Ngusachilewa Chichi Kuti Ngulupuchidwe? — Ndaŵi ja Kulungamika ni Kupopela
A DEVOTIONAL AND A PRAYER · MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT IN THE NEW LIFE
Ngose Chakutenda Kuti Ngulupusyidwe — Msingi
CHIYAMBI
The Foundation study answered the great question, what must I do to be saved? This devotional is for the person who has obeyed that answer. Salvation (being saved by God from sin and from death) does not end on the day you are baptized. It begins on that day. This devotional walks with you through one whole day of the new life, morning, noon, and night (Psalm 55:17).
(My personal thoughts — this morning, remember that you woke up as a person God has saved, and his compassions are new again this morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). Jesus rose up before daylight to pray, so speak to God before you speak to anyone else (Mark 1:35). Then feed on the word of God the way a newborn baby feeds on milk.)
NOON — NI PAKATI PA MSI CHISYENE NI CHINGUCHIŴA NALAMBA
KUCHIPILIKANI, NI KUKESYA, NI PACHINTONDWA, CHIMBOSYE --> NAWO CHIMBAPIKANE LIWU LYANGU.
5.MASENGO 10:9Kombolana↗Malaŵi jakwe lyuŵa lili pa ntwe, ŵandu ŵatatu wo ali chiŵela mu ulendo, achiŵandichilaga ku Yopa che Petulo ŵakwesile penani pa nyuumba kukupopela.
MASIKU GA CHIGILIKI⚑ G4336 proseuchomai — pray
achiŵandichilaga ku Yopa che Petulo ŵakwesile penani pa nyuumba kukupopela.
6.MASENGO 2:46Kombolana↗Lyuŵa ni lyuŵa ŵachinganganaga pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu. Ŵalyaga chakulya pamo mmajumba gao kwa kusangalala ni kwa ntima weswela.
MASIKU GA CHIGILIKI⚑ G4342 proskartereo — kupitilila
CONTINUING DAILY WITH ONE ACCORD --> DID EAT THEIR MEAT WITH GLADNESS AND SINGLENESS OF HEART.
(My personal thoughts — at midday, stop for a short time, because Peter prayed on an ordinary roof at an ordinary hour of an ordinary day (Acts 10:9). The first believers continued daily, not one day of the week (Acts 2:46). Say the morning verse again in your heart, pray a short prayer, and then go back to your work.)
I WILL BOTH LAY ME DOWN IN PEACE, AND SLEEP --> THOU, LORD, ONLY MAKEST ME DWELL IN SAFETY.
(My personal thoughts — tonight, examine yourself with honest eyes, whether you are still in the faith, and confess any sin to God before you sleep (2 Corinthians 13:5). Jesus is called the vine, which means the living plant that gives life to every branch joined to it, and a branch at night does no work but only stays joined (John 15:4). So stay joined to Jesus, and then lie down in peace, and sleep (Psalm 4:8).)
THESE WORDS SHALL BE IN THINE HEART --> WHEN THOU LIEST DOWN, AND WHEN THOU RISEST UP.
Morning, noon, and night are not three separate duties. They are one whole walk with God through one day. Salvation begins in the truth. It continues in the truth, one ordinary day at a time. Let the word of God rise with you in the morning. Let it steady you at noon. Let it lie down with you at night. Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
TENDE MASOKA LERO
1. This morning, before you eat, read the morning verses out loud one time. Then thank God for one new mercy. A mercy is a kindness from God that you did not earn (Lamentations 3:23).
2. At noon, stop your work for two minutes. Say a short prayer right where you are, the way Peter prayed at the sixth hour (Acts 10:9).
3. Tonight, before you sleep, examine your day. If you find sin, confess that sin to God before you sleep (2 Corinthians 13:5).
4. Tonight, say the memory verse out loud until you can say it with your eyes closed (Psalm 119:11).
MPOPELO
My Father in heaven, I thank you for saving me. I did not earn salvation. You gave salvation to me through Jesus Christ your Son. Hear my voice in the morning. In the morning I will direct my prayer to you, and I will look up. Your compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Make me hungry for the pure milk of your word, so that I may grow. At noon I will pray, and you will hear my voice. Help me continue daily, with gladness and singleness of heart. At night I will remember you on my bed. Help me examine myself, whether I am still in the faith. If I find sin, help me confess that sin and turn from that sin. Help me stay joined to Jesus, the true vine, because apart from Jesus I can do nothing. I hide your word in my heart, so that I will not sin against you. Keep me from growing lukewarm. Keep my love for you burning, morning, noon, and night. Help me endure to the end, so that I may be saved. You have given me a living hope. You keep me by your power, through faith, to salvation. So I will lay myself down in peace and sleep. You alone, LORD, make me live in safety. Amen.
MALIWO
1 Petulo 1:3Kombolana↗Twalape Akunnungu, Atati ŵa Ambuje ŵetu Che Yesu Kilisito! Kwa chanasa chao chachikulungwa ŵatuŵeleche sooni kwa kunsyusya Che Yesu. Atupele chilolelo cha umi, (4) nipele tukulolela kupochela indu yambone yejinji, yati Akunnungu ŵaŵichile ŵandu ŵao kwinani kwangaikuwola atamuno kujonasika atamuno kusisina. (5) Chiuŵe wenu ŵanyamwe ŵankugosekwa ni machili ga Akunnungu kwa litala lya chikulupi, kwa ukulupusyo wauli chile kuunukukwa pa lyuŵa lya mbesi.
BEGOTTEN US AGAIN UNTO A LIVELY HOPE --> AN INHERITANCE RESERVED IN HEAVEN FOR YOU --> KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD THROUGH FAITH UNTO SALVATION.
(My personal thoughts — God began your salvation, and he keeps it by his own power. So walk with God every morning, every noon, and every night. Your hope is reserved in heaven, and it does not fade away.)
MASIKU GA CHIGILIKI
Aga ni maloŵe gakusachilwa ga somo ali. Kwaŵayani liloŵe lililyose lyalikwete tuchindondo m'mavesi gapachanya kuti nkaiwone mate gakwe kuno.
“milk” — G1051 gala — milk⚑
the word of God is the first food of the new life
“kula” — G837 auxano — to grow, to enlarge⚑
the newborn child of God grows by the milk of the word
“pray” — G4336 proseuchomai — to pray to God, to worship⚑
Peter prayed on the housetop at the sixth hour, an ordinary hour of an ordinary day
“kupitilila” — G4342 proskartereo — to continue in, to give oneself continually⚑
the first believers gave themselves to God daily, not one day of the week
“examine” — G3985 peirazo — to test, to examine, to prove⚑
the saved person tests his own heart each night
“Kulinga” — G1381 dokimazo — to test, and by testing to approve⚑
the testing is done to approve, not to condemn
“kutama” — G3306 meno — kutama, kusigala, kutama nakwe, kupunda⚑
the branch bears fruit only while the branch stays joined to the vine
“chanasa” — G1656 eleos — mercy, compassion⚑
God saves according to his abundant mercy
“again” — G313 anagennao — to beget again, to give new birth⚑
God has given the saved person a new birth to a living hope
“Chilolo” — G1680 elpis — chilolo, chikulupi⚑
the living hope stands on the resurrection of Jesus Christ
