Phila othandweni lukaNkulunkulu

Encwadini yakhe ayibhalela abaseRoma, uPawulu uyabuza: “Ngubani oyosehlukanisa nothando lukaKristu na? Noma usizi, noma ukucindezeleka, noma ukuzingelwa, noma indlala, noma ukuhamba-ze, noma ingozi, noma inkemba? 8,35).

Ngempela akukho okungasehlukanisa nothando lukaKristu, oluboniswa ngokucacile kithi lapha, njengoba sifunda emavesini alandelayo: “Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, namandla, naziphathimandla, nazinto ezikhona, noma izinto ezizayo, eziphakeme, neziphansi, nasinye isidalwa esingenakusehlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.” 8,38-enye).

Asikwazi ukuhlukaniswa nothando lukaNkulunkulu ngoba uhlezi esithanda. Uyasithanda kungakhathaliseki ukuthi siziphatha kahle noma kabi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi siyawina noma sihluliwe, noma izikhathi zizinhle noma zimbi. Ungakholwa, uyasithanda! Wathumela iNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu, ukuba izosifela. UJesu Kristu wasifela siseyizoni (KwabaseRoma 5,8). Alukho uthando oludlula ukufela umuntu (Johane 15,13). Ngakho uNkulunkulu uyasithanda. Lokho kuqinisekile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani, uNkulunkulu uyasithanda.

Mhlawumbe umbuzo obaluleke kakhulu kithina maKristu ngowokuthi sizomthanda yini uNkulunkulu noma isimo siba nzima? Masingazikhohlisi ngokucabanga ukuthi amaKristu awagonyiwe ekulingweni nasekuhluphekeni. Kukhona izinto ezimbi ekuphileni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi siziphatha njengabangcwele noma izoni. Asikaze sithenjiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuthi angeke kube khona ubunzima empilweni yobuKristu. Ingabe siyomthanda uNkulunkulu ebuhleni nasebubini?

Ngisho nokhokho bethu baseBhayibhelini bacabanga ngakho. Ake sibone ukuthi yiziphi iziphetho abafinyelele kuzo:

UHabakuki: Umkhiwane awuyikumila, kungabikho kukhula emvinini. Umnqumo awutheli, namasimu awadli; Izimvu ziyosishulwa ezibayeni, kungabikho zinkomo ezibayeni. Kodwa mina ngizakuthokoza ngoJehova ngithokoze ngoNkulunkulu wensindiso yami.” (Habakuki 3,17-enye).

UMikha: "Ungajabuli ngami, sitha sami! Noma ngilala, ngiyakuvuka futhi; noma ngihlezi ebumnyameni, nokho uJehova ungukukhanya kwami.” (Mik 7,8).

UJobe: “Umkakhe wathi kuye: “Usaqinile ekwesabeni uNkulunkulu na? Khansela uNkulunkulu futhi ufe! Kepha wathi kuye: “Ukhuluma njengabesifazane abayiziwula. Ingabe sesamukele okuhle kuNkulunkulu futhi akufanele yini sikwamukele okubi? Kukho konke lokhu uJobe akonanga ngomlomo wakhe.” (Job 2,9-enye).

Isibonelo engisithanda kakhulu esikaShadiraki, uMeshaki no-Abhedinego. Lapho besongelwa ngokushiswa bephila, bathi bayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu angabasindisa. Nokho, uma enqume ukungakwenzi, kulungile kuye (Daniyeli 3,16-18). Babeyothanda futhi bamdumise uNkulunkulu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unqumani.

Ukuthanda nokudumisa uNkulunkulu akuyona indaba yezikhathi ezimnandi noma ezimbi noma ukuthi siyawina noma siyahlulwa. Kumayelana nokumthanda nokumethemba, noma ngabe kwenzekani. Phela lolu wuhlobo lothando asinika lona! Hlala uqinile othandweni lukaNkulunkulu.

nguBarbara Dahlgren