Impilo ephelele?

UJesu wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi uze ukuze labo abamamukelayo baphile ukuphila okugcwele. Wathi: “Ngize ukuze babe nokuphila okugcwele.” (Joh 10,10). Ngiyakubuza: "Iyini impilo eyanelisayo?" Kuphela uma sazi ukuthi ukuphila ngokuchichimayo kunjani lapho singahlulela khona ukuthi isithembiso sikaJesu Kristu siyiqiniso ngempela yini. Uma sibheka lo mbuzo ngokombono wesici sempilo kuphela, impendulo ilula futhi cishe izofana ngokuyisisekelo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlala kuphi noma ukuthi uhlala kusiphi isiko. Impilo enhle, izibopho zomkhaya eziqinile, ubungane obuhle, iholo elanele, umsebenzi othakazelisayo, oyinselele oyinselele nophumelelayo, ukuqashelwa abanye, ukusho, ukuhlukahluka, ukudla okunempilo, ukuphumula okwanele noma imisebenzi yokuzilibazisa ngokuqinisekile kungashiwo.
Uma singashintsha umbono wethu futhi sibheke impilo ngokombono weBhayibheli, uhlu lungabukeka luhluke kakhulu. Ukuphila kuvela kuMdali, futhi nakuba isintu ekuqaleni senqaba ukuhlala ebudlelwaneni obuseduze Naye, Uyabathanda abantu futhi unesu lokubaholela emuva kuBaba wabo waseZulwini. Lelisu elithenjisiwe lensindiso engcwele lembulwa kithi emlandweni wokusebenzelana kukaNkulunkulu nabantu. Umsebenzi weNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu uye wayivula indlela yethu yokubuyela kuye. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nesithembiso sokuphila okuphakade, okubeka konke emthunzini, esihola kanye naye ebuhlotsheni obuseduze bukababa nengane.

Okubalulekile okunquma izimpilo zethu kuthonywa kakhulu umbono wobuKristu, futhi ngempela incazelo yethu yempilo egcwalisekile ibukeka yehluke ngokuphelele.
Phezulu ohlwini lwethu cishe kungaba ubuhlobo bokubuyisana noNkulunkulu, ithemba lokuphila okuphakade, ukuthethelelwa kwezono zethu, ukuhlanzeka kukanembeza, injongo ecacile, ukuhlanganyela enjongweni kaNkulunkulu lapha namanje, ukubonisa isimo saphezulu ekungaphelelini kwalokhu. emhlabeni, kanye nokuthinta abantu esiphila nabo ngothando lukaNkulunkulu. Isici esingokomoya sempilo eyanelisayo sinqoba isifiso sokugcwaliseka okuphelele ngokomzimba.

UJesu wathi: “Noma ubani ofuna ukulondoloza ukuphila kwakhe uyolahlekelwa yikho; njalo loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami langenxa yevangeli uzakulondoloza. Ngokuba kuyasiza ngani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, alimala emphefumulweni wakhe na?” (Marku 8,35-36). Ngakho ungazibekisela wonke amaphuzu ohlwini lokuqala futhi ulahlekelwe ukuphila okuphakade - ukuphila kungamoshwa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma ukwazi ukuthola udumo ngezinto ezisohlwini lwesibili, ngisho noma ungazizwa ubusisekile ngazo zonke ezisohlwini lokuqala, impilo yakho iyona kanye umqondo wegama, ithweswe umqhele. impumelelo echichimayo.

Siyazi eTestamenteni Elidala ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayehlobene kakhulu nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli. Wabaqinisa ngesivumelwano asenza labo entabeni yaseSinayi. Kwakuhlanganisa isibopho sokugcina imiyalelo Yakhe, izibusiso uma belalelwa, neziqalekiso uma bengalaleli (5. Mo 28; 3. NgoMsombuluko 26). Ngakho izibusiso ezazithenjiswe ukulandela ukugcinwa kwesivumelwano zazingokwezinto ezibonakalayo—imfuyo enempilo, isivuno esihle, ukunqoba izitha zombuso, noma imvula ngesikhathi.

Kodwa uJesu weza ukuzokwenza isivumelwano esisha esisekelwe ekufeni kwakhe okuwumhlatshelo esiphambanweni. Lokhu kweza nezithembiso ezingaphezu kwezibusiso ezingokwenyama “zempilo nokuchuma” ezathenjiswa iSivumelwano Esidala esenziwa ngaphansi kweNtaba iSinayi. Isivumelwano Esisha sagcina “izithembiso ezingcono” (Hebheru 8,6) okuhlanganisa isipho sokuphila okuphakade, ukuthethelelwa kwezono, isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele osebenza ngaphakathi kwethu, ubudlelwano obuseduze bukababa nengane noNkulunkulu, nokunye. Lezi zithembiso zisiphathele izibusiso zaphakade—hhayi nje kulempilo, kodwa ingunaphakade.

"Impilo egcwalisekile" uJesu akunikeza yona icebile futhi ijule kakhulu kunempilo enhle lapha namanje. Sonke sifuna ukuphila impilo emnandi kulo mhlaba - akekho ongakhetha kakhulu ubuhlungu kunenhlalakahle! Uma ubhekwa ngenye indlela futhi wahlulelwa kude, kuyacaca ukuthi impilo yakho ingathola injongo nenjongo engcebweni engokomoya. UJesu uyaligcina izwi lakhe. Ukwethembisa “impilo yeqiniso kukho konke ukugcwala kwayo” - futhi ikuvumela ukuba ube nayo manje.

nguGary Moore