Siku 7

Wakolosai 3:12-17

Somo la Maandiko(ESV)

¹²Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

¹³bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

¹⁴And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

¹⁵And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

¹⁷And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Tafakari ya leo

Kama watoto wa Mungu waliopendeliwa, tunakamatia 'kuambatanisha' tabia za Kristo. Kama hichagua makapu yetu ya kila siku, tunaweza kukamatia kwa kusudi kuchagua huruma, utamaduni, upuuzi, kukamatia, na subira. Hizi si tu tabia nzuri—ni 'sare' ya wenye ambaye ni wa Mungu. Ona jinsi kukamatia kuwa katikati ya kifungu hiki. Tunakamatia 'kama Mungu amekukamatia' sisi, kujenga uzoefu wetu wa neema ya Mungu kama msingi wa kujenga neema kwa wengine. Amri ya 'kuruhusu amani ya Kristo kuwa na enzi katika mioyo yako' inapendekeza kwamba amani iwe jamii ya kusambaza katika mahusiano yetu. Wakati mgogoro unakuja, tunaweza kuuliza: 'Amani ingekuonekana nini katika hali hii?' Zaidi ya yote, Paulo anasema, tunaambatanisha kwa upendo, ambao unafunga kila kitu pamoja katika ujumbe kamili. Upendo si tu faida moja kati ya nyingi—ni kamba inayofunga mahusiano yote mazuri pamoja.

Tafakari

Je, tabia gani ya kutoka kwa kifungu hiki unahitaji 'kuambatanisha' katika mahusiano yako sasa?

Mwongozo wa sala

Muomba Mungu akusudie kukamatia upendo, amani, na kukamatia katika mahusiano yako ya kila siku...

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