Umqhudelwano: Ukuphinda KwePsalm 23

Psalm 23, ozalwa nguDavid, ukhulunywelela usuku lokuqala lomlando onobuhlungu kakhulu. Ngenhlanhla yakhe, uDavid uhlole abantu bazalwa ngokuhlelwa, ngokuhlakanipha, futhi ngokuhlala kwakhe ngaphakathi kweNkosi. Lolu hlobo luphindelele lokuthi masiyeke ukulalela leli elikhulu ngesikhathi sibe sesaba, ngoba uNkosi uJehova uyabeka thuba, uhlakaniphile, futhi uyakunikeza ukuhlala kwaphakathi komzimba nomoya.

"Umsizi wami uJehova, angibekisile impango. Esitsha esithi apha: "Mina angikaphi na?""

Lokhu kuqalelela nathi ngokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu ungenisa uzwelo nethemba. Njengoba uDavid enkonzweni yakhe, siyazithoba sengathi sikhomba uNkulunkulu njengesifiso. Sithemba ukuthi uJehova uNgqongqoshe wethu, uyakusithembisa, uyakuthwala kithi, futhi uyakuthokozisa.

"Uyandifunela izindlu ezindileyo, ngisusa engangcwele, ngisikhanyise ngendlela evulekileyo ngezimanga zezinsuku zonke zokuphila kwami."

Ezindleleni zakhe ezindileyo, uJehova uNkulunkulu uyakuhlanganisa nathi. Sicabangele ukuthi, njengoba uDavid akhombisa, uJehova uzokusikelela kulo lonke uhlelo lwakho lokuphila. Uyakugcina, uyaqhubeka ukukhokhela, futhi uyakunikeza usizo lwakhe ngomsebenzi wakhe wokuphila.

"Ngezinsuku zonke zokuphila kwami, ukuhamba kwenhliziyo yami naye kungasalukile; imini yokubasa kwami iyakusinda."

Ngaphandle kwezinsuku zonke zokuphila, uJehova uNkulunkulu uyakufudumala. Sicabangele ukuthi, ngaphambi kokulala, ngaphambi kokufa, uJehova uyakuhlenga, uyaqonda, futhi uyakukwazi ukukunika ukuthokozisa. Yena uzosiza ngokuthi akukho lapho.

"Ukudla nokudla kwami uyaqala; usizo lwami luyakungicasha."

UJehova uNkulunkulu uyakunika isisindo sokukhokhela, ukuze ukudla nokudla kwakho kube kube phakade. Sicabangele ukuthi, njengoba uDavid ethembeni, uJehova uyakuphendula ngokuthi uyakunikeza izindleko ezinomusa. Uyakubambelela ngendlela eyabonakala ngokunyanzela.

"Emnqamlezweni wabangcwele, kodwa ngokuhle, anginikele isithembiso sakhe sasinye. Iminyaka yokuphila kwami yonke iyaqhubeka."

Iminyaka yokuphila kwethu iyakunquma ngokulunga, futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu uyakuthembisa. Sicabangele ukuthi, njengoba uDavid esithembeni, uJehova uyakunika impilo enkulu. Uyakuphathwa ngokuthi wena unomusa futhi uyakuncedisela ukukhanya nokuhlela.

"Ngaphansi komphefumulo wami, ekuvumelweni uJehova; ubukhosi bakhe buyandinyanyisa."

Ngaphambi kokukhala, siyamnika uJehova uNkulunkulu inkazimulo nobungcwalisa. Sicabangele ukuthi, njengoba uDavid engena emsebenzini wakhe, uJehova uyakunikeza ubukhosi, ubuhle, futhi inhliziyo yakho iyakucasha.

