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Izikhali zikaNkulunkulu
Angiqiniseki ukuthi ucabangani ngalokhu, kodwa angifuni ukuhlangana nengonyama yasendle ngingavikelekile! Lowo mzimba onamandla ngendlela emangalisayo, oboshwe imisipha, onezinzipho ezinkulu ezihlehlayo ezikwazi ukusika ngisho nesikhumba esiqine kakhulu nomhlathi ongafuni ukusondela kuwo - konke kuhlomisa amabhubesi ukuba abe ezinye zezilwane ezesabekayo e-Afrika nangale kwayo. ezezingxenye zomhlaba.
Nokho, sinesitha esingumzingeli onolaka kakhulu. Kudingeka sibhekane nakho nsuku zonke. Ibhayibheli lichaza udeveli njengebhubesi elihamba emhlabeni lifuna isisulu esilula (1. UPetrus 5,8). Unobuqili futhi unamandla ekufuneni kwakhe izisulu ezibuthakathaka nezingakwazi ukuzisiza. Njengebhubesi, ngokuvamile asazi ukuthi lizogadla nini futhi kuphi ngokulandelayo.
Ngikhumbula ngifunda incwadi yamahlaya ngiseyingane lapho udeveli evezwa khona njengomlingiswa wopopayi omuhle onesineke esibi, umsila ophuma enabukeni, kanye nonxantathu. UDeveli angathanda ukubonwa yithi kanjalo, ngoba lokho kukude namaqiniso.” Umphostoli uPawulu uyasixwayisa kwabase-Efesu. 6,12 ukuthi asibambene negazi nenyama, kodwa sibambene namandla obumnyama nababusi abaphila kulomhlaba wobumnyama.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi asikho emseni wala mabutho. Evesini 11 sifunda ukuthi sihlome izikhali ezisibekela kusukela ekhanda kuye ezinyaweni futhi zisenza sikwazi ukuhlomela ubumnyama.
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Evesini 10 sifunda ukuthi kufanele siqine eNkosini nasemandleni akhe amakhulu. UJesu Kristu usemnqobile kakade usathane. Walingwa nguye, kodwa akazange avume. NgoJesu Kristu nathi singamelana nosathane nezilingo zakhe.Ebhayibhelini sifunda ukuthi senziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu (1. mose 1,26). Yena uqobo waba yinyama wahlala phakathi kwethu (Joh 1,14). Usiyala ukuba sigqoke izikhali zakhe ukuze sinqobe udeveli ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu (Hebheru 2,14): "Ngokuba manje abantwana bayinyama negazi, naye wakwamukela kanjalo, ukuze ngokufa kwakhe athathe amandla alowo onamandla phezu kokufa, onguSathane". nodeveli, kufanele sigqoke izikhali zikaNkulunkulu eziphelele ukuze sivikele ngokugcwele ukuba sengozini kwethu kobuntu.
Izikhali ngokugcwele
Izikhali zikaNkulunkulu ziyasivikela njalo!
Isithako ngasinye esichazwe kwabase-Efesu 6 sinencazelo ekabili. Zombili ziyizinto okufanele sizilwele kanye nezinto ezingafezwa ngokugcwele ngoKristu kanye nokuphulukiswa akulethayo.
Gürtel
“Ngakho-ke yimani niqine, nibophe izinkalo zenu ngeqiniso.” (Efe 6,14)
NjengamaKristu, siyazi ukuthi kufanele sikhulume iqiniso. Kodwa nakuba kubalulekile ukukhuluma iqiniso, ukwethembeka kwethu akwanele. UKristu ngokwakhe wathi uyindlela, neqiniso nokuphila. Uma sizibopha ibhande, sibiyela ngalo. Nokho, akudingekile ukuba sikwenze lokhu sodwa ngoba sinesiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele, osivezela leli qiniso: “Kodwa lapho uMoya weqiniso efika, uzoniholela kulo lonke iqiniso” ( Johane 16,13).
zempi
“embathe isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga” (Efesu 6,14)
Ngaso sonke isikhathi ngangicabanga ukuthi ukwenza izenzo ezinhle nokuba olungileyo kwakudingekile ukuze ngimelane nodeveli nezilingo zakhe. Nakuba thina, njengamaKristu, silindeleke ukuba silwele izinga eliphezulu lokuziphatha, uNkulunkulu uthi ukulunga kwethu, ngisho nangezinsuku zethu ezinhle kakhulu, kuyisambatho esingcolile (Isaya 6)4,5). KwabaseRoma 4,5 Kuyachazwa ukuthi akuzona izenzo zethu kodwa ukholo lwethu olusenza sibe ngabalungileyo, lapho sibhekene nokulunga kukaKristu, usathane akanakukhetha ngaphandle kokubaleka. Khona-ke akasenalo ithuba lokungcolisa inhliziyo yethu ngoba ivikelwe izikhali zobulungisa. Lapho uMartin Luther ebuzwa ukuthi umhlulile kanjani usathane, wathi, “Manje uma engqongqoza endlini yami futhi ebuza ukuthi ubani ohlala khona, iNkosi uJesu iya emnyango ithi, ‘UMartin Luther wake waphila lapha kodwa. waphuma. Ngihlala lapha manje. Lapho uKristu egcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu futhi esivikela ngezikhali zakhe zokulunga, udeveli akakwazi ukufinyelela.
