Akukho okusihlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu

Ngokuphindaphindiwe “uPawulu uphikisa kwabaseRoma ukuthi sikweleta uKristu ukuthi uNkulunkulu usibheka njengabalungile. Nakuba ngezinye izikhathi sona, lezo zono zibalwa ngokumelene nomuntu omdala owabethelwa esiphambanweni noKristu; izono zethu azibalwa ngokumelene nokuthi singubani kuKristu. Sinomsebenzi wokulwa nesono - hhayi ukusindiswa, kodwa ngoba kakade singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Engxenyeni yokugcina yesahluko 8, uPawulu uphendulela ukunakekela kwakhe ekusaseni lethu elikhazimulayo.

Yonke indalo isilindele

Impilo yobuKrestu ayilula. Ukulwa nesono akulula. Ukuphishekela okuqhubekayo akulula. Ukubhekana nempilo yansuku zonke ezweni eliwile, nabantu abonakele, kwenza ukuphila kube nzima kithi. Nokho uPawulu uthi, “Izinhlupheko zanamuhla azinakuqhathaniswa nenkazimulo ezokwambulwa kithi” (ivesi 18). Njengoba kwaba njalo ngoJesu, injalo nenjabulo nakithi—ikusasa elimangalisayo kangangokuthi ukulingwa kwethu kwamanje kuyobonakala kuyize.

Kodwa akuthina sodwa esizozuza kukho. UPawule uthi kunobubanzi becebo likaNkulunkulu elenziwa kithi: “Ngokuba ukulinda kwezidalwa kulindela ukwambulwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu” (ivesi 19). Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi indalo ifisa ukusibona sisenkazimulweni, kodwa indalo ngokwayo iyobusiswa ngoshintsho njengoba uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu lufezwa, njengoba uPawulu esho emavesini alandelayo: “Indalo ingaphansi kokonakala...kepha ethembeni; ngokuba nayo indalo iyakukhululwa ebugqileni bokubhubha, iye enkululekweni yenkazimulo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu” (amavesi 20-21).

Indalo manje iyancipha, kodwa akufanele kube yilokho okufanele kube yiyo. Ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, uma sinikwa inkazimulo okufanele ibe ngeyabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, indawo yonke nayo iyokhululwa ngandlela-thile ebugqilini. Umhlaba wonke uhlengiwe ngomsebenzi kaJesu Kristu (Kolose 1,19-enye).

Linda ngesineke

Nakuba inani selikhokhiwe kakade, asikakuboni konke njengoba uNkulunkulu ezoqeda. “Yonke indalo manje iyabubula ngaphansi kwesimo sayo njengokungathi isemihelo” (Roma 8,22 NGU). Indalo ihlupheka njengokungathi isezinhlungwini, njengoba yakha isibeletho esizalelwa kuso. Akugcini lapho, “kodwa nathi ngokwethu, esinolibo lukaMoya, sisabubula ngaphakathi, silindele ukuma kwamadodana nokukhululwa kwemizimba yethu” (ivesi 23 NIV). Noma uMoya oNgcwele unikezwe kithi njengesiqiniseko sensindiso, nathi siyazabalaza ngoba insindiso yethu ayikapheleli. Silwa nesono, silwa nokulinganiselwa ngokomzimba, ubuhlungu, nokuhlupheka—njengoba sijabulela lokho uKristu asenzele kona.

Ukusindiswa kusho ukuthi imizimba yethu ayisekho ngaphansi kokonakala (1. AbaseKorinte 15,53) izokwenziwa ibe ntsha futhi iguqulwe ibe yinkazimulo. Umhlaba awuwona udoti okufanele ulahlwe - uNkulunkulu uwenze waba muhle futhi uzowenza ube musha futhi. Asazi ukuthi imizimba ivuswa kanjani, futhi asiyazi i-physics yendawo yonke evuselelwe, kodwa singamethemba uMdali ukuthi uzowuqeda umsebenzi Wakhe.

