“Stap Klosap Long God”
“Stap Klosap Long God”
“Yufala i mas stap klosap long God, nao hem bambae i kam stap klosap long yufala.”—JEMES 4:8.
1, 2. (a) ?Plante man oli stap talem wanem? (b) ?Wanem strong advaes we Jemes i givim, mo from wanem ol Kristin bifo oli nidim advaes ya?
“GOD i stap wetem yumi.” Toktok ya i stap long ol saen blong fulap kantri, mo long yunifom blong sam soldia tu. Plante kantri oli raetem tok ya “Long God yumi stanap,” long mane blong olgeta. Yes, plante man oli talem se oli stap klosap long God. ?Be yu yu agri se, blong rili stap klosap long God, yumi mas mekem moa i bitim we yumi talem toktok ya no yumi raetem toktok ya long wan samting blong ol narafala man oli lukluk?
2 Baebol i soemaot se yumi save kam fren blong God. Be yumi mas traehad. Long faswan handred yia, sam long ol Kristin we tabu spirit i makemaot olgeta finis, oli nidim yet blong fren moa wetem Jeova God. Kristin elda ya Jemes i givim woning long olgeta we oli wantem folem ol fasin we tingting blong olgeta nomo i wantem, mo we oli stap kam doti long wosip blong olgeta. Taem hem i stap givim advaes long saed ya, hem i talem strong tok ya se: “Yufala i mas stap klosap long God, nao hem bambae i kam stap klosap long yufala.” (Jemes 4:1-12) ?Tok ya “stap klosap” we Jemes i talem, i minim wanem?
3, 4. (a) ?Samfala long faswan handred yia we oli ridim tok ya “kam klosap long God” long leta blong Jemes, maet oli tingbaot wanem? (b) ?From wanem yumi save sua se i gat rod blong kam klosap long God?
3 Ol man long taem bifo we oli ridim leta blong Jemes, oli savegud tok ya. Loa blong Moses i talem klia long ol pris olsem wanem oli save “kam klosap” long Jeova, no toktok long hem from ol man. (Eksodas 19:22) Maet tok blong Jemes i mekem ol man ya oli tingbaot se i wan bigfala blesing blong kam klosap long Jeova. I no wan samting nating ya, blong fren wetem Man ya we i hae moa long olgeta spirit long heven mo olgeta man long wol.
4 Be i gat wan narafala saed blong tok blong Jemes tu. Wan man blong stadi Baebol i talem se, “advaes ya [long Jemes 4:8] i mekem tingting blong yumi strong se yumi naf blong mekem gudfala samting ya.” Jemes i save se, stat bifo olgeta, Jeova i singaot ol man oltaem wetem lav, blong oli kam klosap long Hem. (2 Kronikel 15:2) Sakrefaes blong Jisas i openem rod moa blong ol man oli kam klosap long Jeova. (Efesas 3:11, 12) !Tede, plante milian man oli folem rod ya blong oli kam klosap long God! ?Be olsem wanem yumi save tekem nambawan janis ya? Bambae yumi tokbaot tri samting we yumi save mekem blong kam klosap long Jeova God.
Gohed Blong “Kasem Save” Long God
5, 6. ?Olsem wanem eksampol blong yangfala Samuel i soemaot mining blong tok ya “stap kasem save” long God?
5 Long Jon 17:3 (NW), Jisas i talem se: “Hemia laef ya we i no save finis, we man i stap kasem save long yu, we yu nomo yu trufala God, mo long hemia we yu sanem i kam, Jisas Kraes.” Plante Baebol oli tanem vas ya i defren long wanem we New World Translation i talem. Oli no talem se yumi mas “stap kasem save” long God, oli talem nomo se yumi mas “save God.” Be sam man we oli gat gud save oli talem se mining blong tok we oli yusum long olfala lanwis Grik i bigwan moa. Tok ya i minim wan wok we i stap gohed oltaem, mo we i save lidim man blong frengud wetem narafala.