Amabhuzu
“Ebethelwe ezinyaweni, ekulungele ukumela ivangeli lokuthula” (Efe 6,15)
Amabhuzu nezicathulo zivikela izinyawo zethu lapho sidabula ukungcola kwaleli zwe. Kufanele sizame ukuhlala singangcolisiwe. Lokho singakwenza kuphela ngoKristu. Ivangeli liyizindaba ezinhle kanye nesigijimi esilethwa kithi nguKristu; izindaba ezinhle zangempela!NgeNhlawulo Yakhe siyavikelwa futhi sisindisiwe. Kusivumela ukuba sibe nokuthula okudlula konke ukuqonda komuntu. Sinokuthula kokwazi ukuthi isitha sethu sehluliwe futhi sivikelekile kuye.
uphawu
“Kepha ngaphezu kwakho konke, bambelelani isihlangu sokukholwa” (Efe 6,15)
Isihlangu siyisikhali sokuzivikela esisivikela ekuhlaselweni. Akufanele nanini sikholelwe emandleni ethu. Lokhu kuzofana nophawu olwenziwe nge-aluminium foil. Cha, ukholo lwethu kufanele lusekelwe kuKristu ngoba usemnqobile udeveli! KwabaseGalathiya 2,16 ikwenza kucace futhi ukuthi imisebenzi yethu ayinakusivikela: “Nokho, lokhu siyazi ukuthi umuntu akalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yomthetho, kodwa ngokukholwa nguJesu Kristu, nathi siyakholwa kuKristu Jesu, singalungisiswa ngokukholwa kuKristu, kungeyisikho ngemisebenzi yomthetho; ngoba ngemisebenzi yomthetho kakho olungisiswayo. Ukukholwa kwethu kukuKristu kuphela futhi lokho kukholwa yisihlangu sethu.
Helm
“thathani isigqoko sokuzivikela sensindiso” (Efesu 6,17)
Isigqoko sokuzivikela sivikela ikhanda nemicabango yethu. Kufanele senze konke okusemandleni ethu ukuze sizivikele emicabangweni nasemicabangweni enodeveli nenkohliso. Imicabango yethu kufanele ibe mihle futhi ibe msulwa. Kodwa izenzo zilula kakhulu ukulawula kunemicabango, futhi udeveli uyingcweti ekuthatheni iqiniso futhi alihlanekezele. Uyajabula lapho singabaza insindiso yethu, sikholelwa ukuthi asiyifanelekeli noma kudingeka siyenzele okuthile. Kodwa akufanele sikungabaze ngoba insindiso yethu ikuKristu futhi.
inkemba
“Inkemba kaMoya eyizwi likaNkulunkulu” (Efe 6,17
IZwi likaNkulunkulu liyiBhayibheli, kodwa uKristu ubuye achazwe njengeZwi likaNkulunkulu (Joh 1,1). Kokubili kusisiza ukuthi sizivikele kuSathane. Uyakhumbula umbhalo ochaza uKristu elingwa ngusathane ehlane? Isikhathi ngasinye lapho ecaphuna iZwi likaNkulunkulu, udeveli wayesuka masinyane (Mathewu 4,2-10). IZwi likaNkulunkulu liyinkemba esika nhlangothi zombili alenza litholakale kithi ukuze sikwazi ukubona nokuzivikela ezindleleni ezikhohlisayo zikasathane.
Ngaphandle kukaKristu nokuholwa nguMoya oNgcwele, besingeke siliqonde lonke iBhayibheli (Luka 2 Kor4,45). Isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele sisenza sikwazi ukuqonda iZwi likaNkulunkulu, elihlale likhomba kuKristu. Sinesikhali esinamandla kunazo zonke ezandleni zethu sokunqoba udeveli: uJesu Kristu. Ngakho ungakhathazeki kakhulu uma uzwa usathane ebhonga. Angase abukeke enamandla, kodwa sivikelwe kahle. INkosi yethu noMsindisi isivele isihlomise ngezikhali ukuze sivikeleke Kuyo: Iqiniso Layo, ukulunga Kwakhe, ivangeli Lakhe lokuthula, ukholo Lwakhe, insindiso Yakhe, uMoya Wakhe kanye nezwi Lakhe.
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