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Ubudlelwano obomile noNkulunkulu
Injabulo ehlala njalo enkonzweni yobuKristu itholakala ekwazini kwethu uKristu kangcono nangcono. Ungase ucabange ukuthi lokhu kusobala kithina njengabefundisi nabaholi bebandla. Hhayi-ke, ngifisa kube njalo. Kulula ukwenza inkonzo yethu ngokwejwayelekile esikhundleni sokuyisekela ebuhlotsheni obukhulayo noJesu Kristu. Ngempela, inkonzo yakho ngeke ibe namphumela ngaphandle kokuba uthuthukise ubuhlobo obujulile noJesu.
KwabaseFilipi 3,10 sifunda ukuthi: Ngingathanda ukumazi kanye namandla okuvuka kwakhe kanye nenhlanganyelo yezinhlupheko zakhe, futhi kanjalo ngibunjwe ngifane nokufa kwakhe. Igama elithi bona libhekisela ebuhlotsheni obuseduze, obuseduze njengalobo phakathi kwendoda nowesifazane. Esinye isizathu sokuba uPawulu ajabule ngokubhalela abaseFilipi incwadi esetilongweni sasiwubuhlobo bakhe obuseduze, obujulile noKristu.
Emasontweni amabili edlule ngixoxe nawe ngababulali ababili abakhulu benjabulo enkonzweni yobuKristu - umthetho kanye nezinto eziza kuqala zamanga. Ubudlelwane obunzima noKristu buzobulala injabulo yakho enkonzweni. Ngikhumbula ngizwa indaba yomfana owawa embhedeni kudala. Unina wangena ekamelweni wathi: Kwenzekeni, Tommy? Wathi, ngisola ukuthi bengihlala eduze kwalapho ngingene khona embhedeni.
Leyo inkinga ngeningi lethu enkonzweni yobuKristu. Singena emndenini kaNkulunkulu, kodwa sihlala siseduze kakhulu nalapho sihambe khona. Asiqhubeki sijula. Asikakhuli ngokomoya ukuze sazi uNkulunkulu ngokujulile nangokomuntu siqu. Uyafuna yini ukubuyisela injabulo yakho enkonzweni? Qhubeka ukhula ebudlelwaneni bakho noKristu.
Yini ongayenza ukuze ujulise ubuhlobo bakho noKristu? Ayikho imfihlo yokuthi umuntu umazi kanjani uKristu kangcono enkonzweni yobuKristu. Zikhula ngendlela efanayo nawo wonke umuntu.
- Uchitha isikhathi noNkulunkulu. Ingabe uchitha isikhathi esiningi noNkulunkulu? Lapho simatasa kakhulu enkonzweni yobuKristu, ngokuvamile sivumela isikhathi sethu noNkulunkulu ukuba sihlupheke. Kumelwe siqaphe isikhathi sethu noNkulunkulu ngomona omkhulu. Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokuchitha isikhathi esanele naye akusizi ngalutho. Lapho uchitha isikhathi esiningi noKristu, yilapho umazi kangcono - futhi inkonzo yakho yesonto izoba nenjabulo eyengeziwe.
- Khuluma noNkulunkulu njalo. Nokho, abagcini nje ngokuchitha isikhathi noNkulunkulu. Bakha ubuhlobo obuseduze noNkulunkulu ngokukhuluma Naye ngaso sonke isikhathi. Akukona futhi ngeqoqo lamagama aqanjiwe. Imithandazo yami ayizwakali ngokomoya, kodwa ngikhuluma noNkulunkulu ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngingakwazi ukuma emzileni wesitolo sokudla bese ngithi, Nkulunkulu, ngijabule kakhulu ngokuthi ngithole lesi sidlo. Ngilambile! Isihluthulelo siwukuthi: qhubeka ukhuluma noNkulunkulu. Futhi ungathukutheli ngemininingwane yempilo yakho yomkhuleko - njengokuthi nini, kuphi, futhi isikhathi esingakanani sokuthandaza. Bese ushintsha ubudlelwano ukuze uthole isiko noma incwadi kadokotela. Le mikhuba ngeke ikulethele injabulo. Ubuhlobo obukhulayo noJesu Kristu kuphela obuzokwenza lokho.
- Themba uNkulunkulu ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho. UNkulunkulu ufuna sifunde ukumethemba. Yingakho ngokuvamile evumela izinkinga ukuba zingene ezimpilweni zethu. Lezi zinkinga zimvumela ukuthi abonise ukwethembeka kwakhe - futhi lokhu kuzokwandisa ukuthembela kwakho kuye. Futhi ubuhlobo bakho naye buzokhula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Bheka ezinye zezingqinamba ohlangabezane nazo kamuva nje. UNkulunkulu uzama kanjani ukwenza ukuba umethembe ngokwengeziwe? Lezi zinkinga zingaba umnyango wobuhlobo obuseduze nakakhulu noNkulunkulu.
UPawulu usitshela kwabaseFilipi 3 ukuthi wawuyini umgomo wakhe wokuqala ekuphileni. Akabhekiseli emvuzweni ezulwini, udumo lwabanye, ngisho nokutshalwa kwamabandla noma ukuholela abantu kuKristu. Uthi: Umgomo wokuqala, obaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwami ukwazi uKristu. Ukusho lokhu ekupheleni kwempilo yakhe. Ingabe wayengakamazi uNkulunkulu? Yebo wayemazi. Kodwa angathanda ukumazi kangcono nakakhulu. Ukulambela kwakhe uNkulunkulu akuzange kuphele. Kufanele kusebenze okufanayo nakithi. Injabulo yethu enkonzweni yobuKristu ixhomeke kukho.
nguRick Warren