Inhlangano:

Njengoba siqala ukubhala indaba enkulu yamaZaburi 23, siyalazi ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu uyakunikeza usizo, ulwazi, futhi impilo enkulu. Sicabangele ukuthi uPsalm 23 usizo njengokukhokhela. Sicabangele ukuthi njengoba uDavid wahlela, uJehova uyakususa engangcwele, akusikhanyisise ngendlela evulekileyo. Sicabangele ukuthi njengoba uJehova uNgqongqoshe wethu, uyakusithembisa, uyakuthwala kithi, futhi uyakuthokozisa ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Ngokulunga, kuhlale kunawe uJehova, izinsuku zonke zokuphila kwakho, ngaphambi kwakho, kufudumale, nasekufeni. Qhubeka ukumthanda, ukumthembela, futhi uyaqonda ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu uyakunikeza ukuthokozisa futhi ukuvikeleka emhlabeni ongenakunene.

Inqaku elibhalwe ngu: [Igama lakho]

 Yiziphi izici umshado ophumelelayo?

Ngokusho kweBhayibheli, uMoya oNgcwele uguqula izinhliziyo zethu futhi ulethe umusa ngokushesha nje lapho sisindiswa. Inkosikazi esencane iqhubekile yathi, "Kuyasiza ukukhumbula ukuthi niseqenjini elilodwa. Awufuni umlingani wakho 'aphumelele' ukungaboni ngaso linye ngoba lokho kungadinga ukuba nihlulwe. Kufanele nilwele umshado wenu njengeqembu. hhayi njengokuthi "wena ngokumelene nabo." KWENZEKANI UMA OKUJWAYELEKILE UKUXHUMANA EMSHADWENI USHINTSHA EKUHLUKUMEZENI KOBUDLELWANO? INSELELE YOBUKRESTU. Ababili besithathu bahlanganyela, bathi, "Yabelanani ngokuthandayo." "Funda kabanzi ngento uma ungayithandi kodwa omunye umuntu eyithanda. Ungagcina usuyithanda phela. Konke okwashiwo wonke umuntu kwakumnandi. Amazwi angagwegwesi aqinisekisa engangikufundile mayelana nokwaneliseka emshadweni, okungukuthi ububele bubopha imibhangqwana. Ukuba nomusa kubalulekile ukuze umshado ujabule. Ungase ukholelwe ukuthi kunezinye izici ezihilelekile emshadweni ophumelelayo. Mhlawumbe ukuxhumana okusebenzayo noma ukuhambisana kwezocansi. noma ungabi nezinkinga nabasemzini noma nemali. Umqondo wokupha, noma ukwazisa izinhloso zomlingani wakho, noma ngabe ukubulawa kungatshazwa, kubalulekile, ngokusho kwezifundo. Ngamunye wabo ubalulekile, kunjalo. Kodwa umusa uyisici esibaluleke kakhulu ekubikezeleni ukuzinza nokwaneliseka komshado isikhathi eside. Umusa ubalulekile. Ukwengeza, kudlula ukumane ulethe umlingani wakho inkomishi yekhofi ekuseni (nakuba abacwaningi beNational Marriage Project begcizelela kakhulu ukuthinta okuncane kothando okunjalo). Umqondo wokupha, noma ukwazisa izinhloso zomlingani wakho noma ngabe ukubulawa kungatshazwa, kubalulekile, ngokusho kwezifundo. Ngokwesibonelo, kungenzeka ukuthi umyeni wakho umane akhohlwe ukwehlisa isihlalo sendlu yangasese futhi akazange “ngamabomu” azame ukukucasula. Umkakho angase angabi “ngamabomu” ephuze ukudla kwakusihlwa. Mhlawumbe ubedinga nje ukuya esitolo ukuyolanda isipho sakho. Ngizoqhubeka ngivume ukuthi angizenzanga lezo zibonelo (njengomuntu ovame ukugcina umngane wakhe womshado elindile kodwa angaveli nesipho. Omunye wochwepheshe bezengqondo "Yelebhu Yothando" unginike zona.) Indaba yomusa iwukuthi akuyona into esinayo noma esingenayo. Nokho, uyawuthola umqondo. Kunokuba ugxile emaphutheni oshade naye, funa izinto ongazithanda futhi ubonise ukubonga. Inhlonipho kufanele ihlale iboniswa ngokuqaphela. Njengoba iBhayibheli leluleka, phatha umlingani wakho ngokuthobeka futhi ubeke izidingo zakhe ngaphambi kwezakho. Nokho, kuthiwani uma ngingeyena umuhle kangako? Ngiyazi ukuthi mhlawumbe abanye benu bacabangani. Lapho ngifunda ucwaningo, ngaba nokusabela okufanayo. Ngazitshela ukuthi, "Ngifuna ngempela ukuba mnene ku-Robbie. Nokho, angihloniphi kangako.

