Izipho ezinhle

485 izipho ezinhleUmphostoli uJakobe wabhala encwadini yakhe: “Izipho zonke ezinhle neziphiwo zonke ezipheleleyo zehla zivela phezulu, kuYise wokukhanya okungekho kuye ukuguquka, nokuguquka kokukhanya nobumnyama.” ( UJakobe. 1,17).

Uma ngibheka izipho zikaNkulunkulu, ngiyabona ukuthi nguyena odala ukuphila. Ukukhanya, ubukhazikhazi bemvelo, ukuphuma kwelanga okusagolide, imibala egqamile yokushona kwelanga phezu kweziqongo zeqhwa, uhlaza oluluhlaza lwamahlathi, ulwandle olunemibala endaweni eyimfunda egcwele izimbali. Ngibona ezinye izinto eziningi sonke esingazithanda kuphela uma sizinika isikhathi. UNkulunkulu usinika zonke lezi zinto ngobuningi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinkolelo zakho ziziphi. Ikholwa, ongakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, ongakholwa kanye nongakholwa bonke bangajabulela lezi zipho ezinhle. UNkulunkulu unisa imvula kwabalungileyo nabangalungile. Unika bonke abantu lezi zipho ezinhle.

Cabanga ngamakhono amangalisayo abantu abanawo, kungaba emkhakheni wezobuchwepheshe, ezokwakha, ezemidlalo, umculo, izincwadi, ezobuciko - uhlu alupheli. UNkulunkulu unikeze wonke umuntu amakhono. Abantu bazo zonke izizinda baye babusiswa ngokucebile. Lawa makhono avelaphi futhi uma engaveli kuYise wokukhanya, umnikezeli wazo zonke izipho ezinhle?

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuningi ukuhlupheka nosizi emhlabeni. Abantu bazithole bedonswa obishini lwenzondo, ukuhaha, ubudedengu kanye nezinto ezidala ukuhlupheka okukhulu. Umuntu kufanele abheke umhlaba kanye nepolitiki yawo ukuze abone ukuthi ubucayi kangakanani. Sibona kokubili okuhle nokubi emhlabeni nasemvelweni yomuntu.

Yiziphi izipho ezinhle uNkulunkulu azinika amakholwa ahlangabezana nokuhle nokubi kulo mhlaba? Laba yibo kanye abantu uJakobe akhuluma nabo, ebakhuthaza ukuba babheke iqiniso lokuthi babhekene nokulingwa kwazo zonke izinhlobo njengesizathu esikhethekile sokujabula.

Insindiso

Okokuqala, uJesu wathi noma ubani okholwa eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa uyosindiswa. Ilondolozwe kusuka kuphi? Uyosindiswa enkokhelweni yesono, engukufa okuphakade. UJesu wakhuluma into efanayo ngomthelisi owayemi ethempelini ezishaya isifuba ethi: “Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni!” Ngithi kini, wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe (Luka 1)8,1314).

Isiqiniseko sokuthethelela

Ngeshwa, ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezingalungile, sidonsa kanzima ekuphileni okusindwa yicala. Abanye bazama ukuthethelela icala labo, kodwa lihlala likhona.

Ziningi izizathu zokuthi kungani ukwehluleka kwesikhathi esedlule kungasishiyi sodwa. Yingakho abanye abantu beya kodokotela bengqondo ukuze bathole izixazululo. Awukho umkhandlu wabantu ongenza lokho igazi likaJesu elachitheka elikwenza kwenzeke. NgoJesu kuphela lapho singathola khona isiqinisekiso sokuthi sonke sithethelelwe, esikhathini esidlule nesamanje, ngisho nasesikhathini esizayo. KuKristu kuphela sikhululekile. Njengoba uPawulu asho, akukho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu (Roma 8,1).

Ngaphezu kwalokho, sinesiqiniseko sokuthi uma siphinda sona futhi “sizivuma izono zethu, uthembekile futhi ulungile ukuba asithethelele izono zethu futhi asihlanze kukho konke ukungalungi” ( NW )1. UJohannes 1,9).

