Umusa kaNkulunkulu - muhle kakhulu ukuthi ungaba yiqiniso?

255 Umusa kaNkulunkulu muhle kakhulu ukuba ungaba yiqinisoKuzwakala kukuhle kakhulu ukuba yiqiniso. Lena yindlela isisho esaziwayo esiqala ngayo futhi uyazi ukuthi siyinto engenakwenzeka. Nokho, uma kuziwa emseni kaNkulunkulu, empeleni kuyiqiniso. Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu bayaphikelela ngokuthi umusa awunakuba kanje bese bephendukela emthethweni ukuze bagweme lokho abakubona njengemvume yokona. Imizamo yabo eqotho kodwa edukile iwuhlobo lomthetho ophuca abantu amandla omusa aguqulayo aphuma othandweni lukaNkulunkulu futhi ageleza ezinhliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele (KwabaseRoma 5,5).

Izindaba ezinhle zomusa kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu, umusa kaNkulunkulu owenziwe samuntu, zeza emhlabeni zashumayela ivangeli (Luka 20,1), okuyizindaba ezinhle zomusa kaNkulunkulu ezonini (lokhu kusithinta sonke. ). Kodwa abaholi benkolo bangaleso sikhathi abazange bayithande intshumayelo yakhe ngoba yayibeka zonke izoni endaweni efanayo kodwa bezibona zilungile kunabanye. Kubo, intshumayelo kaJesu yomusa yayingezona neze izindaba ezinhle. Ngesinye isikhathi, uJesu waphendula ekuphikiseni kwabo: Abanamandla abamdingi udokotela, kodwa abagulayo. Kodwa hambani nifunde ukuthi kusho ukuthini lokho ukuthi: “Ngijabulela umusa, hhayi umhlatshelo; Ngize ukuzobiza izoni hhayi abalungile (Mathewu 9,12-enye).

Namuhla siyalithokozela ivangeli - izindaba ezimnandi ngomusa kaNkulunkulu kuKristu - kodwa osukwini lukaJesu kwaba yinhlupho enkulu kubaphathi benkolo abazibona belungile. Izindaba ezifanayo futhi ziyabacasula labo abakholelwa ukuthi kumele basebenze ngokuzikhandla nangcono ukuze bathole umusa kaNkulunkulu. Basibuza lo mbuzo, yini enye okufanele siyenze ukuze sikhuthaze abantu ukuthi basebenze ngokuzikhandla, baphile kahle, futhi bathathe ugqozi kubaholi bezikamoya uma uthi sebengaphansi komusa? Awukwazi ukucabanga nganoma iyiphi enye indlela yokukhuthaza abantu ngaphandle kokuqinisekisa ubudlelwano obusemthethweni noma besivumelwano noNkulunkulu. Ngicela ungangiqondi kahle! Kuhle ukusebenza kanzima emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wenza lokho kanye - umsebenzi wakhe wawuqeda. Khumbula, uJesu Ophelele wasembulela uBaba. Lesi sambulo siqukethe izindaba ezinhle impela zokuthi uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu lokunxephezela lusebenza kangcono kunolwethu. Ungumthombo ongapheli womusa, uthando, umusa nentethelelo; asikhokhi intela ukuthola umusa kaNkulunkulu noma ukuxhasa uhulumeni kaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu usebenza ohlelweni lokuhlenga olunakho konke ukuhlinzeka, umsebenzi walo ukukhulula isintu emgodini esiwele kuwo. Mhlawumbe uyayikhumbula indaba yomhambi owela emgodini futhi wazama ukuphuma ngeze. Abantu badlula emgodini babona ukuthi udonsa kanzima kanjani. Umuntu ozwelayo ambize: Sawubona laphaya phansi. Ngiyabazwela ngempela. Umuntu onengqondo uphawule wathi: Yebo, kunengqondo ukuthi othile kufanele awele emgodini lapha. Umklami wangaphakathi wabuza: Ngingakunika iziphakamiso zokuthi ungawuhlobisa kanjani umgodi wakho? Ubandlululo luthi: Lapha ungaphinde ulubone: Abantu ababi kuphela abawela emigodini. Lowo onelukuluku wabuza: Ndoda, ukwenze kanjani lokho? Isazi sezomthetho sathi, Uyazi yini, ngicabanga ukuthi bekufanele ukugcinela emgodini. Kunconyiwe: Yehlisa umoya, phumula futhi uyeke ukucabanga ngomgodi. Lowo othembekile uthe: Wozani, phakamisa ikhanda lakho! Kungaba kubi kakhulu.Umuntu ongenathemba uthe: Kubi kanjani, kepha lungela! Kuzoba kubi kakhulu. Lapho uJesu ebona lendoda (isintu) emgodini, wagxuma wangena ngaphakathi wayisiza. Lokho kungumusa nje!

Kunabantu abangawuqondi umqondo kaNkulunkulu womusa. Bakholwa wukuthi ukuzikhandla kwabo kuzobakhipha emgodini babone kuwukungafanele ukuthi abanye baphume emgodini bengazange benze umzamo ofanayo. Isici somusa kaNkulunkulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu unikeza wonke umuntu ngesandla esivulekile ngaphandle kokuhlukanisa. Abanye badinga ukuthethelelwa kakhulu kunabanye, kodwa uNkulunkulu ubaphatha ngokulinganayo bonke kungakhathaliseki izimo zabo. UNkulunkulu akagcini nje ngokukhuluma ngothando nozwelo; wakwenza kwacaca lapho ethumela uJesu emgodini ukuze asikhiphe sonke. Abalandeli bomthetho bavama ekuchazeni ngokungeyikho umusa kaNkulunkulu njengemvume yendlela yokuphila yokuyekelela, ezenzakalelayo nengahlelekile (antinomianism). Kodwa akusebenzi kanjalo, njengoba uPawulu aloba encwadini yakhe kuThithu: “Ngokuba umusa kaNkulunkulu ophilayo ubonakalisiwe kubantu bonke, usiyala, ukuze silahle imvelo yokungamesabi uNkulunkulu nezinkanuko zezwe, sibe ngabahlakaniphileyo, abalungileyo nabangcwele kulokhu. umhlaba uphile (Thithu 2,11-enye).

