Ndi anthu ochepa chabe amene amamvetsa kufunika kowerenga ndi kudziwa Baibulo. M’Baibulo lonse Mulungu amatipempha ndi kutilangiza mosalekeza kuti tiziŵerenga ndi kuphunzira Mawu ake. Izi pokhala choncho, kodi sitiyenera kumvera Iye? Kodi pali aliyense wa ife amene sangathe kusunga mphindi 15 patsiku? Ngati munthu wamba angachite zimenezi, Baibulo lonse likanatha kutha m’miyezi 7 kapena kucheperapo. Dzifunseni kuti: “Kodi mphindi 15 patsiku ndizovuta kwambiri kusiya?” Izi ndi pafupifupi 1/100 chabe pa tsiku la maola 24. Kodi sitiyenera kupereka Mawu a Mulungu nthawi yochuluka choncho?
Pansipa pali malemba angapo otsindika chifukwa chake tiyenera:
Mateyu 4:4 —Koma iye anayankha nati, Kwalembedwa, Munthu sadzakhala ndi moyo ndi mkate wokha, koma ndi mawu onse akutuluka m’kamwa mwa Mulungu.
Salmo 119:11— “Ndinawabisa mawu anu mumtima mwanga, kuti ndisalakwire Inu.”
2 Timoteo 2:15 - “Phunzirani kudzionetsera wekha wovomerezeka kwa Mulungu, wantchito wopanda chifukwa cha kuchita manyazi, wolunjika nawo bwino mawu a choonadi.
Yohane 8:31, 32 - “Pomwepo Yesu anati kwa Ayuda aja anakhulupirira iye, Ngati mukhala inu m’mawu anga, muli akuphunzira anga ndithu; ndipo mudzazindikira chowonadi, ndipo chowonadi chidzakumasulani.
Yohane 4:14 - “Koma iye wakumwako madzi amene Ine ndidzampatsa sadzamva ludzu nthawi zonse; koma madzi amene Ine ndidzampatsa adzakhala mwa iye kasupe wa madzi otumphukira ku moyo wosatha.”
Yohane 5:39 - “Fufuzani m’malembo; pakuti muyesa kuti momwemo muli nawo moyo wosatha;
Chivumbulutso 22:7 : “Taonani, ndidza msanga; wodala iye amene asunga mawu a ulosi wa buku ili.
2 Akorinto 4:3 - “Koma ngati Uthenga Wabwino wathu ubisidwa, ubisikira kwa iwo akutayika.”
Machitidwe 17:11 - “Amenewa anali mfulu koposa a ku Tesalonika, popeza analandira mawu ndi kufunitsa kwa mtima wonse, nasanthula m’malembo masiku onse, ngati zinthuzo zinali zotero.
Miyambo 4:20-21 “Mwananga, mvera mawu anga; tchera khutu ku zonena zanga. Asachoke pamaso pako; uwasunge mkati mwa mtima wako.”
Yeremiya 29:13 - “Ndipo mudzandifuna Ine, ndi kundipeza, pamene mudzandifuna ndi mtima wanu wonse.
Sindingathe kutsindika mokwanira kufunika kwa Mulungu pakuwerenga ndi kuphunzira Mawu ake. Kuti Mulungu azibwerezabwereza mobwerezabwereza zimasonyeza kuti n’zofunika kwambiri. Ndi malemba ochepa okha amene agwidwa mawu pamwambapa. Palinso oposa chikwi. Izi zili choncho, kodi sitiyenera kumvera Iye?
Chotero ambiri lerolino, ngakhale alaliki a Uthenga Wabwino wa Kristu, amalephera kulimbikitsa ndi kugogomezera kufunika kodziŵa Mawu a Mulungu mwa kuwaŵerenga ndi kuwaphunzira tsiku ndi tsiku. Kodi tingadziwe bwanji kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu ngati sitidziwa Mawu ake? Kumbukirani kuti timalankhula ndi Mulungu mwa pemphero ndipo nthawi zambiri amalankhula nafe kudzera m’Mawu ake aumulungu, Baibulo. Ndikofunikira kudziwa kuti kulumikizana ndi njira ziwiri! Kumvetsera maulaliki ndi kwabwino, koma sikukhudza choonadi chonse cha Mulungu. Tiyeni tiwerenge ndi kuphunzira tokha, pakuti ndi pamene tinganene kuti ndife ophunzira a Mawu Ake. Chuma chake nchobisika ndipo chilibe malire. Bwanji osawafufuza?
BAIBULO LOdala Baibulo, Mawu amtengo wapatali! 13. 12. 19.23Koma chopatulika chochokera kwa Yehova; Ulemerero ku Dzina Lake ukhale giv'n Kwa mphatso yabwino koposa iyi yochokera kumwamba
Ndi kuwala koyera, Kuwala kupyola mu kuya kwa usiku; Zowala kuposa miyala yamtengo wapatali zikwi khumi Mwa nduwira zamtengo wapatali.
'Ndi kasupe, wothira mitsinje ya moyo ku dziko losangalala; Kumene kuyenderera madalitso osatha, Chothetsa matsoka a anthu.
'Ndi wanga, eya, wozamanso, Kuposa munthu amapita; Tikhoza kufufuza kwa zaka zambiri, Komabe, mwala wina watsopano, wolemera ukuwonekera
Very few people understand the great importance of reading and knowing the Bible. Throughout the Bible God continually requests and admonishes us to read and study His Word. This being so, should we not obey Him? Is there any of us that cannot spare 15 minutes a day? If an average reader were to do this, the whole Bible could be completed in seven months or less. Ask yourself: “Is 15 minutes a day so much to give up?” That is about only 1/100 of a 24 hour day. Shouldn’t we at least give God’s Word at least that much time?
Below are just a few scriptures to emphasize why we should:
Matthew 4:4 - “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
Psalm 119:11 - “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
2 Timothy 2:15 - “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a work-man that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
John 8:31,32 - “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 4:14 - “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 5:39 - “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”
Revelation 22:7 - “Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.”
2 Corinthians 4:3 - “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost.”
Acts 17:11 - “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
Proverbs 4:20-21 - “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13 - “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
I cannot emphasize enough the importance God puts on the reading and study of His Word. For God to have it repeated over and over again shows that it is of very great importance. Only a few texts have been quoted above. There are well over a thousand. This being so, should we not be obedient to Him?
So very many today, even preachers of the Gospel of Christ, fail to encourage and emphasize the importance of knowing God’s Word by daily reading and studying it. How can we know how to do God’s will if we do not know his Word? Keep in mind that we communicate with God by prayer and He often talks to us by His Divine Word, the Bible. It is essential to know that communication is a two- way street! Listening to sermons is good, but it doesn’t cover all of God’s truths. Let us read and study for ourselves, for it is then that it can be said that we are a student of His Word. His treasures are hidden and are unlimited. Why not search for them?
BLESSED BIBLE
Blessed Bible, precious Word! Boon most sacred from the Lord;
Glory to His Name be giv’n
For this choicest gift from heav’n
‘Tis a ray of purest light, Beaming through the depths of night;
Brighter than ten thousand gems Of the costliest diadems.
‘Tis a fountain, poring forth Streams of life to gladden earth;
Whence eternal blessings flow, Antidote for human woe.
‘Tis a mine, aye, deeper, too, Than mortal ever go;
Search we may for many years, Still some new, rich gem appear
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