Hamba empilweni noNkulunkulu

Emasontweni ambalwa edlule ngivakashele umuzi wabazali bami kanye nesikole sami. Zabuya izinkumbulo ngase ngilangazelela izinsuku ezimnandi futhi. Kodwa lezo zinsuku seziphelile. Inkulisa yathatha isikhathi esithile kuphela. Ukuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme kwakusho ukuvalelisa nokwamukela okuhlangenwe nakho okusha kwempilo. Ezinye zalezi zenzakalo zazijabulisa, ezinye zazibuhlungu kakhulu futhi zesabisa. Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuhle noma kunzima, okwesikhathi esifushane noma eside, into eyodwa engiyifundile ukuthi uguquko luyingxenye yemvelo yokuphila kwethu.

Uhambo lunendima ebalulekile eBhayibhelini. Uchaza impilo njengendlela enezikhathi ezahlukene kanye nezigigaba zempilo enesiqalo nesiphetho kanti kwesinye isikhathi usebenzisa igama elithi walk ukuchaza uhambo lomuntu empilweni. “UNowa wahamba noNkulunkulu” (1. mose 6,9). Lapho u-Abrahama eneminyaka engu-99 ubudala, uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke;1. UMose 17,1). Ngemva kweminyaka eminingi, ama-Israyeli athutha (ahamba) esuka ebugqilini baseGibhithe eya eZweni Lesithembiso. ETestamenteni Elisha, uPawulu unxusa amaKristu ukuba aphile ngokufanele obizweni abizelwe kulo (Kwabase-Efesu 4,1). UJesu wathi yena ngokwakhe uyindlela futhi usimema ukuba simlandele. Amakholwa okuqala azibiza ngokuthi “ngabalandeli bendlela entsha (uKristu)” (IzE 9,2). Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi iningi lohambo oluchazwe eBhayibhelini luhlobene nokuhamba noNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke: Hamba esinyathelweni noNkulunkulu, mfundi othandekayo, futhi uhambe naye ekuphileni kwakho konke.

Uhambo ngokwalo, ngokuba sendleleni, luletha ulwazi olusha nalo. Ukuxhumana nokungaziwa, nezindawo ezintsha, amazwe, amasiko kanye nabantu okucebisa umhambi. Kungakho iBhayibheli likubheka kubaluleke kakhulu “ukuba sendleleni noNkulunkulu”. Akumangalisi ukuthi ivesi elaziwa kakhulu likhuluma ngalendaba: “Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, ungenciki ekuqondeni kwakho, kodwa umkhumbule [uNkulunkulu] ezindleleni zakho zonke, uyakukuqondisa ngokufaneleyo.” Izisho 3,5-enye).

Ngamanye amazwi, beka impilo yakho yonke ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, unganciki emakhonweni akho, kokuhlangenwe nakho, noma ukuqonda ukuze wenze izinqumo ezifanele, kodwa khumbula iNkosi kuyo yonke indlela yakho yokuphila. Sonke sihamba ezimpilweni zethu. Ukuhamba kuhlanganisa ukushintsha ubudlelwano kanye nezikhathi zokugula nempilo. EBhayibhelini sifunda ngohambo oluningi lwabantu abanjengoMose, uJosefa noDavide. Umphostoli uPawulu wayeya eDamaseku lapho ehlangana noJesu ovusiwe. Ngesikhashana nje, inkombandlela yohambo lwempilo yakhe yashintsha kakhulu (Izenzo 22,6-8). Izolo bekusahamba ngendlela eyodwa nanamuhla konke sekushintshile. UPawulu waqala uhambo lwakhe njengomphikisi onamandla wenkolo yobuKristu, egcwele umunyu nenzondo kanye nesifiso sokubhubhisa ubuKristu. Akazange aqede uhambo lwakhe njengomKristu kuphela, kodwa njengendoda eyathatha uhambo oluningi oluhlukahlukene noluyinselele yokusakaza izindaba ezinhle zikaKristu emhlabeni wonke. Kuthiwani ngohambo lwakho?

Inhliziyo hhayi ikhanda

Uhamba kanjani? KuzAga siyafunda: “Mazi kuzo zonke izindlela zakho; (Amazwi 3,6 Elberfeld Bible). Igama elithi "bona" ​​linencazelo ecebile futhi lihilela ukwazi othile mathupha ngokubuka, ukukhombisa kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho. Okuphambene nalokhu kungaba ukufunda ngothile ngomunye umuntu. Kungumehluko phakathi kobudlelwano umfundi anabo nendaba ayifundayo kanye nobudlelwano phakathi kwabashadile. Lolu lwazi ngoNkulunkulu alutholakali ngokuyinhloko emakhanda ethu, kodwa ngokuyinhloko lusezinhliziyweni zethu. Ngakho uSolomoni uthi uyamazi uNkulunkulu njengoba uhamba naye ohambweni lwakho lokuphila: “Kepha khulani emseni nasolwazini lweNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu” (2. UPetrus 3,18).

Lo mgomo unomphela futhi umayelana nokwazi uJesu kulolu hambo nokukhumbula uNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izindlela. Kuwo wonke uhambo, oluhleliwe nolungahlelelwe, ohambweni olugcina lufile ngoba uhambe ngendlela engafanele. UJesu ufuna ukukuphelezela ohambweni lwansuku zonke lwempilo ejwayelekile futhi abe umngane wakho. Ungaluthola kanjani ulwazi olunjalo kuNkulunkulu? Kungani ungafundi kuJesu futhi uthole indawo ethulile, kude nemicabango nezinto zosuku, ukuze uhlale phambi kukaNkulunkulu isikhathi esithile usuku nosuku. Kungani ungacimi i-TV noma i-smartphone isigamu sehora? Zinike isikhathi sokuba wedwa noNkulunkulu, umlalele, uphumule kuye, uzindle futhi uthandaze kuye: “Thula kuJehova, umlindele” ( IHubo 37,7).

Umphostoli uPawulu wathandazela ukuba abafundi bakhe “balwazi uthando lukaKristu oludlula ulwazi, ukuze bagcwaliswe ekugcwaleni kukaNkulunkulu.” ( Efesu 3,19). Ngifuna ukukukhuthaza ukuthi wenze lomthandazo ube owakho umthandazo wempilo. USolomoni uthi uNkulunkulu uzosihola. Nokho, lokhu akusho ukuthi indlela esiyihamba noNkulunkulu izoba lula, ngaphandle kobuhlungu, ukuhlupheka nokungaqiniseki. Ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima, uNkulunkulu uzokunikeza, akukhuthaze, futhi akubusise ngobukhona Bakhe namandla. Umzukulu wami usanda kungibiza ngomkhulu okokuqala. Ngathi ngokuncokola endodaneni yami, Kwakuyinyanga edlule ngisemusha. Ngesonto eledlule bengingubaba manje sengingumkhulu - sishonephi isikhathi? Impilo iyadlula. Kodwa yonke ingxenye yempilo iwuhambo futhi noma yini eyenzekayo empilweni yakho njengamanje, wuhambo lwakho. Umgomo wakho uwukubona uNkulunkulu kulolu hambo futhi uhambe naye!

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