Izimiso ezinhlanu eziyisisekelo zokukhonza

490 izimiso eziyisisekelo zokukhulekelaSidumisa uNkulunkulu ngokukhonza kwethu ngoba sisabela kuye ngendlela efanele. Ufanelwe ukudunyiswa hhayi ngenxa yamandla akhe kuphela kodwa nangobuhle bakhe. UNkulunkulu uluthando futhi konke akwenzayo ngenxa yothando. Lokho kufanele ukudunyiswa. Size sidumise uthando lomuntu! Siyabancoma abantu abazinikele ekusizeni abanye. Babengenawo amandla anele okuzisindisa, kodwa bawasebenzisa ukuze basize abanye - kuyancomeka lokho. Ngokuphambene, siyabagxeka abantu abaye baba nekhono lokusiza abanye kodwa benqaba ukwenza kanjalo. Umusa ufanelwe ukudunyiswa ngaphezu kwamandla. UNkulunkulu unakho kokubili, ngoba muhle futhi unamandla.

Ukukhulekela kujulisa isibopho sothando phakathi kwethu noNkulunkulu. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi alusoze lwaphela, kodwa uthando lwethu ngaye ngokuvamile luyaphela. Ekukhonzeni sizwakalisa uthando lwakhe ngathi futhi empeleni sibasa umlilo wothando Kuye owatshalwa nguMoya oNgcwele kithi. Kuyasisiza ukukhumbula nokuphindaphinda indlela uNkulunkulu amangalisa ngayo, ngoba kuyasiqinisa kuKristu futhi kwandisa isifiso sethu sokufana naye ebuhleni bakhe, okwandisa injabulo yethu.

Sadalelwa ukumemezela izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu (1. UPetrus 2,9), ukumdumisa nokumdumisa - futhi lapho sizivumelanisa ngokwengeziwe nenjongo kaNkulunkulu yokuphila kwethu, injabulo yethu iyoba nkulu. Ukuphila kuyanelisa nakakhulu lapho senza lokho esakudalelwa ukuba sikwenze: ukudumisa uNkulunkulu. Lokhu asikwenzi ezinkonzweni zethu zokukhulekela kuphela, kodwa nangendlela yethu yokuphila.

Indlela Yokukhonza

Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kuyindlela yokuphila. Sizinikela ngomzimba nengqondo njengomhlatshelo (KwabaseRoma 12,1-2). Sikhonza uNkulunkulu lapho sishumayela ivangeli (KwabaseRoma 1 Kor5,16). Sikhonza uNkulunkulu lapho sinikela ngomusa (KwabaseFilipi 4,18). Sikhonza uNkulunkulu lapho sisiza abanye (Hebheru 1 Kor3,16). Simemezela ukuthi usifanele isikhathi sethu, ukunakwa kanye nokwethembeka. Sidumisa inkazimulo yakhe nokuthobeka kwakhe ukuba ngomunye wethu ngenxa yethu. Sidumisa ubulungisa bakhe nesihe sakhe. Siyamncoma ukuthi uyikho.

Ngokuba lokhu yikho esadalelwa kona, ukuba sishumayele inkazimulo yakhe. Kufanelekile ukuba simdumise Lowo owasidalayo, owasifela futhi wavuka ukuze asisindise futhi asinike ukuphila okuphakade, osesebenza manje ukuze asisize sifane naye. Simkweleta ukwethembeka nothando lwethu.

Sadalelwa ukudumisa uNkulunkulu futhi siyohlala sinjalo. Umphostoli uJohane wathola umbono wekusasa lethu: “Zonke izidalwa ezisezulwini nasemhlabeni nangaphansi komhlaba naphezu kolwandle nakho konke okukukho ngezwa zithi, ‘KuLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, nakuLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. iWundlu makube yindumiso nodumo nenkazimulo negunya kuze kube phakade naphakade!” ( IsAmbulo 5,13). Nansi impendulo efanele: ukwesaba okufanele kofanele ukumesaba, nodumo olufanele ukuhlonishwa, nokwethembeka kofanele ukwethembeka.

