Lumangalisa kangakanani uthando lukaNkulunkulu

Nakuba ngangineminyaka engu-12 kuphela ubudala ngaleso sikhathi, ngisakhumbula kahle ubaba nomkhulu, ababejabule kakhulu ngami ngoba ngangibalethe ekhaya wonke o-A (amamaki angcono kakhulu esikoleni) ekhadini lami lokubika. Njengomvuzo, umkhulu wanginika isikhwama semali sesikhumba sengwenya esibukeka sibiza, futhi ubaba wanginika imali engu-$10 njengediphozithi. Ngikhumbula bobabili bethi bayangithanda futhi baba nenhlanhla yokuba nami emndenini. Ngikhumbula futhi ngikhipha izinhlamvu zemali ku-piggy bank futhi ngiziguqule zibe ibhilidi engu-$1. Kanye nebhilidi engu-$10, isikhwama sami semali sasibukeka sigcwele. Ngangazi ke ukuthi ngizozizwa ngiwusozigidi ekhawuntani likaswidi.

Noma nini lapho uJuni esondela noSuku Lobaba, ngicabanga ngalezo zipho (Usuku Lobaba lugujwa ngeSonto lesithathu ngoJuni emazweni amaningi). Inkumbulo yami ibuyile futhi ngicabanga ngobaba wami, umkhulu wami kanye nothando lukaBaba wethu waseZulwini. Kodwa indaba iyaqhubeka.

Kwakungakapheli isonto ngithole isikhwama semali nemali lapho ngilahlekelwe kokubili. Ngakhungatheka ngokuphelele! Kumelwe ukuba bawa ephaketheni lami elingemuva ngesikhathi ngisebhayisikobho nabangane. Ngacinga yonke indawo, ngilandela indlela yami ngokuphindaphindiwe; kodwa naphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokuseshwa, isikhwama semali nemali akutholakalanga. Ngisho namanje, ngemva kweminyaka engaba ngu-52, ngisabuzwa ubuhlungu bokulahlekelwa - anginendaba nenani lempahla, kodwa njengezipho ezivela kumkhulu nobaba zazisho lukhulu kimi futhi zaziwusizo olukhulu kimina. . Okuthakazelisayo ukuthi ubuhlungu badlula ngokushesha, kodwa inkumbulo enhle yokwazisa kothando umkhulu nobaba abangibonisa ngakho kwahlala kuphila kimi.

Nakuba ngangijabule ngezipho zabo zomusa, uthando ubaba nomkhulu abangibonisa lona engangilukhumbula kakhulu. Ingabe uNkulunkulu akasifiseli into efanayo—ukuthi samukele ngenjabulo ukujula nokunotha kothando Lwakhe olungenamibandela? UJesu usisiza ukuba siqonde ukujula nobubanzi balolu thando ngokuhlanganyela nathi emifanekisweni yemvu elahlekile, yedenariyo elahlekile, neyendodana elahlekile. Le mifanekiso ilotshwe kuLuka 15 futhi ikhombisa uthando olujulile lukaBaba waseZulwini kubantwana Bakhe. Imizekeliso ikhomba eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu esenyameni (uJesu), eyafika kithi, yasifuna, ukuze isilethe ekhaya kuYise. UJesu akagcini nje ngokusembula uYise kithi, futhi wembula ukulangazelela kukaYise ukungena ekulahlekeni kwethu futhi asingenise ebukhoneni bakhe bothando. Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu uluthando olumsulwa, akasoze ayeka ukubiza amagama ethu othandweni lwakhe.

Imbongi engumKristu nomculi uRicardo Sanchez ikubeka ngale ndlela: Udeveli uyalazi igama lakho, kodwa ukhuluma nawe ngezono zakho. UNkulunkulu uyazazi izono zakho kodwa ukubiza ngegama lakho. Izwi likaBaba wethu waseZulwini liletha iZwi Lakhe (uJesu) kithi ngoMoya oNgcwele. IZwi liyasilahla isono esikithi, liyasinqoba, futhi lisixoshe (njengoba iMpumalanga iqhelelene neNtshonalanga). Esikhundleni sokusilahla, iZwi likaNkulunkulu limemezela intethelelo, ukwamukelwa kanye nokungcweliswa.

Lapho izindlebe zethu (nezinhliziyo) ziqondaniswe neZwi likaNkulunkulu eliphilayo, singaliqonda iZwi laKhe elilotshiwe, iBhayibheli, njengoba uNkulunkulu ayehlosile. – Futhi inhloso yakhe iwukuba asidlulisele umyalezo wothando anakho ngathi.

