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Ngokuzethemba phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi
Encwadini eya kumaHeberu 4,16 Ithi, “Ngakho-ke masisondele ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa, ukuze samukelwe umusa, sifumane umusa ngesikhathi esifaneleyo.” Eminyakeni eminingi edlule ngezwa intshumayelo ngalelivesi. Umshumayeli wayengeyena umkhulumeli wevangeli lokuchuma, kodwa wayeqonde kakhulu ngokucela izinto esizifunayo kuNkulunkulu ngokuzethemba futhi siphakamise amakhanda ethu. Uma zizinhle kithi nakulabo abasizungezile, khona-ke uNkulunkulu uzozenza zenzeke.
Awu, yilokho kanye engikwenzile, futhi uyazi ukuthi yini? UNkulunkulu akazange anginike izinto engangizicelile. Cabanga nje ukudumala kwami! Ukholo lwami lwaklwebheka kancane ngoba kwaba sengathi nginikeza uNkulunkulu ukweqa okukhulu kokholo ngokumcela okuthile ngiphakamise ikhanda lami. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ukungathembi kwami konke kwakungivimbela ekutholeni engangikucelile kuNkulunkulu. Ingabe uhlaka lwethu lokukholwa luqala ukuwohloka lapho uNkulunkulu engasiniki esikufunayo, nakuba sazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi kungaba ngcono kithi nakubo bonke abanye? Ingabe siyazi ngempela ukuthi yini esilungele thina nabo bonke abanye? Singase sicabange kanjalo, kodwa empeleni asazi. UNkulunkulu ubona konke futhi wazi konke. Nguye kuphela owazi okungcono kakhulu komunye nomunye wethu! Ingabe ngempela ukungathembeki kwethu okuvimbela isenzo sikaNkulunkulu? Kusho ukuthini ngempela ukuma ngokuzethemba phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu somusa?
Lesi siqephu asiphathelene nokuma phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngohlobo lwegunya esilaziyo—igunya elinesibindi, eliqinile, nelinesibindi. Kunalokho, leli vesi linikeza isithombe salokho okufanele kube ubuhlobo bethu obuseduze nomPristi wethu Omkhulu, uJesu Kristu. Singakhuluma noKristu ngokuqondile futhi asidingi noma yimuphi omunye umuntu njengomxhumanisi - akukho mpristi, umfundisi, umfundisi, izangoma noma ingelosi. Lokhu kuxhumana okuqondile kuyinto ekhetheke kakhulu. Kwakungenakwenzeka kubantu ngaphambi kokufa kukaKristu. Ngesikhathi seSivumelwano Esidala, umPristi Omkhulu wayengumlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu. Nguye kuphela owayekwazi ukungena endaweni engcwele (Hebheru 9,7). Le ndawo engavamile etabernakele yayikhethekile. Le ndawo kwakukholelwa ukuthi ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni. Indwangu noma ikhethini lalihlukanisa nalo lonke ithempeli lapho abantu babevunyelwa ukuba bahlale khona.
Ngenkathi uKristu efela izono zethu, iveli ladabuka kabili (Mathewu 2 Kor7,50). UNkulunkulu akasahlali ethempelini elenziwe umuntu (Izenzo 1 Kor7,24). Ithempeli akuseyona indlela eya kuNkulunkulu uBaba, kodwa sekuyiyona kanye nokuba nesibindi. Singamtshela uJesu indlela esizizwa ngayo. Akukhona ngokubuza ngesibindi kanye nezicelo esingathanda ukuzibona zigcwaliseka. Kumayelana nokuba qotho futhi ngaphandle kokwesaba. Kumayelana nokuthulula izinhliziyo zethu kulowo osiqondayo nokuba nethemba lokuthi uzosenzela okungcono kakhulu. Siza phambi Kwakhe ngokuzethemba namakhanda aphakeme, ukuze sithole umusa nomusa wokusisiza ezikhathini ezinzima. (ngesiHebheru 4,16) Cabanga nje: akusadingeki sikhathazeke ngokuthi kungenzeka sithandaze ngamazwi angafanele, ngesikhathi esingafanele, noma ngesimo sengqondo esingafanele. SinoMpristi Ophakeme obheka izinhliziyo zethu kuphela. UNkulunkulu akasijezisi. Ufuna siqonde ukuthi usithanda kangakanani! Akulona ukholo lwethu noma ukuntula kwethu, kodwa ukwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu okunikeza incazelo emithandazweni yethu.
Iziphakamiso zokusetshenziswa
Khuluma noNkulunkulu usuku lonke. Mtshele kahle ukuthi unjani. Uma ujabule, uthi, “Nkulunkulu, ngijabule kakhulu. Ngiyabonga ngezinto ezinhle empilweni yami.” Uma udabukile, uthi, “Nkulunkulu, ngidabukile kakhulu. Ngicela ungiduduze.” Uma ungaqiniseki futhi ungazi ukuthi wenzeni, yithi, “Nkulunkulu, angazi ukuthi ngenzeni. Ngicela ungisize ngibone intando yakho kukho konke okuzayo.” Lapho uthukuthele, uthi, “Nkosi, ngithukuthele kakhulu. Ngicela ungisize ngingasho into engizozisola ngayo kamuva.” Cela uNkulunkulu akusize futhi umethembe. Thandazela ukuba intando kaNkulunkulu yenziwe hhayi eyabo. KuJames 4,3 Ithi, “Anicelanga, animukeli lutho, ngokuba nicela ngenhloso embi, ukuze nichithe ezinkanukweni zenu.” Uma ufuna ukwamukela okuhle, kufanele ucele okuhle. Bukeza amavesi eBhayibheli noma izingoma usuku lonke.
nguBarbara Dahlgren
