Amatshe esandleni sikaNkulunkulu

Ubaba wayenothando lokwakha. Akagcinanga ngokuklama kabusha amagumbi amathathu endlini yethu, kodwa wakha nomhume wokufisa kahle kanye nomhume egcekeni lakithi. Ngikhumbula ngimbuka akha udonga lwamatshe olude esengumfanyana. Ubuwazi yini ukuthi uBaba wethu waseZulwini ungumakhi osebenza esakhiweni esihle kakhulu? Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala ukuthi amaKristu eqiniso “akhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uJesu Kristu eyitshe legumbi, lapho sonke isakhiwo, sihlanganiswa ndawonye, ​​sikhule sibe ithempeli elingcwele eNkosini. Ngaye nani niyokwakhiwa njengendawo yokuhlala kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya.” ( Efesu 2,20-22).

Umphostoli uPetru wachaza amaKristu njengamatshe aphilayo: “Nani-ke njengamatshe aphilayo niyazakha nibe-yindlu engokomoya nobupristi obungcwele, ninikela ngemihlatshelo yomoya eyamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu.” ( Petru , ) Umphostoli uPetru wachaza amaKristu ngokuthi amatshe aphilayo.1. UPetrus 2,5). Kumayelana nani lokhu? Uyaqaphela yini ukuthi lapho siphendukile, ngamunye wethu wabelwe uNkulunkulu, njengetshe, indawo ethile ezindongeni zesakhiwo Sakhe? Lesi sithombe sinikeza izifaniso eziningi ezikhuthazayo ngokomoya, esingathanda ukukhuluma ngazo ngezansi.

Isisekelo sokukholwa kwethu

Isisekelo sesakhiwo sibaluleke kakhulu. Uma lingazinzile futhi liqinile, sonke isakhiwo sisengozini yokuwa. Ngokufanayo, iqembu elikhethekile labantu lakha isisekelo sesakhiwo sikaNkulunkulu. Izimfundiso zabo ziwumgogodla futhi zakha isisekelo sokholo lwethu: “Nakhelwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi” (Kwabase-Efesu 2,20). Lokhu kubhekiselwa kubaphostoli nabaphrofethi beTestamente Elisha. Nokho, lokhu akusho ukuthi bona ngokwabo babengamatshe esisekelo somphakathi. Eqinisweni, uKristu uyisisekelo: “Akekho ongabeka esinye isisekelo, kuphela leso esibekiweyo, esinguJesu Kristu” (1. AbaseKorinte 3,11). KusAmbulo 21,14 Abaphostoli bahlotshaniswa namatshe esisekelo ayishumi nambili eJerusalema elingcwele.

Njengoba nje uchwepheshe wezokwakha eqinisekisa ukuthi isakhiwo sihambisana nesisekelo saso, izinkolelo zethu ezingokwenkolo kufanele nazo zihambisane nesisekelo sokhokho bethu. Uma abaphostoli nabaprofethi bengeza kithi namuhla, izinkolelo zethu zobuKristu bekuyodingeka zivumelane nezabo. Ingabe ukholo lwakho empeleni lusekelwe kulokho okuqukethwe yiBhayibheli? Ingabe izinkolelo zakho nezindinganiso uzisekela kulokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo, noma ingabe uthonywa imibono nemibono evela eceleni? IBandla akufanele lithembele ekucabangeni kwesimanje, kodwa efeni likamoya elasishiyelwa abaphostoli nabaprofethi bokuqala.

