ALHAMISI TAREHE 15 APRILI 2021, ASUBUHI
2 Wakorintho 2:5-11
Msamaha Kwa Mwenye Dhambi
5 Basi ikiwa mtu ye yote amesababisha huzuni, kwa kiasi fulani hakunihuzunisha mimi kama alivyowahuzunisha ninyi nyote; sipendi kuweka uzito zaidi kwa upande wenu. 6 Basi adhabu aliyop ewa na wengi inamtosha. 7 Na sasa mnapaswa kumsamehe na kumfariji ili asikate tamaa kabisa kutokana na huzuni kubwa mno aliyo nayo. 8 Kwa hiyo nawasihi mumhakikishie tena kwamba mnampenda. 9 Nili waandikia kuwajaribu ili nione kama mtakuwa watii kwa kila kitu. 10 Mtu ye yote mnayemsamehe na mimi namsamehe. Cho chote nili chosamehe, kama kulikuwa na cha kusamehe, nimesamehe kwa ajili yenu mbele ya Kristo 11 ili shetani asije akatushinda. Kwa maana tunajua mipango yake.
Mtume Paulo anawaandikia Wakorintho juu ya msamaha. Anawaasa kuwa watu wa msamaha, waliojawa upendo. Katika mstari wa 8 anakazia kuwa "wathibitishe" upendo wao. Kuthibitisha upendo ni kuuonyesha upendo kwa vitendo.
Yesu Kristo anajifunua kwetu asubuhi hii, akitukumbusha kuwa watu wenye Imani ya kweli, toba na msamaha. Katika kuwasamehe wenzetu, tuhakikishe upendo wetu unathibitika kwa watu, yaani Taifa la Mungu. Kisasi kilicho bora ni msamaha. Dawa ya adui ni upendo.
Siku njema.
THURSDAY 15TH APRIL 2021, MORNING
2 Corinthians 2:5-11 New International Version
Forgiveness for the Offender
5 If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you to some extent—not to put it too severely. 6 The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient. 7 Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8 I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. 9 Another reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10 Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, 11 in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not un aware of his schemes.
The apostle Paul writes to the Corinthians about forgiveness. He urges them to be forgiving, loving people. In verse 8 he emphasizes that they should "prove" their love. Proving love is showing it in action.
Jesus Christ is revealing Himself to us this morning, reminding us to be people of true Faith, repentance and forgiveness. In forgiving others, let us make sure our love is proven to the people, the Nation of God. The best revenge is forgiveness. The remedy for the enemy is love.
Good day.