Nhoroondo yekurukurirano yaJesu nomukadzi weSamaria muenzaniso unoshamisa wokuita kwaakaita basa rake nokutendeka. Anzwa nzara uye aneta norwendo, akazorora patsime raJakobho. Akanga ari masikati. Vadzidzi vake vakanga vapinda muSikari kundotenga zvokudya. Mukadzi uya akabva auya kuzochera mvura. Akashamiswa nechikumbiro chake chokuti amupe chokunwa. Mumwe muJudha akakumbira mumwe mukadzi muSamariya nyasha? Yakanga isiri nzira yakanakisisa yokutanga nayo, asi pasi pokutenda mashura kwavo nokusaziva, Jesu akaziva chinodikanwa chomudzimu. Akashuvira kupa kumweya uyu wakarasika pfuma yerudo rwaBaba.

Akamukumbira kuti asadzoke paanenge azorora uye azorora. Uyewo haana kumuudza kuti aigona kudana musangano wakakura zvakakwana kuti ataure nezvezvinhu zvishoma zvinokosha. Aiwa, akapa basa rake nehunhu hwake kumukadzi uyu chete. Akanga asingaratidziki semunhu ane chivimbo; aigara muchivi, achidisa kuwana pfuma yechinguvana, aifarira mvura youpenyu bedzi kana yaigona kumudzivirira padambudziko rokuchera mvura, uye, sokugona kwedu kutonga kubva mukudzivisa kwake kwechirambidzo nezvisina basa, akanga asingapindiri zvachose kune zvakadzika. chokwadi chomudzimu icho Jesu akazivisa pamberi pake.

Kunyange zvakadaro, mukadzi uyu aiva mumwe wevanhu vashomanana vakanyatsotaurwa naJesu kuti ndiye aiva Mesiya. Pakupedzisira, mashoko ake akasvika pamwoyo wake. Mweya wakakunda; akaziva muna Jesu waaida. Zvino akasiya jug yake uye aida kusuma muponesi kune vavakidzani vake neshamwari.

Chipo cheukoshi husingayereki

Mukadzi weSamaria anomirira vazhinji zvikuru avo Shoko raShe rinotaurirwa kwavari. Kune vanhu vakabatikana nezvinhu zvepanyika zvekuti havana nguva yezvinounza rugare. Ishe vanoda kuzviratidza kwatiri, asi isu tinorega chinhu chidiki chese chichitikanganisa uye izwi rake rinodzimwa. Asi haana kuora mwoyo. Dai Ishe vasina kutiunzira chimwe chinhu chakakosha, zvichida Vangadai vasina kushingirira mukuedza kuti titarise. Zvaanopa, kune rumwe rutivi, hazvikwanisi kubhadharwa negoridhe, kupfuura izvo zvakambopinda mumoyo wemunhu. Rudo rwake kwatiri runomurambidza kubvisa chipo. Kudai taizongoziva kukosha kwayo, taisazozengurira kwechinguvana kuinakidzwa.

Jesu akati kumukadzi weSamariya: “Dai waiziva chipo chaMwari uye kuti ndiani anoti kwauri, Ndipe ndinwe!, ungadai waikumbira kwaari, uye aizokupa mvura mhenyu.”— Johani 4,10:3,20 . Jesu anotaura nenzira yomuzvarirwo sei pamusoro peaya nhano! Haasiyi panikiro pamusoro pazvo. Kana mukadzi wacho aiziva chipo chaMwari, chokwadi aizochikumbira. Munhu wose anogona kuzvitenda. Asi zvinongoitikawo kuti murume wacho achaita zvaanokumbira. Apo patinodzidza kuti mvura yeupenyu chii uye tova nenyota yayo pachedu, Ishe vanonzwa chikumbiro chedu uye vanotivimbisa kuti tinogona kuva nayowo. Ndokwomuzvarirwo kwaari kuti atipe mvura youpenyu sezvazviri kuti isu tive nenyota yayo, chaizvoizvo kunyange zvikuru. Nokuti anopa zvakawanda, “zvinopfuura zvikuru zvatinogona kukumbira kana kunzwisisa” ( VaEfeso XNUMX:XNUMX ).

