Akuseyimi engiphilayo kodwa uKristu

akuseyimi ophilayo, kepha uKristu uphila kimi; kodwa ukuphila engikuphilayo kalokhu enyameni ngikuphila ngokukholwa, okungukukholwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo, yazinikela ngenxa yami. 

KwabaseGalathiya 2:20

“Ukubethelwa kanye noKristu” kuyisenzakalo esingokomlando esibheka emuva esiphambanweni. Eqinisweni, mina nawe, esikholelwa kuJesu, sasilapho esiphambanweni lapho ethwala izono zethu. Kungakho uPawulu ethi sangcwatshwa naye ekufeni futhi savuka kanye naye ekuphileni okusha (KwabaseRoma 6). 

Besikhona. UNkulunkulu wasibeka lapho ngokoqobo nakuba sasingakazalwa. Wonke umuntu owake wakholwa iqiniso likaNkulunkulu, kusukela kudala kulo lonke iTestamente Elidala, wayelapho kuKristu ekufeni kwaKhe. Kuyiqiniso elikhazimulayo. Ubulapho. Izono zakho zakhokhelwa. Yingakho ungekho ngaphansi kokulahlwa. Manje siphila lempilo entsha, futhi uPawulu uthi, “Akusimina ngempela engiyiphilayo; nguKristu ophila kimi.” 

Lokhu kuyinkazimulo yemfihlakalo kaKristu phakathi kwethu. Kuphakathi kokuthi uphila le mpilo entsha noma awuphili. Nokho uPawulu uthi, “Ngiyaphila, kodwa uKristu uphila ngakho.” Kuthatha thina sonke, kodwa konke okwaKhe. Impilo yethu yakudala ifile. Sinempilo entsha Kuye. 

Kudingeka konke ukuqondisa nokulalela ukuphila lokho kuphila enyameni ngokukholwa, kodwa nokho lapho sekushiwo futhi kwenziwa, nguKristu uqobo Lwakhe ophila kimi.

Bonisa impilo yakho ehlengiwe

Kanjalo makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuba babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osezulwini. 

NgokukaMathewu 5:16

Isazi-mlando saseJalimane sake sathi kumKristu, “Ngibonise ukuphila kwakho okuhlengiwe, futhi ngingase ngithambekele ekukholelweni kuMhlengi wakho.” Leyo yindlela eqondile, akunjalo? Uma ngizama ukukutshela ukuthi udokotela wami mkhulu kangakanani, futhi ngifa ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kwakhe, ungase ubuze ikhono lakhe. 

Lokhu kungenye yezimiso ezingemuva kwaleli vesi. Kusiza ngani ukutshela abantu ukuthi mkhulu kangakanani uMsindisi wethu lapho bengakwazi ukubona ukubonakaliswa kwamandla akhe ezimpilweni zethu? Kumelwe sivumele ukukhanya kukhanye. Kuyini “ukukhanya” eTestamenteni Elisha? Empeleni, “ukukhanya” kusho “ukuphila okuphakade.” Kuyimpilo kaNkulunkulu kithi. NguKristu ohlala ngaphakathi, uMoya oNgcwele ohlala ngaphakathi. 

Ngamanye amazwi, “Vumela uKristu akhanye empilweni yakho—amazwi owashoyo, isimo sakho sengqondo, nezinto ozenzayo.” Futhi uma abantu bekubona lokho, bazothi unaye uMsindisi omkhulu. NinoBaba omkhulu osezulwini. Impilo yokwesaba uNkulunkulu yeka inkundla lapho ubufakazi bomuntu ngamunye bukholisa khona. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyadabukisa kakhulu ngomuntu ukuba amemezele uJesu Kristu njengoMsindisi bese ephila impilo yesono. 

Akugcini nje ngokuhlazisa uKristu, kodwa akusebenzi ngokwemibandela yokukholisa noma ubani ngamandla kaJesu Kristu. Njengofakazi, isibopho sethu ukutshela umhlaba ukuthi uJesu Kristu angakwazi ukuguqula izimpilo. Lokho kukholakala kuphela uma bebona impilo eguquliwe.

  UJehova ungumalusi wami

UJehova ungumalusi wami, angiyikuswela. Uyangilalisa emadlelweni aluhlaza; uyangiyisa ngasemanzini okuphumula. Ubuyisa umphefumulo wami; uyangihola ezindleleni zokulunga ngenxa yegama lakhe. Noma ngihamba esigodini sethunzi lokufa, angesabi okubi, ngokuba wena unami, intonga yakho nodondolo lwakho ziyangiduduza. Ulungisa itafula phambi kwami ebusweni bezitha zami; ugcoba ikhanda lami ngamafutha; indebe yami iyachichima. Impela okuhle nomusa kuyakungilandela imihla yonke yokuphila kwami; ngiyakuhlala endlini kaJehova kuze kube phakade. 

AmaHubo 23

“Yebo, noma ngihamba esigodini sethunzi lokufa, angesabi okubi.” Izimvu zidinga ukuphakelwa. Badinga amanzi amile ngoba abakwazi ukuphuza amanzi asheshayo. Badinga ukuholwa ezindaweni eziphephile. Futhi badinga ukuvikelwa lapho besethunzini lokufa, okuletha iqiniso elimangalisayo elingokomoya. 

