Yankho la funso limene lili pamwambali likhoza kukhala loti, “izi ndi zimene Yesu ananena, (ogwidwa mawu pa Machitidwe 20:15), ndipo mawu ake ndi Choonadi. Mawu amenewa alidi chowonadi chachikulu, pamene Mulungu Mwiniwake ndiye gwero la mphatso iliyonse, akuchirikiza chimene Paulo ananena pa Ahebri 7:7 , “Ndipo kopanda kutsutsana konse, wam’ng’ono adalitsidwa ndi wamkulu.” Nthaŵi zonse tiyenera kukumbukira madalitso ochuluka a Mulungu ndi mapindu ake kwa ife, ndi chisangalalo chachikulu chimene Mulungu amapeza akamaona chilengedwe chake chikuchita chifuniro Chake, monganso Mwana amene anatituma. Tiyenera, m’chiyamikiro cha ubwino wa Mulungu kwa ife, kutsatira chitsanzo cha utumiki ndi kudzichepetsa kwa Wotumidwayo, monga momwe Yesu ananenera kuti: “Pakuti ndakupatsani inu chitsanzo, kuti monga Ine ndakuchitirani inu, inunso muchite; ( Yohane 13:15 )

Pamene tilingalira za kupatsa, timakonda, kaŵirikaŵiri, kulingalira za zinthu zosakhalitsa monga kupereka ndalama kwa osauka, kukumbukira fanizo la Msamariya Wachifundo amene anapereka chithandizo chakuthupi, mwakutero kusonyeza chiyamikiro chake kaamba ka chifuniro cha Mulungu chophatikizidwa m’chilamulo chachifumu chonenedwa ndi Yakobo. , “… uzikonda mnzako monga udzikonda iwe mwini…” (Yakobo 2:8). Koma kunena zoona, kudalitsidwa mwakuthupi ndi kukoma mtima kwa Msamariya kunayenera kupereka dalitso lokulirapo kwa wolandirayo, kukulitsa luso lake lopereka chifundo kwa ena omwe akanafalikira ngati kuwala kwa kuwala….. mosiyana ndi kapolo woipa uja yemwe adakhululukidwa mangawa aakulu ndi mbuye wake, kungotaya chisomocho posabwerera ngakhale pang’ono kwa wangongole wake chifukwa chakuti anali wodzisunga, wosayamika chifukwa cha kukoma mtima kosonyezedwa kwa iye ndi wosakhoza kuwona. ( Mateyu 18:28 )

Kupatsa kumapitirira kuposa kuthupi. Tiyeni tikumbukire zimene Yakobo akunena pa Yakobo 5:20 , “Azindikire, kuti iye wobweza wochimwa ku kulakwa kwa njira yake adzapulumutsa moyo ku imfa, nadzabisa unyinji wa machimo. Tsopano ndikufunsa, kodi pali dalitso lalikulu, kwa onse wopereka ndi wolandira, kuposa awa? Pamene tituluka m’njira ya moyo wathu kupereka kukoma mtima ndi kuzindikira, timadzisonkhanitsa mosalekeza kwa ife mabwenzi osaŵerengeka ndi madalitso otsagana nawo, monga momwe Yesu ananenera pa Marko 10:29-31 , “Palibe munthu wasiya nyumba. , kapena abale, kapena alongo, kapena atate, kapena amake, kapena akazi, kapena ana, kapena minda, chifukwa cha Ine ndi Uthenga Wabwino; , ndi ana, ndi maiko, ndi mazunzo; ndipo m’dziko lirinkudza moyo wosatha.” Ndipo tikudziwa kuti kupatsa kotero kuli ngati kwa Ambuye (Mateyu 25:40).

Kupatsa, ndi madalitso otsatiridwawo, zimapitirira kuposa zakuthupi, ndipo monga taonera, zimasonyeza chikondi chimene tiyenera kukhala nacho ndi kusonyezana wina ndi mnzake. Yesu amatiuza kuti Mulungu amalanga amene amamukonda. Kodi ili si dalitso? Zimenezi zimandikumbutsa zimene ndinakumana nazo ndi m’bale wina wachikulire titakwera limodzi m’galimoto. Kukambitsiranako kunazikidwa pa kuwona mtima, ndi zokumana nazo pa mzere wogulitsira sitolo pamene cholakwa chingakhale chokomera munthu. Ndinayankha kuti ndimabweretsa zolakwa izi kwa kalaliki, mwina kusiyapo ngati ndili wofulumira komanso/kapena wokwiyitsidwa. Tsoka ilo, ngakhale zikuwoneka kuti kukula kwa kumvetsetsa kwanga kapena kusoweka kwake kunamveka bwino kwa mbale wachikulireyu, komabe sindinalangidwe. Kuwongolera komwe kunali koyenera kwa ine, komwe, ndikukhulupirira, sikukanagwera m'makutu ogontha. Zinanditengera nthawi pambuyo pa kukambitsirana kumeneko ndisanazindikire kuti kukwiyitsidwa kapena kuthamangira sikunali chifukwa cha kusawona mtima, ndipo chinali chifukwa chachikulu cholimbikitsira kukhala wolungama. ( Mat. 5:46 ) Tikamachita zabwino, timaonetsa kuwala kwathu monga chitsanzo, ndipo timalemekeza Atate wathu wakumwamba amene amatisamalira. Kodi pali dalitso lina lililonse? Sitiyenera kuchotseratu madalitso omwe timapereka muzochitika zotere, komanso madalitso ochulukirapo omwe timadzisungira tokha (Mateyu 6:20). Sitiyeneranso kunyalanyaza mwadala udindo wathu wokonza zolakwika.