Lokhu kusobala kweyabaseRoma isahluko 8 , okungesinye sezindima zeBhayibheli engizithanda kakhulu. Iqala ngesimemezelo: “Ngakho-ke akukho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu” (Roma 8,1). Iphetha ngesikhumbuzo esinamandla sothando lukaNkulunkulu olumi phakade, olungenamibandela ngathi: “Ngokuba ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, nababusi, namandla, namanje, nangasemuva, nakuphakama, nakujula, nanto enye indalo; liyakuba namandla okusahlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.” ( Roma 8,38-39). Sinesiqinisekiso sokuthi “sikuKristu” (futhi singabakhe!) ngoba sizwa izwi likaNkulunkulu kuJesu elathi: “Esezikhiphile zonke izimvu zakhe, uhamba phambi kwazo, nezimvu zimlandele; ngokuba ziyalazi izwi lakhe. Kodwa umfokazi azimlandeli, kodwa ziyambalekela; ngoba azilazi izwi lezihambi.” ( Joh 10,4-5). Siyalizwa izwi leNkosi yethu futhi siyilandele ngokufunda iZwi layo nokwazi ukuthi ikhuluma nathi. Ukufunda imiBhalo kusisiza ukuba sibone ukuthi sisebudlelwaneni noNkulunkulu ngoba lokhu kuyisifiso saKhe futhi lokhu kuqiniseka kusisondeza kuye. UNkulunkulu ukhuluma nathi ngeBhayibheli ukuze asiqinisekise ngothando lwakhe ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi singabantwana bakhe abathandekayo. Siyazi ukuthi leli zwi esilizwayo liyizwi likaNkulunkulu. Njengoba sibavumela ukuba basiqondise ekwenzeni isisa futhi njengoba siya ngokuya sibona ukuthobeka, injabulo nokuthula ezimpilweni zethu - konke lokhu, siyazi, kuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu.

Ngenxa yokuthi siyazi ukuthi uBaba wethu waseZulwini usibiza ngamagama njengabantwana bakhe abathandekayo, siyakhuthazeka ukuba siphile uhlobo lwempilo uPawulu aluchaza encwadini yakhe ayibhalela ibandla laseKolose:

Ngakho-ke njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, njengabangcwele nabathandekayo, yembathani ububele, umusa, ukuthobeka, ubumnene, ukubekezela; nibekezelelane, nithethelelane, uma umuntu enensolo ngomunye; Njengoba uJehova ekuthethelele, nani thethelelani! Kodwa phezu kwakho konke namathelani othandweni, oluyisibopho sokuphelela. Ukuthula kukaKristu, enabizelwa kukho futhi emzimbeni munye, makubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu; futhi ubonge.

Izwi likaKristu alihlale phakathi kwenu ngokucebile, nifundisana, niyalana ngakho konke ukuhlakanipha; ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nihubele ukubonga uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu. Konke enikwenzayo, noma kungezwi noma kungomsebenzi, kwenzeni konke egameni leNkosi uJesu, nimbonga uNkulunkulu uYise ngaye (KwabaseKolose. 3,12-enye).

NgoSuku Lobaba (nazo zonke ezinye izinsuku), masikhumbule ukuthi uBaba wethu waseZulwini wasidala ukuba sithandane. NjengoBaba onothando anguye, ufuna sizwe izwi lakhe ukuze siphile impilo egcwele ebuhlotsheni obuseduze Naye, sazi ukuthi uhlala esinxusela, unathi ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi uyasithanda ngaso sonke isikhathi. Masikhumbule njalo ukuthi uBaba wethu waseZulwini usinike konke ngoKristu, iNdodana yakhe esesimweni somuntu. Ngokungafani nesikhwama semali nemali engalahleka eminyakeni eminingi edlule (kwakungeyona ehlala njalo), isipho sikaNkulunkulu kuwe (nami) sihlala sikhona. Ngisho noma ulahlekelwa umbono wesipho Sakhe okwesikhashana, uBaba wethu waseZulwini uhlala ekhona - engqongqoza, efuna, futhi ekuthola (noma ubonakala ulahlekile) ukuze akunikeze isipho Sakhe sothando olungenamibandela, olungapheli angakwamukela ngokugcwele futhi azizwele.

nguJoseph Tkach