Kuyiqiniso. Umyeni wami ungicabangela kakhulu futhi unomusa kunami, kimi nakwabanye abantu. Ngingase ngisenzele abangani, kodwa uRobbie nguye obagcinayo, njengoba ngiye ngasho njalo. Nokho, into ngomusa ukuthi akuyona into esinayo noma esingenayo. Ngokusho kweBhayibheli, uMoya oNgcwele uguqula izinhliziyo zethu futhi ulethe umusa ngokushesha nje lapho sisindiswa. UPawulu uthi “uthando, nokujabula, nokuthula, nokubekezela, nobubele, nobuvi, nokukholeka, nobumnene, nokuzithiba” kuyizici zikaMoya oNgcwele. Zonke lezi ezinye izimfanelo uNkulunkulu asinike zona, kuhlanganise nomusa, nazo zisezandleni zethu. Indaba yakamuva ye-Wall Street Journal ithi umthandazo ungasebenza noma ngabe oyedwa noma bobabili abalingani benza isihluku. Isebenza njengesisipha futhi iba namandla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umthandazo uwenza uqine. Okuletha nolunye ucwaningo oluthakazelisayo ngomshado. Indaba yakamuva ye-Wall Street Journal ithi umthandazo ungasebenza noma ngabe oyedwa noma bobabili abalingani benza isihluku. Bobabili abalingani—othandazelayo nalowo othandazelwayo—babika ukwaneliseka okukhulu kobudlelwane lapho abantu bethandazela inhlalakahle yabashade nabo lapho bezwa imizwa engemihle emshadweni.” "Waneliseke kakhulu ngobudlelwano." Lokho kubonakala kusemthethweni futhi kubalulekile ngempela. Kodwa singakusho kanjani okusobala? Ungamthukutheli owakwakho uma ungajabulile ngoba wenze into efana nokushiya isihlalo sangasese sihleli noma bephuzile futhi. Kunalokho, cabangela ukubathandazela. Nobabili nizojabula kakhulu ngenxa yalokho. Nkulunkulu Baba, Masiphathane ngomusa nesihawu, sithethelelane njengalokhu uKristu asithethelela. ( Efesu 4:32 ).

 Siyakwamukela uKhisimusi!

UKhisimusi iholide eliyimfihlakalo kunawo wonke! AmaKristu awugubha emhlabeni wonke. Iholidi elikhethekile kakhulu njengoba wonke amasiko esingathwa kusukela kogogo nomkhulu kanye nabazali bethu.

Kusukela ngoNovemba akekho okhohlwa ukuthi uKhisimusi uyeza. Izibani ezinemibala zihlobisa izikhungo eziningi zamadolobha nezitolo kanye neqhwa lokwenziwa elipendwe esitolo, amafasitela ekhefi. Emigwaqweni nasezitolo, 'izihlahla zikaKhisimusi', izihlahla ze-'conifer' zangempela noma zepulasitiki ezihlala ziluhlaza, nazo zihlotshiswe ngamalambu nemihlobiso kaKhisimusi.

Izikhungo zokuthenga ziba matasa kakhulu. Izinhlelo zezikhulumi kuzo zidlala 'izingoma' zikaKhisimusi, izingoma zobuKristu zobuKristu. Ngokuvamile amaqembu abantu acula lezi zingoma eqoqa imali yezinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi. Maphakathi no-December, abantu abaningi bahlobisa izindlu zabo ngezihlahla zikaKhisimusi, izibani ezinemibala, benza imihlobiso ehlukene ezungeze amakamelo. Abanye abantu bahlobisa izihlahla zabo ngama-apula, amantongomane namakhandlela njengoba kwakunjalo ezikhathini zangaphambili.