6 Long taem blong Jisas, tingting ya blong savegud God olsem wan fren i no wan niufala tingting. Long Hibru haf blong Baebol, yumi ridim stori blong Samuel, se, taem hem i wan smol boe, ‘hem i no save Jeova yet.’ (1 Samuel 3:7) ?Hemia i min se Samuel i no gat save long saed blong God? Nogat. Papa mama blong hem wetem ol pris oli tijim hem plante long saed ya. Be, wan man blong stadi i talem se Hibru tok we oli yusum long vas ya, plante taem oli “yusum blong tokbaot besfren blong olgeta.” Taswe vas ya i min se Samuel i no save Jeova yet olsem besfren blong hem. Biaen nomo, taem Jeova i yusum Samuel blong talemaot tok blong Hem, hem i savegud Jeova. Taem hem i stap gruap, hem i gohed blong kasem save long Jeova, mo i lanem blong frengud wetem Hem.—1 Samuel 3:19, 20.
7, 8. (a) ?From wanem yumi no mas fraet blong traem kasem save long ol tijing blong Baebol we oli strong lelebet? (b) ?Wanem sam strong trutok blong Baebol we i gud blong yumi stadi long olgeta?
7 ?Yu yu stap kasem save long Jeova, blong yu save kam wan gudfala fren blong hem? Blong mekem olsem, yu mas ‘kam olsem we yu wantem tumas’ ol kakae long saed blong spirit we God i stap givim. (1 Pita 2:2) Yu no mas stop afta we yu kasem save long ol stamba tijing blong Baebol. Yu mas traehad blong lanem sam tijing blong Baebol we oli strong moa. (Hibrus 5:12-14) ?Yu yu fraet blong traem lanem ol tijing olsem? ?Yu yu harem se oli strong tumas blong yu kasem save long olgeta? Sipos yes, yu mas tingbaot se Jeova nao i “Bigfala Tija” blong yumi. (Aesea 30:20, NW ) Hem i save olsem wanem blong mekem ol strong trutok oli kasem tingting blong ol sinman. Mo hem i save blesem yu taem yu traehad wetem fulhat blong yu blong kasem save long ol tijing we hem i stap givim long yu.—Ol Sam 25:4.
8 I gud blong jekem yu wan long saed blong “ol tingting blong God we man i no save faenemaot.” (1 Korin 2:10) Hemia i no minim ol save we i no pulum intres blong man mo we man i save les long hem, olsem ol kwestin we ol lida blong jos mo ol man we oli gat bigfala save long ol tijing blong jos oli stap raorao long hem. Hemia i minim ol tijing we oli save givhan long laef blong yumi, mo we oli givim save long samting we i stap long tingting mo hat blong Papa blong yumi we i lavem yumi. Tingbaot sam long ol tijing ya olsem: ransom sakrefaes blong Jisas, “waestok blong God we fastaem hem i haedem,” mo ol kontrak we Jeova i bin mekem blong givhan long ol man blong hem mo blong mekem bigfala tingting blong hem i kamtru. Taem yumi wanwan i stadi mo traehad blong faenemaot moa save long ol tijing ya mo plante narafala tijing olsem, yumi haremgud tumas mo oli givhan long yumi tu.—1 Korin 2:7.
9, 10. (a) ?From wanem flas tingting i denja, mo wanem i save givhan long yumi blong no foldaon long fasin ya? (b) ?Taem yumi stap kasem save moa long Jeova, from wanem yumi mas traehad oltaem blong holem tingting daon?