Izimiso ezinhlanu eziyisisekelo

IHubo 33,13 uyasinxusa: “Jabulani eNkosini nina balungileyo; abangcwele mabamdumise ngokufanele. Bongani uJehova ngamahabhu; mdumiseni ngogubhu lwezintambo eziyishumi. mhlabeleleni ingoma entsha; shayani izintambo kamnandi ngokunkenketha kwenjabulo!” UmBhalo usiqondisa ukuba sicule futhi sikhamuluke ngenjabulo, sisebenzise amahabhu, imitshingo, izigubhu, izigubhu, namasimbali—ngisho nokumkhulekela ngokusina (AmaHubo 149-150). Isithombe eso sokujabula, senjabulo engenakuvinjelwa kanye nenjabulo evezwa ngaphandle kokuzithiba.

IBhayibheli lisinikeza izibonelo zokukhulekela okuzenzakalelayo. Iqukethe nezibonelo zezinhlobo zokukhulekela ezisemthethweni, ezinezinqubo ezimisiwe eziye zalandelwa amakhulu eminyaka. Zombili izinhlobo zokukhulekela zingaba nendawo yazo; akekho ongasho ukuthi ukuphela kwendlela eneqiniso yokudumisa uNkulunkulu. Ngithanda ukwethula ezinye zezimiso ezibalulekile ezibalulekile ekukhonzeni.

1. Sibizelwe ukukhonza

UNkulunkulu ufuna simkhonze. Lesi yisimo esingaguquki esingasifunda kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni kweBhayibheli (1. mose 4,4; UJohane 4,23; IsAmbulo 22,9). Ukukhulekela uNkulunkulu kungesinye sezizathu esenza sibizelwe: ukumemezela inkazimulo yakhe [izinzuzo] (1. UPetrus 2,9). Abantu bakaNkulunkulu abagcini nje ngokumthanda futhi bamlalele, kodwa futhi benza izenzo zokukhulekela. Liyanikela, lihlabelela izingoma zokudumisa, liyakhuleka.

Sibona izinhlobonhlobo zezindlela ukukhulekela okumelwe kwenziwe ngazo eBhayibhelini. Imininingwane eminingi yanikezwa eMthethweni KaMose. Abantu abathile baphathiswe ukwenza izenzo ezinqunyiwe ngezikhathi ezithile nasezindaweni ezithile. Ngokuphambene, sibona ku 1. Incwadi kaMose okhokho babenemithetho embalwa yokukhulekela okufanele bayicabangele. Babengenabo ubupristi obumisiwe, bezimele ngokwendawo, futhi beneziqondiso ezimbalwa zokuthi kufanele banikele nini futhi nini.

ITestamente Elisha futhi linikeza isiqondiso esincane mayelana nokuthi ukukhulekela kufanele kwenziwe kanjani futhi nini. Izenzo zokukhulekela azigcini eqenjini elithile labantu noma endaweni ethile. UKristu waziqeda izimfuneko zikaMose. Wonke amakholwa angabapristi futhi ayaqhubeka ezinikela njengemihlatshelo ephilayo.

2. UNkulunkulu kuphela okufanele akhulekelwe

Nakuba kunezinhlobo eziningi zokukhulekela, sibona eyodwa elula eqhubekayo kuyo yonke imiBhalo: UNkulunkulu kuphela okufanele akhonzwe. Ukukhulekela kwamukeleka kuphela uma kukhethekile. UNkulunkulu udinga lonke uthando lwethu-konke ukwethembeka kwethu. Ngeke sikhonze onkulunkulu ababili. Nakuba singamkhulekela ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene, ubunye bethu busekelwe eqinisweni lokuthi nguye esimkhonzayo.