Emazweni amaningi, abantu abaningi bathumela amakhadi emikhonzo kaKhisimusi anezifiso eziningi kubangane nemindeni yabo, futhi lamakhadi alengiswa ezindongeni zemizi yabo ngaleso sikhathi. Amakhadi kaKhisimusi wendabuko abonisa izithombe zenkolo - uMariya, uJosefa nomntwana uJesu, noma ezinye izingxenye zendaba kaKhisimusi. Namuhla izithombe ngokuvamile ziyizithombe zasebusika, amahlaya, u-Father Christmas, noma izigcawu zokuphila zothando ezikhathini ezidlule.

'Father Christmas' (noma 'Santa Claus') isiphenduke ubuso bomuntu bukaKhisimusi. Ezithombeni sibona ikhehla elinentshebe ende emhlophe, ijazi elibomvu, nesaka lamathoyizi. Izingane zifundiswa ukuthi uzilethela izipho ngobusuku bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi (noma kwamanye amazwe ngo-December 6 - Usuku lukaSt. Nicholas), futhi izingane eziningi ezifika eminyakeni engu-7 noma engu-8 zikholelwa ngempela ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso. Umlando kaSanta Clause uqala ngendoda ebizwa ngoSaint Nicholas. WayenguBhishobhi waseMyra e-Asia Minor (manje eyiTurkey) ngekhulu lesi-4 AD. Wayenamahloni kakhulu, futhi efuna ukunikeza abantu abampofu imali ngaphandle kokwazi ngakho. Ngelinye ilanga wagibela ophahleni lwendlu wawisa isikhwama semali kushimula. Yahlala estokisini intombazane eyayiwumise ngomlilo! Lokhu kungase kuchaze inkolelo yokuthi u-Father Christmas wehla ngoshimula bese efaka izipho emasokisini ezingane.

Kubantu abaningi kuyathakazelisa kakhulu ukwazi: waqala kanjani uKhisimusi?

Kusukela cishe ngo-400 AD amaKrestu agubha ukuzalwa kukaJesu. 'UKristu' kusho 'uMesiya', isiqu esanikezwa uJesu. Ngeshwa incazelo yangempela kaKhisimusi ivame ukukhohlwa. Sekuyiholide elingelona elenkolo! Izingane ezengeziwe zikholelwa kuFather Christmas, hhayi kuJesu. Usuku lukaKhisimusi yiholide elihambisana nokudla, ukuphuza kakhulu nokubuka i-TV kanye neminye imisebenzi. Kodwa indaba kaKhisimusi yangempela itholakala eBhayibhelini lobuKristu.

Ngemva kokuzalwa kukaJesu kwakukhona izazi ezafika zizomfuna, zivela endaweni manje ese-Iran noma eSaudi Arabia. Kuyavunywa ukuthi kwakukhona izazi ezintathu (noma amaKhosi amathathu). Indaba ithi babone inkanyezi engavamile esibhakabhakeni eyayibatshela ngokuzalwa kwenkosi ekhethekile. Ukuze adumise umntwana, uJehova waletha izipho ezinothile: igolide, nenhlaka, inhlaka evutha iphunga elimnandi, nomure, amafutha ezitshalo anephunga elimnandi. Lezi zipho zisitshela izinto ezintathu ezibalulekile ngoJesu: Igolide - isipho esifanele iNkosi, Impepho - yokushiswa ekukhulekeleni uNkulunkulu, iMure - uphawu lobuntu obufayo, obusetshenziselwa ukungcwaba abafileyo. UJesu waphila ukuphila okunzima kakhulu. Wayenguye futhi 'unguwo wonke umuntu' kithi sonke njengoba azihlanganisa nazo zonke izinhlanga.

Amakhadi kaKhisimusi avela emazweni ahlukene ngokuvamile abonisa uMariya, uJosefa noJesu endaweni yalelo zwe, kanye nokubukeka kobuhlanga balolo zwe. "Akekho omunye umuntu oke waba nomthelela onjalo ezimpilweni zabantu njengoJesu. Ubuye waphila futhi, futhi izigidi zithi ziyamazi namuhla njengomngane nomsizi ezimpilweni zazo. Uzikweleta ukuthola okwengeziwe Ngaye. Ingabe UyiLowo Ayethi unguye? Angasisiza yini ekuphileni kwethu namuhla? Akukho ongalahlekelwa! UKhisimusi yisikhathi sokuma futhi sicabange ngale mibuzo ebalulekile".

