Ubale umakhala wabwino ngati kulumikizana komwe kumausunga. Zilibe kanthu ngati chibwenzicho chili ndi mnzako wakuntchito, wa kusukulu, mnansi, wachibale, bwenzi, wokondedwa, mwamuna kapena mkazi, kapena ana anu. Ubale uliwonse umatanthauzidwa ndi kulankhulana kwake. Ngati kuyankhulana kulibe, chiyanjano sichikhalanso!

     N’chimodzimodzinso ndi ubale wathu ndi Mulungu. Popanda pemphero kuti mutsegule ndi kutseka tsikulo, ndipo popanda kugawana ndi Mulungu zochitika zonse pamene tsiku likupita, palibe ubale ndi Iye, komanso phindu lochepa pazochitika za tsikulo. Posakhalitsa timadutsa tsikulo tokha, osaganizira kwenikweni zomwe zikuchitika, mpaka mwadzidzidzi timazindikira kuti tasiya kuyanjana ndi Mulungu. Sizimene amafuna kwa ife. Tisakhale pansi pa zomwe Mulungu akufuna kuti tizikumana naye tsiku lililonse.

     Mfumu Davide anali pa ubwenzi wolimba ndi Mulungu. Mulungu adamufotokoza ngati munthu wapamtima pake. Davide ankalankhulana ndi Mulungu pafupipafupi komanso pafupipafupi monga mmene Masalmo ambiri amasonyezera m’moyo wake. Mulungu ndi Davide anali ndi ubale.

     Ngakhale n’conco, Davide nayenso anapatukana ndi Mulungu kwa kanthawi. M’zokumana nazo zake ndi Bateseba ndi Uriya, Davide ankawoneka kuti akudutsamo mosokonekera paubale wake ndi Mulungu ndipo anataya mtima panthaŵiyo. Koma Natani atauza Davide momveka bwino zimene anachita ndiponso mmene anachimwira kwambiri Mulungu, Davide anaganiza zobwerera kwa iye, ndipo anazindikira kuti Mulungu ndi wolekana. Iye akulemba za izi mu Salmo 51:

     “Mundichitire chifundo, Mulungu, monga mwa chifundo chanu; Monga mwa unyinji wa zifundo zanu mufafanize zolakwa zanga. … uchimo wanga uli pamaso panga nthawi zonse. Ndakuchimwirani Inu, Inu nokha, ndi kuchita choipa ichi pamaso panu; ……Mundilengere mtima woyera, Mulungu, ndi kukonzanso mzimu wokhazikika m’kati mwanga. Musanditaye kundichotsa pamaso Panu, Ndipo musandichotsere Mzimu Wanu Woyera. Mundibwezerenso cimwemwe ca cipulumutso canu, ndipo mundigwirizize ndi mzimu waufulu wanu.”

     Davide akubwereza ndi kuvomereza tchimo lake, ndipo m’mawu otsiriza akuvomerezanso kuzindikira kwake kulekana kumene kwabwera pakati pa iye ndi Mulungu. Izi zimatengera chidwi chake chonse pamene akuchonderera mwamphamvu kuti zithe.

     Timaona chiyamikiro chake chachimwemwe mu Salmo 32; “Wodala iye amene wakhululukidwa zolakwa zake, amene machimo ake aphimbidwa. Pamene ndinakhala chete, mafupa anga anakalamba chifukwa cha kubuula kwanga tsiku lonse. Pakuti usana ndi usiku dzanja lanu linandilemera ine; Moyo wanga unasanduka chilala chachilimwe. Sela. Ndinavomera choipa changa kwa Inu, ndipo mphulupulu yanga sindinaibisa. Ndinati, Ndidzaulula zolakwa zanga kwa Yehova; ndipo Inu munandikhululukira mphulupulu ya tchimo langa. Sela...Kondwerani mwa Yehova, kondwerani, olungama inu; fuulani mokondwera, inu nonse oongoka mtima. Kusangalala kwa Davide ndi Mulungu kunalinso phata la moyo wake. Ubale wake wotayika unakhazikitsidwanso. Iye ndi Mulungu anali mmodzi kachiwiri!

