Mawu akuti "Mkhristu" amatanthauza "wotsatira wa Khristu", ndipo pa Luka 9:23-24 Yesu Mwini amatiuza tanthauzo lake: "Onse ofuna kubwera pambuyo panga ayenera kukana okha, kutenga mtanda wawo tsiku ndi tsiku, ndi kunditsatira." Limeneli ndilo tanthauzo lenileni la Chikristu, ndipo limagwira ntchito kwa Mkristu aliyense woona, mosasamala kanthu za msinkhu wawo, mwamuna kapena mkazi, umunthu, chiyambi kapena mkhalidwe.
Yesu ankadziwa zimene Iye anali kulankhula
Tikhoza kutsatira Yesu mu izi, chifukwa ndi zimene Iye Mwini anachita pamene Iye anali padziko lapansi. Monga munthu Iye anayesedwa (Yakobo 1:12-15). Koma Iye anati "Ayi" ku zinthu zimene Iye anayesedwa ndipo tsiku ndi tsiku anatenga mtanda Wake - zomwe zikutanthauza kuti Iye sanagonjepo ku tchimo limene Iye anayesedwa, ndipo chifukwa chake Iye sanachimwepo. (Ahebri 2:14; Ahebri 4:15.)
N'zoonekeratu kuti Yesu ankadziwa mmene chikhalidwe cha anthu chinalili; Iye mwiniyo anakumana ndi mmene zinalili kukhala munthu wochimwa. Amagwiritsa ntchito zitsanzo zothandiza zomwe zimatisonyeza kuti Iye ankadziwa momwe zinalili kuyesedwa: nsanje, kukwiya, chilakolako, kuweruza, kuda nkhawa, kunyadira, chinyengo etc.
Koma tsiku lililonse la moyo Wake, Yesu anagwiritsa ntchito "mtanda". Amenewo anali malo amene zilakolako zauchimo m'chibadwa Chake chaumunthu (chimene chimatchedwanso thupi) zinakumana ndi imfa yawo. M'mawu ena, izi zikutanthauza kuti mwa mphamvu ya Mulungu Iye anati "Ayi" ku tchimo mu chikhalidwe Chake chochimwa mpaka Iye anagonjetsa, mpaka tchimo Iye anali kuyesedwa anali akufa.
Kusagonja ku uchimo kumabweretsa mavuto. Chotero Yesu anafunikira kuvutika m'thupi Lake, ndipo Iye anafunikira kufuula kwa Mulungu kaamba ka thandizo, koma kunatanthauzanso kuti Iye sanachimwe konse. (1 Petro 4:1; Ahebri 2:14; Ahebri 5:7.)
Kwenikweni timasiya kuchimwa!
"Uthenga wa mtanda" ndi wothandiza kwambiri. "Mtanda" ungagwiritsidwe ntchito pa moyo wa tsiku ndi tsiku, ndi aliyense, mosasamala kanthu za msinkhu wawo, kugonana, umunthu, chiyambi kapena mkhalidwe. Ikhoza kugwiritsidwa ntchito mu mkhalidwe uliwonse, mu chiyeso chilichonse.
Pamene titenga mtanda wathu tsiku ndi tsiku, sitimagonja ku malingaliro a mkwiyo, kukwiya, kapena nsanje. Sitigonja ku ziyeso za kukhala onyada kapena okayikira kapena aulesi. Sitimalola malingaliro odetsedwa. Timakana kudzimvera chisoni kapena kukhumudwa zomwe zingatilepheretse kuchita zabwino. Timayamba kuchita mawu a Mulungu. (Yakobo 1:21-22.)
Ndi mtanda umene "timapha" zilakolako zauchimo m'chilengedwe chathu zisanachimwe. (Yakobo 1:14-15; Akolose 3:5; Agalatiya 5:24.) Zimenezo zikutanthauza kuti sitigonja ku uchimo kufikira tchimo litakhala lakufa mwa ife. Paulo akunena kuti uthenga wa mtanda ndi mphamvu ya Mulungu kwa iwo amene amakhulupirira, ndi kuti ndi nzeru ya Mulungu. (1 Akorinto 1:18-25.) Tikuwona izi m'zochita! Pogwiritsa ntchito mtanda ndi mphamvu zochokera kwa Mzimu Woyera, timasinthidwa.
Kumene tinali oŵaŵa ndi aukali kale, timakhala dalitso. Pamene tinali odera nkhaŵa ndi olefulidwa, timakhala odzala ndi chikhulupiriro ndi mphamvu ya kuchitapo kanthu. Kumene kale tinali kusuliza ndi kudzala ndi chidani, timaphunzira kukhululukira ndi kulimbikitsa. M'malo mokangana pamene malingaliro athu apwetekedwa kapena malingaliro athu akukankhidwa pambali, timakhala zitsanzo mu kufatsa, kukoma mtima ndi kuleza mtima. Pamene tikunena kuti "Ayi" ku zilakolako zathu zauchimo, timapeza zipatso zambiri za Mzimu.
Zotsatira zodabwitsa
N'zosangalatsa kwambiri kwa banja lathu, anzathu komanso anzathu ogwira nawo ntchito tikasiya kukhala ankhanza n'kukhala ofatsa, oyamikira m'malo mowawa, osangalala osati okwiya. Ndi mpumulo wotani nanga pamene tileka kukhala bossy, koma kuyamba kuthandiza enawo m'malo mwake. Ndi dalitso lotani nanga kwa anthu pamene anthu aulesi akhala ogwira ntchito mwakhama, ndipo pamene anthu ambiri akhala olungama, oona mtima ndi okhulupirika.
Monga Akristu timakhala zitsanzo za chilungamo, chifundo ndi zonse zabwino ndi zabwino. Ndife kuwala komwe sikungabisidwe. (Mateyu 5:14-16.) Kulikonse kumene tili, chilichonse chimene tingakumane nacho, momwe tingamvere, mosasamala kanthu za mikhalidwe yathu, aliyense amene tili naye, uthenga wa mtanda udzagwira ntchito nthawi zonse, ndi kutulutsa zotsatira zabwino. Ndi Chikristu m'zochita.