Kwa-Israyeli wasendulo, uBhali, unkulunkulu wamaKhanani, wayevame ukukhulekelwa ngokuncintisana noNkulunkulu. Ngosuku lukaJesu kwakuyisiko lenkolo, ukuzenza olungile kanye nokuzenzisa. Noma yini emi phakathi kwethu noNkulunkulu—noma yini esenza singamlaleli—iwunkulunkulu wamanga, isithixo. Kwabanye, yimali; kwabanye ucansi. Abanye banenkinga enkulu yokuqhosha noma ukukhathazeka ngesithunzi sabo kwabanye. Umphostoli uJohane wachaza abanye bonkulunkulu bamanga abavamile kwenye yezincwadi zakhe:

Ungawuthandi umhlaba! Ungabeki inhliziyo yakho kulokho okungokomhlaba! Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukababa alunandawo ekuphileni. Ngokuba akukho okufana nalokhu akuveli kuBaba. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubugovu bomuntu onobugovu, ukubukeka kwakhe okuhahayo, noma ukuziqhayisa kwakhe ngamandla nangezinto anazo, konke lokhu kuvela kuleli zwe. Futhi izwe nezinkanuko zalo liyabhubha; kodwa uma wenza lokho uNkulunkulu akufunayo, uyophila phakade. (1. UJohannes 2,15-17 NGÜ).

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi buyini ubuthakathaka bethu, kufanele sibabethele, sibabulale, sisuse bonke onkulunkulu bamanga. Uma kukhona okusenza singamlaleli uNkulunkulu, kudingeka sikususe. UNkulunkulu ufuna abantu abakhulekela yena kuphela, abagxile kuye.

3. ubuqotho

Isizathu sesithathu esingaguquguquki esiphathelene nokukhulekela iBhayibheli elisifundisa kona ukuthi ukukhulekela kwethu kumelwe kube ngobuqotho. Akunanzuzo uma sikwenzela isimo, sicula izingoma ezifanele, sihlangana ngezinsuku ezifanele, futhi sisho amazwi afanele, kodwa singamthandi uNkulunkulu ngezinhliziyo zethu. UJesu wabagxeka labo ababekhonza uNkulunkulu ngezindebe zabo, kodwa ukukhonza kwabo kwakuyize ngoba izinhliziyo zabo zikude noNkulunkulu. Amasiko abo (ekuqaleni ayeklanyelwe ukubonisa uthando nokukhulekela) aba izithiyo othandweni lweqiniso nokukhulekela.

UJesu futhi ugcizelela isidingo sobuqotho lapho ethi uNkulunkulu kufanele akhulekelwe ngomoya nangeqiniso (Joh 4,24). Uma sithi siyamthanda uNkulunkulu kodwa senqaba imiyalo yaKhe, singabazenzisi. Uma sibheka inkululeko yethu ngaphezu kwegunya lakhe, ngeke sikwazi ukumkhulekela ngeqiniso. Asinakukhuluma isivumelwano sakhe futhi siphonse amazwi akhe ngemva kwethu (IHubo 50,16:17). Asikwazi ukumbiza ngeNkosi futhi singazinaki iziqondiso zakhe.

4. ukulalela

Kulo lonke iBhayibheli kusobala ukuthi ukukhulekela kweqiniso nokulalela kuyahambisana. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu mayelana nendlela esiphathana ngayo. Ngeke simhloniphe uNkulunkulu uma sidelela abantwana bakhe. “Uma umuntu ethi: ‘Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu,’ kepha ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambimanga. Ngokuba ongamthandi umzalwane wakhe ambonayo angemthande uNkulunkulu angamboniyo.”1. UJohannes 4,20-21). Isimo esifanayo sichazwa u-Isaya ngokugxeka kabuhlungu abantu abalandela amasiko okukhulekela kuyilapho benza ukungabi nabulungisa emphakathini:

ningabe nisaletha iminikelo yempuphu ngeze! Impepho iyisinengiso kimi! Angithandi ukwethwasa kwezinyanga namasabatha lapho nibuthana, ububi nemibuthano yemikhosi! Umphefumulo wami uyisitha sezinyanga zenu zokuthwasa nemikhosi; ziwumthwalo kimi, ngikhathele ukuzithwala. Noma nelula izandla zenu, nokho ngiyawafihla amehlo ami kini; futhi noma nikhuleka kakhulu, anginizwa (Isaya 1,1I-1-15).

