uJesu nokuvuka

Minyaka yonke sigubha ukuvuka kukaJesu. UnguMsindisi wethu, uMsindisi, uMhlengi kanye neNkosi yethu. Njengoba sigubha ukuvuka kukaJesu, sikhunjuzwa ngesithembiso sovuko lwethu. Ngenxa yokuthi simunye okholweni noKristu, sihlanganyela ekuphileni, ukufa, ukuvuka, nenkazimulo yakhe. Lokhu ubunikazi bethu kuJesu Kristu.

Samukele uKristu njengoMsindisi noMsindisi wethu, ngakho-ke ukuphila kwethu kufihliwe Kuye. Sinaye lapho ekhona, lapho ekhona manje nalapho ezobe ekhona esikhathini esizayo. Ekubuyeni kukaJesu kwesibili, siyoba naye futhi sibuse kanye naye enkazimulweni yakhe. Sihlanganyela naye, uhlanganyela ukuphila kwakhe nathi njengoba kwethulwe eSidlweni SeNkosi Sakusihlwa.

Le ndlela yokukhuluma ingase izwakale iyinqaba namuhla. Umbono wezwe wesayensi uqeqesha abantu ukuba babheke izinto ezingabonwa futhi zikalwe ngezinsimbi ezibonakalayo. UPawulu ukhuluma ngamaqiniso angabonakali, amaqiniso angokomoya angenakuqhathaniswa nokuhlolwa nomqondo ongokoqobo. Uthi kuningi ebukhoneni bethu nokungaphezulu kobuthina kunokubonakala ngeso lenyama: “Kepha ukukholwa kungukuqiniseka okuqinile kulokho umuntu anethemba ngakho futhi okungangabazi ngalokho angaboniyo” ( Heb. 11,1).
Nakuba iso lomuntu lingaboni ukuthi sangcwatshwa kanjani noKristu, empeleni sasinjalo. Asikwazi ukubona ukuthi sahlanganyela kanjani ekuvukeni kukaKristu, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi sivusiwe kuJesu kanye naye. Nakuba singenakulibona ikusasa, siyazi ukuthi lingokoqobo. Siyovuswa, sibuse noJesu, siphile noKristu kuze kube phakade, futhi sihlanganyele enkazimulweni Yakhe. UKristu uyizithelo zokuqala futhi kuye bonke bayaphiliswa: “Ngokuba njengalokhu ku-Adamu bonke bayafa, ngokunjalo kuKristu bonke bayakuphiliswa” (1. AbaseKorinte 15,22).

UKristu ungumanduleli wethu, futhi ubufakazi balokhu wukugcwaliseka kwesithembiso kulowo nalowo kithi esimunye naye. Ukuvuka kwabafileyo kuyizindaba ezinhle ngempela komunye nomunye wethu, ingxenye eyinhloko yomlayezo omangalisayo wevangeli.

Uma kungekho ukuphila kwesikhathi esizayo, ukukholwa kwethu kuyize: ‘Uma kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, noKristu akavuswanga. Kodwa uma uKristu engavuswanga, khona-ke ukushumayela kwethu kuyize, kanjalo nokukholwa kwenu kuyize.” (1 Kor5,13-14). UKristu uvukile ngempela. Uyabusa ngenkazimulo manje, uyobuya futhi futhi siyohlala naye enkazimulweni.

Sicela uqaphele ukuthi kunenani okufanele likhokhelwe. Sihlanganyela futhi ekuhluphekeni kukaJesu Kristu. UPawulu wakubeka ngalendlela: “Ngingathanda ukumazi yena namandla okuvuka kwakhe nokuhlanganyela ezinhluphekweni zakhe futhi kanjalo ngifaniswe nokufa kwakhe, ukuze ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo.” ( Filipi 3,10-enye).
UPawulu usinxusa ukuba sibheke phambili: “Ngikhohlwa okungasemuva, ngifinyelela okungaphambili, ngiqhubekela emgomweni ophambi kwami, ongumklomelo wokubizwa kukaNkulunkulu kwasezulwini kuKristu Jesu. Manje njengoba abaningi bethu sebephelele, masibe nomqondo ofanayo.” (Filipi 3,13-enye).

Umvuzo wethu ezulwini ulungiselwe thina: 'Kodwa thina siyizakhamuzi zasezulwini; Lapho futhi silindela khona uMsindisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu, oyakuguqula umzimba wethu othobekile, ube njengomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, ngamandla okubeka ngawo zonke izinto phansi kwakhe.” 3,20-enye).

Lapho iNkosi uJesu ibuya, siyovuswa ukuze sibe nayo phakade enkazimulweni esingase siyicabange. Ukuqhubekela phambili kudinga isineke. Emzileni osheshayo emphakathini onguthelawayeka esiphila kuwo, kunzima ukubekezela. Kodwa masikhumbule ukuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu usinika ukubekezela ngoba uhlala kithi!

Ukuvangela kuza ngokwemvelo ngeqembu labafundi abathembekile, abazinikele, abazinikele nabanokubonga. Ukuba abantu uNkulunkulu asibizele ukuba sibe—abafowabo nodadewabo bakaJesu, abaqondiswa futhi abashukunyiswa uthando lwaKhe—kuyindlela ebaluleke kakhulu yokusakaza izindaba ezinhle. Kunamandla kakhulu ukuthi abantu bamazi uJesu futhi bambone esebenza phakathi kwabantu Bakhe. Ukuzwa nje umlayezo ovela kumuntu ongamazi ngaphandle komfanekiso ocacile wamandla eqiniso aletha injabulo nokuthula kukaNkulunkulu akugculisi. Ngakho siyaqhubeka sigcizelela isidingo sothando lukaKristu phakathi kwethu.

UJesu uvukile! UNkulunkulu usinike ukunqoba, futhi asikho isidingo sokuzizwa sengathi konke kulahlekile. Ubusa esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi futhi usithanda kakhulu namuhla kunanini ngaphambili. Uzokwenza futhi aqedele umsebenzi Wakhe kithi. Masime noJesu futhi simethembe ukuthi usiholela ekubeni simazi kangcono uNkulunkulu, sithande uNkulunkulu kakhulu futhi sithandane kakhulu.

“UNkulunkulu makaniphe amehlo akhanyiselwe ezinhliziyweni zenu, ukuze nazi ithemba anibizele kulo, nengcebo yenkazimulo yefa lakhe kwabangcwele.” ( Kwabase-Efesu 1,18).

Umvuzo wakho wangempela, mfundi othandekayo, ungaphezu komzuzu wamanje, kodwa ungakwazi njalo ukuzwa izibusiso zoMbuso ngokwengeziwe ngokuthembela kuJesu futhi uhambe ngoMoya kanye Naye ngaso sonke isikhathi. Uthando nobuhle bakhe buyogeleza kuwe kubo bonke abakuzungezile, futhi ukubonga kwakho kuwukubonakaliswa kothando lwakho ngoBaba!

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