     N’zotheka kuti aliyense wa ife alowe mu ubale wosweka ndi Mulungu. Timangokhala okhudzidwa kwambiri ndi zinthu zina zomwe zimatisokoneza, zomwe zingaphatikizepo kuchita zinthu zambiri ndi abale kapena abale, ndipo mwadzidzidzi timapeza kuti sitilinso pafupi ndi Mulungu monga kale. Ngati tinali ndi kutaya ubale wapamtima kwambiri ndi Mulungu, pamene tidzuka, kuchuluka kwa kutaya kuyenera kutitumiza mwamsanga kwa iye, kukonza zolakwika zonse ndikukhazikitsanso chikondi ndi chisangalalo chomwe tinali nacho poyamba. Ngati ubale wathu sunali wapamtima kwambiri, koma umakhala waposachedwa kapena wamba, ndiye kuti ngakhale titadzuka ndi kutaika, sitidzalimbikitsidwa kwambiri kubwerera kwa Iye.

     Pemphero ndiye njira yolumikizirana kwambiri ndi Mulungu komanso ndi Khristu. Koma tiyenera kulankhulana zinthu ZONSE zomwe zimachitika pamoyo wathu watsiku ndi tsiku kuti pogawana nawo mokwanira, tikhalenso ndi ubale wokwanira. Tiyenera kuphatikizapo zolephera zimene tili nazo, chimwemwe chimene tili nacho, ziyeso zomwe tili nazo, ngakhalenso zinthu zimene zimatilekanitsa ndi ena.

     Ndi Mulungu ndi Khristu, palibe makonzedwe amene angatilekanitse ndi iwo ( Aroma 8:38, 39 ). Ndife tokha amene tikuwasiya! Chotero kuli kofunikira kusunga Mulungu ndi Kristu kukhala nawo m’zochitika zathu zonse za tsiku ndi tsiku ndipo motero kumakula nthaŵi zonse mu unansi wapafupi ndi Iwo; imodzi yomwe nthawi zonse idzatikokera mmbuyo mwachangu, ngati titasiyana nawo nthawi iliyonse. Njira yathu yopita ku chiyeretso ndi moyo wosatha wagona pa kukhalabe pafupi kwambiri ndi Iwo. Tiyeni tikonze ubale wathu ndi kulumikizana kwangwiro ndipo osachoka kwa Iwo!

     “Zonse m’chilengedwe chonse sizingandiletse ku chikondi cha Mulungu! Amandipatsa mphamvu kuti ndigonjetse zinthu ZONSE ndikukhala pafupi! Ndipo komabe ndikhoza kulekanitsidwa mwanjira yosamvetseka! Ndi abwenzi anga atatu achinyengo, apamtima, Ine, Inemwini ndi ine.”

     Inde, nthaŵi zonse ndine ndekha wolakwa m’kupatukana kulikonse ndi Mulungu! Koma bwanji ndi abale, banja, abwenzi, ogwira nawo ntchito, adani? Kodi ubale wanga ndi iwo uyenera kukhala chiyani? Timayang'ana malemba angapo.

     Mat. 18:15 “Komanso ngati mbale wako akuchimwira iwe, pita, numuuze cholakwa chake panokha iwe ndi iye; ngati akumvera iwe, wabweza mbale wako. Ndikaona mchimwene wanga akundilakwira, ndili ndi udindo wopita kukayesa kubwezeretsa mchimwene wanga.

     Mat. 5:23, 24 “Chifukwa chake ngati wabweretsa mtulo wako paguwa lansembe, ndipo uli pomwepo wakumbukira kuti mbale wako ali nawe chifukwa, siya mphatso yako patsogolo pa guwa lansembe pomwepo. Yamba ukayanjane ndi mbale wako, ndipo ukabwere, nupereke mtulo wako. Ndikazindikira kuti ndalakwa, ndili ndi udindo wopita kukayesa kubwezeretsa mchimwene wanga.

     Mu zitsanzo ziwirizi tikuwona kuti si WHO yemwe ali ndi mlandu yemwe ali ndi udindo woyamba, koma aliyense amene ali woyamba kuzindikira vuto! Amene Ambuye wamulola kuti aone cholakwacho, ndi amene ampatsa udindo wopita kukachikonza, ndikuyesa m’njira iliyonse kuchikonza. (Onani Agalatiya 6:1, 2.)

