“Asi chibereko chomudzimu ndirwo rudo, mufaro, rugare, mwoyo murefu, unyoro, runako, kutendeka, unyoro, kuchena.” ( VaGaratia 5,22.23:XNUMX, XNUMX ) Tingava sei nemutsa? Nokuita kuti mudzimu waMwari upinde mumwoyo yedu.

Tinodawo humwe hunhu here? Vese chibereko cheMweya waMwari. Hatingagoni kuva nechibereko pasina muti – nokuti Mwari anoshanda matiri “zvose zviri zviviri kuda nokuita kuda kwake kwakanaka” ( VaFiripi 2,13:XNUMX )...

“Naizvozvo ndinopfugama namabvi angu kuna Baba, avo mazera ose ari kudenga napanyika anotumidzwa zita rawo, kuti vakupei simba sezvinoreva fuma yokubwinya kwavo, kuti musimbiswe noMweya wake mumunhu womukati, kuti Kristu. nokutenda mukurarama mumwoyo yedu. Uye makadzika midzi nekudzika murudo, kuti munzwisise pamwe nevatsvene vose kuti kufara, nekureba, nekukwirira, nekudzika, uye kuziva rudo rwaKristu runopfuura ruzivo rwose, kuti muzadzwe, kusvikira mava nesimba. vakawana kuzara kwaMwari. Asi kuna iye anogona kuita zvikuru kwazvo kupfuura zvose zvatingakumbira kana kunzwisisa maererano nesimba riri kushanda matiri, ngaave nokubwinya mukereke uye muna Kristu Jesu kumarudzi namarudzi nokusingaperi-peri. Ameni.”—VaEfeso 3,16:21-XNUMX.

Tingaziva sei icho chinopfuura ruzivo rwose? Kuburikidza nokutenda chete ndipo patinosvika pakuziva. Pauro akatsvaka mashoko uye pakupedzisira akati, “Ndiani anogona kuita zvikuru kwazvo kupfuura zvose zvatinokumbira kana kunzwisisa.” Jehovha anovimbisa kuita chinhu chipi nechipi chatinokumbira kana kufunga nezvavo. tinotenda izvozvo Ipapo tinogona zvakare kuwana zvese kubva kwaari izvo zvatingakumbira kana kufunga, kunyangwe nemufaro zvakanyanya "maererano nesimba rinoshanda matiri". Isimba ripi ratiri kutaura nezvaro pano? Kubva pakutenda kwedu. Ichocho ndicho chinhu bedzi chinoganhurira Mwari: Simba raMwari rinoganhurirwa bedzi nechiyero chokutenda kwedu. Saka hama ngatitende! Mwari anokwanisa kuzadzisa zvipikirwa zvake zvose.

“Nokuti handinyari neevhangeri yaKristu; Nekuti isimba raMwari rinoendesa kuruponeso kune umwe neumwe unotenda, kutanga kumuJudha, tevere kumuGiriki; nokuti mairi kururama kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kunobva pakutenda kuchienda pakutenda, sezvazvakanyorwa, zvichinzi: Wakarurama uchararama nokutenda.” ( VaRoma 1,16:17-XNUMX ) Naizvozvo, kururama kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kuchibva pakutenda kuchienda kukutenda.

Vazhinji havazivi kuti mashoko okuti “kubva pakutenda kuenda pakutenda” anorevei. Tinotanga nokutenda. Kana tikaita kutenda uku, kugona kutenda mangwana kunokura. Saka tinokura kubva pakutenda kuenda pakutenda, kubva pakutenda kwanhasi kuenda pakutenda kwemangwana. Saka tinokura mukutenda. Naizvozvo tinokura kubva munyasha dzaMwari, nyasha nesimba rakananga kunyasha neruzivo rwaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu. Patinoshandisa kutenda kwedu, simba rinokura machiri, simba raMwari roruponeso. Saka wadii kufara?

Kuenderera mberi: Irwa uye ukunde

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Yakapfupikiswa kubva pa: Mharidzo dzemusangano wemusasa weKansas, Chivabvu 13, 1889, 3.3