9 Taem save blong yu long saed blong ol strong trutok blong Baebol i kam antap moa, yu mas lukaotgud se yu no kam flas from ol save ya. (1 Korin 8:1) Flas tingting i wan denja, from we i save mekem se man i kam badfren blong God. (Ol Proveb 16:5; Jemes 4:6) Rimemba se, save blong yumi ol man i smol nomo, yumi no gat risen blong tokflas. Blong soemaot samting ya, tingting gud long fastok blong wan buk we i stap tokbaot ol niufala save blong ol sayentis. Hem i se: “Moa yumi kasem save, moa yumi luksave se save blong yumi i smol nomo. . . . Olgeta samting we yumi lanem finis i olsem nating nomo taem yumi skelem wetem wanem we yumi no lanem yet.” I gud blong save se samfala oli gat tingting daon olsem. Nao taem yumi tingbaot save we i bigwan olgeta—hemia save blong Jeova God—samting ya i mas mekem we yumi holem tingting daon moa. ?From wanem?
10 Makemgud ol tok ya blong Baebol long saed blong Jeova. “!Tingting blong yu i dip we i dip!” (Ol Sam 92:5) “Man i no save makem waes blong [Jeova].” (Ol Sam 147:5) “I no gat man we i save kasem tingting blong [Jeova].” (Aesea 40:28) “!Fasin blong God blong givhan long ol man, i gud tumas! !Waes blong hem, mo save blong hem i bigfala tumas, i bitim mak!” (Rom 11:33) I klia se, neva bambae yumi save evri samting long saed blong Jeova. (Prija 3:11) Hem i tijim yumi finis long plante nambawan samting, be hem i gat naf save blong gohed blong tijim yumi gogo i no save finis. ?Samting ya i mekem yu yu glad? ?I mekem yu yu harem se yu smol nomo? Taswe, taem yumi stap lanem ol niufala samting, oltaem yumi mas yusum save ya blong kam klosap moa long Jeova mo blong givhan long ol narafala blong kam klosap moa long Hem. Yumi neva mas yusum save ya blong leftemap yumi i kam hae moa long ol narafala.—Matiu 23:12; Luk 9:48.
Soemaot Se Yu Lavem Jeova
11, 12. (a) ?Ol save we yumi kasem long saed blong Jeova i mas mekem wanem long yumi? (b) ?Wanem samting i soemaot sipos wan man i lavem God tru?
11 Aposol Pol i joenem save wetem lav. Hem i raetem se: “Mi mi stap prea we oltaem bambae yufala i save kam we yufala i stap lavlavem yufala moa. Mo mi prea we long fasin ya, oltaem bambae yufala i save kam waes moa, mo yufala i save luksave.” (Filipae 1:9) Bitim we tingting blong yumi i go antap tumas from ol niufala save, i moagud we evri sas trutok we yumi lanem long saed blong Papa blong yumi long heven, Jeova, mo ol stamba tingting blong hem, oli mas pulum yumi blong lavem hem moa.
12 Plante man we oli stap talem se oli lavem God, oli stap giaman nomo. Maet i tru se sam samtaem oli gat wan filing blong lav long hat blong olgeta. Hemia i gud, mo ol filing ya oli stret nomo taem oli laenap wetem stret save. Be maet man olsem i no rili lavem God tru. ?From wanem yumi talem olsem? Traem luk olsem wanem Baebol i eksplenem lav we yumi mas gat long God, i se: “Sipos yumi lavem God, hemia i min se yumi stap folem ol tok blong hem. Mo ol tok blong hem i no strong tumas blong folem.” (1 Jon 5:3) Taswe, wan man i stap soemaot se hem i rili lavem Jeova taem hem i obei long ol tok blong hem.
13. ?Olsem wanem fraet long Jeova bambae i givhan long yumi blong soemaot lav long Hem?