Jabulela Ukhisimusi!!!

Yiba nokuthula kimi

“Lokho ngikukhulume kini ukuba nibe nokuthula kimi. Ezweni niyakuba lusizi, kepha yimani isibindi, mina ngilinqobile izwe.”

NgokukaJohane 16:33

UJesu washo lokhu kubaphostoli Bakhe abathandekayo eGumbini Eliphezulu ngobusuku bokukhashelwa Kwakhe. Wayehamba, futhi babezokhathazeka, besaba, bakhathazeke, bakhathazeke. Ngalobobusuku Wenza izithembiso zokudambisa izinhliziyo zabo ezikhathazekile. Waze wathi: “Inhliziyo yenu mayingakhathazeki.” Futhi wabathembisa uthando noMoya oNgcwele futhi waphendula umkhuleko nokuthula. Wathi kubo: “Asikho isizathu sokukhathazeka. Konke engikutshele khona ngikwenzela ukuba ube nokuthula enhliziyweni yakho ngoba uyazi ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele ukhona. Akukho okumele ukhathazeke ngakho. Ezweni niyakuba nosizi.” Lelo gama empeleni lisho “inkathazo.”

Livela egameni elisho “ingcindezi.” “Uzompintsha kanzima ubunzima bale mpilo, kodwa phakathi kwakho, yiba nesibindi ngoba ekugcineni ngiwunqobile umhlaba.” Okusho ukuthi akukho lutho umhlaba ongakwenzela lona olunqobayo ekugcineni. Ubuhlungu besikhashana, ukudumala kwesikhashana, kodwa ukuphikiswa komhlaba kuye kwenziwa ize.

Futhi nakuba izwe liqhubeka lihlasela abantu bakaNkulunkulu, ukuhlasela okunjalo kuwa ngokungenangozi, ngoba ukunqoba kukaKristu kakade sekufezile ukunqotshwa okubhidlizayo kwaso sonke isimiso sezwe.

 Zindla Ngezinto Ezinhle

Elokugcina, bazalwane, konke okuyiqiniso, konke okuhloniphekayo, konke okulungileyo, konke okumhlophe, konke okuthandekayo, konke okutusekayo, noma kukhona okuhle, noma kukhona okubongekayo, zindlani ngalokho; 

KwabaseFilipi 4:8

Siwumkhiqizo walokho esikungenisayo. Uma sifaka udoti, kuzophuma udoti. Kodwa uJesu wathi: “Akukhona okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kepha okuphuma emlonyeni yikho okumngcolisayo umuntu” (Math. 15:11). Inkinga yangempela yilokho okukithi. Yileyo nyama ewile. Isono asiveli ngaphandle; liphuma ngaphakathi liphume.

Leli vesi lisitshela ukuthi kukhona zonke izinhlobo zezinto ngaphandle ezivusa leso sono ngaphakathi. UPawulu uthi, “Bheka, uma ufuna ukuphila impilo edumisa uNkulunkulu, zindla ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu.” “Noma yini eyiqiniso” ihlanganisa zonke izambulo zikaNkulunkulu. Iqiniso litholakala kuNkulunkulu, kuKristu, kuMoya oNgcwele, emBhalweni. “Noma yini enhle” isho ukuzindla ngalokho okufanele ukuhlonishwa, okungcwele ngokuphambene nalokho okungcolile. “Noma yini elungile” isho ukuyikala ngendinganiso yaphezulu yobungcwele. “Noma yini ehlanzekileyo” isho ukuhlanzeka ngokuziphatha. “Noma yini ethandekayo” isho ukuthandeka noma okujabulisayo. “Noma yini enodumo oluhle” yinoma yini enomusa nomusa futhi eyakhayo.