     Nanga bwanji za chitsanzo chonyanyira cha adani athu? Apanso timawerenga m'malemba Mat. 5:44-48 “Koma Ine ndinena kwa inu, kondanani nawo adani anu, dalitsani akutemberera inu, chitirani zabwino iwo akuda inu, ndi kupempherera iwo amene amakuchitirani mwano nazunza inu, kuti mukhale ana a Atate wanu. kumwamba. Chifukwa chake mudzakhala angwiro, monga Atate wanu wa Kumwamba ali wangwiro.

     Chikondi cha agape chimafuna kuti tichite chifuniro changwiro cha Mulungu kwa aliyense, kuphatikizapo amene tingawatchule adani. Mwina sitingawakonde, mwina sitingagwirizane nawo, koma tiyenera kuyesetsa kuwachitira zabwino zimene Mulungu amafuna, ndipo zimenezi nthawi zonse zikuphatikizapo kuwafotokozera momveka bwino maganizo athu ndi awo, kwinaku tikuwadziwitsa kuti tikuyesetsa kuwalimbikitsa. moyo wawo wachikhristu. Izi zimafuna kulankhulana!

     Aroma 12:20 Chifukwa chake ngati mdani wako ali ndi njala, umdyetse; ngati akumva ludzu, ummwetse; pakuti potero udzaunjika makala amoto pamutu pake. (Mudzadzutsa chikumbumtima chake ku mfundo zapamwamba).

     Titha kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu polumikizana, ndi anthu ONSE mu chisamaliro chathu. Kumbukirani 1 Yoh. 4:20 ndi Aroma. 14:4 . Mulungu amasankha ana ake, osati ife. Timawatumikira, dziko ndi adani Ake molingana ndi chifuniro Chake. Timalankhula chifuniro cha Mulungu kwa ONSE, momveka bwino komanso mokoma mtima kuti tikhale akazembe ake kwa ONSE. Lankhulani ndi onse, chifukwa cha inu, ndi kusunga ubwenzi wa Mulungu! Aheb. 13:16 “Koma musaiwale kuchita zabwino ndi kuyanjana; pakuti nsembe zotere Mulungu akondwera nazo.”

J. Knapp © CDMI

Lankhulani, Ambuye, muli chete

Lankhulani, Ambuye, mu bata, pamene ine ndikuyembekezera pa Inu; Ndinatontholetsa mtima wanga kuti ndimvetsere, ndikuyembekezera. Lankhulani, O Ambuye wodala, mu nthawi yachete iyi; Ndiroleni ine ndiwone nkhope Yanu, Ambuye, ndimverere kukhudza Kwanu kwa mphamvu. Pakuti mau amene mwanena ali moyo ndithu; Mkate wamoyo wochokera Kumwamba, tsopano mzimu wanga udye! Zonse zaperekedwa kwa Inu, sindine wanga! Wokondwa, kudzipereka kokondwa Ndine Wanu ndekha! Ndidzazeni ndi chidziwitso cha chifuniro Chanu cha ulemerero; Chilichonse chokondweretsa mwa Mwana Wanu chikwaniritseni. Monga dimba lothiriridwa lodzaza ndi fungo losowa, Lokhala Pamaso Panu, moyo wanga uwonekere.

A relationship is only as good as the communication that maintains it. It matters not if the relationship is with a colleague at work, a schoolmate, a neighbor, a relative, a friend, a loved one, a spouse, or one’s children. Each relationship is defined by its communication. If the communication does not exist, neither does the relationship!

     The same applies in our relationship with God. Without prayer to open and close the day, and without sharing with God all the events as the day progresses, there is no relationship with Him, and little value in the events of the day. Soon we pass through the day alone, with little attention to what is happening, until suddenly we realize we are out of touch with God. That is not what He wants for us. Let us not live below what God wants us to experience with Him each day.

     King David was a man in close relationship with God. God defined him as a man after His own heart. David had close and frequent communication with God as is shown in the number of Psalms he wrote in praise of God in his life. God and David had a relationship.