13 Sipos yumi fraetgud long Jeova, samting ya bambae i givhan long yumi blong obei long hem. Fraet ya i minim bigfala ona mo respek long Jeova mo fasin ya i kam antap taem yumi stap kasem save long hem, yumi lanem plante samting long saed blong tabu fasin blong hem, haenem, paoa, stret fasin blong jajem man, waes, mo lav blong hem. Blong kam klosap long Jeova, yumi mas fraetgud long hem. Yes, Ol Sam 25:14 i talem se: “Yu [Jeova] yu fren blong olgeta we oli stap obei long yu [“fraetgud long yu,” NW].” Taswe, sipos yumi gat gudfala fraet ya, we yumi no wantem mekem Papa blong yumi long heven i harem nogud, bambae yumi save kam klosap long hem. Fasin fraetgud long God bambae i givhan long yumi blong folem waes advaes we i stap long Ol Proveb 3:6 se: “Long olgeta samting we yu stap mekem, yu mas tingbaot hem oltaem, mo sipos yu stap mekem olsem, hem bambae i soemaot stret rod long yu, blong yu yu folem.” ?Wanem mining blong tok ya?
14, 15. (a) ?Wanem sam disisen we yumi mas mekem evri dei long laef blong yumi? (b) ?Olsem wanem yumi save tekem ol disisen we oli soemaot se yumi fraetgud long God?
14 Evri dei, yu yu mas mekem plante disisen, sam oli bigwan, sam oli smol. Hemia sam long olgeta: ?Bambae yu tokbaot wanem wetem ol man we oli wok wetem yu, ol fren blong yu long skul, mo ol man we oli stap raonabaot long yu? (Luk 6:45) ?Bambae yu traehad long ol wok blong yu, no bambae yu traem faenem rod blong mekem smol wok nomo? (Kolosi 3:23) ?Bambae yu kam klosap moa long olgeta we oli no lavem Jeova no we oli laekem hem smol nomo, no bambae yu traehad blong fren wetem ol man we oli strong long ol Kristin fasin? (Ol Proveb 13:20) ?Bambae yu mekem wanem blong givhan long wok blong Kingdom blong God, nating se i wan smol samting nomo we yu mekem? (Matiu 6:33) Sipos yu letem ol tingting blong Baebol olsem olgeta we oli stap long paragraf ya oli lidim yu long ol disisen we yu mekem evri dei, bambae yu soemaot se yu rili stap tingbaot Jeova “long olgeta samting we yu stap mekem.”
15 Yes, long evri disisen we yumi mekem, tingting we yumi mas folem, hemia: ?Jeova i wantem se mi mi mekem wanem? ?Bambae hem i glad moa sipos mi mekem wanem? (Ol Proveb 27:11) Sipos yumi tingbaot ol samting ya, yumi stap soemaot se yumi gat fasin fraetgud long God. Mo fasin ya i nambawan rod blong soemaot se yumi lavem hem. Mo tu, fasin blong fraetgud long God bambae i pulum yumi blong stap klin, long saed blong wosip, fasin, mo bodi blong yumi. Long semfala vas we Jemes i talem se ol Kristin oli mas “kam klosap long God,” hem i talem tu se: “Yufala i man nogud, yufala i mas wasem han blong yufala. Yufala we i gat tu fes yufala i mas mekem tingting blong yufala i klin.”—Jemes 4:8.
16. ?Nating se yumi givim evri samting i go long Jeova, yumi neva save kasem wanem mak, be fasin ya bambae i soemaot wanem?
16 I tru, blong soemaot lav long Jeova, i no naf blong blokem ol rabis fasin nomo. Yumi mas mekem moa. Lav bambae i pulum yumi blong mekem ol samting we oli gud tu. Tingbaot: ?Yumi mekem wanem blong soemaot tangkiu from ol gudgudfala presen we Jeova i stap givim? Jemes i raetem se: “Evri samting we oli gud mo evri presen we oli nambawan we yumi kasem, oli kamaot long heven nomo. God i mekem olgeta laet blong skae, mo hem i stap givim ol gudgudfala samting ya long yumi.” (Jemes 1:17) Tru ya, taem yumi givim olting blong yumi i go long Jeova, yumi no mekem hem i kam rijman. Wol ya wetem evri samting we i stap long hem oli blong Jeova finis. (Ol Sam 50:12) Yumi givim taem mo paoa blong yumi long Jeova, be hem i no rili nidim ol samting ya. Hem i gat ol narafala rod we hem i save folem blong mekem ol samting oli kamtru olsem hem i wantem. !Mo sipos yumi no wantem talemaot gud nius blong Kingdom blong God, be hem i save mekem ol ston oli toktok long ples blong yumi! ?Ale, from wanem yumi givim olting, taem, mo paoa blong yumi i go long Jeova? Bigfala risen, hemia from we, long rod ya yumi soemaot se yumi lavem hem wetem olgeta hat, laef, tingting mo paoa blong yumi.—Mak 12:29, 30.