Ake ngicacise: uma uNkulunkulu esindisa abantu, ngeke esabashiya emgodini. Akabashiyi bazenzela umathanda ukuze baphile ngokungavuthwa, esonweni nasehlazweni. UJesu uyasisindisa ukuze ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele siphume emgodini futhi siqale impilo entsha lapho kutholakala khona ukulunga, ukuthula nenjabulo kaJesu (KwabaseRoma 1 Kor.4,17).

Umzekeliso wabasebenza esivinini uJesu wakhuluma ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ongenamibandela emfanekisweni wakhe wezisebenzi zesivini (Math 20,1: 16). Akunandaba ukuthi ngamunye wayesebenze isikhathi esingakanani, bonke abasebenzi bathola umholo ogcwele wosuku. Vele (lokho kungumuntu) labo abasebenza isikhathi eside kakhulu babecasukile ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi labo abasebenza kancane abafanelwe yilokho. Ngisola kakhulu ukuthi labo abasebenze kancane nabo bengicabanga ukuthi bathole okungaphezulu kunalokho abakutholile (ngizobuyela kulokhu kamuva). Eqinisweni, umusa ngokwawo awubukeki ulungile, kepha njengoba uNkulunkulu (okhonjiswa ebusweni bomninikhaya kulo mzekeliso) ekhipha isahlulelo esivuna thina, ngingabonga uNkulunkulu ngokusuka ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yami! Bengingacabangi ukuthi ngingawuthola ngandlela thile umusa kaNkulunkulu ngokusebenza kanzima usuku lonke esivinini. Umusa ungamukelwa ngokubonga nangokuzithoba njengesipho esingafanele - njengoba sinjalo - njengoba sinjalo. Ngiyayithanda indlela uJesu aqhathanisa ngayo izisebenzi ezisemzekelisweni wakhe. Mhlawumbe abanye bethu bakhomba kulabo abasebenza isikhathi eside futhi kanzima bekholelwa ukuthi bafanelwe okungaphezulu kwalokho abakutholile. Iningi, ngineqiniso, lizokhomba kulabo abathole okuningi kakhulu ngomsebenzi wabo kunalokho okubafanele. Kungomoya wokubonga kuphela lapho singazisa futhi siqonde umusa kaNkulunkulu, ikakhulukazi ngoba siwudinga ngokuphuthumayo. Umzekeliso kaJesu usifundisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu usindisa labo abangawufanele (futhi empeleni ngeke bafaneleke). Umzekeliso ukhombisa ukuthi abezomthetho benkolo bakhononda kanjani ngokuthi umusa awunabulungisa (kuhle kakhulu ukuba yiqiniso); baphikisa bathi, uNkulunkulu angamvuza kanjani umuntu ongasebenzanga kanzima njengabo?

Kuqhutshwa umuzwa wecala noma wokubonga?

Imfundiso kaJesu ihlubula umsuka womuzwa wecala, osetshenziswa njengethuluzi eliyinhloko labashisekeli bomthetho ukuze babeke abantu phansi entandweni kaNkulunkulu (noma, ngokuvamile kakhulu, ngokwentando yabo!). Ukuzizwa unecala kuphambene nokubonga ngomusa uNkulunkulu asinika wona othandweni Lwakhe. Ukugxila kwecala kukuzicabangela kwethu kanye nezono zako, kanti ukubonga (imvelo yokukhulekela) kugxile kuNkulunkulu nasebuhleni bakhe. Ngokwami ​​okwenzeka, ngingasho ukuthi nakuba icala (nokwesaba kuyingxenye yalo) lingikhuthaza, ukubonga ngenxa yothando, ubuhle, nomusa kaNkulunkulu kungikhuthaza kakhulu.” Ngokuphambene nokulalela okungokomthetho okusekelwe ekubeni necala, ukubonga okuyisisekelo sobudlelwane (kusuka enhliziyweni kuye enhliziyweni) - UPawule ukhuluma lapha ngokulalela kokukholwa (KwabaseRoma 1)6,26). Yilolu kuphela uhlobo lokulalela olwamukelwa uPawulu ngoba yilokhu kulalela kuphela okukhazimulisa uNkulunkulu. Ukulalela okuhlobene, okumise okwevangeli kuyimpendulo yethu yokubonga emseni kaNkulunkulu. Kwakuwukubonga okwaqhubela uPawulu phambili enkonzweni yakhe. Kuyasikhuthaza futhi namuhla ukuba sihlanganyele emsebenzini kaJesu ngoMoya oNgcwele nangebandla lakhe. Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, lenkonzo ivuselela impilo kuKristu futhi ngosizo lukaMoya oNgcwele manje futhi singabantwana abathandekayo bakaBaba wethu waseZulwini. Konke uNkulunkulu akufunayo kithi ukuthi sikhule emseni wakhe ukuze simazi kangcono nangcono (2. UPetrus 3,18). Lokhu kukhula emuseni nasekwazini kuzoqhubeka manje naphakade ezulwini elisha nasemhlabeni omusha. Lonke udumo malube kuNkulunkulu!

nguJoseph Tkach