Asihambi esigodini sokufa; sihamba esigodini sethunzi lokufa. Cabanga ngakho ngale ndlela. Njengoba ilanga lishona futhi i-semitruck enkulu idlula imoto yakho futhi ibeka isithunzi sayo phezu kwakho, isithunzi kuphela esigijima phezu kwakho, hhayi iloli ngokwalo. 

Ngakho asesabi okubi ethunzini lokufa. Ukufa kuyisithunzi esingenangozi ezimvini zoMalusi Omuhle. Uyasinakekela. Uyasiphakela. Ugcoba amafutha ezilonda zethu. Ubuhle nomusa wakhe kuyatholakala zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwethu, futhi uyosingenisa endlini yakhe yaphakade kuze kube phakade.

 Umusa wami ukwanele

Yathi kimi: “Umusa wami ukwanele; ngokuba amandla ami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni.” Ngakho kunalokho ngijabulela ukuzibonga ngobuthakathaka bami, ukuze amandla kaKristu ahlale phezu kwami. Ngakho ngenamile ebuthakathakeni, nasekuphathweni kabi, nasekusweleni, nasekuzingelweni, nasekubandezekeni ngenxa kaKristu, ngokuba uma ngibuthakathaka, yikhona nginamandla. 

2 kwabaseKorinte 12:9-10

Abanye abantu bafunda ubufakazi bomphostoli uPawulu lapha futhi bacabanga ukuthi buzwakala njengesifiso sokufa. Kungani esho kanje emhlabeni? Ukusho ngoba, naphezu kwazo zonke lezi zimo ezibuhlungu ekuphileni kwakhe, uNkulunkulu unenjongo ngakho. UNkulunkulu wakhuluma enhliziyweni kaPawulu wathi, “Umusa wami ukwanele.” 

UNkulunkulu wayethi zonke izikhathi ezinzima, bonke ubuthakathaka, isihlamba, isidingo, ukushushiswa, kanye nokucindezeleka kuyithuba Lakhe lokubonakalisa umusa owanele. Kodwa ngeke uthole umusa uze ufike lapho. Futhi uma wenza kanjalo, amandla Akhe apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni bakho. Uma udlula kulezi zinhlobo zezilingo, uncika Kuye. 

Yini okholelwa kuNkulunkulu ngalokho Nguye kuphela ongayenza, ukuze kuthi uma Ekwenza, Athole lonke udumo? Kunezindaba empilweni, njengokuhlupheka uPawulu ayekubekezelela, uNkulunkulu kuphela ongakushintsha, futhi uma eshintsha, uyazi ukuthi wakwenza. Ngakho-ke, ukuhlupheka kuyindlela kaNkulunkulu yokubonisa umusa namandla akhe. Yamukela ubuthakathaka. 

Akekho obuthakathaka kakhulu ukuba abe namandla. Yamukela ukuhlupheka futhi ubone umusa namandla kaNkulunkulu kupheleliswe kukho.

 Lena inhliziyo yekholwa leqiniso

Nkulunkulu, wena unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakufuna ekuseni; umphefumulo wami womele wena; inyama yami ilangazelela wena ezweni elomileyo eligagadekileyo, lapho amanzi engekho khona. Kanjalo ngikubheka endlini engcwele, ngibone amandla akho nenkazimulo yakho. Ngokuba umusa wakho umnandi kunokuphila; izindebe zami ziyakukudumisa. 

AmaHubo 63:1-3

Lena inhliziyo yekholwa leqiniso. Lena inhliziyo ephefumulayo, inhliziyo yomile enganeliseka kuphela ngobukhona namandla kaNkulunkulu. Konke lokhu kumayelana nesifiso esimsulwa ngoNkulunkulu. Umhubi uvuka ekuseni, futhi into yokuqala ayifunayo nguNkulunkulu. Umphefumulo wakhe womile. 

Ufana nomhambi ogwadule ohalela amanzi. Eqinisweni, uDavide waloba leli hubo ecashile ehlane, kodwa elangazelela ukuphinde akhulekele eJerusalema. Wayefuna ukubonani? Amandla kaNkulunkulu abonakala empilweni yakhe. Wayefuna ukuzwa umusa wothando nesihe sikaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu wayenobudlelwane noDavide, kodwa lapha sithola ukuthi uDavide wayenobudlelwane noNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu wayeyiyona nto ehamba phambili ekuphileni kwakhe. 

Yileyo ndlela okufanele kube ngayo kuwo wonke amakholwa. Njengamanje, ingabe uNkulunkulu uyisifiso sakho esijulile? “O, Nkulunkulu, Nguwe engikufunayo empilweni yami. Ngizizwa ngomile futhi ngomile. Ngidinga amandla Akho, inkazimulo Yakho, nomusa Wakho wothando. Kungcono kimi kunokuphila, futhi ngifuna ukuKudumisa.” 

Hlakulela lokho ngokuba seZwini likaNkulunkulu. Funda amaHubo futhi uthole ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu wakho.