Devotional (18th September 2020)
Topic (14th – 20th September 2020) – “Ka jingpynmlien ba kynja mynsiem” (Spiritual Discipline)
“Hynrei kyntait ia kita ki puriskam kai bathala bad babieit; bad to men pynmlien ia lade sha ka jingriewblei. Namar ka jingpynmlien ia ka met ka myntoi tang khyndiat, hynrei kata ka jingriewblei ka pynmyntoi sha kiei kiei baroh; naba ka don ka jingkular ia ka jingim kaba mynta, bad ia kata kaban sa wan.” (1 Timothy 4:7-8)
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Ka jingpynmlien ba kynja mynsiem ka dei ka jingmlien kaba ngi pynmlien na ka bynta ba ngin san, bad ban don ia ki jinglong ki ban iarap ban pynsan ia ka mynsiem, bad lyngba ka jingsan ha ka jinglong mynsiem kan iarap ruh ban san ha ka jinglong jingim (Character). Kumta donkam ia ki jingpynmlien kiba man ka sngi, don ki jingpynmlien ia ka mynsiem kiba long shapoh (Inward) kiei kiei kiba ngi leh kiba ktah tang ia ngi shimet, ki don pat ki jingpynmlien ba kynja mynsiem kiba kynthup ia ka jingiadei kaba beit bad kiwei pat (Interpersonal relationship).
U Richard J. Foster u ong, “The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.” (Ka jingdonkam kaba kyrkieh eh ha kine ki sngi kam dei ka jingbun jong ki briew kiba stad, ne ki briew kiba don sap, hynrei ki briew kiba jylliew ha ka jinglong mynsiem). Lyngba ki snem, ki theologian ne ki stad theology ki la list ne thoh ia kita kiei kiei kiba ngi dei ban leh kiba la niew ba ki dei ki jingpynmlien na ka bynta ka mynsiem ka jong ngi, kum: - Ka jingduwai (Prayer), Ka jingpule ia ka ktien ka jong U Blei (Reading of God’s Word), Ka jingshah jingit (Fasting), Ka jingiit ialade (Self- examination) bad kiwei kiwei. Kine baroh ki long na ka bynta ka mynsiem ka jong ngi, ba lada ngi lah ban leh kumta, ngi pynmlien ialade ia kiei kiei kiba bha na ka bynta ka mynsiem ka jong ngi. Hynrei, ka jingkylli kaba mih ka long, balei ba ngi donkam ban pynmlien ia kine ki jingpynmlien ba kynja mynsiem (Spiritual Discipline)? Ka daw hi ka long, ba U Blei U kwah ia ngi ba kum ki nongbud ki jong U Jisu Khrist ka jingim ka jong ngi kadei ban iasyriem bad U hi, ne ngi dei ban don ia ka jingim kaba iasyriem bad U Khrist (Christlikeness).
U Donald S. Whitney uba dei u nongthoh, ha ka kot ka jong u kaba u ai kyrteng, “Spiritual Discipline for Christian Life” u thoh, “Although God will grant Christlikeness to us when Jesus returns, until then He intends for us to grow toward it. We aren’t merely to wait for holiness; we’re to pursue it.” (Watla U Blei Un sa pynkylla dur ia ngi sha ka jingiasyriem bad U Khrist haba U Jisu Un wan, katba kata ka por kam pat poi U thmu bad kwah ia ngi ba ngin san sha kata ka jingiasyriem. Kam dei ia ngi ba ngin shu ap na ka bynta ka jingim ka bakhuid; ngi dei ban beh sha kata ka jingim kaba khuid). Ka donkam ia ngi namarkata ban iaibeh sha kata ka jingim kaba iasyriem bad U Khrist da kaba ngi pynmlien ia ki jingpynmlien ba kynja mynsiem (Spiritual Discipline).
Jingduwai: - “Trai, iarap ia nga ba ngan iai pynmlien iala ka mynsiem ha kiei kiei kiba iadei bad ka mon ka jong Me, khnang ba ngan san ha ka jingim ka ban iasyriem bad U Khrist hi.” - Amen
U Blei Un kyrkhu, Pastor Bidonbok Syiem
