Lenten Reflection Day 33

God’s intervation and safe keeping.Psalm 72:12 (NIV)

 he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

This Bible verse about divine intervention tells us that no prayer of help goes unanswered by God. We need only to send up a simple prayer and He will come to our aid.

We see even more divine intervention also in the Great American Pure Flix exclusive series, “Saved by Grace.” In each episode, angels Grace and Jeremiah intervene in the lives of those who need help in a variety of difficult situations. They help bring together families, reconcile marriages and provide healing to those they encounter. In this periode of LENT may God intervene cause you to simile like he did to rhe children of Israel Exodus 6:5__7 and Exodus 14:14. Amen.

Rev. Samuel Muwonge

Olunaku lw’okufumiitiriza ku kisiibo 31. Omulamwa: Zabbuli 13.

Zabbuli eno yonna enyonyola ku kisa kya Katonda n'okwagala kwe: Katonda : Engeri ey'okwagala ey'okutuyimirizaawo mu biseera eby'obuzibu n'okutuwa ebyetaago byaffe. Mu biseera ebisinga okugezesebwa mu bulamu, n’ab’omu maka gaffe n’emikwano bwe batugwako, tusobola okwesigama ku Katonda okuwulira emiranga gyaffe n’okutuyamba mu buli mbeera.Omuwandiisi wa Zabbuli akemebwa okukkiriza nti Katonda amusuddewo kubanga okununulibwa kwa Katonda kubadde kuwanvu nnyo mu kujja. Naye Dawudi teyagula mu bulimba Katonda bwe yali amwerabidde. Afundikira Zabbuli ng’alaga obwesige bwe nti Katonda ajja kuddamu okumuwa obulokozi okuva mu buzibu bwe. Dawudi yali mwesigwa eri Katonda era nga yeesiga n’omutima gwe gwonna mu ye, naye yawulira okunyigirizibwa kw’ebizibu bye nga omuntu yenna. Kyokka mu kifo ky’okuwaayo oba okuwaayo, Dawudi yanywerera ku kukkiriza kwe. Mu biseera eby’okuggwaamu essuubi, kizibu nnyo okukwata okusinga okulekulira. Naye bw’owaayo ku Katonda, owaayo obulamu obw’okuggwaamu essuubi. Sigala ng’ogamba nti yee eri Katonda. Musabe anyweeze enkwata yo ku bisuubizo bye n’obwesigwa bwe.

Dawudi yaggwaamu essuubi olw’obuzibu obwali bumuvunaanibwa. Yali akimanyi nti Katonda tayinza kusibirwa mu kifo kyonna, naye yawandiika mu ngeri ey’ekitontome, ng’alaga obwesige nti Katonda yandimuwulidde ng’asaba. Katonda atuddamu nga tumusaba n’obunyiikivu, ne bwe kiba nti embeera eyinza okuba ey’akabi oba ey’akabi etya. Tusobola okuvvuunuka okweraliikirira kwaffe mu ssaawa zaffe ezisinga okuba ez’ekizikiza nga tukwata ku kukakasa kwa Katonda nti ali naffe era wa kisa eri abo abamwesiga nga Mukama ku bonna.

Embeera bwe zitugaana, tuyinza okukemebwa okulowooza nti Katonda atusuddewo. Naye Dawudi atujjukiza nti ekintu ekikontana n’ekyo kituufu. Buli kimu bwe kirabika nga kitambula bubi, Katonda asigala naffe n’atukuuma. Singa embeera ekukyukidde, tobuusabuusa kubeerawo kwa Katonda okw’obwakatonda – tunula okwetooloola. Ali ku mabbali gammwe ddala!

Abantu ba Katonda bafuna ebiseera Katonda bw’alabika ng’abula era n’atwerabira. Ne mu kiseera ekyo tusobola okwesiga okwagala kwa Katonda ne tumuwaana. Ye mulungi wadde eri omulwadde.

Omuyimbi wa Zabbuli eyali atabuse Dawudi yakitegeera nti okulaba amaaso ga Katonda kwe kuba omutuufu naye era nti obwenkanya mu bulamu buno nabwo kwolesebwa kwa maaso ga Katonda. Okubikkulirwa kwa Katonda kye kyetaagisa kyaffe ekikulu. Emirundi mingi nnyo kino tukitegeera mu biseera eby’obuzibu byokka.

