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Ukukhulekela kuwukusabela okudalwe ngokwaphezulu enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu. Kugqugquzelwa uthando lwaphezulu futhi kuvela ekwambuleni ngokwaphezulu endalweni yakhe. Ekukhonzeni ikholwa lingena ekuxhumaneni noNkulunkulu uBaba ngoJesu Kristu elamulelwa nguMoya oNgcwele. Ukukhulekela kusho futhi ukubeka uNkulunkulu kuqala kuzo zonke izinto ngokuzithoba nangenjabulo. Kubonakaliswa ngezimo zengqondo nezenzo ezinjengalezi: umthandazo, ukudumisa, umkhosi, ukupha, isihe esisebenzayo, ukuphenduka. (Johannes 4,23; 1. UJohannes 4,19; AbaseFilipi 2,5-ishumi nesithupha; 1. UPetrus 2,9-10; Kwabase-Efesu 5,18-20; AbaseKolose 3,16-17; AmaRoma 5,8-11; 1th2,1; Hebheru 12,28; I-13,15-16)

Phendula uNkulunkulu ngokumkhulekela

Siphendula uNkulunkulu ngokumkhonza ngoba ukukhonza kumane nje kunikeza uNkulunkulu lokho okumfanele. Ufanele ukudunyiswa.

UNkulunkulu uluthando futhi konke akwenzayo ukwenza ngothando. Kuyabazeka lokho. Siziqhayisa ngothando ezingeni lomuntu, akunjalo? