Ku Cyumweru: Umupfakazi Udacogora — Luka 18:1-8
Uyu mupfakazi yari afite imbogamizi eshatu zikomeye: 1) kuba yari umugore, yari afite uburenganzira buke gusa mu mategeko y'icyo gihe; 2) kuba yari umupfakazi, nta mugabo yari afite wo kumuhagarara imbere mu rukiko; 3) kuba yari umukene, nta ruswa yashoboraga gutanga. Ni ikihe cyizere yari afite? Icya mbere, ntiyacika intege! Byongeye kandi, nk'umuntu utazi umucamanza, yakomeje kuburanira urubanza rwe kugeza ubwo yamushubije mu buryo bumurengera. Amaherezo, nubwo umucamanza yari umugome, yaramuretse kugira ngo abone amahoro ye bwite. Nk'intore z'Imana, dufite ibyiringiro byinshi cyane n'impamvu zose zo kwihangana. Duhabwa amahirwe yo kugera ku Mucamanza utunganye. Ntituri abashyitsi kuri we, ariko twemerwa kandi dukundwa. Muri we, turi abakire barenze urugero!
Ku wa Mbere: Umufarisayo n'Umukoresha w'Imisoro — Luka 18:9-14
Yesu avuga iyi nkuru ivuga ku bagabo babiri basengera mu rusengero kugira ngo bagaragaze iby'umwuka nyakuri. Abakoresha w'Imisoro bafatwaga nk'abajura n'abagambanyi: abakoreraga ubutegetsi bw'Abaroma, baka abaturage babo imisoro idakwiriye. Ariko Yesu anenga ubwibone bw'idini bw'Umufarisayo, wari: yarashutswe ku isengesho (arikoresha mu kubwira Imana n'umuntu wese umwumva ukuntu ari mwiza); yashutswe ku bwe (yibwira ko yemerwa n'Imana gusa n'imirimo ye myiza); kandi yibeshye ku mukoresha w'Imisoro, watakaga yihannye by'ukuri. Ni nde muri aba bagabo wavuye mu rusengero yejejwe kandi akiranuka?
Ku wa Kabiri: Yesu ku Gutandukana — Matayo 19: 1-9; Mariko 10: 1-12
Gutandukana biri ku rwego rwo hejuru muri iki gihe cyacu, kuko abantu babibona nk'uburyo bworoshye bwo kubikemura. Mu gusubiza Abafarisayo, Yesu yibanze ku kintu nyamukuru: Imana ishaka ko ishyingiranwa riba umubano w'ubuzima bwose. Kubwibyo, Imana yiteze ko umugabo n'umugore babana mu bwitange no mu budahemuka. Mu gihe Abafarisayo bakina ibintu by'ingenzi bijyanye n'ishyingiranwa no gutandukana, Yesu yabahinduye ku ntego y'Imana ya mbere: urukundo rw'ubwitange, rurambye.
Ku wa Gatatu: Yesu ku Bugore — Matayo 19:10-12
Buri wese agomba gutekereza ku bushake bw'Imana ku ishyingiranwa. Iyo umuntu ashatse, uburyo bwonyine bwo gusohoza ubwo bumwe no gushimisha Imana ni ukubitanga uko ashoboye kose. Niba umuntu adashobora cyangwa adashaka (ku mpamvu iyo ari yo yose) kubikora, aho gushaka no kugira ishyingiranwa riciriritse cyangwa ribi, agomba kuguma ari ingaragu. Igitekerezo kiri inyuma yo kuba "inkone," ni ukwirinda ibinezeza byose by'imibonano mpuzabitsina. Yesu atwigisha ibi, kimwe na Pawulo (reba 1 Abakorinto 7), nk'amahitamo ashoboka.
Ku wa Kane: Abana Bato n'Ubwami — Matayo 19:13-15; Mariko 10:13-16; Luka 18:15-17
Bigaragara ko abigishwa ba Yesu babonaga abana bato nk'abadafite agaciro. Bibagiwe inyigisho ya Yesu ku butware (Mariko 9:36-37). Umwami ntabwo yigishaga hano ko abantu bakuru bagomba kwitwara nk'abatarakura (1 Abakorinto 13:11), ahubwo ko bagomba kubaho mu kwizera kworoshye nk'uko abana bato babigenza. Tugomba kwinjira mu bwami bw'Imana muri ubu buryo, mu buryo butagira icyo bugeraho, twishingikirije byuzuye ku mbabazi n'ubuntu by'Imana kugira ngo bidukize. Tugomba kubaho mu kwizera kworoshye (Abakolosayi 2:6-7).
Ku wa Gatanu: Ubutunzi n'Ubwami — Matayo 19:16-24; Mariko 10:17-25; Luka 18:18-25
Yesu yakundaga uyu musore. Yari afite imico myiza, yubahwaga n'abandi, kandi afite ubushobozi buhambaye. Nyamara yari umuntu udafite icyo ashoboye mu bintu by'umwuka, kuko yizeraga ubutunzi kugira ngo bumubere inzira mu buzima. Amafaranga ashobora kuba umugaragu mwiza, ariko ahora ari umutware w'umugambanyi. Abantu benshi bazabuzwa kwinjira mu bwami bw'Imana kubera umutima w'irari. Ese Imana iri hejuru ya byose mu buzima bwawe?
Ku wa Gatandatu: Inyungu zo Gukurikira Kristo — Matayo 19:25-30; Mariko 10:26-31; Luka 18:26-30
Wenda wigeze wibaza, nka Petero, icyo twungukira mu gukurikira Kristo? Ntidushobora "kurusha" Imana, ariko icyo ishishikajwe cyane ni intego z'imitima yacu. RJ Le Tourneau, umuhanga mu by'inganda, yaravuze ati: “Niba utanga kuko wishyura, ntabwo uzatanga!” Ese dukurikira Kristo kugira ngo tumuhe ingororano, cyangwa ni uko tumukunda? Ese tumukorera kuko dukunda abandi kandi twifuza kubabona bakizwa, cyangwa ni ukugira ngo twiyemeze? Imana igororera umutima w'ukuri kandi utagira uburyarya.