     Still, David also went through a short period of being separated from God. In his experiences with Bathsheba and Uriah, David seemed to go through them distracted from his relationship with God and lost in the emotions of the moment. But after Nathan made clear to David what he had done and how greatly he had sinned against God, David’s reason returned to him, and he became aware of the separation between God and himself. He writes of this in Psalm 51:

     “Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your loving kindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. … my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, and blameless when You judge. …… Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by your generous Spirit.”

     David reviews and admits his sin, and in the last words admits also his awareness of the separation that has come between himself and God. This takes his full attention as he pleads strongly for it to end.

     We see his joyful thankfulness in Psalm 32; “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered…When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah…Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; Shout for joy, all you upright in heart!” David’s rejoicing with God was again the center of his life. His lost relationship was reestablished. He and God were one again!

     It’s possible for each of us to slide into a broken relationship with God. We just become more and more involved with other things that distract us, which can even include high levels of activity with or for brethren, and suddenly we find we are no longer as close to God as we once were. If we had and lost a very close relationship with God, when we do wake up to it, the amount of loss should send us quickly back to him, to correct all wrongs and again establish the warmth and joy we had previously. If our relationship was not so close, but was more occasional or casual, then even when we wake up to the loss, we will not be as strongly motivated to return to Him.

     Prayer is the most basic communication with God and with Christ. But we need to communicate ALL things that occur in our daily lives so that in sharing more fully, we also have a much fuller relationship. We need to include the failings we have, the joys we have, the trials we have, and even the providences that separate us from others.

     With God and with Christ, there are no providences that can separate us from them (Rom. 8:38, 39). It is only we who move away from them! So it is necessary to keep God and Christ involved in all our events of each day and thus always be growing in a closer relationship with Them; one that will always draw us more quickly back, should we at anytime become separated from Them. Our road to sanctification and eternal life lies only in remaining very close to Them. Let us perfect our relationship with a more perfect communication and not walk away from Them!

     “All in the universe can’t keep me from the love of God!
He empowers me to overcome ALL things and stay close by!
And yet I can be kept apart in a way that’s very odd!
By my three deceitful, closest friends, Me, Myself and I.”

     Yes, I am always the only guilty one in any separation from God! But what about with brethren, family, friends, colleagues, enemies? What need be my relationship with them? We look at a few scriptures.

     Matt. 18:15 "Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.” If I see my brother do some wrong to me, I have the responsibility to go and try to regain my brother.

     Matt. 5:23, 24 “Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” If I realize I’ve done a wrong, I have a responsibility to go to try to regain my brother.

     In these two examples we see it is not WHO is guilty that has the first responsibility, but rather whoever is the first to recognize the problem! The one the Lord permits to see the wrong, is the one to whom He gives the responsibility to go and address it, and try in every possible way to correct it. (See Galatians 6:1, 2)

     What about the extreme example of our enemies? Again we read in scripture Matt. 5:44-48 “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

     Agape love requires that we do God’s perfect will for everyone, including those who we may call enemies. We may not like them, we may not agree with them, but we have to try to do God’s best will for them, and this always includes making clear to them our position versus theirs, while letting them know we are trying to encourage them in their Christian living. This requires communication!

     Rom 12:20 “Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him drink, for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." (You’ll awaken his conscience to higher principles).

     We can only do the will of God by communicating, with ALL peoples in our providence. Remember 1 Jn. 4:20, and Rom. 14:4. God chooses His children, not we. We serve them, the world and His enemies according to His will. We communicate God’s will to ALL, in clear and kind tones that we might be His ambassador to ALL. Communicate with all, for your sake, and to maintain God’s friendship! Heb. 13:16 “But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

J. Knapp © CDMI

Speak, Lord, in the Stillness

Speak, Lord, in the stillness, while I wait on Thee;
Hushed my heart to listen, in expectancy.
Speak, O blessed Master, in this quiet hour;
Let me see Thy face, Lord, feel Thy touch of power.
For the words Thou speakest, they are life indeed;
Living Bread from heaven, now my spirit feed!
All to Thee is yielded, I am not my own!
Blissful, glad surrender I am Thine alone!
Fill me with the knowledge of Thy glorious will;
All Your own good pleasure in Thy child fulfill.
Like a watered garden full of fragrance rare,
Lingering in Thy presence, let my life appear.

E. May Grimes