Mawu a Yesu pamutuwu akusonyeza bwino lomwe kuti olandira mphatso ndi operekawo amadalitsidwa, koma operekawo amalandira madalitso aakulu. Wolandira amapindula ndi zomwe amalandira, kaya kuchokera ku mphatso yeniyeni yanthawi yochepa kapena chitsanzo chaumulungu chotsatira, mbali ya uzimu ya mphatso yakanthawiyo. Komabe munthu amadalitsidwa kokha ndi mbali yauzimu ngati chitsanzo cha kukoma mtima cholandilidwa chitengedwa pamtima ndi kugwiritsiridwa ntchito. Kumbali ina, woperekayo akuyerekezedwa ndi wantchito wa m’fanizo la matalente limene Yesu anatipatsa mu Mateyu 25. Kapolo amene anachita mogwirizana ndi ubwino wa mbuye wake analandira zochuluka kuposa zimene anali nazo, pamene wantchito amene sanatumikire bwino mbuye wake. , anataya ngakhale chimene anali nacho. Ndi mfundo yabwino bwanji kuti wolandira mdalitso (ife tonse) ali ndi mwayi wogawana zomwe wapatsidwa, ndipo potero amalandiranso madalitso ochulukirapo monga wopereka. Kuchita zimenezi m’chikondwerero cha Mbuye wathu sikuyenera kuwonedwa kukhala nsembe, koma kungokhala njira ya moyo yokhumbidwa, yochitiridwa umboni ndi mmene awo amene anadalitsidwa pakubweranso kwa Ambuye anayankha kuti: “Tidakuonani liti muli wanjala, ndi kukudyetsani . . . 25:37)

Tiyeni nthawi zonse tizikumbukira madalitso osawerengeka omwe timalandira tsiku lililonse kuchokera kwa Atate wathu wakumwamba, ndipo tisatengere mopepuka chilichonse. Tiyeni ife monga adindo abwino a madalitso amenewa, zonse zomwe tili nazo, tikhale opereka monga Ambuye ndi Mpulumutsi wathu, ndipo potero tilandire madalitso okulirapo.

The answer to the question above could simply be, "this is what Jesus said, (quoted in Acts 20:15), and His word is Truth." This saying is indeed a great truth, where God Himself is the source of every gift, supporting what Paul said in Hebrews 7:7, “And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.” We should always be mindful of God's many blessings and benefits towards us, and the great pleasure God must derive when He sees His creation doing His will, even as did the Son He sent us. We should, in appreciation of God's goodness toward us, follow the example of service and humility of the One sent, as Jesus said "For I have given you an example that you should do as I have done to you." (John 13:15)

When we think of giving, we tend, generally, to think of temporal things like giving money to the poor, remembering the parable of the Good Samaritan who gave physical help, thus showing his appreciation for God's will embodied in the royal law expressed by James, "…you shall love your neighbor as yourself…" (James 2:8). But in reality, being physically blessed by the Samaritan's kindness should have imparted an even greater blessing on the receiver, that of increasing his ability to impart compassion to others that would spread as rays of light…..unlike that wicked servant who was forgiven a great debt by his master, only to lose that grace by not returning even a little back to his debtor because of he was self-absorbed, unthankful for the kindness shown him and not able to see. (Matthew18:28)

Giving goes far beyond the physical. Let us remember what James says in James 5:20, “Let him know, that he which converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” Now I ask, is there any greater blessing, for both giver and receiver, than this? When we go out of our way in the course of living to impart kindness and understanding, we continually gather unto ourselves countless friends and accompanying blessings, even as Jesus said in Mark 10:29-31, “There is no man that has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.” And we know that such giving is as unto the Lord (Matthew 25:40).

Giving, and the ensuing blessings, goes beyond the physical, and as noted, reflects the love we should have and demonstrate toward one another. Jesus tells us that God chastens the one He loves. Is this not a blessing? This reminds me of an incident I experienced with an elder brother while riding together in a car. The conversation centered on honesty, and experiences at a store check-out line where a mistake may be made in one's favor. I responded that I bring these errors to the attention of the clerk, perhaps with the exception if I'm in a hurry and/or irritated. Unfortunately, while it seems the level of my understanding or lack thereof was made clear to this elder brother, yet I received no correction. Correction that was due me, and which, I believe, would not have fallen on deaf ears. It took me some time after that discussion before I realized that being irritated or in a rush were no excuse for dishonesty, and was all the more reason to strive to be righteous. (Matt. 5:46) When we do the right thing, we let our light shine as an example, thus glorifying our Heavenly Father who cares for us. Is there any greater blessing? We should not discount the blessing we impart in such situations, and the greater blessings we lay up for ourselves (Matthew 6:20). We should also never knowingly neglect our responsibility to address error.

Jesus's quote in the title makes it clear that both receivers of gifts and the givers are blessed, but the givers receive the greater blessing. The receiver benefits from that which he receives, whether from the actual temporal gift or accompanying godly example, the spiritual side of that temporal gift. Yet one is only blessed by the spiritual side if the example of kindness received is taken to heart and applied. The giver on the other hand is likened to the servant in the parable of the talents that Jesus gives us in Matthew 25. The servant that acted in his master's interest received far more than he had, while the servant who did not serve his master well, lost even that which he had. What a beautiful principle that the receiver of a blessing (all of us) has the opportunity to share that which he or she is given, and thus also receive the greater blessings as a giver. This acting in our Master's interest should not be seen as a sacrifice, but simply a desired way of life, evidenced by how those who were blessed on the Lord's return answered, "When did we ever see you hungry and feed you…" (Matthew 25:37)

Let us always be mindful of the countless blessings we receive every day from our Heavenly Father, and not take anything for granted. Let us as good stewards of these blessings, all that we have, become givers like our Lord and Savior, and thus receive the greater blessing.

J. D. ©CDMI