Wayemnakekela

Iningi lethu selifunde isikhathi eside iBhayibheli, kaningi iminyaka eminingi. Kuhle ukufunda amavesi owaziyo bese uzigoqa ngawo kube sengathi yingubo efudumele. Kungenzeka ukuthi ukujwayela kwethu kusenze singazinaki izinto. Uma sizifunda ngamehlo abukhali futhi ngombono omusha, uMoya oNgcwele ungasisiza ukuthi sibone okuningi futhi futhi sikwazi nokukhumbula izinto esizikhohliwe.

Lapho ngiphinda ngifunda izEnzo zabaPhostoli, ngahlangana nesiqephu esahlukweni 13, ivesi 18 engiqinisekile ukuthi abaningi bethu baye basifunda ngaphandle kokunaka kakhulu: “Wababekezelela iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane.” ( uLuther 1984 ). EBhayibhelini likaLuther lika-1912 lathi: “wabekezelela izindlela zabo” noma elihunyushwe lisuselwa enguqulweni endala ye-King James liyiswa olimini lwesiJalimane kusho ukuthi “wahlupheka ngenxa yokuziphatha kwabo”.

Ngokukhumbula kwami, ngangihlale ngifunda lesi siqephu - futhi ngisizwa kanjalo - ukuthi uNkulunkulu kwadingeka abekezelele ama-Israyeli akhonondayo futhi akhala sengathi ayewumthwalo omkhulu kuye. Kodwa-ke ngafunda ireferensi ku 5. mose 1,31: "Khona wabona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuthwala njengomuntu ethwala indodana yakhe, yonke indlela owahamba ngayo waze wafika kulendawo." Enguqulweni entsha yeBhayibheli ibizwa ngokuthi uLuther 2017: "Futhi iminyaka engamashumi amane wamthwala ehlane” (Izenzo 13,18:). I-MacDonald Commentary ithi "wayezinakekela izidingo zabo".

Kwakhanya ukukhanya kimi. Vele wayebanakile - babephethe ukudla, amanzi nezicathulo ezingagugi. Yize ngangazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengeke amlambise, angikaze ngiqaphele ukuthi wayesondele futhi ajule kangakanani ngempilo yakhe. Kwakukhuthaza kakhulu ukufunda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathwala abantu bakhe njengoba ubaba ethwala indodana yakhe. Angikhumbuli ngake ngafunda kanjena!

Kwesinye isikhathi singazwelana neqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu usithola kunzima ukukuthwala noma ukuthi uyazisola ngezinkinga zethu nezethu eziqhubekayo. Imithandazo yethu ibonakala ifana njalo futhi izono zethu zilokhu ziphindaphindeka. Noma ngabe siyaphikisana kwesinye isikhathi futhi senze njengama-Israyeli angenambulelo, uNkulunkulu uhlala esinakekela, noma ngabe sikhononda kangakanani; ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngineqiniso lokuthi angathanda ukuthi simbonge kunokukhononda.

AmaKristu, kokubili enkonzweni yesikhathi esigcwele nangaphandle (nakuba wonke amaKristu ebizelwe inkonzo ngandlela-thile), angakhathala futhi aphele amandla. Umuntu angase aqale ukubheka izingane zakubo njengama-Israyeli angenakubekezelelwa, angase alinge ukuba abhekane nezinkinga zabo “ezicasulayo” futhi ahlupheke ngazo. Ukubekezela kusho ukubekezelela into ongayithandi noma ukwamukela into embi. Kodwa uNkulunkulu akasiboni ngaleyo ndlela!

Sonke singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu futhi sidinga ukunakekelwa okunenhlonipho, ububele nothando. Ngothando lukaNkulunkulu olugeleza ngathi, singabathanda omakhelwane bethu kunokumane sibabekezelele. Uma kunesidingo, sizokwazi ngisho nokuthwala umuntu onamandla akhe angasenele endleleni. Masikhumbule ukuthi uNkulunkulu akazange anakekele abantu Bakhe ehlane kuphela, kodwa wabathwala ngezingalo Zakhe ezinothando. Usiqhuba njalo futhi akayeki ukusithanda nokusikhathalela, noma ngabe sikhononda sikhohlwe ukubonga.

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