Mufaro Usingaperi

“Asi ani naani anonwa mvura yandichamupa ini haangatongovi nenyota nokusingaperi, asi mvura yandichamupa ichava maari chitubu chemvura inoyerera ichienda kuupenyu husingaperi.” ( Johani 4,14:5,6 ) Pano ndipo pane kuzadzika kwakakwana. kuzara kwehupenyu, mufaro usingaperi uye ruponeso rusingaperi. Tinoonga zvishoma sei izvo Jesu anoda kuitira vateveri vake: upenyu hunoshamisa hwaanoshuva nokuda kwavo. Haadi kuti vanhu vake vave nezvishuvo zvipi nezvipi zvisingazadziki kana kuti nzara nenyota pasina nokuda kwezvikomborero zvisingawaniki. “Vanofara vane nzara nenyota yokururama, nokuti vachagutiswa!” ( Mateu 5:33,23 ) Chikomborero chakapiwa naMosesi kuna Naftari chinoshanda kuvana vose vaMwari: “Gutswai nenyasha uye muzere nechikomborero chaJehovha. Jehovha.”—Dheuteronomio 6,35:XNUMX. Jesu akati, “Ndini chingwa choupenyu. Ani naani anouya kwandiri haangatongovi nenzara, uye ani naani anotenda kwandiri haangatongovi nenyota.”— Johane XNUMX:XNUMX .

Munyika itsva mune “rwizi rwakachena rwemvura youpenyu, inopenya sekristaro, inoyerera ichibva pachigaro choumambo chaMwari necheGwayana” ( Zvakazarurwa 22,1:17,13 ). Inoputika kubva muhunhu hwaMwari pachake, nokuti i“tsime remvura mhenyu” ( Jeremia 7,16.17:XNUMX ). Muti weupenyu, unomira kumativi ose erwizi, unosveta simba rawo reupenyu risingaperi kubva murukova rweupenyu. Zvakanaka sei kunwa kubva murukova urwu! Vadetembi vakaimba nezvake; Kwose uko kufunga kwake kwakapinda mumwoyo yevanhu, akamutsa nyota iyo pasina chimwe chinhu chinogona kugutsa. Ani nani anonwa murukova urwu anosunungurwa kubva kune zvakaipa zvose uye anozadzwa nerufaro nerufaro rusingaperi. Munhu wose aizopedza nyota yake kubva mumvura dzayo dzekristaro kudai chete vaigona. Ndiye kudururwa kwehupenyu hwaMwari pachake; mumafashamu aro mune kusingaperi nedenga. Zvinonzi nezvevakaregererwa: “Havachazoziyizve, kana kuzova nenyotazve; kubvisa misodzi yose pameso avo.”—Zvakazarurwa XNUMX:XNUMX, XNUMX.

Zvino!

Zvino isu hatina kuudzwa izvi kumutsa chido chedu chokukunda. Nokuti kana zvose izvi zviri kunze kwefungidziro yedu hurusa, zvakare zviri kunze kwekusvikirika kwenhamburiko dzedu dzavanhu. Zvese izvi hazvina kuratidzwa kwatiri sechiono chinokatyamadza chenguva yemberi isina chokwadi, asi sechimwe chinhu chinofanira kugamuchirwa nekunakidzwa nhasi. “Nokuti zvinhu zvose ndezvenyu... zvazvino kana zvichauya.” ( 1 VaKorinte 3,21.22:6,4.5, 22,17 ) “Kunaka kwokudenga” chimwe chinhu chinofanira kuravirwa nhasi. “Masimba enguva inouya” anoitirwa iye zvino (VaHebheru 7,37:XNUMX). »Ani naani ane nyota, uyai; uye ani naani anoda ngaatore mvura youpenyu pachena” (Zvakazarurwa XNUMX:XNUMX). Jesu anoti kumunhu wose anogara panyika, kusanganisira nesu: “Kana munhu aine nyota, uyai kwandiri, anwe!” ( Johani XNUMX:XNUMX )

Shungu dzose dziri kuna Jesu

Kunwa mvura yeupenyu kunwa hupenyu hwaMwari. Mukana wakaisvonaka zvakadini nokuda kwomunhu! Tinobvumirwa kuzadza hupenyu hwaMwari nekuhutora zviri nyore uye semvura kana tanzwa nyota. Upenyu hwake huri muzvipo zvake zvose, naizvozvo patinopedza nyota yedu yokunyama nemvura yakachena, tinonwa upenyu hwake. Asi kune zvimwe zvinhu zvakawanda zvatine nyota nazvo, kwete zvinogutsa zvishuwo zvedu zvenyama. Kushuvira kwese, kuedza kwese, kusagutsikana kwese, kungave kuri pamutemo kana zvisiri pamutemo, ndiyo nyota yemweya. Jesu ega ndiye anogona kupedza nyota iyoyo. “Ani naani anotenda kwandiri haangatongovi nenyota.” ( Johane 6,35:XNUMX )

Nokukurumidza!

Usafunge kuti paunouya uchinwa kuzvikudza nekuti hauna kukodzera. Kuzvikudza hakusi mukunwa. Ishe vari kunyunyuta kuti tinozengurira kugashira kokero yavo yekunwa mvura yeupenyu pachena: “Zvishamise iwe denga… ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha. Nokuti vanhu vangu vakaita zvivi zvakapetwa kaviri; vakandisiya, ini tsime remvura mhenyu, kuti vazvicherere matsime, makomba ane makomba asingagoni kuchengeta mvura.”— Jeremia 2,12.13:XNUMX, XNUMX .

Jesu anotiswededza pedyo naMwari

Hatimbofaniri kutya kuti Bhaibheri richatibvumira kuita chimwe chinhu chakanyanya kutinakira uye chakaitirwa vanhu vakakodzera kutipfuura. Zvinangwa zvaMwari kune mumwe nomumwe wedu hazvina muganhu. Anoshuva kusvika kwaari. Haagutsikani nomunhu anogara kure naye, uko kunosvika bedzi tuhova tuduku tunoyerera twezvikomborero zvake. Anoda kuti vagare patsime rinogara richiyerera mvura youpenyu yakawanda. Kuti azadzise chinangwa ichi, Jesu akauya panyika pano. Vanhu vakanga vazvibvisa pana Mwari, mumwe nomumwe achienda zvake. Jesu akabva auya kuzotiratidza zvazvinoreva kugara patsime. “Takaona kubwinya kwake, kubwinya sokwowakaberekwa ari mumwe oga waBaba, azere nenyasha nechokwadi.” ( Johane 1,14:XNUMX ) Iye amene akanwa mutsime roupenyu; maari upenyu hwaBaba hwakaratidzwa kuna vose, uye mushure mokunge atiratidza kuti hunodikanwa sei, anotipawo isu.

Mvura inoporesa chivi

“Asi isu tiri vatadzi uye tiri kure naMwari,” tinodaro. Ichi hachisi chipingamupinyi! “Asi zvino, imi makanga muri kure, makaswededzwa pedyo neropa raKristu.” ( VaEfeso 2,13:13,1 ) Chitubu chakazarurwa “chinopesana nechivi nokusachena.” ( Zekaria 30,15:12,3 ) Asi tsime rakazarurwa rakanga riri “rokurwisana nechivi nokusachena”. Chivi chaive chekuti takasiya kwakabva. “Nokutendeuka nokuzorora, muchaponeswa.” ( Isaya 12,6:XNUMX ) Pane ruponeso patinotendeukira kuna Mwari nokuti anozvipa seruponeso rwedu. Kununura hakuna kukwana kana kusashanda. Nokuti iye pachake ndiye akakwana saMwari pachake, naizvozvo chipo chaMwari nokuda kwedu ndiye pachake, zvose zvatinoda tinobva kwaari. Kana rukova rwawo rwaoma ndipo pataizofa nenzara, kwete sekondi imwe chete yapfuura. Zviro zvake ndizvo zviro zvedu. Mwari ndivo simba rehupenyu hwedu. Ndiye rwiyo rwedu. Ndiye “tsime rakadzika rinofadza rorudo.” Nokudaro, ticha“fara, tichichera mvura mumatsime oruponeso” ( Isaya XNUMX:XNUMX ). Pane zvakawanda zvakatikwanira isu uye kune wese watinoda kubatsira. Tinogona kudhirowa uye kudhirowa uye nguva dzose nemufaro, nekuti hakuna zvinogumbura kuna JEHOVHA. “Nokuti Mutsvene waIsraeri mukuru pakati pako.” ( Isaya XNUMX:XNUMX )

