Inzalo ka-Abrahama

“Ubeke zonke izinto phansi kwezinyawo zakhe, wamenza inhloko yebandla phezu kwakho konke, eliwumzimba wakhe, ukugcwala kwalowo ogcwalisa konke kukho konke.” ( Kwabase-Efesu 1,22-enye).

Ngonyaka odlule siphinde sakhumbula labo abanikela ngokuzinikela empini ukuze baqinisekise ukusinda kwethu njengesizwe. Ukukhumbula kuhle. Eqinisweni, kubonakala kungelinye lamagama athandwa nguNkulunkulu ngoba uwasebenzisa njalo. Uhlale esikhumbuza ukuthi siqaphele izimpande zethu kanye nekusasa lethu. Kumayelana nokukhumbula ukuthi ungubani nokuthi Usikhathalela kangakanani; Ufuna sazi ukuthi singobani futhi singabi nasizathu sokuzizwa singalondekile, singasebenzi noma singenamandla; ngokuba sinamandla omkhathi ahlezi kithi, njengomzimba kaKristu; bheka umbhalo ongenhla. Lesi sipho samandla esimangalisayo asihlali nje kithi kuphela, kodwa sigeleza ukuze sinikeze abanye amandla. “Kepha ngosuku lokugcina olukhulu lomkhosi uJesu wabonakala, wamemeza wathi: “Uma ekhona owomileyo, akeze kimi, aphuze. 38 Lowo okholwa kimi, njengokutsho kombhalo, kuzageleza imifula yamanzi aphilayo ivela emzimbeni wakhe.” ( Joh. 7,37-enye).

Ngeshwa, njengabantu, siyakukhohlwa lokhu kaningi. Kuhlelo lwe-TV oluthi “Ucabanga ukuthi ungubani?” abahlanganyeli banethuba lokujwayelana nokhokho babo, ukubazi, indlela yabo yokuphila futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, ngisho nokubona izithombe zabo. Mina ngokwami ​​nginezithombe zomkami, umama, ugogo kanye nogogo omkhulu kodwa lezi zithombe zembulela indodana yami unina, ugogo, ugogo omkhulu kanye nogogo omkhulu! Futhi-ke, ngendodana yakhe, kusho ukubona kancane ugogo wakhe, ukhokho-gogo, ukhokho-khokho kakhokho, kanye nokhokho-khokho-khokho! Lokhu kungikhumbuza isiqephu somBhalo engase ngisikhohlwe kudala.

Isaya 51:1-2 “Ngilaleleni nina eniphishekela ukulunga, enifuna uJehova! Bhekani idwala enaqoshwa kulo nomthombo enambiwa kuwo; Bhekani ku-Abrahama uyihlo nakuSara owanizalayo! Ngoba ngambiza njengomuntu munye, futhi ngambusisa futhi ngamandisa.

Ethatha elinye igxathu, uPawulu uyasazisa kwabaseGalathiya 3:27-29 “Ngokuba nonke enabhapathizelwa kuKristu nembethe uKristu. Awukho umehluko phakathi komJuda nomGreki, isigqila nokhululekile, owesilisa nowesifazane—nina nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu. Uma-ke ningabakaKristu, niyinzalo ka-Abrahama ngempela, niyizindlalifa zesithembiso sakhe.” Uma sibuyela emuva kancane embhalweni futhi sifunda amavesi 6-7, siyatshelwa, “Wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kubalwe ukulunga kwakhe. Ngakho yazini ukuthi abangabokukholwa bangabantwana baka-Abrahama.” Siyaqinisekiswa lapha ukuthi bonke abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bayinzalo ka-Abrahama yeqiniso. Lapha uPawulu ubhekisa emuva kuBaba u-Abrahama, edwaleni esaqoshwa kulo, ngakho-ke sifunda isifundo esikhethekile sokukholwa nokumethemba!

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