Ngakho uma kukhona okuhle ebuhleni, futhi kukhona inzuzo ekuphileni okufanele ukudunyiswa, zindlani ngalezi zinto. Qiniseka ukuthi ukuphila kwakho kugxile kulezizinto, futhi uyojabulela isithelo esimangalisayo salolu hlobo lokucabanga kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu.

 UJesu uzobuya futhi azokwamukela

Ekhaya likaBaba kukhona izindlu eziningi; uma bekungenjalo, bengiyakunitshela ukuthi ngiya ukunilungisela indawo. Nanxa ngiya nginilungisela indawo, ngobuye ngize, nginibuyisele kimi ukuba lapho ngikhona nibe khona nani. 

NgokukaJohane 14:2-3

UJesu, ngalobobusuku bokugcina ngaphambi kokufa Kwakhe, wanika abafundi Bakhe izithembiso eziningi, futhi akukho nesisodwa esimangalisayo ukwedlula ukuthi wayehamba ngenjongo yokubalungiselela indawo ezulwini nokuthi wayezobuya ukuze abayise lapho. Lapho uJesu ethi, “endlini kaBaba kukhona izindlu eziningi,” ulimi lwangempela lwangempela lukubeka ngalendlela: “Endlini kaBaba kukhona amakamelo amaningi, namakamelo amaningi.” Yinye kuphela indlu—indlu kaBaba—enamakamelo amaningi.

Angihlali endlini kaBaba; Ngikuyo. Nawe unjalo. Ngizoya lapho ukuze ngibe neNkosi. Uyakuhlala nabantu bakhe kuze kube phakade, mina ngihlale endlini yakhe. Yenzani iNkosi uJesu njengamanje? Usezulwini. Enye yezinto Azenzayo ukulungisela abantwana Bakhe, futhi ngolunye usuku Uyeza ukuzosithatha sonke ukuba sibe lapho.

Lokho kubheka ukuHlwithwa lapho uJesu efika futhi ehlwitha abahlengiwe Bakhe ebayisa ezulwini lapho siyogubha khona isidlo sakusihlwa somshado weWundlu futhi samukele imivuzo yethu yaphakade futhi sithole indawo yethu endlini kaBaba. Futhi sizohlala lapho kulo lonke iphakade, sithokozela zonke izinto uNkulunkulu azilungiselele labo abaMthandayo.

 Ngizokunikeza ukuphumula

“Zanini kimi nina nonke enikhatheleyo nenisindwayo, mina ngizakuniphumuza. Bekani ijoka lami phezu kwenu, nifunde kimi, ngokuba ngimnene, ngithobile ngenhliziyo; khona imiphefumulo yenu iyakufumana impumuzo. Ngokuba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula.” 

NgokukaMathewu 11:28-30

La mazwi kaJesu ayeyizindaba ezinhle ezimangalisayo kumaJuda. Babethweswe umthwalo onzima wokuzama ukuzuza insindiso yabo ngokugcina umthetho nazo zonke izimiso namasiko ayethuthuke ebuJudeni. Lesi kwakuyisisindo okungekho muntu owayengasithwala. Futhi kunabantu abangenakubalwa abasangaphansi kwalowo mthwalo. 

Nakuba kungase kube nezinkolo eziningi ngamagama nangencazelo, kunezimiso zenkolo ezimbili kuphela. Kukhona iqiniso levangeli ukuthi insindiso ivela ngaphandle kwemisebenzi ngokukholwa kuphela ngomusa. Futhi kukhona zonke ezinye izinhlelo, nganoma yiliphi igama, elisho ngemikhosi yenkolo, ngezenzo zokuziphatha, nangemisebenzi emihle uzuza indlela yakho yokuya ezulwini. 

Alinikezi ukuthula nokuphumula ngoba akekho ongapheleliswa. UJesu wasondela futhi wathi, “Wozani Kimi, futhi ngizoniphumuza. Esikhundleni salelijoka elesabekayo enithweswe lona, ​​thathani ijoka Lami. Ngimnene, ngithobekile ngenhliziyo, futhi ngizoniphumuza ngoba ijoka Lami lilula nomthwalo Wami ulula.” Leso isithembiso esimangalisayo sensindiso ngomusa ngokukholwa.