Kodi mwalowa mu mpumulo wa Mulungu?
Wolemba Ahebri akupitiliza kufotokoza za 'mpumulo' wa Mulungu - “Chifukwa chake, monga Mzimu Woyera anena: Lero, ngati mudzamva mawu ake, musaumitse mitima yanu, monga m'chipanduko, tsiku la kuyesedwa m'chipululu, m'mene makolo anu anandiyesa, nandiyesa, ndipo mudawona ntchito zanga zaka makumi anayi. Cifukwa cace ndinakwiya nao mbadwo uwu, ndipo ndinati, Nthawi zonse amasokera mumtima mwao, ndipo sanazindikira njira zanga. Kotero ine ndinalumbira mu mkwiyo Wanga, 'Iwo sadzalowa mu mpumulo Wanga.'”Chenjerani, abale, kuti kapena mungakhale mwa wina wa inu mtima woipa wosakhulupirira, wakulekana ndi Mulungu wamoyo; komatu dandauliranani nokha tsiku ndi tsiku, pamene kutchedwa 'Lero,' kuti angaumitsidwe wina wa inu ndi chinyengo cha uchimo. Pakuti takhala ogawana nawo Khristu ngati tigwiritsitsa chiyambi cha chidaliro chathu kufikira chimaliziro, pomwe akuti, Lero, ngati mudzamva mawu ake, musaumitse mitima yanu monga momwe munkachitira pakupanduka. (Ahebri 3: 7-15)
Mavesi osonyezedwa pamwambapa agwidwa mawu Salmo 95. Mavesiwa akunena za zomwe zidachitikira Aisraeli Mulungu atawatsogolera kuchoka ku Aigupto. Ayenera kuti adalowa m'Dziko Lolonjezedwa zaka ziwiri kuchokera pamene adachoka ku Igupto, koma posakhulupirira adapandukira Mulungu. Chifukwa cha kusakhulupirira kwawo, adayendayenda m'chipululu mpaka mbadwo womwe udawatulutsa ku Aigupto udamwalira. Kenako ana awo analowa m'Dziko Lolonjezedwa.
Aisrayeli osakhulupirirawo ankangoganizira za zofooka zawo, m'malo modalira luso la Mulungu. Kwanenedwa kuti chifuniro cha Mulungu sichidzatitsogolera komwe chisomo cha Mulungu sichidzatisunga.
Izi ndi zomwe Mulungu adanena mkati Salmo 81 Zomwe adachitira ana a Israeli - “Ndinachotsa phewa lake pamtolo; Manja ake adamasuka kumtengowo. Munaitana m'masautso, ndipo ndinakulanditsani; Ndinakuyankha m'malo obisika a bingu; Ndinakuyesa pamadzi a Meriba. Imvani, anthu anga, ndipo ndidzakulangizani; Israyeli, ukandimvera! Pakati panu pasakhale mulungu wachilendo; kapena kupembedza mulungu wachilendo. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wako, amene ndinakuturutsa m'dziko la Aigupto; tsegula pakamwa pako, ndipo ndidzadzaza. Koma anthu anga sanamvera mawu anga, ndipo Israyeli sanamvera Ine. Kotero ndinawapereka ku mitima yawo yowuma, kuti ayende uphungu wawo. Mwenzi anthu anga atamvera Ine, ndi kuti Israyeli ayende m'njira zanga! (Masalimo 81: 6-13)
Wolemba Aheberi adalemba kalatayi kwa okhulupilira achiyuda omwe adayesedwa kuti abwerere muchikhalidwe chachiyuda. Iwo sanazindikire kuti Yesu anakwaniritsa chilamulo cha Mose. Adavutika kuti amvetsetse kuti tsopano ali pansi pa pangano latsopano la chisomo, osati pangano lakale la ntchito. Njira 'yatsopano komanso yamoyo' yodalira ziyeneretso za Khristu yokha inali yachilendo kwa iwo omwe akhala zaka zambiri pansi pa malamulo ambiri achiyuda.
"Pakuti takhala ogawana nawo a Khristu ngati tigwiritsitsa chiyambi cha kulimbika kwathu chokhazikika kufikira chimaliziro." Kodi timakhala bwanji 'ogawana' ndi Khristu?
We 'kudya' za Khristu kudzera mu chikhulupiriro mu zomwe Iye wachita. Aroma amatiphunzitsa - "Chifukwa chake, popeza tayesedwa olungama ndi chikhulupiriro, tili ndi mtendere ndi Mulungu kudzera mwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, kudzera mwa iye ifenso tili ndi mwayi wokhala ndi chikhulupiriro mu chisomo ichi chomwe timayimilira, ndipo tikusangalala ndi chiyembekezo cha ulemerero wa Mulungu." (Aroma 5: 1-2)
Mulungu amafuna kuti tilowe mu mpumulo wake. Titha kuchita izi mwachikhulupiriro mu zabwino za Khristu, osati kudzera pazabwino zathu.
Zikuwoneka ngati zopanda pake kuti Mulungu angatikonde kwambiri kuti tichite zonse zofunika kuti tikhale ndi Iye kwamuyaya, koma adatero. Amafuna kuti tikhulupilire pazomwe wachita ndikuvomereza kudzera mchikhulupiliro mphatso yodabwitsa imeneyi!