Ulaliki: Moyo ndi nthunzi
Chifukwa moyo ndi nthunzi tiyenera kudzichepetsa pamaso pa Mulungu ndikumvera chifuniro Chake. Yakobo akuyamba gawo latsopano, koma mutu wolumikizana kudzera mu mitu 4 ndi 5 ndi kudzichepetsa. Chikhulupiriro chenicheni chimaweruza kunyada mwa kudzichepetsa pamaso pa Mulungu. Mu 4:1-12, Yakobo akunena za kufunika kodzichepetsa kuti athetse mikangano ndikukhala ndi ubale wabwino. Tsopano akutembenukira ku nkhani ya kudzichepetsa ponena za mtsogolo. Akukumana ndi mzimu wodzikuza womwe adawona pakati pa mipingo. Ngakhale kuti anthu awa ankanena kuti amadziwa Khristu, anali kukhala ndi maganizo a dziko lapansi omwe mtumwi Yohane amatcha "kudzitamandira kwa moyo" (1 Yohane 2:15). Anali kupanga mapulani osaganizira za imfa yawo komanso ulamuliro wa Mulungu. Monga munthu wolemera m'fanizo la Yesu, iwo anali kunena kuti, “Ndidzamanga nkhokwe zazikulu zosungiramo katundu wanga,” ndipo “Ndidzati kwa moyo wanga, ‘Moyo wanga, uli ndi katundu wambiri wosungidwa kwa zaka zambiri; pumula, idya, imwa, sangalala.’” “Koma Mulungu anati kwa iye, ‘Wopusa iwe! Usiku womwe uno moyo wako udzafunidwa kwa iwe; ndipo tsopano ndani adzakhala ndi zimene wakonza?’” (Luka 12:19-20). Yakobo akunena mfundo zinayi: 1. Moyo ndi nthunzi. Izi zikutanthauza zinthu zitatu: A. Moyo ndi wofooka. Yakobo akulemba (4:13-14a), “Idzani tsopano, inu amene mumati, ‘Lero kapena mawa tidzapita ku mzinda wakutiwakuti, ndipo tidzakhala kumeneko chaka chimodzi ndikuchita malonda ndi kupeza phindu.’ Koma simukudziwa momwe moyo wanu udzakhala mawa.” Kapena, lembalo linganene kuti, “Simudziwa zomwe zidzachitike mawa.” Sitikudziwa ngakhale zomwe zidzachitike mphindi khumi kuchokera pano, osati mawa kapena chaka chamawa! Amalonda awa ankaganiza monyada kuti adzuka mawa, kuti afika mumzinda bwinobwino, kuti bizinesi yawo ipambana mkati mwa chaka chimodzi, ndipo palibe amene angawalande ndalama zawo. Ankaganiza kuti zonsezi ndi za tsogolo losadziwika lomwe sakanatha kulilamulira komanso alibe chitsimikizo! Monga ndanenera, wachinyamata wathanzi kwambiri pakati pathu akhoza kufa mosavuta usiku. Pali njira zambiri zosavuta komanso zosayembekezereka zofera! Nthawi ina ndinachita maliro a mtsikana wazaka 11 yemwe adadandaula kwa amayi ake za mutu. Amayi ake adamuuza kuti agone. Anagona pansi ndipo anamwalira ndi aneurysm ya ubongo. Tinkadziwa za banja lachinyamata lomwe linkatumikira ku Campus Crusade. Anapita ku tchuthi cha kumapeto kwa sabata. Pamene ankatuluka mu hot tub ku hotel yawo, anazunguzika mutu ndipo anagwa, akumenya mutu wake m'mphepete mwa dziwe losambira. Sanatulukepo mu coma. Lamlungu lina masana zaka zingapo zapitazo, mwamuna wina wazaka za m'ma 30 yemwe ankapita kuno anali kusamba chipale chofewa. Mkazi wake anayang'ana pawindo ndipo anamuona atagona pansi, atafa ndi matenda a mtima. Apanso, mungatsutse kuti kuganizira zinthu zotere n'koopsa komanso kokhumudwitsa. Sindikunena kuti muziganizira kwambiri zinthuzi. Koma ngati simuziganizira, simudzakhala ndi moyo wodalira Mulungu moyenera. Mudzapanga mapulani monyadira ndikupitiriza ndi moyo ngati kuti mudzakhala wachinyamata komanso wathanzi kwamuyaya. Yakobo akuti (4:16) "kudzitamandira konse koteroko ndi koipa." B. Moyo ndi waufupi. Nthunzi ndi yaufupi. Mumaona nthunzi nthawi imodzi ndipo patatha mphindi zochepa imapita. Mumaona nthunzi ikutuluka mu kapu yanu ya khofi ndipo pakangopita mphindi imodzi, imatha mlengalenga. Moyo uli choncho. Mu Salmo 90, Mose akudandaula za kufupika kwa moyo. Iye amayerekeza moyo ndi udzu wa kuthengo womwe umamera m'mawa ndipo madzulo, umatha pansi pa dzuwa lotentha. Iye akulemba (90:10), “Masiku a moyo wathu, amakhala ndi zaka makumi asanu ndi awiri, kapena ngati ndi mphamvu, zaka makumi asanu ndi atatu, koma kudzikuza kwawo ndi ntchito ndi chisoni; pakuti posachedwa zimapita ndipo timauluka.” Ngakhale mutakhala ndi moyo zaka zana, moyo umathamanga mofulumira bwanji! Bwenzi langa limazindikira kuti moyo uli ngati mpukutu wa pepala la chimbudzi—mukayandikira mapeto, ndi momwe umathamangira!” Simungasamale za fanizoli, koma ndi zoona! Ndicho chifukwa chake Mose akupemphera (90:12), “Chifukwa chake tiphunzitseni kuwerengera masiku athu, kuti tikupatseni mtima wanzeru. Mulungu yekha ndi amene angandipatse nzeru zomwe ndikufunikira kuti ndigwiritse ntchito masiku amenewo mopindulitsa poganizira za muyaya. C. Imfa ndi yotsimikizika. Ziwerengero za imfa n’zodabwitsa kwambiri. Munthu m’modzi mwa mmodzi amafa.” Mungaganize kuti chifukwa imfa si yongotheka chabe, koma yotsimikizika, ndipo ingachitike nthawi iliyonse, ndipo munthu aliyense ayenera kuyimirira pamaso pa Mulungu kuti aweruzidwe, munthu aliyense adzakhala wofunitsitsa kudziwa momwe angachitire zinthu bwino ndi Mulungu. Koma, modabwitsa, anthu amakumbukira izi ndikupitiriza nkhani za moyo ngati kuti adzakhala ndi moyo kosatha. Amatha kuonera tsoka la Mphepo Yamkuntho ya Katrina pa TV, kugwedeza mitu yawo mosakhulupirira matupi akuyandama m'madzi, ndikutuluka pakhomo kupita ku zochita zawo za tsiku ndi tsiku popanda kuonekera pamaso pa Mulungu ndi kulapa machimo awo! N'zodabwitsa! Yesu anatiphunzitsa momwe tingaganizire tikamva za masoka otere. Anthu ena adamuwuza za Agalileya ena omwe Pilato adawapha. |