17. ?Wanem i save pulum yumi blong gat gladhat blong givim presen long Jeova?
17 Taem yumi givim samting long Jeova, yumi mas givim wetem gladhat, “from we God i lavem man we i save givim samting long gladhat blong hem.” (2 Korin 9:7) Rul we i stap long Dutronome 16:17 i save givhan long yumi blong gat gladhat blong givim presen. Hem i se: “Fasin blong man blong givim presen bambae i folem fasin we Hae God i stap blesem hem.” Taem yumi tingbaot ol gudgudfala samting we Jeova i givim long yumi finis, yumi harem se yumi wantem givim plante presen i gobak long hem. Ol presen olsem oli mekem hat blong hem i glad, i sem mak long wan smol presen we pikinini i givim long papa mama blong hem we i save mekem tufala i haremgud tumas. Sipos yumi folem rod ya blong soemaot lav long Jeova, bambae yumi kam klosap long Hem.
Prea i Mekem Se Yumi Fren Wetem Hem
18. ?From wanem i gud blong tingbaot olsem wanem blong mekem ol prea blong yumi oli kamgud moa?
18 Taem yumi wanwan i prea long Papa blong yumi long heven, hemia i nambawan janis we yumi gat blong talemaot ol samting we oli stap dip insaed long hat blong yumi. (Filipae 4:6) Prea i wan impoten rod blong kam klosap long God. Taswe, i gud blong tekem smoltaem blong tingbaot fasin blong yumi blong prea. I no nid we yumi yusum ol bigbigfala tok mo mekem ol prea blong yumi oli folem wan spesel plan. Be ol tok we yumi talem i mas kamaot long hat blong yumi. ?Olsem wanem yumi save mekem ol prea blong yumi oli kamgud moa?
19, 20. ?From wanem i gud blong tingting dip bifo we yumi prea, mo wanem sam samting we i stret blong tingting dip long olgeta?
19 Maet yumi traem tingting dip bifo we yumi prea. Sipos yumi mekem olsem, yumi save mekem ol prea blong yumi oli kam moa klia mo oli gat mining. Olsem nao, bambae yumi no talem bakegen mo bakegen ol semfala tok we yumi stap talem evri taem mo we oli isi blong tingbaot. (Ol Proveb 15:28, 29) Maet i gud blong tingting dip long ol samting we Jisas i tokbaot long prea we hem i givim olsem eksampol, mo traem tingbaot olsem wanem oli joen wetem laef blong yumi. (Matiu 6:9-13) Olsem nao, yumi save askem long yumi wan se: ?Blong mekem samting we Jeova i wantem i kamaot long wol ya, wanem smol wok we mi mi save mekem? ?Maet mi save talem long Jeova se mi wantem we hem i yusum mi, mo askem hem blong givhan long mi blong mekem ol wok we hem i putum long han blong mi? ?Tingting blong mi i hevi from ol wari long saed blong ol samting we mi mi nidim long laef? ?Mi mi wantem se God i fogivim wanem sin blong mi, mo mi mi mas fogivim hu? ?Taem wan samting i traem mi, mi mi luksave se mi nidim tumas we Jeova i lukaotgud long mi?