Omuwandiisi wa Zabbuli yatendereza okwagala kwa Katonda, n’afuula okwenkanankana n’obulokozi bwa Katonda. Okwolesebwa kuno okw’okukkiriza mu kwagala kwa Katonda kwakolebwa ng’omuwandiisi ali mu buziba bw’okuggwaamu essuubi oba okubonaabona. Ne wakati mu bizibu tusobola okwesiga okwagala n’obulungi bwa Katonda ne tuwulira okubeerawo kwe okw’obwakatonda. Obulokozi n’okwesiga bibeera wamu. Omwagalwa mu sizoni eno ey'Ekisiibo, tusobola okwesiga kubanga tumanyi Katonda atwagala.

Lenten Reflection Day 31

Theme: Psalm 13.

This whole Psalm is a commentary on the grace of God and His love: God's : loving way of sustaining us in times of trouble and providing for our needs. In life's most trying times, when even our family and friends deserts us, we can rely on God to hear our cries and to help us in every circumstance.The psalmist is tempted to believe God has abandoned him because God's deliverance has been so long in coming. But David did not buy into the lie that God had forgotten him. He concludes the Psalm by expressing his confidence that God will once again provide him salvation from his trouble. David was faithful to God and trusted wholeheartedly in him, but he felt the pressure of his problems as much as anyone. Instead of giving up or giving in, however, David held on to his faith. In times of despair, it is much harder to hold on than to give up. But if you give up on God, you give in to a life of despair. Keep saying yes to God. Ask him to strengthen your grip on his promises and faithfulness.

David despaired at the odds against him. He knew that God could not be confined to any space, but he wrote poetically, expressing confidence that God would hear him when he prayed. God responds to us when we earnestly pray to him, no matter how dangerous or precarious the situation may be. We can overcome our anxieties in our darkest hours by holding on to God’s assurance that he is with us and is merciful to those who trust him as Lord over all.

When circumstances go against us, we may be tempted to think that God has abandoned us. But David reminds us that the opposite is true. When everything seems to go wrong, God stays with us and protects us. If a circumstance has turned against you, don’t doubt God’s Divine Presence – look around. He is right beside you!

God’s people experience moments when God seems to have vanished and to have forgotten us. Even then we can trust God’s love and praise him. He is good even to the sufferer.

The distraught psalmist David understood that to see God’s face is to be right with him and that the justice in this life is also a manifestation of God’s face. Revelation of God is our basic need. Too often we only realize this in times of crisis.

The psalmist praised the love of God, making it equivalent to the salvation of God. This expression of faith in the love of God was made when the writer was in the depths of despair or suffering. Even in the midst of difficulties we can trust the love and goodness of God and feel His Divine Presence. Salvation and trust belong together. Beloved in this season of LENT, We can trust because we know God loves us.Rev Samuel Muwonge.

Lenten Reflection Day 30

Theme: Psalm 53.

As we consider Psalm 53 we should be grieved by who we were and overwhelmed that God would choose to save us. We should also look at our world with new eyes and recognize that the only hope we can offer is the mercy and grace of God – no other solution is sufficient.

1The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;there is none who does good.

2God looks down from heavenon the children of manto see if there are any who understand,who seek after God.

3They have all fallen away;together they have become corrupt;there is none who does good,not even one.

4Have those who work evil no knowledge,who eat up my people as they eat bread,and do not call upon God?

5There they are, in great terror,where there is no terror!For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

6Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!When God restores the fortunes of his people,let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

What does Psalm chapter 53 mean?

This psalm opens with a declaration that "the fool" denies God's existence. The Hebrew word translated as "fool" in this verse is nā'bāl. This doesn't imply someone who is stupid or incapable. It means someone senseless, irrational, or lacking in wisdom. Even intelligent people can act like fools, and there is nothing more foolish than denying the very existence of God (Psalm 53:1).

The name used for "God" in this psalm is Elohim, the God of creation. This contrasts to other Old Testament passages which use the expression YHWH, sometimes transliterated as Jehovah, the covenant-keeping God. Those who deny the existence of their own creator are not only foolish but also corrupt. Immorality is not something reserved for atheists, of course. God observes the entire human race as wayward, corrupt, and void of meritorious good deeds (Psalm 53:2–3).

David notes that there are wicked ones who persecute God's people, but he realizes God will cause those evildoers to be destroyed. This psalm makes a strong point that God puts those who attack Him and His people to shame. Some scholars think this might be a vague prophecy about what God did to the Assyrian army that encamped around Jerusalem in the time of King Hezekiah. The depiction of God scattering bones evokes bodies being strewn around without burial—this is a graphic and potent warning about the eternal wrath of God (Psalm 53:4–5).

