Umakoti nomkhwenyana

Cishe uke waba nethuba empilweni yakho lokuya emshadweni njengomakoti, umkhwenyana, noma isivakashi. IBhayibheli lichaza umakoti nomkhwenyana okhethekile kanye nencazelo yabo emangalisayo.

UJohane uMbhapathizi uthi, “Lowo onomlobokazi ungumyeni,” okusho ukuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uJesu Kristu. Uthando lukaJesu ngabo bonke abantu lukhulu ngokungenakulinganiswa. UJohane usebenzisa umfanekiso womlobokazi nomkhwenyana ukuze afanekise lolu thando. Akekho ongavimba uJesu ekuboniseni ukubonga ngothando lwakhe. Ubathanda kakhulu abantu waze wahlenga umkakhe, umyeni wakhe kanye nezingane emacaleni abo kanye kuphela ngenxa yegazi lakhe. Ngempilo yakhe entsha uJesu ayinika wonke umuntu okholwa kuye, uthando lugelezela kubo ngoba sebemunye naye ngokuphelele. “Ngakho-ke indoda iyoshiya uyise nonina inamathele kumkayo, futhi laba ababili bayoba nyamanye, okungukuthi, indoda eyodwa ephelele. Le mfihlakalo inkulu; kodwa ngikukhomba kuKristu nasebandleni.” ( Efesu 5,31-32 Butcher Bible).

Ngakho-ke kulula ukuqonda ukuthi uJesu njengomkhwenyana umazi kahle umakoti wakhe kanye nesonto futhi uthanda ngokusuka enhliziyweni yakhe. Ukulungiselele konke ukuze aphile naye ngokuzwana okuphelele kuze kube phakade.
Ngithanda ukukujwayelanisa nombono wokuthi nawe uzothola isimemo somuntu siqu esidlweni sakusihlwa somshado: «Masijabule futhi senama futhi sikwenze udumo lwethu; ngoba umtshado weWundlu (uJesu) usufikile, lomlobokazi walo usezilungisile. Kwaphiwa ukuthi agqoke ilineni elihle elihlanzekileyo. - Kodwa ilineni kungukulunga kwabangcwele. Futhi wathi kumphostoli uJohane: Bhala: Babusisiwe futhi basindiswe ababizelwe esidlweni somshado weWundlu "(IsAmbulo 1)9,7-enye).

Akukhathalekile ukuthi ungowesifazane, indoda, noma ingane ukuba ngumakoti omuhle kaKristu. Kuya ngokuthi ubuhlobo bakho noJesu uMyeni bunjani. Uma uvuma ukuthi impilo yakho, manje nasesikhathini esizayo, incike kuye ngokuphelele, ungumakoti wakhe. Ungajabula kakhulu futhi ujabule ngakho.

Njengomakoti kaJesu, ungowakhe yedwa. Zingcwele emehlweni akhe. Njengoba umunye noJesu umkhwenyana wakho, uhambisa imicabango, imizwa kanye nezenzo zakho ngendlela yaphezulu. Uveza ubungcwele nokulunga kwakhe. Umbeka ngempilo yakho yonke ngoba uyaqonda ukuthi uJesu uyimpilo yakho.

Lowo ngumbono omuhle ngekusasa lethu. UJesu ungumkhwenyana wethu futhi singumakoti wakhe. Silindele umkhwenyana wethu egcwele ithemba, ngoba ulungiselele konke ngomshado. Samukela ngenjabulo isimemo sakhe futhi sibheke phambili ekumboneni njengoba enjalo.

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