ALHAMISI TAREHE 5 AGOSTI 2021, ASUBUHI
1 Petro 2:18-23
18 Enyi watumishi, watiini bwana zenu kwa hofu nyingi, sio wao walio wema na wenye upole tu, bali nao walio wakali.
19 Maana huu ndio wema hasa, mtu akivumilia huzuni kwa kumkumbuka Mungu, pale ateswapo isivyo haki.
20 Kwa maana ni sifa gani kustahimili, mtendapo dhambi na kupigwa makofi? Lakini kustahimili, mtendapo mema na kupata mateso, huu ndio wema hasa mbele za Mungu.
21 Kwa sababu ndio mlioitiwa; maana Kristo naye aliteswa kwa ajili yenu, akawaachia kielelezo, mfuate nyayo zake.
22 Yeye hakutenda dhambi, wala hila haikuonekana kinywani mwake.
23 Yeye alipotukanwa, hakurudisha matukano; alipoteswa, hakuogofya; bali alijikabidhi kwake yeye ahukumuye kwa haki.
Mwenendo wenu uwe na hekima;
Petro anaandika akituasa kuwa watiifu miongoni mwetu wenyewe. Anatusihi kuheshimiana, mkubwa kwa mdogo, kiongozi na mtumishi, na katika hali nyingine yoyote.
Petro anatoa mfano wa Bwana Yesu ambaye pamoja na kuteswa sana alivumilia, na kamwe hakutenda dhambi! Alinyenyekea bila kulipa kisasi!
Katika hali hiyo, tunaitwa kuwa watiifu, wavumilivu, wenye kumcha Bwana ili kufikia mwisho mwema. Katika hali yoyote tunayopitia, tujikabidhi kwake yeye ahukumuye kwa haki, naye atatupa hekima itakayotuvusha katika njia zote ngumu kuelekea mwisho wetu.
Nakutakia siku njema.
THURSDAY 5TH AUGUST 2021, MORNING
1 Peter 2:18-23
18 Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
22 “He committed no sin,
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”[a]
23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
Be wise in your behavior;
Peter writes admonishing us to be obedient among ourselves. He urges us to respect each other, great and small, leader and servant, and in any other case.
Peter gives the example of the Lord Jesus who despite great suffering endured, He never sinned! He humbled himself without retaliation!
In that case, we are called to be obedient, patient, God-fearing to the end. In whatever situation we find ourselves, let us submit to the one who judges justly, and he will give us the wisdom that will lead us in all the difficult paths to our end.
I wish you a good day.