Mpendwa Msomaji:

Haijalishi wewe ni tajiri au maskini, kijana au mzee, umesoma au huna, bado wewe ni mtu wa pekee sana na muhimu sana kwa Mungu. Alikuumbia vitu vyote vilivyo vizuri na vyema Alifanya hivi ili ufurahie maisha kikamilifu. Kwa kweli, unapendwa sana Naye hivi kwamba Ana mpango mzuri sana unaojumuisha wewe na kila mtu ambaye amewahi kuzaliwa katika familia ya kibinadamu. 

Dear Reader:

It doesn’t matter whether you are rich or poor, young or old, educated or not, you are still a very special and important person to God. He created all things for you that are beautiful and good He did this so that you could fully enjoy life. In fact, you are so loved by Him that He has a wonderful plan that includes you and everyone that has ever been born into the human family. 

Mungu anajua kwamba unasumbuliwa na kusumbuliwa na dhambi, magonjwa, na mateso ambayo siku moja yatakufikisha wewe na wanadamu wote kwenye kifo. Ni kwa sababu ya kutotii kwa Adamu ndiyo maana haya yote yalitokea.

God knows that you are vexed and disturbed by sin, sickness, and suffering which one day will bring you and all mankind to the point of death. It is because of Adam’s disobedience that all this happened.

Adhabu iliyotamkwa juu ya Adamu ilikuwa kwamba siku ambayo angekula tunda lililokatazwa atakufa (ukingo: “ukifa utakufa.” Mwa. 2:16). Adhabu hii ilipitishwa kwa wazao wote wa Adamu. Kutokana na upendo wake mkuu, Mungu alimtuma Mwanawe wa Pekee hapa duniani kuteseka na kufa Msalabani wa Kalvari kwa ajili ya dhambi zako na dhambi za ulimwengu mzima. Tunasoma hivi katika Yohana 3:16, 17 : “Kwa maana jinsi hii Mungu aliupenda ulimwengu hata akamtoa Mwanawe pekee ili kila mtu amwaminiye asipotee, bali awe na uzima wa milele. Kwa maana Mungu hakumtuma Mwana ulimwenguni ili auhukumu ulimwengu, bali ulimwengu uokolewe katika yeye.” Mtume Paulo anasema katika 1 Tim. 2:5, 6 : “Kwa maana kuna Mungu mmoja na mpatanishi mmoja kati ya Mungu na wanadamu, mwanadamu Kristo Yesu, ambaye alijitoa mwenyewe kuwa fidia kwa ajili ya watu wote—huo ushuhuda utakaotolewa kwa wakati wake ufaao.” Je, kunaweza kuwa na kitu chochote bora zaidi au kizuri zaidi kuliko uhai wa milele bila huzuni au maumivu, uliojaa amani na furaha isiyo na mwisho?

The penalty pronounced on Adam was that in the day he ate of the forbidden fruit he would die (margin: “dying thou shalt die.” Gen. 2:16). This penalty was passed on to all Adam’s descendants. Out of His great love, God sent His Only Begotten Son to this earth to suffer and die on the Cross of Calvary for your sins and the sins of the whole world. We read of this in John 3:16,17: “For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” The Apostle Paul states in 1 Tim. 2:5, 6: “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men – the testimony to be given in its proper time.” Could there be anything better or more beautiful than life everlasting without sorrow or pain, filled with peace and happiness without end?

Ndiyo, Mungu katika Mpango Wake ametoa kwa ajili ya kurejeshwa kwa yote yaliyopotea na Adamu na kwa ajili ya ufufuo wa wafu wote. (Ona Matendo 3:19-21 na Yohana 5:28 .) Amepanga kwa ajili ya Ufalme wa wakati ujao katika dunia hii ambapo hakutakuwa tena na kilio, kuteseka au kufa na wote wataishi kwa uadilifu kwa upatano mmoja na mwingine. (Ona Ufu. 21:3 &4; Isa. 2:4; 9:6,7; 26:9 .) Kifo cha Yesu kiliwezesha haya yote kwako na kwangu. Ajabu! Ajabu, unaweza kusema! Hapana, ndugu msomaji, ni kweli kabisa. Mungu hutoa zawadi hii kwako bila gharama. Ndiyo, Wokovu ni zawadi ya bure ya Neema ya Ajabu ya Mungu. Hakuna kitu ambacho unaweza kufanya ili kuipata. Kutubu dhambi zako na kumwamini Yesu kunakuweka katika nafasi ya kupokea msimamo wa kuhesabiwa haki mbele za Mungu. Rum. 3:22 inatuambia, "Haki hii itokayo kwa Mungu huja kwa imani katika Yesu Kristo kwa wote waaminio." Vs. 24 inasema kwamba “tumehesabiwa haki bure kwa neema yake kwa njia ya ukombozi uliokuja kwa njia ya Kristo Yesu.”