Ngokubona kwethu, kwakungekho lutho olubi ngezinsuku abantu ababezigcina, noma uhlobo lwempepho, noma izilwane ababenikela ngazo. Inkinga yayiyindlela yabo yokuphila sonke isikhathi. “Izandla zenu zigcwele igazi!” esho (ivesi 15) – futhi inkinga yayingekhona nje ngababulali bangempela.

Wafuna ikhambi eliphelele: “Dedela ububi! Fundani ukwenza okuhle, nifune ukulunga, nisize abacindezelwe, nibuyisele ubulungisa ezintandaneni, nahlulele abafelokazi” (amavesi 16-17). Kwadingeka bahlele ubudlelwano babo nabanye abantu. Kwadingeka bayeke ukucwasa ngokobuhlanga, imibono engokwenhlalo engokwenhlalo nemikhuba yezomnotho engalungile.

5. Kuthinta yonke impilo

Ukukhulekela kufanele kuthinte indlela esisebenzelana ngayo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto. Lesi simiso siyasibona kulo lonke iBhayibheli. Kufanele sikhulekele kanjani? Umprofethi uMika wabuza lo mbuzo futhi wabhala phansi nempendulo:

Ngingasondela ngani kuJehova, ngikhothame phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophakeme? Ngiyakusondela kuye ngeminikelo yokushiswa namathole anomnyaka munye na? INkosi iyakujabula ngezinkulungwane zezinqama, nemifula yamafutha engenakubalwa na? Ngiyakunikela ngezibulo lami ngenxa yesiphambeko sami, isithelo somzimba wami ngenxa yesono sami na? Utsheliwe, muntu, okuhle nalokho uJehova akufunayo kuwe, okungukuthi, ukugcina izwi likaNkulunkulu, ukwenza uthando, nokuthobeka phambi kukaNkulunkulu wakho (uMika. 6,6-enye).

Umprofethi uHoseya naye wagcizelela ukuthi ubuhlobo bubaluleke kakhulu kunesimiso sokukhulekela: “Ngithanda uthando, hhayi umhlatshelo, nokwazi uNkulunkulu, hhayi iminikelo yokushiswa.” ( Hoseya. 6,6). Asibizelwe ukuba sidumise uNkulunkulu kuphela kodwa futhi senze imisebenzi emihle (Efesu 2,10). Umqondo wethu wokukhulekela kufanele udlulele ngalé komculo, izinsuku nemikhuba. Le mininingwane ayibalulekile ngendlela esiphatha ngayo omakhelwane bethu. Kuwukuzenzisa ukubiza uJesu ngokuthi iNkosi yethu ngaphandle uma nathi sifuna ukulunga, isihe, nesihawu Sakhe.

Ukukhonza kungaphezulu kakhulu kwesenzo sangaphandle - kubandakanya ukuguquka kokuziphatha okubuye kuvele ekuguquleni isimo senhliziyo uMoya oNgcwele asebenza kithi. Okubalulekile kulolu shintsho ukuzimisela kwethu ukuchitha isikhathi noNkulunkulu ngomthandazo, ukutadisha, nezinye iziyalo zikamoya. Lokhu kuguquka kolwandle akwenzeki ngomlingo—kwenzeka ngenxa yesikhathi esisichitha ekuhlanganyeleni noNkulunkulu.