Asikayiboni indalo ephelele, endaweni yonke noma emhlabeni, noma emizimbeni yethu, kodwa siyaqiniseka ukuthi yonke into izoguqulwa. Njengoba uPawulu asho, “Ngokuba nakuba sisindisiwe, nokho ethembeni. Kepha ithemba elibonwayo alisilo ithemba; ngoba umuntu angakwethemba kanjani lokho akubonayo na? Kodwa uma sithemba lokho esingakuboniyo, siyalinda ngokubekezela.” ( Roma 8,24-enye).

Silinda ngokubekezela nangenkuthalo ukuvuswa kwemizimba yethu uma ukutholwa kwethu sekuphelile. Siphila esimweni esivele sikhona kodwa esingakafiki: esesivele sihlengiwe kodwa esingakahlengwa ngokugcwele. Sesikhululekile kakade ekulahlweni, kodwa hhayi ngokuphelele esonweni. Sesivele sisembusweni, kodwa awukafiki ekugcwaleni kwawo. Siphila nezici zenkathi ezayo ngenkathi sisabhekene nezici zalesi sikhathi. “Ngokunjalo noMoya uyasiza ubuthakathaka bethu. Ngoba asazi ukuthi yini okumele siyithandaze, njengoba kufanele; kepha uMoya uqobo uyasincengela ngokububula okungenakukhulumeka” (ivesi 26). UNkulunkulu uyakwazi ukulinganiselwa nokukhungatheka kwethu. Uyazi ukuthi inyama yethu ibuthakathaka. Ngisho nalapho umoya wethu uvuma, uMoya kaNkulunkulu uyasinxusela, ngisho nasezidingweni ezingenakuchazwa ngamazwi. Umoya kaNkulunkulu awubususi ubuthakathaka bethu, kodwa uyasisiza ebuthakathakeni bethu. Uvala igebe phakathi kokudala nokusha, phakathi kwalokho esikubonayo nalokho asichazile. Ngokwesibonelo, siyona nakuba sifuna ukwenza okuhle (7,14-25). Sibona isono ezimpilweni zethu, kodwa uNkulunkulu uthi silungile ngoba uNkulunkulu uyawubona umphumela, ngisho noma inqubo isaqala.

Nakuba kunomehluko phakathi kwesikubonayo nesikufunayo, singamethemba uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi uzokwenza lokho esingakwazi ukukwenza. Uzosibona. “Kepha ohlola inhliziyo uyakwazi lapho izingqondo zomoya ziqondiswa; ngokuba umelela abangcwele njengokuthandeka kuNkulunkulu” (8,27). UMoya oNgcwele useceleni kwethu uyasisiza ukuze siqiniseke!

Sibizwe ngokwenjongo yakhe Naphezu kwezilingo, ubuthakathaka, nezono zethu, “siyazi ukuthi zonke izinto zisebenzelana kube ngokuhle kwabamthandayo uNkulunkulu, labo ababizwe ngokwenjongo yakhe” ( ivesi 28 ). UNkulunkulu akabangeli zonke izinto, kodwa uyazivumela futhi asebenze nazo ngokwenjongo Yakhe. Unecebo ngathi, futhi singaqiniseka ukuthi uzowuqeda umsebenzi wakhe kithi (Filipi 1,6).

UNkulunkulu wahlela kusengaphambili ukuthi sifane neNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu. Ngakho wasibiza ngevangeli, wasilungisisa ngeNdodana yakhe, wasihlanganisa naye enkazimulweni yakhe: “Ngokuba labo abakhethayo wabamisela ngaphambili ukuba babe ngomfanekiso weNdodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibe yizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abaningi. . Kodwa labo abamisa ngaphambili, futhi wababiza; kodwa labo ababizile, nguye futhi wabalungisisayo; kodwa lowo alungisiswa nguye, nguye futhi omkhazimulisileyo.” ( Roma 8,29-enye).

