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.

 UbuKristu uthando komunye nomunye

“Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane; njengalokhu nginithandile, nani nithandane. Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.” 

NgokukaJohane 13:34-35

Ngokusobala, uphawu lobuKristu beqiniso uthando ngomunye nomunye. Lona umyalo kaKristu wokuthanda, kodwa wawungemusha. Encwadini kaDuteronomi, uNkulunkulu wayala ukuba simthande Yena nomakhelwane bethu.

Nokho umyalo kaJesu ophathelene nothando wethula indinganiso entsha ngokucace. Wathi, “Thandani...njengoba nginithandile.” Wanikeza isibonelo esisha salolu thando, asibonisa lapho egeza izinyawo zabafundi. Kwakuwumkhuba ovamile endulo ukunikeza inceku ezogeza izinyawo.

Kwakuwumsebenzi ophansi kunayo yonke ekhweni lenceku, nokho uJesu wagoba ukuze enze noma yini ababeyidinga. Nakuba lokho kwakuyisenzo esikhulu, akuzange kusondele ekuthobekeni kwaLowo owaya esiphambanweni ukuze athwale ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yezono Zakhe. Wakhothama phansi, wathatha isimo senceku, wenziwa ngomfanekiso womuntu, wehla njalo ekufeni okuyihlazo esiphambanweni.

Ngakho cabanga ukuthi uJesu wayesho ukuthini lapho etshela abafundi Bakhe ukuthi bathandane ngendlela ayebathanda ngayo—ngokuzinikela, ngokuzidela, kuze kufike emisebenzini ephansi kakhulu nasekunikeleni ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yomunye. Uma uphila kanje, izwe lizokwazi ukuthi ungumfundi kaKristu.

 Vuma ngomlomo wakho iNkosi uJesu

Ngokuba uma uvuma ngomlomo wakho ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi, ukholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uyakusindiswa; ngokuba umuntu ukholwa ngenhliziyo kube ngukulunga, ngomlomo uyavuma kube ngukusindiswa. 

KwabaseRoma 10:9-10

Akwanele ukumane uvume ukuthi uJesu unguNkulunkulu. Amademoni ayakuvuma lokho futhi ayathuthumela (Jakobe 2:19), kodwa lokho akuwasindisi. Ukuvuma ngomlomo wakho iNkosi uJesu kusho ukuthi ubambelele ekukholelweni okujulile kokuthi uJesu uyinkosi yakho, ngaphandle kokugodla. 

Akukhona ngokuvumela uJesu empilweni yakho ukuba akwenze uphumelele noma umshado wakho ube ngcono. Kumayelana nawe ukuza phambi kukaJesu futhi ushaya isifuba sakho uthi, “Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.” Kumayelana nawe ukuthi, “Jesu, ngiyakuvuma njengenkosi neNkosi yami, futhi ngithobela noma yini oyifisayo.” Isici sesibili ukukholelwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uJesu wafa esiphambanweni futhi wavuka kwabafileyo nakho konke okushiwo uvuko. 

Uqinisekisa kokubili ubunkulunkulu nobukhosi bukaKristu, ukuphila Kwakhe okungenasono, ukufa okungena esikhundleni, nokuvuka kwangempela komzimba. Uyakholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uBaba ubeke isitembu sokuvunywa kwaphezulu emsebenzini ophelele kaJesu Kristu. 

Futhi uvuma obala ngomlomo wakho kube insindiso. Futhi uJesu uthi, “Lowo ongivuma phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyomvuma phambi kukaBaba” (NgokukaMathewu 10:32).