Umkhuleko wokubonga

Kwesinye isikhathi kudinga umzamo omkhulu ukuziphakamisela ukuthandaza, ikakhulukazi manje njengoba sisenkingeni ngesikhathi sobhadane lwe-corona futhi singasakwazi ukwenza imikhuba yethu yansuku zonke isikhathi eside. Ngikuthola kunzima ngisho nokukhumbula ukuthi yiluphi usuku lwesonto. Yini-ke umuntu angayenza lapho ubudlelwano noNkulunkulu futhi ikakhulukazi impilo yomkhuleko ihlushwa ukuvilapha noma - ngiyakuvuma - ukungabi nalutho?

Angiyena uchwepheshe womthandazo futhi empeleni ngiye ngithole kunzima ukuthandaza. Ukuze ngikwazi nokuqala, ngivame ukuthandaza amavesi okuqala afana naleli hubo: “Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami, nokukimi, igama lakhe elingcwele! Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami, ungakhohlwa okuhle akwenzele kona, yena othethelela zonke izono zakho, owelapha zonke izifo zakho” (IHubo 10)3,1-enye).

Lokho kuyangisiza. Ekuqaleni kwaHubo, ngazibuza ukuthi: Ubani lo David akhuluma naye lapha? Kwamanye amahubo, uDavid ukhuluma noNkulunkulu ngqo, kwezinye izimo ubhekisa kubantu futhi anikeze imiyalo yokuthi kufanele baziphathe kanjani kuNkulunkulu. Kepha lapha uDavide uthi: Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami! Ngakho-ke uDavid ukhuluma yedwa futhi azikhuze ukuthi adumise futhi adumise uNkulunkulu. Kungani kufanele atshele umphefumulo wakhe ukuthi wenzeni? Ingabe kungenxa yokuthi akanaso isisusa? Iningi labantu likholelwa ukuthi ukukhuluma wedwa kuwuphawu lokuqala lokugula ngengqondo. Kodwa-ke, ngokwelihubo, likhuluma kakhulu ngempilo engokomoya. Kwesinye isikhathi sidinga ukuzihlanganisa kahle ukusishukumisela ukuthi siqhubeke.

Ukuze enze lokhu, uDavid ukhumbula indlela emangalisayo uNkulunkulu ambusise ngayo. Kusisiza ukuthi siqaphele ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngomusa ngoJesu nangezibusiso eziningi esizitholile. Lokhu kusigcwalisa ngesifiso sokumkhonza nokumdumisa ngayo yonke imiphefumulo yethu.

Ngubani othethelela zonke izono zethu futhi osiphilisa kuzo zonke izifo? NguNkulunkulu kuphela ongaba njalo. Lezi zibusiso zivela kuye. Ngothando lwakhe olunomusa nozwela, uyathethelela iziphambeko zethu, okuyisizathu sangempela sokumdumisa. Uyasiphilisa ngoba usikhathalela ngozwelo nangokupha. Lokho akusho ukuthi wonke umuntu futhi kuzo zonke izimo uzophulukiswa, kepha lapho silulama, unomusa kithi futhi kusigcwalisa ngokubonga okukhulu.

Ngenxa yalolu bhubhane, kwangicacela ukuthi impilo yethu sonke isengozini kangakanani. Lokhu kunomthelela empilweni yami yomkhuleko: Ngibonga uNkulunkulu ngempilo yami neyethu, ngokululama kwabagulayo, futhi noma ngabe abathandekayo noma injabulo isifile, ngidumisa uNkulunkulu ngezimpilo zabo ngazi ukuthi izono zabo zixolelwe ngoJesu . Lapho ngibhekene nalezi zinto, ngizwa isisusa esinamandla sokuthandaza lapho ngangingenalutho khona ngaphambili. Ngiyethemba ukuthi lokhu kuzokukhuthaza ukuthi nawe uthandaze.

nguBarry Robinson