UMoya oNgcwele

UJesu wabuye wathi uYise wokukhanya nomuphi wezipho ezinhle uyosinika isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele - okungaphezu kwalokho abazali bethu abangabantu abangasenzela khona. Waqinisekisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi nakuba ayezohamba, wayeyosigcina isithembiso sikayise njengoba kwenzeka kuJoweli 3,1 kwaprofethwa, okwenzeka ngosuku lwePhentekoste kuzogcwaliseka. UMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo futhi ubulokhu uphakathi nawo wonke amaKristu akholwayo kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.

Lapho samukela uKristu futhi samukele uMoya oNgcwele, asitholanga umoya wokwesaba, kodwa umoya wamandla, wothando, nowokuhluzeka kwengqondo2. UThimothi 1,7). Lamandla asenza sikwazi ukumelana nokuhlasela kobubi, simelane naye, ngakho uyasibalekela.  

Uthando

KwabaseGalathiya 5,22-23 ichaza isithelo esivezwa nguMoya oNgcwele kithi. Kunezici eziyisishiyagalolunye zalesi sithelo eziqala futhi zigxiliswe othandweni. Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu wasithanda kuqala, siyakwazi “ukuthanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ngayo yonke inhliziyo yethu, nokuthanda umakhelwane wethu njengoba sizithanda thina.” Uthando lubaluleke kakhulu kangangokuthi uPawulu 1. Eyoku-13 kwabaseKorinte inikeze incazelo yabo nokuthi singaba yini ngabo. Uphetha ngokuthi kukhona izinto ezintathu ezisele - ukholo, ithemba nothando, kodwa uthando lukhulu kunazo zonke.

Umqondo ohluzekile

Lokhu kusivumela ukuba siphile njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ophilayo ngethemba lensindiso, ukuhlengwa, nokuphila okuphakade. Uma kuphakama ubunzima, singadideka futhi silahle ithemba, kodwa uma silinda uJehova, uzosithwala.

Ngemva kweminyaka emihle engamashumi ayisikhombisa ngiphila ukuphila okubusisekile njengomKristu ozinikele, ngingavumelana namazwi eNkosi uDavide: “Abalungileyo bahlupheka kakhulu, kepha uJehova uyakubasiza kukho konke.” ( IHubo 34,20). Kwakunezikhathi lapho ngangingakwazi ukuthandaza ngakho kwakudingeka ngilinde ngithule futhi uma ngibheka emuva ngibone ukuthi angingedwa. Ngisho nalapho ngingabaza ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, Walinda ngesineke ukuze angikhulule futhi wangivumela ngibheke phezulu ukuze ngibone ubukhulu benkazimulo nendalo Yakhe. Esimweni esinjalo, wabuza uJobe, “Wawukuphi lapho ngisekela umhlaba?” ( Jobe 38,4).

Ukuthula

UJesu wabuye wathi: “Ukuthula ngikushiya kini, ukuthula kwami ​​ngininika khona. […] Ningazivumeli izinhliziyo zenu zikhathazeke futhi ningesabi” (Johane 14,27). Ebunzimeni obukhulu usinika ukuthula okudlula ukuqonda konke.

Ithemba

Usinika ukuphila okuphakade njengesipho sakhe esiphakeme kakhulu nethemba elijabulisayo lokuba naye phakade, lapho kungeke kusaba khona ukudabuka nobuhlungu nalapho zonke izinyembezi ziyosulwa (IsAmbulo 2)1,4).

Insindiso, intethelelo, ukuthula, ithemba, uthando nengqondo ehluzekile ngezinye zezipho ezinhle ezithenjiswe ikholwa. Uyiqiniso impela. Ongokoqobo nakakhulu kunabo bonke uJesu. Uyinsindiso yethu, intethelelo yethu, ukuthula kwethu, ithemba lethu, uthando lwethu, kanye nengqondo yethu—isipho esihle kakhulu nesiphelele esivela kuBaba.

Abantu abangekho phakathi kwamakholwa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, abathi uNkulunkulu akaziwa noma amanye amakholwa, nabo kufanele bazijabulele lezi zipho ezinhle. Ngokwamukela isipho sensindiso ngokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu, futhi bethemba ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanika uMoya oNgcwele, bayothola ukuphila okusha nobuhlobo obuphezulu noNkulunkulu onguMthathu Emnye, ongumnikezeli wazo zonke izipho ezinhle. Unokukhetha.

ngu-Eben D Jacobs


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