Ngiphephile

Phakathi nesomiso, lapho umoya owomile kanye namahlamvu aqhephukayo aphakamisa isimo sokwesaba njalo, imvelo isiphinda isiphoqa ukuthi sicabangele ukuphepha nokuphila kwethu kahle. Amakhilomitha ayishumi nje ukusuka lapho, umlilo wehlathi usakaza amandla awo abhubhisayo futhi usondela ngokungenakuvinjelwa. Ngabona ukuphuthuma kwesimo sethu lapho ucingo lwami luvevezela nomyalezo ongibuza ukuthi ngiphephile yini emlilweni. Impendulo yami: Ngiphephile, kodwa yabamba ukunaka kwami. Siphila kanjani ngempela phakathi kwezinsongo? Yini ephephile?

Ukuvikeleka engozini, ukuvikelwa ekuhlukunyezweni noma ukukhululeka ekushushisweni - konke lokhu kungase kwenzeke ngezindlela eziningi. Lokhu kungikhumbuza umphostoli uPawulu, owayephila ngaphansi kosongo lokushushiswa njalo, njengoba amaKristu amaningi ebhekana nakho namuhla. Wathi: “Kaningi ngihamba, ngisengozini ngasemifuleni, nasezingozini phakathi kwabaphangi, nasezingozini kubantu bakithi, nasezingozini kwabezizwe, nasezingozini emadolobheni, nasezingozini ezingwadule, nasezingozini olwandle, nasezingozini. Ingozi phakathi kwabazalwane bamanga” (2. AbaseKorinte 11,26). Asikho isiqinisekiso sokuthi ukuphila kwethu njengamaKristu kuyohlala kungenayo izinselele.

Singazama ukuthembela ekuphepheni kwethu, kodwa izAga zithi: “Othemba kokwakhe ukuqonda uyisiwula; kepha ohamba ngokuhlakanipha uyakusinda.” ( IzAga 28,26). Ngeke ngikwazi ukuvimba umlilo wequbula ngedwa. Kunezinyathelo engingazithatha ukuze ngizivikele mina nomndeni wami ngokususa ukhula kanye nohlaza okweqile endaweni yethu. Singalandela zonke izimiso zokuphepha ukuze sinqande umlilo. Kubalulekile ukuzilungiselela ukusiyisa endaweni ephephile esimweni esiphuthumayo.

UDavide ucela isivikelo sikaNkulunkulu: “Ngigcine ogibeni abangibekele lona, ​​nasogibeni lwababi” ( IHubo 14 )1,9). Wayezingelwa iNkosi uSawule, eyayifuna ukumbulala. Nakuba uDavide ayebhekene novivinyo olukhulu, uNkulunkulu wayenaye, futhi uDavide waqinisekiswa ngobukhona bakhe nosizo. UNkulunkulu usithembiseni? Ingabe wathembisa ukuthi siyophila ukuphila okungenazinkinga? Ingabe wasithembisa ukuthi akukho ukulimala okungokomzimba okuyosehlela? Ingabe wasithembisa ingcebo njengoba abanye befuna sikholelwe? UNkulunkulu usithembiseni? “Mina nginani njalo kuze kube-sekupheleni kwezwe” (Mathewu 2).8,20). UNkulunkulu uthembise nokuthi akukho lutho olungasehlukanisa nothando lwakhe: “Ngokuba ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nezingelosi, nababusi, nezinto ezikhona, nezinto ezizayo, namandla, nokujula, nanoma yisiphi esinye isidalwa esingeke sibe namandla. ukuze asahlukanisele uthando lukaNkulunkulu, olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.” (Roma ) 8,38-enye).

Ngiphephile?

Nginokuvikeleka kwami ​​kuJesu Kristu. Ungenza ngizizwe ngiphephile futhi ngilondekile! Izimo kule mpilo zihlala zishintsha futhi zishintsha njalo. Nakuba ngingaphephile ekushisweni kwehlathi, ukuhlukunyezwa noma ukushushiswa. Kuleli zwe elihlala lisibhekana nezinselele, sihlala sikhunjuzwa ukuthi: Akufanele siphelelwe isibindi.

Mfundi othandekayo, ezweni eligcwele ukungaqiniseki nezinselele, kungase kubonakale sengathi ayikho indawo ephephile. Kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi khumbula amazwi kaJesu: “Lezi zinto ngizikhulume kini, ukuze nibe nokuthula kimi. Ezweni uyahlupheka; kepha yimani isibindi, mina ngilinqobile izwe” (Johane 16,33). Vumela lokhu kukholwa kuqinise inhliziyo yakho. Yazi ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi impilo yakho ingaba nesivunguvungu kangakanani, ukuthula kweqiniso nokulondeka kungatholakala kuJesu. Hlala uqinile, unesibindi futhi wazi ukuthi awuwedwa.

ngu-Anne Gillam

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