20 Mo tu, maet yumi tingbaot samfala we yumi save olgeta, we oli rili nidim help blong Jeova. (2 Korin 1:11) Be, yumi no mas fogetem tu blong talem tangkiu long Jeova. Sipos yumi tektaem blong tingting gud, yumi save faenem plante risen blong talem tangkiu long Jeova mo presem hem evri dei from ol gudgudfala samting we hem i givim long yumi. (Dutronome 8:10; Luk 10:21) Taem yumi mekem olsem, i gat wan moa gudfala frut i save kamaot. Bambae yumi gat wan gudfala tingting long saed blong laef, mo bambae yumi gat tangkiu from.
21. ?Hu ol man long Baebol we yumi save stadi long olgeta blong givhan long yumi taem yumi prea long Jeova?
21 Stadi tu i save mekem ol prea blong yumi oli kamgud moa. Baebol i tokbaot ol nambawan prea we ol gudfala man mo woman blong bilif oli bin mekem. Maet yumi fesem wan traem we i stap mekem yumi wari, mo maet yumi fraet tu se yumi mo famle blong yumi i stap long denja. Ale, yumi save ridim prea blong Jekob, taem hem i mas mitim brata blong hem Esao we i stap kros long hem longtaem finis. (Jenesis 32:9-12) No maet yumi stadi long prea blong King Asa taem ami blong wan milian soldia blong Itiopia oli kam mekem faet long ol man blong God. (2 Kronikel 14:11, 12) Sipos wan trabol i kamaot we i save sakem doti long nem blong Jeova, i gud blong tingbaot prea we Elaeja i mekem long bigfala hil ya Kamel, long fored blong ol man we oli wosip long god ya Bal. Mo tu, yumi save tingbaot prea blong Nehemaea long saed blong taon ya Jerusalem we ol ami oli bin spolem. (1 King 18:36, 37; Nehemaea 1:4-11) Taem yumi ridim mo tingting dip long ol prea olsem, bilif blong yumi i save kam strong, mo oli save givhan long yumi blong faenem beswan rod blong talemaot long Jeova ol wari we oli mekem tingting blong yumi i hevi.
22. ?Wanem stamba vas blong yia 2003, mo wanem samting we yumi wanwan i mas jekemap bakegen mo bakegen long yia ya?
22 I klia se i no gat wan ona we i hae moa, no wan wok we i gud moa, i winim we yumi “kam klosap long God” olsem Jemes i talem. (Jemes 4:8) Yumi save mekem olsem, sipos yumi gohed blong kasem moa save long God, traehad blong soemaot moa lav long hem oltaem, mo traem tokbaot ol samting long prea we oli mekem se yumi fren moa wetem hem. Long yia 2003, bambae yumi tingting plante long Jemes 4:8 we hem i stamba vas blong yia. Mo tu, bambae yumi gohed oltaem blong luklukgud long laef blong yumi wanwan, blong jekem sipos yumi rili stap kam klosap long Jeova. ?Be olsem wanem long lashaf blong vas ya? ?Olsem wanem Jeova bambae ‘i kam stap klosap long yumi,’ mo wanem ol blesing we bambae oli kamaot from? Nekis stadi bambae i tokbaot ol kwestin ya.
?Yu Yu Tingbaot?
• ?From wanem i impoten blong kam klosap long Jeova?
• ?Wanem sam mak we yumi save traehad blong kasem long saed blong save blong Jeova?
• ?Olsem wanem yumi soemaot se yumi lavem Jeova tru?
• ?Olsem wanem yumi save kam klosap moa long Jeova long prea?
[Kwestin]
[Tok blong makem poen pija long pej 12]
Stamba vas blong yia 2003 hemia: ‘Stap klosap long God, nao hem bambae i kam stap klosap long yu.’—Jemes 4:8.
[Tok blong pija long pej 9]
Taem Samuel i stap gruap, hem i lanem blong save Jeova moa
[Tok blong pija long pej 12]
Prea blong Elaeja long bigfala hil ya Kamel i wan gudfala eksampol we yumi save folem