Jehovha achakufambisa asingaregi, achagutisa mweya wako pakaoma, nokusimbisa mafupa ako; uchava somunda wakadiridzwa, setsime remvura risingapwi.” ( Isaya 58,11:36,9.10 ) Vanodya pfuma yeimba yenyu, imi munovapa mafashamo omufaro kuti vanwe. Nokuti kwamuri ndiko kune tsime roupenyu.” ( Pisarema 17,22:1,12.13-XNUMX ) Avo bedzi vanonwa Jesu nhasi uye vakacheneswa muchivi muchitubu choupenyu hwavo vachakwanisa kunwa murukova runoyerera ruchibva pachigaro choumambo. Kana iwe usiri kunzwa nyota nazvo nhasi, iwe hauzove nechimwe chinhu chazvo zvakare. Kuvapo kwaMwari ndiko kubwinya nokukwezva kwedenga, uye Jesu ndiye kupenya kwokubwinya kwake. Kubwinya ikoko kunopiwa kwatiri muna Jesu (Johane XNUMX:XNUMX). Kana tangorigamuchira, tinosunungurwa kubva mukutonga kwerima uye "tinotamisirwa muumambo hweMwanakomana wake waanoda." Ipapo masimba enyika inouya achashanda matiri otiita vagovani “wenhaka yavatsvene muchiedza” (VaKorose XNUMX:XNUMX, XNUMX).

Nyota yapera

Kungonwa chete uye kunakidzwa muna Jesu iko zvino ndiko kunoita kuti tiwirirane nemweya nenzvimbo iri kudenga. Tinotenderwa kuedza rufaro rwevakaregererwa zvino tosarudza kuti tinovada here kana kuti kwete. Avo vanovaramba muchiedza ichi vanozviita nokusingaperi. Vanhu havazokwanisi kupomera Ishe kuti akavabata zvisina kunaka uye kuvavanzira kuti denga rinodiwa sei. Hapana achakwanisa kuti, “Kudai takaziva kunaka kwaro, tingadai takaita chisarudzo chakasiyana.” Nokuti chinoita kuti denga rifadze rinopiwa kuvanhu vari pasi pano muna Jesu Kristu. Pano unogona kutoona zvazvinoreva kusava nenyota zvakare.

Rega tsime rehupenyu ripinde mumoyo mako: chikomborero chenzvimbo yangu

“Ani naani anotenda kwandiri, sezvazvakarehwa muRugwaro, hova dzemvura mhenyu dzichayerera dzichibva mumuviri wake. Asi izvi ndizvo zvaakareva pamusoro pomudzimu, uyo avo vanotenda maari vanofanira kugamuchira.” ( Johane 7,38.39:3,16, XNUMX ) Mwari anozvipa amene kupfurikidza nomudzimu wake, uye kupfurikidza naye anogara munyama inofa. Ani naani ane chimiro chomukati chinosimbiswa naye anogamuchira Jesu mumwoyo make uye anozadzwa “nokuzara kwose kwaMwari” ( VaEfeso XNUMX:XNUMX ). Naizvozvo tsime roupenyu riri mukati make, uye hova dzokuropafadzwa, nzizi dzemvura mhenyu, dzinoyerera dzichibva maari. Jesu akazadzwa noMweya, uye hova dzemvura mhenyu dzakayerera dzichibva maari mudenga. Saka akaita kuti mukadzi muSamariya anwe mvura youpenyu kuti arege kuzovazve nenyota.

Vose vanogoverana naJesu chinoitika chaakava nacho pakusangana uku vanoziva chinhu chimwe: hakuna munhu anogona kurega mvura youpenyu ichiyerera naiye amene nokuda kworuponeso rwavamwe asina kuzorodzwa nokusimbiswa iye amene. “Uyo anopa vamwe zvokunwa achazororawo.” ( Zvirevo 11,25:4,32 ) Izvi ndizvo zvakaitikawo kuna Jesu. Paakatanga kutaura nemukadzi wacho, nzara yakanga yapera. Asi kupfurikidza nokuvatarisira iye akazorodzwa uye akasimbiswa zvokuti apo vadzidzi vake vakadzoka vachimukurudzira kuti, ‘Rabhi, idyai!’ aigona kuti kwavari, ‘Ndine zvokudya zvokudya zvamusingazivi!’ ( Johane XNUMX:XNUMX ) Kuva nehanya navo kwakaoma zvikuru. ) Vaifunga kuti mumwe munhu akanga amuvigira chokudya, asi zvokudya zvake zvaiva zvokuita kuda kwababa vake. Mwari haasi kudanira vanhu kuti vazvidye vamene mubasa rake, asi kuti vanwe mutsime roupenyu nokumukudza kupfurikidza nokurega rwizi rwoupenyu ruchiyerera napakati pavo, runodiridza mweya yavo vamene nokusimbisa mapfupa avo nokuvaita chikomborero kune simba. vamwe pavanovashumira nemwoyo unoda.

Ellet Waggoner, “Dzidzo muEvhangeri yaJohani. Mvura yeHupenyu. Johane 4:5-15 mu: Iko Izvo Chokwadi, January 19, 1899.