Kuxhunywe itshe legumbi

Itshe legumbi liyingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yesisekelo. Inikeza ukuzinza nokubumbana kwesakhiwo. UJesu uchazwa njengelitshe legumbi. Kuyinto ekhethiwe futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo itshe eliyigugu, elithembekile ngokuphelele. Omethembayo akayikujabhiswa: “Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe legumbi, elikhethiweyo, eliyigugu; nokholwa nguye akayikujabha. Manje kini enikholwayo uyigugu. Kodwa kwabangakholwayo uyitshe abalinqabayo abakhi; usephenduke itshe legumbi, netshe lokuwisa, nedwala lokuwisa. Bakhubeka ngaye, ngokuba bengakholwa yiZwi ababemiselwe lona.”1. UPetrus 2,6-enye).
UPetru ucaphuna u-Isaya 2 kulo mongo8,16 okubonisa ukuthi indima kaKristu njengetshe legumbi yabikezelwa emiBhalweni. Uveza icebo uNkulunkulu analo ngoKristu: ukumnika lesi sikhundla esiyingqayizivele. Unjani? Ingabe uJesu unayo le ndawo ekhethekile empilweni yakho? Ingabe ungowokuqala ekuphileni kwakho futhi ingabe ungumnyombo wayo?

umphakathi phakathi komunye nomunye

Amatshe awavamile ukuma wodwa. Baxhuma itshe legumbi, isisekelo, uphahla nezinye izindonga. Axhumene futhi ndawonye akha udonga oluhlaba umxhwele: “UKristu Jesu ngokwakhe uyitshe legumbi. Uma sihlanganiswe kuye, sonke isakhiwo siyakhula... futhi kuye [uJesu] nani nakhiwa kanyekanye.” ( Efesu 2,20—22 Eberfeld Bible).

Uma inani elikhulu lamatshe lingasuswa esakhiweni, lalidilika. Ubuhlobo phakathi kwamaKristu kufanele buqine futhi busondelane njengokwamatshe esakhiweni. Itshe elilodwa alinakwakha sonke isakhiwo noma udonga. Kungokwemvelo yethu ukuthi singahlali sodwa, kodwa emphakathini. Ingabe uzibophezele ekusebenzeni namanye amaKristu ukwakha indawo yokuhlala enhle kaNkulunkulu? Umama uTheresa wakubeka kahle: “Ungenza engingakwazi ukukwenza. Ngingenza lokho ongeke ukwenze. “Ngokubambisana singazuza izinto ezinkulu.” Ubudlelwano obufudumele phakathi kwethu bungcwele futhi bubalulekile njengobudlelwane bethu noNkulunkulu. Ukuphila kwethu okungokomoya kuncike kukho, futhi okuwukuphela kwendlela yokubonisa abantu uthando lwethu ngoNkulunkulu nothando lwangempela lukaNkulunkulu ngathi uthando lwethu ngomunye nomunye, njengoba u-Andrew Murray abonisa.

Ukuhluka kwawo wonke umKristu

Namuhla izitini zenziwa ezimbonini futhi zonke zibukeka ngendlela efanayo. Izindonga zamatshe zemvelo, ngakolunye uhlangothi, zinamatshe ngamanye ngobukhulu obuhlukahlukene kanye nokuma: ezinye zikhulu, ezinye zincane, kanti ezinye ziphakathi ngobukhulu. AmaKristu nawo ayengadalwanga ngendlela efanayo. Akuyona inhloso kaNkulunkulu ukuba sonke sibukeke, sicabange futhi senze ngendlela efanayo. Kunalokho, simelela isithombe sokuhlukahlukana ngokuvumelana. Sonke singabodonga olulodwa, nokho sihlukile. Ngendlela efanayo, umzimba unamalungu ahlukene: “Ngokuba njengalokhu umzimba umunye, unezitho eziningi, kepha zonke izitho zomzimba, nakuba ziziningi, zingumzimba munye, kanjalo noKristu”1. AbaseKorinte 12,12).

Abanye abantu bagodliwe, abanye banobudlelwane noma bayaphuma. Amanye amalungu ebandla agxile emsebenzini, amanye agxile ebudlelwaneni. Kufanele silwele ukulandela uKristu, sikhule okholweni nasolwazini. Kodwa njengoba i-DNA yethu ihlukile, akekho ofana nse nathi. Ngamunye wethu unomsebenzi okhethekile. Abanye babizelwe ukukhuthaza abanye. Amanye amaKristu asekela kakhulu ngokulalela ngozwela futhi ngaleyo ndlela enze abanye bakwazi ukwabelana ngomthwalo wabo. Itshe elikhulu lingase lithwale isisindo esiningi, kodwa itshe elincane libaluleke ngokufanayo ngoba livala isikhala ebesingahlala sivulekile. Ingabe uke uzizwe ungabalulekile? Khumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukukhethe ngokukhethekile ukuba ube yitshe elibalulekile esakhiweni sakhe.

