Ukuhlanganyela noNkulunkulu

AmaKristu amabili akhuluma ngomunye nomunye ngamasonto awo. Phakathi nengxoxo, baqhathanise impumelelo enkulu kakhulu abayenzile emiphakathini yabo eyahlukene onyakeni odlule. Enye yala madoda yathi, "Siyiphindaphinde kabili indawo yethu yokupaka izimoto." Omunye waphendula, "Sifake izibani ezintsha ehholo lomphakathi." Kulula kithina maKristu ukuba sibambeke ekwenzeni lokho esikholelwa ukuthi kuwumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, sishiye isikhathi esincane sikaNkulunkulu.

Izinto eziza kuqala kithi

Singaphazamiseka emsebenzini wethu futhi sicabangele izici ezingokwenyama zenkonzo yethu yebandla (nakuba kudingekile) njengezibaluleke kakhulu kangangokuthi sinesikhathi esincane esisele sokuhlanganyela noNkulunkulu. Lapho simatasa emsebenzini wokushumayela ngoNkulunkulu, kulula ukukhohlwa lokho uJesu akusho: “Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, eninikela okweshumi kweminti, nedile, nekhumini, nishiye okubalulekile emthethweni! , okungukuthi ubulungisa, umusa nokholo! Kodwa umuntu kufanele enze lokhu futhi angakuyeki lokho” (Mathewu 2).3,23).
Ababhali nabaFarisi babephila ngaphansi kwezindinganiso eziqondile neziqinile zesivumelwano esidala. Ngezinye izikhathi siyakufunda lokhu futhi sikuhleke usulu ukunemba okucashile kwalaba bantu, kodwa uJesu akazange aklolode. Wabatshela ukuthi kwakufanele benze lokho isivumelwano esasibacele ukuba bakwenze.

Iphuzu likaJesu laliwukuthi imininingwane yenyama ayanele, ngisho nakulabo abaphila ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esidala - wabakhuza ngokungazinaki izindaba ezijulile zokomoya. NjengamaKristu, kufanele sikhuthale emsebenzini kaBaba. Kufanele sibe nesandla esivulekile ekupheni kwethu. Kodwa kuyo yonke imisebenzi yethu - ngisho nasemisebenzini yethu ehlobene ngqo nobufundi bukaJesu Kristu - akufanele sidebeselele izizathu ezibalulekile zokuthi kungani uNkulunkulu esibizile.

UNkulunkulu usibizile ukuba simazi. “Manje lokhu kungukuphila okuphakade, ukwazi wena, owukuphela kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso, nomthumileyo, uJesu Kristu” (Johane 1)7,3). Kuyenzeka ukuba matasatasa ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu size singakunaki ukuza kuYe. ULuka usitshela ukuthi lapho uJesu evakashele endlini kaMarta noMariya, “uMarta wayematasa emkhonza” (Luka 10,40). Kwakungekho lutho olungalungile ngesenzo sikaMarta, kodwa uMariya wakhetha ukwenza into ebaluleke kakhulu—ukuba noJesu, ukumazi, nokumlalela.

Ukuhlanganyela noNkulunkulu

Ubudlelwane yinto ebaluleke kakhulu uNkulunkulu ayifuna kithi. Ufuna simazi kangcono futhi sichithe isikhathi naye. UJesu wasinikeza isibonelo lapho enciphisa ijubane lokuphila kwakhe ukuze abe noyise. Wayekwazi ukubaluleka kwezikhathi zokuthula futhi wayevame ukukhuphukela entabeni yedwa ayothandaza. Lapho sikhula ngokwengeziwe ebudlelwaneni bethu noNkulunkulu, sibaluleke kakhulu lesi sikhathi sokuthula noNkulunkulu. Sibheke ngabomvu ukuba sodwa naye. Siyasiqaphela isidingo sokumlalela ukuze sithole induduzo nesiqondiso ekuphileni kwethu. Ngisanda kuhlangana nomuntu ongichazele ukuthi uhlanganisa ubudlelwano obusebenzayo noNkulunkulu ngomthandazo nokuzivocavoca umzimba - nokuthi lolu hlobo lohambo lokuthandaza luyiguqule impilo yakhe yokuthandaza. Wachitha isikhathi noNkulunkulu ngokuhamba-hamba-kungaba endaweni yangakubo noma ebuhleni bemvelo ezungezile ngaphandle nokuthandaza njengoba ehamba.

Lapho wenza ukuhlanganyela noNkulunkulu kube yinto eza kuqala, zonke izindaba eziphuthumayo ekuphileni kwakho zibonakala zizinakekele ngokwazo. Lapho ugxila kuNkulunkulu, Ukusiza ukuba uqonde ukubaluleka kwazo zonke ezinye izinto. Bangaba matasatasa ngezinto baze badebeselele ukuba nesikhathi sokuxoxa noNkulunkulu nokuchitha isikhathi nabanye ekuhlanganyeleni noNkulunkulu. Uma ucindezeleke ngokuphelele, uvutha ikhandlela lesaga emikhawulweni yomibili, futhi ungazi ukuthi uzodlula kanjani kuzo zonke izinto okufanele uzenze ekuphileni, mhlawumbe kufanele ubuyekeze ukudla kwakho okungokomoya.

Ukudla kwethu okungokomoya

Singase sishiswe futhi singabi nalutho ngokomoya ngoba asidli uhlobo lwesinkwa olufanele. Uhlobo lwesinkwa engikhuluma ngaso lapha lubaluleke kakhulu empilweni yethu engokomoya nasekuphileni kwethu. Lesi sinkwa siyisinkwa esingaphezu kwemvelo - ngempela, isinkwa esiyisimangaliso sangempela! Yisona sinkwa uJesu asinikeza amaJuda ekhulwini lokuqala. UJesu wayesanda kulungiselela abantu abayizi-5.000  ukudla ngokuyisimangaliso (Joh 6,1-15). Wayesanda kuhamba phezu kwamanzi futhi izixuku zazifuna isibonakaliso sokukholelwa kuye. Bachaza kuJesu: “Okhokho bethu badla imana ehlane, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi ( IHubo 7 .8,24: Wabanika isinkwa esivela ezulwini ukuba badle.” ( Joh 6,31).
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: UMose akaninikanga isinkwa esivela ezulwini, kodwa uBaba unipha isinkwa soqobo esivela ezulwini. Ngoba lesi yisinkwa sikaNkulunkulu, owehla ezulwini futhi onikeza umhlaba ukuphila.” ( Joh 6,32-33). Ngemva kokuba sebecele uJesu ukuba abaphe lesi sinkwa, wachaza: “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. Oza kimi kayikulamba; futhi lowo okholwa kimi akasoze oma.” (Joh 6,35).

Ubani obeka isinkwa sikamoya etafuleni lakho? Ubani umthombo wawo wonke amandla nobungqabavu bakho? Ubani owenza ukuphila kwakho kube nenjongo? Ingabe uyazinika isikhathi sokwazi isinkwa sokuphila?

nguJoseph Tkach