Ukwazi Iqiniso LikaNkulunkulu I.

“Ngokuba izwi likaNkulunkulu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunanoma iyiphi inkemba esika nhlangothi zombili, lihlaba kuze kwahlukaniswe umphefumulo nomoya, nomnkantsha, namathambo, lahlulela imicabango nemicabango yenhliziyo.” ( Heb. 4,12). UJesu wathi: “Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila” (Johane 14,6). Wabuye wathi: “Manje lokhu kungukuphila okuphakade, ukuba bazi wena, owukuphela kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso, nomthumileyo, uJesu Kristu.” ( Johane 17,3). Ukwazi nokuzwa uNkulunkulu - yilokho okuyikho empilweni.

UNkulunkulu wasidala saba nobudlelwano naye. Ingqikithi, umnyombo wokuphila okuphakade ukuthi "sazi uNkulunkulu futhi sazi uJesu Kristu," amthumileyo. Ukwazi uNkulunkulu akuveli ngohlelo noma indlela, kodwa ngobudlelwano nomuntu.

Njengoba ubudlelwane bukhula, siya siqonda futhi sizwe ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Ingabe unkulunkulu ungokoqobo kuwe Ngabe uyakuthola mzuzu nomuntu nsuku zonke?

Landela uJesu

UJesu uthi: “Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila” (Johane 14,6). Siza uphawule ukuthi uJesu akazange athi, “Ngizonibonisa indlela,” noma “ngizoninika ibalazwe,” kodwa washo "Mina ngiyindlela". Lapho siza kuNkulunkulu ukufuna intando yaKhe, imuphi umbuzo okungenzeka umbuze wona? Nkosi ngibonise ukuthi intando yakho yenzani Nini, kanjani, kuphi futhi nobani? Ngikhombise okuzokwenzeka. Noma: Nkosi, ake ungitshele isinyathelo esisodwa ngesikhathi, khona-ke ngizokusebenzisa. Uma ulandela uJesu usuku ngalunye ngesikhathi, uzobe uphakathi nendawo entandweni kaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakho? Uma uJesu eyindlela yethu, ngakho-ke asidingi ezinye izinkombandlela noma ibalazwe lomgwaqo. 

UNkulunkulu ukumema ukuthi uhlanganyele emsebenzini wakhe naye

“Funani kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokulunga kwakhe, khona zonke lezi zinto ziyoba ngokwenu. Ngakho-ke ningakhathazeki ngekusasa, ngoba ikusasa liyazicabangela lona. Kwanele ukuthi usuku ngalunye lube nesalo isifo.” ( Mathewu 6,33-enye).

UNkulunkulu uthembekile ngokuphelele

  • ukuze ufune ukulandela uNkulunkulu usuku ngalunye ngesikhathi
  • ukuze umlandele noma ungenayo imininingwane
  • ukuze umvumele abe yindlela yakho

 “Ngoba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kini kokubili ukuthanda nokwenza njengentando yakhe enhle” (Filipi 2,13). Ukulandisa kweBhayibheli kubonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlala ethatha isinyathelo kuqala lapho ehilela abantu emsebenzini Wakhe. Lapho sibona uBaba esebenza eduze kwethu, lesi isimemo sethu esivela kuye ukuba sihlanganyele nathi kulo msebenzi. Ngenxa yalokhu, ingabe uyazikhumbula izikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu ekumema ukuba wenze okuthile kodwa wangasabela?

UNkulunkulu uhlala esebenza eduze kwakho

“Kepha uJesu wabaphendula: UBaba uyasebenza kuze kube namuhla, nami ngiyasebenza... Khona uJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: INdodana ingenze lutho ngokwayo, kuphela lokho ubona uyise enza; ngoba lokho ekwenzayo, lendodana iyakwenza ngokunjalo. Ngoba uyise uyayithanda indodana yakhe futhi uyibonisa konke akwenzayo, futhi uyoyibonisa nemisebenzi emikhulu nakakhulu, ukuze nimangale.” ( Joh. 5,17, 19-20).

Nasi isibonelo sempilo yakho yangasese kanye neSonto. Lokho uJesu ayekhuluma ngakho kwakuwubudlelwano bothando lapho uNkulunkulu efeza khona izinhloso zakhe. Akudingeki ukuthi sazi ukuthi senzeleni uNkulunkulu njengoba ehlala esebenza ngakithi. Kumele silandele isibonelo sikaJesu futhi sibheke kuNkulunkulu ukuthi wenzani umzuzu nomzuzu. Umsebenzi wethu-ke ukujoyina umsebenzi wakhe.

Bheka lapho uNkulunkulu esebenza khona futhi uhlanganyele naye! UNkulunkulu uphishekela ubuhlobo obuhlala njalo bothando nawe obungokoqobo nobungokomuntu siqu: “UJesu wamphendula wathi: ‘Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho. Lona ngumyalo omkhulu kunayo yonke futhi omkhulu kunayo yonke.” ( Mathewu 22,37-enye).

Konke ngempilo yakho yobuKristu, okuhlanganisa ukumazi Yena, ukuzwa Ngaye kanye nokuqonda intando Yakhe, kuncike ezingeni lobuhlobo bakho bothando noNkulunkulu. Ungabuchaza ubuhlobo bothando noNkulunkulu ngokumane uthi, “Ngikuthanda ngenhliziyo yami yonke”? kulungile Ubudlelwano bothando noNkulunkulu bubaluleke kakhulu kunanoma iyiphi enye into eyodwa empilweni yakho! 

Incwadi Eyisisekelo: “Ukubona UNkulunkulu”

nguHenry Blackaby