Indawo yethu ekahle

Lapho ubaba akha, wayehlolisisa itshe ngalinye eliphambi kwakhe. Wabheka itshe elifanele ukulibeka eduze noma phezu kwelinye. Uma ingangeni kahle, waqhubeka nokubheka. Ngezinye izikhathi wayekhetha itshe elikhulu, eliyisikwele, ngezinye izikhathi elincane, eliyindilinga. Ngezinye izikhathi wayelolonga itshe ngesando neshizolo lize lilingane kahle. Le ndlela yokucabanga isikhumbuza la mazwi: “Kepha manje uNkulunkulu umisile izitho, yileso naleso emzimbeni ngokuthanda kwakhe” (1. AbaseKorinte 12,18).

Ngemva kokubeka itshe, ubaba wahlehla wabheka umsebenzi wakhe. Lapho esenelisekile, wagxilisa itshe endaweni yokusebenzela ngaphambi kokukhetha elilandelayo. Ngakho itshe elikhethiwe laba yingxenye yalo lonke: “Kepha nina ningumzimba kaKristu futhi yilowo nalowo uyilungu” (1. AbaseKorinte 12,27).

Lapho kwakhiwa ithempeli likaSolomoni eJerusalema, amatshe aqoshwa futhi alethwa endaweni yethempeli: “Kwathi lapho kwakhiwa indlu, amatshe ayeseqediwe ngokuphelele, kangangokuthi akuzange kuzwakale isando, noma imbawula, nanoma iyiphi into yensimbi ekwakheni ithempeli. Indlu" (1. Amakhosi 6,7). Amatshe kakade ayesemise ngendlela ayefisa ngayo inkwali abese ethuthelwa endaweni yokwakhiwa kwethempeli, ukuze kungadingeki ukulolongwa noma ukulungiswa okwengeziwe kwamatshe endaweni.

Ngokufanayo, uNkulunkulu wadala umKristu ngamunye ehlukile. UNkulunkulu wasikhethela indawo ngabanye esakhiweni sakhe. Wonke umKristu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi “uphansi” noma “uphakeme,” unenani elifanayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Wazi kahle ukuthi ikuphi indawo yethu ekahle. Yeka ilungelo okuyilo ukuba yingxenye yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokwakha! Akukona okwanoma yisiphi isakhiwo, kodwa ngethempeli elingcwele: "Likhula libe ithempeli elingcwele eNkosini" (Kwabase-Efesu. 2,21). Ingcwele ngoba uNkulunkulu uhlala kuyo: “Ngaye (uJesu) nani niyakhiwa nibe yindawo yokuhlala kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya” (ivesi 22).

ETestamenteni Elidala, uNkulunkulu wayehlala etabernakele futhi kamuva ethempelini. Namuhla uphila ezinhliziyweni zalabo abamukele uJesu njengoMhlengi noMsindisi wabo. Ngamunye wethu uyithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele; Sisonke sakha ibandla likaNkulunkulu futhi simmele emhlabeni. Njengomakhi ophakeme, uNkulunkulu unomthwalo wemfanelo ophelele wokwakha kwethu okungokomoya. Njengoba uBaba ekhetha ngokucophelela itshe ngalinye, uNkulunkulu ukhetha ngamunye wethu ngohlelo Lwakhe olungcwele. Ingabe abantu esikanye nabo bangabubona ubungcwele baphezulu kithi? Isithombe esikhulu akuwona nje umsebenzi womuntu oyedwa, kodwa owabo bonke abavumela ukulolongwa nokuqondiswa uNkulunkulu uBaba neNdodana Yakhe uJesu Kristu.

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