndiye kuti mutha kukhala ndi moyo wa Yesu.
Kenako moyo wakale umenewo umasiya; akasupe onse akale, oyipa ndi oyipa. Iwo atsekedwa kuchokera pansi. Ndipo kenako akasupe osatha ochokera kumwamba amatseguka. Pamene sikulinso "ine" amene ndimakhala ndi moyo, mutha kukhala ndi moyo wolemera, wokhutira, wodalitsika. Ndipo kenako kasupe ameneyo adzayamba kutuluka m'moyo wanu.
"Koma iwo amene amamwa madzi omwe ndimapereka sadzakhalanso ndi ludzu. Imakhala kasupe watsopano, wophulika mkati mwawo, kuwapatsa moyo wosatha." Yohane 4:14.
Zonsezi zimatheka kudzera mu mphamvu ya mtanda. Imeneyi ndi mphamvu ya Mulungu ndipo imeneyi ndi nzeru ya Mulungu. Ndipo Iye anasonyeza kuti mphamvu imeneyi inali yotani pa tsiku lachitatu, pamene Yesu anauka kwa akufa. Inali mphamvu imeneyi imene inkanamuukitsa Iye mu imfa. Mphamvu imeneyi inathyola unyolo ndi zomangira za imfa kotero kuti palibe chimene chikanamulepheretsa. Ndipo kenako Iye anauka pa tsiku lachitatu, monga Mpulumutsi wathu. Ndipo kenako pambuyo pake Iye anakwera kumwamba. (1 Akorinto 1:18,24)
Mphamvu zonse za Mulungu zilipo kwa inu
Ngati Yesu adachitapo chifuniro chake chaumunthu, akuchita molingana ndi chikhalidwe chake chaumunthu, ndipo ngati mtanda sunagwire ntchito mwa Iye m'moyo Wake wonse, ndiye kuti nzeru za Mulungu sizikanakhala kuchokera kwa Iye. Pamenepo kupusa kukanakhala kuchokera ku moyo Wake. Akanakhala kuti adagonjera kamodzi kokha, zikanakhala zokwanira. Ndiye Iye sakanakhoza kukhala Mpulumutsi wathu.
Koma Iye anali wokhulupirika kwambiri kotero kuti sanagonje, ngakhale kamodzi, ndipo chifukwa chake adakhala mphamvu ya Mulungu ndi nzeru za Mulungu. Kumbukirani kuti Iye anali munthu. Mwana wa munthu. Munthu Yesu Khristu. Ndipo Iye anali wokhulupirika kwambiri kwa Atate wake. Chifukwa chake Iye akhoza kukhala Nkhoswe pakati pa Mulungu ndi anthu. (1 Timoteo 2:5.)
Ndicho chimene chiri kukonda Mulungu ndi mtima wanu wonse, ndi maganizo anu onse, ndi zonse zimene zili mkati mwanu. (Mariko 12:30.) Ndizo zomwe zimatanthauza kukhala ndi mtima wonse. Ndipo kenako Mulungu adzakulimbitsani ndi mphamvu Yake. Osati mphamvu zina zokha, osati mphamvu pang'ono. Koma ndi mphamvu Yake yomwe Iye adzakuthandizani.
"Maso a kumvetsetsa kwanu akuunikiridwa; kuti mudziwe kuti chiyembekezo cha maitanidwe Ake ndi chiyani, chuma cha ulemerero wa cholowa chake mwa oyera mtima ndi chiyani, ndi ukulu waukulu wa mphamvu yake kwa ife amene timakhulupirira, monga mwa ntchito ya mphamvu yake yamphamvu imene Iye anaigwira mwa Khristu pamene Iye anamuukitsa Iye kwa akufa, ndi kumkhazika Iye kudzanja lake lamanja m'malo akumwamba." Aefeso 1: 18-20.
Kodi ndani amene anamenyapo nkhondo ndi Mulungu ndi kusiya nkhondoyo osavulala? Pamene Mulungu ali nanu, ndiye kuti palibe amene angakhale wotsutsana nanu. "Ndani angatsutse ife?" Paulo akuti mu Aroma 8:31. Muli ndi gwero losatha la mphamvu zomwe mungatengepo m'moyo wanu. Mukamagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu imeneyo kusunga umunthu wanu wakale wopachikidwa, ndikugonjetsa zilakolako zonse ndi zokhumba za chikhalidwe chanu chauchimo chaumunthu, chimenecho chidzakhala dalitso kwa inu ndi aliyense wokuzungulirani.
Iye amakupatsani mphamvu ndi chisomo chokwanira, chifukwa simungathe kukhala ndi moyo wa pangano latsopanoli nokha. Simungathe kukhala osangalala nthawi zonse nokha. Palibe amene angathe kutero. Koma mwa chisomo cha Mulungu ndi mphamvu ya Mulungu, mphamvu Yake yaumulungu, mukhoza kukhala ndi moyo wotere, moyo wolemera ndi wachimwemwe wa Chipangano Chatsopano, kumene mungachitire umboni pamodzi ndi Paulo: "Sindilinso ine amene ndili ndi moyo, koma Khristu amakhala mwa ine."