Billy Graham: Mukuyenda Njira Yanji? Nthawi zonse Yesu ankawoneka kuti amaika anthu m’magulu awiri. Anaphunzitsa kuti pali njira ziŵiri za moyo—njira yotakata ndi yopapatiza. Iye anati pali zinthu ziwiri zimene zidzachitike m’moyo. Sanapereke njira ina yachitatu. Sanapereke msewu uliwonse wapakati. Iye anati ndi chimodzi kapena chimzake. Iye anati: “Lowani pachipata chopapatiza; pakuti chipata chili chotakata, ndi njira yakumuka nayo kukuonongeka iri yotakata; ndipo ali ambiri amene alowa pa icho. Pakuti chipata chili chopapatiza, ndi njira yakumuka nayo kumoyo ndi yopapatiza, ndimo akuipeza ali owerengeka” ( Mateyu 7:13-14 ) Simungakhale nawo mbali pa moyo wosatha, koma anthu ambiri amayesa kutero. Amayesa kukwera msewu wapakati-koma palibe msewu wapakati. Yesu ananena kuti ndi chimodzi kapena chimzake. Iye anati ngati simuli pa msewu wopapatiza wakumuka ku moyo wosatha, ndiye kuti muyenera kukhala panjira yotakata yakumuka ku chiwonongeko. Munthu aliyense ali pa wina kapena mzake. Munjira iti? Njira yotakata kapena yopapatiza? Imodzi imatsogolera ku chiwonongeko ndi ku Gehena; chinacho chimatsogolera ku moyo wathunthu pano ndi pano ndipo pamapeto pake moyo wobwera Kumwamba. Ndi chiyani icho? Ndi chimodzi kapena chimzake. Ndipo ndikufuna ndikuuzeni, ngati sindikadadziwa msewu womwe ndidayendamo, ndikadatsimikiza, zivute zitani. Onani kuti msewu waukulu ndi waukulu. Mwanjira ina, mutha kulowa pachipata chachikulu ndikunyamula machimo anu onse. Mutha kunyamula kudzikonda kwanu, tsankho lanu, chidani chanu, zilakolako zanu, kusalolera kwanu, tsankho lanu. Palibe zoletsa, palibe zoletsa, palibe malamulo. Kunyada kwa anthu kuli panjira yotakata iyi. Pali anthu achiwerewere, olamulira ankhanza, akupha. Koma palinso anthu amakhalidwe abwino ngakhalenso anthu ampingo mumsewuwu. Baibulo limati, “Ambiri adzati kwa Ine tsiku limenelo, ‘Ambuye, Ambuye, kodi sitinanenera mawu m’dzina lanu, kutulutsa ziwanda m’dzina lanu, ndi kuchita zodabwitsa zambiri m’dzina lanu? , 'Sindinakudziweni konse; chokani kwa Ine” ( Mateyu 7:22-23 ). Iwo anali mumsewu waukulu nthawi yonseyi. “Yesu ananena kuti ndi chimodzi kapena chimzake. Iye anati ngati simuli pa msewu wopapatiza wakumuka ku moyo wosatha, muyenera kukhala pa msewu wotakata wakumuka ku chiwonongeko.” Ndipo anthu onse amene anayesa kusunga phazi limodzi m’dziko ndi phazi limodzi Kumwamba, amene anayesa kukwera misewu yonse iwiri—anthu onsewo ali panjira yotakata, pamaso pa Kristu. Msewu waukulu umenewu ulinso ndi anthu ambiri. Yesu ananena kuti alipo ambiri amene amalowamo. Ndikuganiza kuti limodzi mwamachimo akuluakulu ndi kufanana. Nthawi zonse timamva kuti, "Aliyense akuchita." Palibe chifukwa china kupatula wina aliyense akuchita izi. Kugwirizana. Palibenso amene ali ndi kulimba mtima kuti adziyime yekha. Ngati aliyense m'chipinda chanu kusukulu amabera, yesani kuyimirira nokha ndikupeza C ngati kuli kofunikira. Ngati aliyense muofesi yanu amanama, ndipo ngati ogulitsa ena onse akunena zabodza kuti agulitse malonda, kapena amabera msonkho wawo, kapena amalipira ndalama zawo, yesetsani kuima nokha. Ngati mabwana ena onse akupeza polipira pang'ono momwe angathere kwa antchito awo, yesetsani kuima nokha ndikukhala pamwamba pa omwe akukugwirani ntchito. Ngati aliyense mdera lanu ali ndi tsankho, yesetsani kuima nokha ndikuyang'ana m'maso mwa Khristu. Mulungu satiweruza potengera zimene ena akuchita. Ngati mupereka moyo wanu kwa Yesu Khristu, mungakhale nokha m'ubale wanu, mu kunyada kwanu; mungakhale nokha m’malo mwa bizinesi yanu; mungakhale nokha mchipinda chanu kusukulu mukuyesera kukhala moyo wa Yesu Khristu. Koma ngati inu mutenga kuima kwanu kwa Khristu, Mulungu adzakulemekezani inu ndi kukudalitsani inu, ndipo Iye adzakutsegulirani inu zitseko zomwe inu simunazilota konse. Msewu wotakata uwu—osati kokha wodzaza ndi wotakata, koma ndi wonyenga. Baibulo limati: “Ilipo njira yooneka kwa munthu ngati yoongoka, koma matsiriziro ake ndi njira ya imfa.” ( Miyambo 16:25 ) Njira ina yooneka ngati yoongoka kwa munthu ndi njira ya imfa. Aliyense ali ndi lingaliro la momwe adzapitira Kumwamba, momwe angakhululukidwe ndi Mulungu. Ena akhoza kunena, “Chabwino, ndine woonamtima. Ngati ndinu woona mtima, kodi zimenezo sizingakufikitseni Kumwamba?” Ayi, sizidzatero. Mutha kukhala woona mtima ndi wolakwa. Pali anthu ambiri omwe ali owona mtima mu chipembedzo chawo, koma akulakwitsa. Ndipo ena amati, “Chabwino, nditsatira chikumbumtima changa.” Koma chikumbumtima chanu sichikukutsogolerani. Chikumbumtima chanu chikhoza kuumitsa, chikhoza kufa, chikhoza kutenthedwa. Mwachimwira Mzimu Woyera kwambiri kotero kuti chikumbumtima chanu sichikhalanso champhamvu, ndipo sichikhalanso kalozera wotetezeka. Chikumbumtima chanu chidzasocheretsa. Ndipo ena amati, “Ngati ndiyesetsa kuchita zonse zomwe ndingathe ndi kutsatira Lamulo la Chikhalidwe, ndidzapita Kumwamba. Koma Baibulo limati: “Pakuti mudapulumutsidwa ndi chisomo chakuchita mwa chikhulupiriro, ndipo ichi chosachokera kwa inu; ndi mphatso ya Mulungu, osati yochokera ku ntchito, kuti asadzitamandire munthu aliyense.” ( Aefeso 2:8-9 ) Komatu ndi mphatso yaulere ya Mulungu. Simungathe kugwira njira yanu yopita Kumwamba. Mukhoza kuchita ntchito zabwino moyo wanu wonse, koma simungathe kumanga ntchito zabwino zokwanira kuti mukafike Kumwamba. Njira yokhayo yopitira Kumwamba ndi kudzera mwa Khristu, amene anafa pa mtanda ndi amene anakhetsa mwazi wake chifukwa cha ife!
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