Ukwenyuka kukaKristu

Ngemva kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane uJesu evukile kwabafileyo, wenyukela ezulwini ngokoqobo. Ukwenyuka kubaluleke kakhulu kangangokuthi zonke izivumokholo ezinkulu zomphakathi wamaKrestu ziyakufakazela. Ukwenyuka kukaKristu ngokomzimba kukhomba ekungeneni kwethu ezulwini nemizimba ekhazimulayo: ‘Bathandekayo, singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu kakade; kodwa akukabonakali esizakuba yikho. Siyazi ukuthi lapho kwambulwa siyofana nakho; ngoba siyakumbona njengoba enjalo” (1. UJohannes 3,2).

UJesu akagcinanga ngokusihlenga esonweni, kodwa futhi wasenza abalungileyo ngokulunga kwakhe. Akasithethelelanga izono zethu kuphela, kodwa wasibeka kanye naye ngakwesokunene sikaYise. Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala encwadini yakhe eya kwabaseKolose: “Uma navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu, lapho ehlezi khona uKristu ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; Funani okwaphezulu, hhayi okusemhlabeni. Ngokuba nafa, nokuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu. Kepha nxa uKristu ongukuphila kwenu esebonakaliswa, khona-ke nani niyakubonakaliswa kanye naye enkazimulweni.” ( Kolose 3,1-4).v
Asikayiboni futhi asikayiboni inkazimulo egcwele yokuvuka kwethu nokwenyukela kwethu noKristu, kodwa uPawulu usitshela ukuthi kuyiqiniso. Uthi luyeza usuku lapho uKristu eyovela khona ukuze sibe nakho konke ukugcwala kwakhe. Umzimba wethu omusha uzobukeka kanjani? UPawulu usinika umbono encwadini eya kwabaseKorinte: “Kunjalo nokuvuka kwabafileyo. Kuhlwanyelwa konakala futhi kuvuswa kungenakubola. Kuhlwanyelwa ekuthobeni futhi kuvuswe enkazimulweni. Kuhlwanyelwa ebuthakathakeni futhi kuvuswa emandleni. Kuhlwanyelwa umzimba wemvelo, nomzimba womoya uyavuswa. Uma kukhona umzimba wemvelo, kukhona nomzimba womoya. Futhi njengoba sinomfanekiso wowomhlaba, kanjalo futhi siyoba nomfanekiso wasezulwini. Kepha nxa lokhu okonakalayo sekwembethe ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, khona-ke liyogcwaliseka izwi elilotshiweyo elithi: Ukufa kugingiwe kwaba ngukunqoba.”1. AbaseKorinte 15,42-44, 49, 54).

UPawulu ugcizelela isihe nothando olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu njengoba luboniswa ekuzimiseleni kwakhe ukuvusa labo abafa ngokomoya ezonweni zabo ukuba babuyele ekuphileni: “Kepha uNkulunkulu, ecebile ngesihawu, ngothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, thina esasifile ezonweni, siphiliswe kanye noKristu - ngomusa nisindisiwe -; futhi wasivusa kanye naye, wasimisa kanye naye ezulwini kuKristu Jesu.” ( Efe 2,4-enye).
Lesi yisisekelo sokholo lwethu nethemba lethu. Lokhu kuzalwa kabusha komoya kwenzeka ngoJesu Kristu futhi kuyisisekelo sensindiso.Kungomusa kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngokufaneleka komuntu, ukuthi le nsindiso ingenzeka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokukaPawulu, uNkulunkulu akagcinanga ngokubuyisela amakholwa ekuphileni, kodwa futhi wawamisa esimweni esingokomoya noKristu ezindaweni zasezulwini.

UNkulunkulu usenze saba munye noKristu ukuze ngaye sihlanganyele othandweni analo noYise noMoya. KuKristu ungumntwana othandekayo kaBaba, uthokozile ngawe!

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