"Ndikudziwa mapulani amene ndili nawo m'maganizo mwa inu, akulengeza Yehova; iwo ndi makonzedwe a mtendere, osati tsoka, kukupatsani tsogolo lodzala ndi chiyembekezo." Yeremiya 29:11 (CEB).
Mulungu ali ndi makonzedwe a mtendere kwa tonsefe, ndipo Iye adzatipatsa tsogolo lodzala ndi chiyembekezo. Ndicho chifukwa chake Iye anatumiza Mwana Wake yekhayo: kotero kuti aliyense wokhulupirira Iye sadzatayika mpaka kalekale, koma adzakhala ndi moyo wosatha. (Yohane 3:16.) Ndi mwa chikhulupiriro mwa Iye kuti tikhoza kupeza mtendere ndi mpumulo, ndipo ndi mwa chikhulupiriro kuti tili ndi tsogolo lodzala ndi chiyembekezo.
Lonjezo la mtsogolo
Dziko lonse lapansi lili pansi pa chisonkhezero cha mdierekezi, ndipo kusakhulupirira kwagwira amitundu. Anthu ambiri amangokhulupirira zimene zapangidwa ndi kuchitidwa ndi chifuniro cha anthu. Ndichifukwa chake alibe tsogolo. Miyoyo yawo imangotsogoleredwa ndi zilakolako zawo za padziko lapansi. Malinga ngati zinthu zikuyenda bwino, moyo umayenda bwino; koma pamene zinthu zikuwatsutsa, akabwera m'mikhalidwe yovuta—chinachake chomwe chimachitika nthawi yonseyi—miyoyo yawo imakhala yowawa kwa iwo eni ndi amene ali nawo.
Chilichonse chiri ponena za zosoŵa zawo za padziko lapansi. Anthu ambiri sadziwa chilichonse chokhudza zinthu zauzimu zimene zimalonjeza tsogolo labwino.
Koma Abulahamu ankakhulupirira Mulungu ndipo motero Mulungu anamulandira kuti ndi wolungama. (Aroma 4:3.) Mulungu anasangalala kwambiri ndi mfundo yakuti panali munthu mmodzi amene anakhulupirira mwa Iye moti iye anapatsa Abrahamu lonjezo nthaŵi yomweyo ponena za mbadwa zake ndi dziko. Lonjezo limeneli linali tsogolo la Abrahamu.
Koma Loti analibe masomphenya akumwamba omwewa ndipo ankafuna kukhala ndi madambo obiriwira ndi ulemerero wa dzikoli. Chosankha chake chinali cholakwa choopsa, ndipo mwa kupanga chosankha chimenechi anataya osati kuyanjana kokha ndi Abrahamu, komanso anataya tsogolo lake. Tangolingalirani za kuthekera kumene anali nako. Iye akanangothetsa mkangano pakati pa abusa ake ndi wa Abrahamu, ndiyeno anapitiriza kuyanjana ndi amalume ake ndi kukhala ndi phande m'dalitso lake. (Mungawerenge nkhani ya Loti pa Genesis 13:6-12 ndi Genesis 19.)
Muzisankha bwino
Tiyeni amene tikukhala m'masiku ano, ndi mitundu yonse ya zosankha zoyenera kupanga, tisankhe bwino kuti ife, ndi chikhulupiriro chofanana ndi Abrahamu, titenge nawo mbali m'malonjezo a Mulungu omwe amatipatsa tsogolo lodzala ndi chiyembekezo.
"Choncho, popeza tayesedwa olungama ndi chikhulupiriro, tili ndi mtendere ndi Mulungu kudzera mwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, kudzera mwa amene ifenso tapeza mwayi mwa chikhulupiriro mu chisomo ichi chimene tikuimamo, ndipo tikusangalala ndi chiyembekezo cha ulemerero wa Mulungu." Aroma 5:1-2 (NET).
Tingaone kuti tingapeze chisomo chimenechi chimene chinadzaza Yesu mwa chikhulupiriro chamtengo wapatali chimenechi chimene Abrahamu anali nacho. Musakhulupirire chifuniro chanu kapena mphamvu zanu. Musakhulupirire malingaliro anu kapena malingaliro anu aumunthu, koma khulupirirani Mulungu wamoyo ndi zolinga Zake ndi tsogolo Lake kwa inu.
"Palibe amene angakondweretse Mulungu popanda chikhulupiriro, pakuti aliyense wobwera kwa Mulungu ayenera kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro chakuti Mulungu alipo ndipo amapereka mphoto kwa anthu amene amamufunafuna." Ahebri 11:6 (GNB). Tiyenera kudziwa bwino zimenezi. Tiyenera kuchita ndi Mulungu amene amakhala ndi moyo! Mapemphero athu ayeneranso kukhala umboni wa zimenezi. Mwa chikhulupiriro mwa Iye tikhoza kupita ku mpando wachifumu wa chisomo. (Ahebri 4:16.)
Kumene tili ndi tsogolo lodzala ndi chiyembekezo
Kupeza chisomo kumatanthauza kupeza zomwe timafunikira kwambiri m'moyo: thandizo ndi mphamvu mu Mzimu Woyera kuti tithe kugonjetsa zilakolako zonse zauchimo mu chikhalidwe chathu chaumunthu, ndikupanga zosankha zoyenera m'mikhalidwe yambiri ya moyo. Apa ndi pamene pali tsogolo lathu. Mzimu udzatiphunzitsa ndi kutikumbutsa zinthu zonse, ndipo ngati tikumvera mawu Ake tidzapeza mtendere Wake—osati mtendere wa dziko, koma mtendere umene Yesu amapereka. Mtendere umenewu sumasungidwa ndi zipolopolo ndi mfuti, koma ndi mphamvu yochokera kwa munthu amene sakhala mogwirizana ndi zokhumba mu chikhalidwe chake chochimwa, koma amene amayenda mu Mzimu ndi kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu.
Nthawi zambiri tiyenera kupita ku mpando wachifumu wa chisomo. (Ahebri 4:16.) Moyo umenewu ndi tsogolo lathu lodzala ndi chiyembekezo. M'moyo uno tingakhalenso achimwemwe m'chiyembekezo cha kupeza ulemerero wa Mulungu, chikhalidwe chaumulungu, chimene chidzakhala nafe mtsogolo mwathu ndi chimene tidzasunga ku umuyaya wonse. Mu mphamvu imeneyi tingakhalenso achimwemwe pakati pa mavuto athu, pakuti tikudziŵa kuti kuvutika kudzatithandiza kupirira, ndipo chipiriro chidzamanga khalidwe, ndipo zimenezi zidzatipatsa chiyembekezo chimene sichidzakhumudwitsa konse. (Aroma 5:4-5.) Tikakhala pamodzi ndi anthu oterowo, timaona kuti ali ndi mtendere, ndiponso tsogolo lodzala ndi chiyembekezo. Izi n'zimene Mulungu watikonzera.