Kufanele siphile ngokuhluzekile

Uyasifundisa ukuba sidele ukungakholwa nezinkanuko zezwe, sihambe ngokuqonda, nangokulunga, nangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kulesi sikhathi samanje, sibheke ithemba elibusisiweyo nokuvela kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. 

KuThithu 2:12-13

IBhayibheli lihlala lisibiza ukuthi siphile ekukhanyeni kokubuya kukaJesu Kristu. Uyeza, futhi kufanele sikuthande ukubonakala kwaKhe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi singakujabulela kangakanani ukuphila kwethu, iqiniso liwukuthi izwe elingcono kakhulu likude, lifushane kakhulu kulokho izulu eliyoba yikho. 

Ungalokothi uhileleke kulomhlaba kangangokuthi izulu alisakuthakaseli, ngoba lokho uNkulunkulu asilungiselele kona kungaphezu kokuhle kakhulu lokhu kuphila okungakunikeza. Kodwa ake sidlule kuwe. Koze kube nini uJesu Kristu ebekezelela ubutha nenzondo yaleli zwe, ukululazwa, ukuphikwa kwenkazimulo, ukuhlanjalazwa kwegama laKhe. Kuyoze kube nini uNkulunkulu uBaba ehlanjalazwa futhi ehlanjalazwa? Kuyoze kube nini uSathane egcweleza kulo mhlaba enza konke angakwenza ukuze avimbe umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? UMoya oNgcwele kufanele udabuke futhi ucishwe kuze kube nini? Uma ucabanga ngokuZa kwesiBili, imicabango ephakeme ayikho nje ngawe nami kanye nezulu. 

Ilangazelela ukudunyiswa kokugcina kukaJesu Kristu nokubonakala okukhazimulayo kukaNkulunkulu wethu omkhulu noMsindisi. Hhayi nje ngenxa yami nalokho engizokwamukela, kodwa ngenxa yaKhe.

 Isifiso sokujabulisa uNkulunkulu

Khuthalela ukuba uziveze uthembekile kuNkulunkulu, isisebenzi esingenamahloni, esiqondisa kahle izwi leqiniso. 

2 kuThimothewu 2:15

AmaKristu afisa ukuba uNkulunkulu ajabule ngokuphila kwawo. Ngokuqinisekile, ufuna ukujabulisa Lowo owanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ngenxa yakho. Ufuna ukujabulisa Lowo okuthandayo futhi othembisa ukukubusisa futhi ngelinye ilanga uyokunika umvuzo waphakade futhi akwamukele ebukhoneni Bakhe. Ukufuna ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu kumane kuyingxenye yokuba umKristu. 

Kodwa uzinikela kanjani kuNkulunkulu ukuze wamukelwe? Hhayi-ke, kufanele ube isisebenzi esingadingi ukuba namahloni. Futhi isihluthulelo salokho sibaluleke ngempela: Ukuhlukanisa ngokufanele izwi leqiniso. Uma ngifuna uNkulunkulu agunyaze umsebenzi wami, ngidinga ukwehlukanisa ngokufanelekile izwi leqiniso noma imiBhalo—konke. “Ukuhlukanisa ngokufanelekile” kusho “ukusika kuqonde.” Kubhekiselwa ekunembeni, ukunemba. 

Ngokwesibonelo, uma wawuyisisebenzi sesikhumba esinjengoPawulu, usika izikhumba futhi wenza amatende, kwakufanele usike ngokwephethini bese uhlanganisa iphethini ukuze itende libe ngendlela okufanele libe ngayo. Ukunemba nokunemba kuwumbono. Ngakho uma ufuna ukuphila okugunyazwe uNkulunkulu, futhi ufuna ukuba isisebenzi esingadingi ukuba namahloni, lalela la mazwi: Liphathe ngokunembile iZwi likaNkulunkulu endleleni olichaza ngayo futhi ulisebenzise ngayo.

 Ningathandi izwe nezinto ezisezweni

Ningathandi izwe nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukaYise alukho kuye, ngokuba konke okusezweni, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, nokuzigabisa ngalokhu kuphila, akuveli kuYise, kodwa kuvela ezweni. Izwe liyadlula kanye nenkanuko yalo; kepha owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade. 

1 kaJohane 2:15-17

Ngakho uyini “umhlaba”? UJohane uthi: “Ningathandi isimiso somoya esibi esingabonakali esibuswa uSathane, ngoba uma nithanda lokho, uthando lukaBaba alukho kini.” “Izwe” yilelo simiso esibi esikhanga izinkanuko zethu, umbono wethu, nokuzigqaja kwethu. Umhlaba uza ekuzicabangeni kwethu. ngifuna engikufunayo. Ngifuna ukufeza inkanuko yami, inkanuko yami. 

Ngifuna lokho engikubonayo, engikufisayo, futhi ngifuna lokho engikufunayo ukuze kuzuze mina siqu nokuziphakamisa. Lokho ukuziqhenya. Yilokho umhlaba oyikho. Kodwa lokho akusikho okukaBaba, ngakho njengamakholwa asikuthandi lokho. Siyalingwa yikho, futhi ngezinye izikhathi siwela esonweni. Kodwa lapho senza, siyasizonda leso sono. Futhi lokho kungenxa yokuthi kuyingxenye yezwe elidlulayo. Siyilabo, kunalokho, abagqugquzelwa futhi babonakala ngokwenza intando kaNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke, sihlala phakade. 

Hhayi ngoba senza intando kaNkulunkulu, kodwa ngoba njengoba senza intando kaNkulunkulu, kuyabonakala ukuthi singabaKhe futhi singabanikazi bokuphila okuphakade.

 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka

“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kayithumelanga iNdodana ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo. 

NgokukaJohane 3:16-17

Enhliziyweni yomlayezo kaNkulunkulu kithina kuyindlela yokubalekela ukubhubha. “Ukubhubha” kusho ukubhujiswa kwaphakade, isahlulelo saphezulu nolaka, isijeziso esisabekayo. UJesu washo okuningi ngesihogo kunasezulwini. Wakhuluma ngomlilo ongapheli, ngendawo lapho abantu bezwa ukugedla kwamazinyo unomphela, isizungu, ubumnyama, ukukhala, nokulila. Lokho kuyabhubha. 

Kodwa uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wathumela iNdodana yakhe ukuba singabhubhi, kodwa sibe nokuphila okuphakade. Futhi lokho akulona nje inani lokuphila; lelo izinga lempilo. Akuyona le mpilo yesikhashana; lolu hlobo lokuphila kuze kube phakade. Lokho kungaba uhlobo lwesihogo ngokwako. Ngolunye uhlobo lwempilo. UNkulunkulu uzosinika ukuphila okuphakade, futhi yingakho sinegama elithi “sindiswa” elisetshenziswe lapha. 

Igama elithi "kuhlengwa." Siyahlengwa ekubhujisweni futhi asinikezwanga nje kuphela impilo ehlukile kulokhu kuphila, kodwa futhi impilo ehluke kakhulu nempilo yokubhubha. Siphiwe ukuphila okuphakade. Kuwuhlobo lwempilo kaNkulunkulu. Sihlanganyela ngokoqobo enjabulweni yokungafi kobuNkulunkulu, yona kanye impilo engokukaNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe. 

UNkulunkulu usinika ukuphila Kwakhe, yona kanye impilo ekhona ngaphakathi kobuyena kanye nobuyena beNdodana noMoya oNgcwele. Jabula njalo ukuthi usindiswe uthando lukaNkulunkulu.