Woza unje!

UBilly Graham wayevame ukusebenzisa ibinzana ukukhuthaza abantu ukuthi bamukele insindiso esinayo kuJesu: Wathi, “Woza njengoba unjalo!” Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi uNkulunkulu ubona konke: okusemandleni ethu nokubi kakhulu futhi usasithanda. Ikholi ethi "woza nje unje" ingukubonakaliswa kwamazwi oMphostoli uPaul:

“Ngokuba uKristu wasifela sibi, sibuthakathaka; Cishe akukho muntu ofa ngenxa yomuntu olungileyo; ngenxa yobuhle angase abeke ukuphila kwakhe. Kodwa uNkulunkulu ubonisa uthando lwakhe ngathi ngokuthi uKristu wasifela siseyizoni ” (Roma 5,6-enye).

Abantu abaningi namuhla abacabangi ngisho nangesono. Isizukulwane sethu sesimanje nesesikhathini samanje sicabanga kakhulu ngokuya ngomuzwa "wokungabi nalutho", "ukungabi nathemba" noma "ukungabi nalutho", futhi babona imbangela yomzabalazo wabo wangaphakathi ngomuzwa wokuzenyeza. Bangase bazame ukuzithanda njengendlela yokuthandeka, kepha ngokunokwenzeka kunalokho, bazizwa ukuthi bakhathele ngokuphelele, baphukile, nokuthi ngeke baphinde baphile. UNkulunkulu akasichazi ngamaphutha ethu nokwehluleka kwethu; ubona impilo yethu yonke. Okubi njengokuhle futhi uyasithanda ngokungenamibandela. Noma uNkulunkulu engakutholi kunzima ukusithanda, kukaningi sikuthola kunzima ukwamukela lolo thando. Siyazi ekujuleni kwenhliziyo ukuthi asilufanelekele lolo thando.

Im 15. Ngekhulu le, uMartin Luther walwa kanzima ukuze aphile ukuphila okuphelele ngokuziphatha. Wazithola ehluleka njalo. Ekukhungathekeni kwakhe ekugcineni wathola inkululeko emseni kaNkulunkulu. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, uLuther wayezihlanganise nezono zakhe - futhi wathola ukuphelelwa ithemba kuphela - esikhundleni sokuzihlanganisa noJesu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ephelele nethandekayo, eyasusa izono zomhlaba, kuhlanganise nezono zikaLuther.

UNkulunkulu uyakuthanda. Noma uNkulunkulu esizonda isono kusuka ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yakhe, akazondi wena. UNkulunkulu uthanda bonke abantu. Uyasizonda isono ngoba sibuhlungu futhi siqeda abantu.

“Woza njengoba unjalo” kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu akalindi ukuthi ube ngcono ngaphambi kokuba uze kuye. Usevele uyakuthanda, naphezu kwakho konke okwenzile. UJesu uyindlela ephephile yokungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu nosizo oluphelele kuzo zonke izinkinga zabo. Yini le ekuvimba ukuba uzuze uthando lukaNkulunkulu? Noma ngabe kuyini, nikela lowomthwalo kuJesu, Yena unamandla okuwuthwala endaweni yakho?

nguJoseph Tkach