As David considers the rampant evil in the world, he longs for God to deliver Israel and establish His kingdom on earth. When God fulfills David's desire for the kingdom, Israel will experience great joy. According to prophecies in books such as Zechariah, this plea will be granted, someday (Psalm 53:6).

Rev Samuel Muwonge.

LENTEN Reflection day 29. Theme: BAD HABITS

Human beings are creatures of habbit. Many of our practices become automatic, we are sometimes unaware that we do certain things or tjat we do them in a Specific way. The designation “Bad Habits” covers a wide range of negative behavior and could be defined as anything that inhibits Christian growth or offends others. We may be speaking of the so called sins of the spirit, such as envy, jealousy, malice, gossip, lying, criticism of others, selfishness, impatience, quarreling, or procrastination. Or, we may be speaking of various compulsive behaviors: overeating, drinking, smoking, overspending, reading and viewing pornography, excessive working, fantasizing and evil thoughts, masturbation, or swearing. 

The object of bad habits assumes special importance in the light of the spiritual demand that Christians “walk in newness of life” (Romans 6: 4). As we surrender to the Lord, asking Him to search our hearts and reveal all that is displeasing to Him (Psalm 139: 23- 24), we will begin to see many ugly things that need to be dealt with. The most important thing to remember with regard to bad habits is that they displease God, but that with His help the bad habits can be broken and replaced with more wholesome alternatives.

None of us is immune to change. The Gospel specializes in change (2 Corinthians 5: 17). We know that God can work our lives in order to bring our conduct into line with what pleases Him: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10, NIV).Today may the Holy Spirit search your Heart and find any bad habit developed and cause you to repent of it in this periode of LENT. Blessed day. 

Okufumiitiriza ku kisiibo olunaku olwa 29: Emize emibi

Abantu bitonde bya mize. Enkola zaffe nnyingi zifuuka za otomatiki, oluusi tetumanyi nti tukola ebintu ebimu oba nga tubikola mu ngeri eyetongodde. Okutegeeza “emize emibi” gikwata ku nneeyisa embi ez’enjawulo era kuyinza okunnyonnyolwa ng’ekintu kyonna ekiziyiza okukula kw’Ekikristaayo oba okunyiiza abalala. Tuyinza okuba nga twogera ku bibi ebiyitibwa emizimu, gamba ng’obuggya, enge, obukyayi, olugambo, okulimba, okunenya abalala, okwefaako wekka, obutagumira mbeera, okuyomba, oba okulwawo okukola. Oba, tuyinza okuba nga twogera ku nneeyisa ez’enjawulo eziwaliriza: okulya ennyo, okunywa omwenge, okunywa sigala, okusaasaanya ssente ennyingi, okusoma n’okulaba ebifaananyi eby’obuseegu, okukola ennyo, okuloota n’ebirowoozo ebibi, okwemazisa oba okulayira. 

Ekigendererwa ky’emize emibi kitwala obukulu obw’enjawulo mu kitangaala ky’okusaba okw’omwoyo Abakristaayo “okutambulira mu bulamu obuggya” (Abaruumi 6: 4). Nga bwe twewaayo eri Mukama, nga tumusaba okunoonya emitima gyaffe n’okubikkula byonna ebitasanyusa (Zabuli 139: 23- 24), tujja kutandika okulaba ebintu bingi ebikyafu ebyetaaga okukolebwako. Ekisinga obukulu okujjukira ku bikwata ku mize emibi kwe kuba nti tegisanyusa Katonda, naye nti n’obuyambi bwe emize emibi giyinza okumenyeka ne gikyusibwamu n’ebintu ebirala ebirungi.

Tewali n’omu ku ffe eyagemebwa  obutafuna nkyukakyuka. Enjiri essa essira ku nkyukakyuka (2 Abakkolinso 5: 17). Tukimanyi nti Katonda asobola okukola obulamu bwaffe asobole okuleeta enneeyisa yaffe mu nkolagana n’ebyo ebimusanyusa: “Kubanga ffe tuli mulimu gwa Katonda, ogwatondebwa mu Kristo Yesu okukola ebikolwa ebirungi, Katonda bye yateekateeka nga bukyali okukola” (Abaefeso 2:10, NIV).Leero Omwoyo Omutukuvu akufuule omutima gwo era akusanze omuze omubi gwonna gukulaakulanye era gukuleetedde mu kiseera kino mu kiseera kino mu kiseera kino eky’okusiima. Olunaku olw’omukisa.