Ukuphelela okungenamkhawulo kukaNkulunkulu

Umuntu angaphila kanjani impilo yomKrestu kulo mhlaba? Ngifuna ukunaka ingxenye ethile yomkhuleko enye yezinceku ezinkulu zikaNkulunkulu, uMphostoli uPaul, eyathandazela ibandla elincane endaweni ebizwa nge-Efesu.

I-Efesu yayiyidolobha elikhulu neliphumelelayo e-Asia Minor futhi laliyikomkhulu likankulunkulukazi uDiana nokukhulekelwa kwakhe. Ngenxa yalokhu, i-Efesu yayiyindawo enzima kakhulu kumlandeli kaJesu. Umthandazo wakhe omuhle nokhuthazayo waleli bandla elincane, elizungezwe ukukhulekela kobuqaba, ulotshwe encwadini eya kwabase-Efesu. “Umkhuleko wami uwukuba uKristu ahlale kini ngokukholwa. Kufanele ugxile othandweni lwakhe; kufanele wakhe phezu kwazo. Ngoba kungale ndlela kuphela ongathola ngayo izinga eligcwele lothando lwakhe ngawo wonke amanye amaKristu. Yebo, ngithandazela ukuthi lolu thando niluqonde ngokujulile nangokwengeziwe, esingeke saluqonda ngokugcwele ngezingqondo zethu. Khona-ke futhi uyogcwala ngokwengeziwe yonke ingcebo yokuphila etholakala kuNkulunkulu.” ( Efesu 3,17-19 Ithemba Labantu Bonke).

Ake sicabangele ubukhulu bothando lukaNkulunkulu ngamayunithi ahlukene: Okokuqala, ubude uthando lukaNkulunkulu olulungele - alunamkhawulo! “Ngakho-ke angabasindisa phakade abeza kuNkulunkulu ngaye (uJesu); ngoba uphila kuze kube phakade futhi uyazicelela” (Hebheru 7,25).

Okulandelayo, ububanzi bothando lukaNkulunkulu buyaboniswa: “Futhi yena (uJesu) uyinhlawulo yezono zethu, hhayi ezethu kuphela, kodwa nezomhlaba wonke” (1. UJohannes 2,2).

Manje ukujula kwakho: “Ngokuba niyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu: nakuba ecebile, waba mpofu ngenxa yenu, ukuze nicebe ngobumpofu bakhe.”2. AbaseKorinte 8,9).

Kungaba yini ukuphakama kwalolu thando? «Kepha uNkulunkulu, ocebile ngesihawu, othandweni lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, nathi wasiphilisa kanye noKristu enafa ngesono - nisindisiwe ngomusa; futhi wasivusa kanye nathi futhi wasimisa ezulwini kuKristu Jesu” (Efesu 2,4-enye).

Lokhu ukuphana okumangalisayo kothando lukaNkulunkulu kuwo wonke umuntu futhi lugcwele amandla alolo thando oluhlala kuzo zonke izingxenye zokuphila kwethu futhi sonke singachitha ukulinganiselwa kwethu: "Kodwa kukho konke lokhu sinqoba kakhulu ngaye owasithandayo." (AmaRoma 8,37).

Uthandwa kakhulu kangangokuba uyazi ukuthi yisiphi isinyathelo ozokwazi ukusithatha ukuze ube ngumlandeli kaJesu!

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