Umbono kaPawulu owandisiwe ngokukhulekela

Ukukhulekela kuhlanganisa impilo yethu yonke. Lokhu sikufunda ezincwadini zikaPawulu. Usebenzisa amagama athi umhlatshelo nokukhulekela (ukukhonza) ngale ndlela: “Ngakho ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu ukuba ninikele imizimba yenu ibe-ngumnikelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu kungukukhonza kwenu okunengqondo.” ( Roma 1 Kor2,1). Ukuphila kwethu konke kufanele kube ukukhulekela, hhayi nje amahora ambalwa ngesonto. Uma ukuphila kwethu konke kunikezelwe ekukhulekeleni, khona-ke ngokuqinisekile lokho kuyohlanganisa isikhathi esithile isonto ngalinye namanye amaKristu!

UPawule usebenzisa amanye amazwi okudumisa ngomhlatshelo nokukhulekela kwabaseRoma 15,16. Ukhuluma ngomusa uNkulunkulu amnika wona ukuba abe yisikhonzi sikaKristu Jesu phakathi kwabezizwe., Lowo okhonza njengobupristi ivangeli likaNkulunkulu ukuze abezizwe babe ngumnikelo owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, ongcwelisiwe ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ukushumayela ivangeli kuyindlela yokukhulekela nenkonzo.

Njengoba sonke singabapristi, sinomsebenzi wobupristi wokumemezela izibusiso nenkazimulo yalowo owasibizayo.1. UPetrus 2,9)—inkonzo yokukhulekela noma yiliphi ikholwa elingayenza noma lihlanganyele kuyo ngokusiza abanye ukushumayela ivangeli. Lapho uPawulu ebonga abaseFilipi ngokuletha ukusekelwa ngokwezimali, wasebenzisa amagama okukhulekela: “Ngamukela ngo-Ephafrodithu okuvela kini, okuyiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo omnandi, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu.” ( Filipi 4,18).

Usizo lwezimali lokusekela amanye amaKristu lungaba uhlobo lokukhulekela. Ukukhulekela kuchazwa kumaHeberu njengokubonakaliswa ngamazwi nangesenzo: “Ngakho-ke masinikele njalonjalo kuNkulunkulu ngaye umhlatshelo wokubonga, oyisithelo sezindebe ezivuma igama lakhe. Ningakhohlwa ukwenza okuhle nokwabelana nabanye; ngokuba iminikelo enjalo iyamthokozisa uNkulunkulu.” ( 1 Kor3,15-enye).

Sibizelwe ukukhonza, ukugubha kanye nokukhonza uNkulunkulu. Kuyinjabulo yethu ukuhlanganyela ekumemezeleni izinzuzo Zakhe—izindaba ezinhle zalokho asenzele khona kanye nangeNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu.

Amaqiniso amahlanu ngokukhulekela

  • UNkulunkulu ufuna simkhonze, simdumise futhi simbonge.
  • UNkulunkulu kuphela ofanele ukukhulekelwa kwethu nokwethembeka okuphelele.
  • Ukukhulekela kufanele kube okuqotho, hhayi ukwenza.
  • Uma sikhulekela futhi simthanda uNkulunkulu, siyokwenza lokho akushoyo.
  • Ukukhulekela akuyona nje into esiyenzayo kanye ngesonto - kuhlanganisa konke esikwenzayo.

Ongacabanga ngakho

  • Iyiphi imfanelo kaNkulunkulu obonga kakhulu ngayo?
  • Eminye imihlatshelo yeTestamente Elidala yashiswa ngokuphelele—kwasala umusi nomlotha. Ingabe omunye wemihlatshelo yakho wawuqhathaniswa?
  • Ababukeli bayajabula lapho iqembu labo lishaya igoli noma liwina umdlalo. Ingabe sisabela kuNkulunkulu ngentshiseko efanayo?
  • Kubantu abaningi, uNkulunkulu akabalulekile kakhulu ekuphileni kwansuku zonke. Yini abantu abayazisa esikhundleni salokho?
  • Kungani uNkulunkulu enendaba nendlela esiphatha ngayo abanye abantu?

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