Yes, God in His Plan has provided for the restitution of all that was lost by Adam and for a resurrection of all the dead. (See Acts 3:19-21and John 5:28.) He has planned for a future Kingdom on this earth where there will be no more crying, suffering or dying and all will live righteously in harmony with one another. (See Rev. 21:3 &4; Isa. 2:4; 9:6,7; 26:9.) Jesus’ death made all this possible for you and me. Fantastic! Unbelievable, you may say! No, dear reader, it is absolutely true. God offers this gift to you entirely without cost. Yes, Salvation is the free gift of God’s Amazing Grace. There is nothing that you can do to earn it. Repenting from your sins and believing in Jesus puts you in a position to receive a standing of justification before God. Rom. 3:22 tells us, “This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all that believe.” Vs. 24 says that we are “justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

Je, ulijua pia kwamba wakati huu Mungu anaita watu wa pekee ili wamsaidie Yesu kubariki familia zote za dunia katika Ufalme Wake wa kidunia ujao? (Ona Matendo 15:14; Mwa. 12:2 & 3; Gal. 3:29.) Huu ni wito wa pekee sana wa kuwa warithi pamoja na Yesu (Rum. 8:17). Hii ni hatua zaidi ya wokovu. Ni wito wa kuwa mfuasi wa Yesu Kristo ambaye alisema, “Ikiwa wataka kuwa mfuasi wangu, lazima ujikane mwenyewe, ujitwike msalaba wako, unifuate” (Mt. 16:24). Ni mwito mkuu, mwito wa mbinguni (Flp. 3:14). Ikiwa utatii wito huu, Mungu ataanza kazi kubwa maishani mwako ambayo ameahidi kuikamilisha (Flp. 1:6). Je, unasikia wito wa Mungu? Je, Neno Lake na Roho wake vinakuomba utoe moyo wako Kwake katika kujitolea na kujitolea kabisa? Hili ni chaguo ambalo unaweza kufanya sasa hivi, na ukifanya Bwana atakuwa pamoja nawe siku zote ili kuyaongoza mapito yako (Mithali 3:5, 6).

Did you also know that at this time God is calling out a special people to help Jesus bless all the families of the earth in His future earthly Kingdom? (See Acts 15:14; Gen. 12:2 & 3; Gal. 3:29.) This is a very special calling to be joint-heirs with Jesus (Rom. 8:17). This is a step beyond salvation. It is a call to be a disciple of Jesus Christ who said, “If you would be my disciple, you must deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me” (Mat. 16:24). It is a high calling, a heavenly calling (Phil. 3:14). If you heed this call, God will begin a great work in your life which He has promised to complete (Phil. 1:6). Do you hear God’s calling? Is His Word and Spirit beckoning to you to give your heart to Him in entire devotion and dedication? This is a choice that you can make right now, and if you do the Lord will always be with you to direct your paths (Prov. 3:5, 6).

Mpendwa msomaji ukiamua kujikana na kumfuata Yesu Mungu atakubadilisha na kufanana na Yesu siku baada ya siku. 2 Kor. 3:8 inaeleza badiliko hili: “Na sisi sote, kwa nyuso zisizotiwa utaji, twaonyesha utukufu wa Bwana, tunabadilishwa tufanane naye (Yesu) na utukufu unaoongezeka sikuzote, utokao kwa Mungu.

Dear reader, if you choose to deny yourself and follow Jesus, God will change you into the likeness of Jesus day by day. 2 Cor. 3:8 describes this change: “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his (Jesus’) likeness with ever increasing glory, which comes from

Bwana, aliye Roho.” Ukiamua kumfuata Yesu na kuwa mwaminifu na mtiifu kwa amri zake kwa maisha yako yote, siku moja utajikuta katika tukio la 1 Yohana 3:2 linalosema, “Wapenzi, sasa tu watoto wa Mungu; na tutakavyokuwa bado haijajulikana, lakini twajua ya kuwa yeye (Yesu) atakapotokea, tutafanana naye, kwa maana tutamwona jinsi alivyo. Haiwezekani kwetu hata kufikiria nini maana ya hii, lakini ni tumaini tukufu ambalo limetolewa kwako na kwangu. Ikiwa bado hujafanya uamuzi wa kumfuata Yesu, usisubiri tena; ifanye leo na hutawahi kujuta. Tafuta “TUZO la mwito mkuu wa Mungu katika Kristo Yesu” (Wafilipi 3:14). Kuwa pamoja Naye kutawapa taji yote!

the Lord, who is the Spirit.” If you decide to follow Jesus and are faithful and obedient to His commands for all of your life, you will one day find yourself in the scene of 1 John 3:2 which says, “Dear friends, now are we the children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known, but we know that when he (Jesus) appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” It is impossible for us to even imagine what this really means, but it is a glorious hope that is held out to you and to me. If you have not yet made a decision to follow Jesus, don’t wait any longer; make it today and you will never, ever regret it. Seek for “the PRIZE of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:14). To be with Him will crown it all!