Izincazelo zokhetho nokumiselwa kusengaphambili ziphikisana kakhulu, kodwa la mavesi awayicacisi inkulumo-mpikiswano ngoba uPawulu akagxili kulamagama lapha (nanoma iyiphi enye indawo). Ngokwesibonelo, uPawulu akasho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabavumela yini abantu ukuba benqabe ukukhazinyuliswa abahlelele kona. Lapha, uPawulu, njengoba esondela emvuthwandaba wokushumayela kwakhe ivangeli, ufuna ukuqinisekisa abafundi ukuthi akufanele bakhathazeke ngensindiso yabo. Uma bekwamukela, kuzoba ngeyabo futhi. Futhi ukuze acaciselwe ngamazwi, uPawulu uze akhulume nangoNkulunkulu esebakhazimulisile esebenzisa inkathi edlule. Kuhle njengoba kwenzekile. Ngisho noma sidonsa kanzima kulokhu kuphila, singathembela ekukhazinyulisweni kokulandelayo.

Ngaphezu kwabanqobi nje

"Sizothini ngalento? Uma uNkulunkulu engakithi, ngubani ongamelana nathi na? Ngubani ongayigodlanga eyakhe indodana, kepha wayinikela ngenxa yethu sonke - angasinika kanjani konke kanye nayo na? (Amavesi 31-32). Njengoba uNkulunkulu waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ngenxa yethu siseyizoni, singaqiniseka ngokuthi uyosinika noma yini esiyidingayo ukuze kwenzeke. Singaqiniseka ngokuthi ngeke asithukuthelele futhi athathe isipho sakhe. “Ngubani oyosola abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu na? UNkulunkulu ulapha ukuze alungisise” (ivesi 33). Akekho ongasisola ngoSuku Lokwahlulela ngoba uNkulunkulu usimemezele simsulwa. Akakho ongasilahla, ngokuba uKristu uMhlengi wethu uyasinxusela: “Ngubani ongalahla na? UKristu Jesu ulapha, owafa, yebo, owavuka futhi, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, nosinxuselayo” (ivesi 34). Akukhona nje ukuthi sinomhlatshelo wezono zethu, kodwa futhi sinoMsindisi ophilayo ohlala nathi njalo endleleni yethu eya enkazimulweni.

Ikhono likaPawulu lokukhuluma libonakala emvuthwandaba oshukumisayo wesahluko: “Ngubani oyakusahlukanisa nothando lukaKristu na? Usizi, noma usizi, noma ukuzingelwa, noma indlala, noma ukuhamba-ze, noma ingozi, noma inkemba? Njengoba kulotshiwe (AmaHubo 44,23): »Ngenxa yakho sibulawa usuku lonke; sibalwa njengezimvu zokuhlatshwa” (amavesi 35-36). Ingabe izimo zingasehlukanisa noNkulunkulu? Uma sibulawa ngenxa yokholo, ingabe sihluliwe empini? Akunjalo, kusho uPawulu: “Kuzo zonke lezi zinto singabanqobi ngaye owasithanda kakhulu” ( ivesi 37 Elberfelder ). Nasebuhlungwini nasekuhluphekeni asibona abahluliwe - singcono kunabanqobi ngoba sihlanganyela ekunqobeni kukaJesu Kristu. Umklomelo wethu wokunqoba—ifa lethu—uyinkazimulo yaphakade kaNkulunkulu! Le ntengo inkulu kakhulu kunezindleko.

“Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, namandla, naziphathimandla, nazinto ezikhona noma ezizayo, eziphezulu noma eziphansi, nanoma yisiphi esinye isidalwa esingakwazi ukusahlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu wethu. Nkosi” ( amavesi 38-39 ). Akukho okungavimba uNkulunkulu ohlelweni analo ngathi. Impela akukho okungasehlukanisa nothando lwakhe! Singathembela ensindisweni asinike yona.

ngu-Michael Morrison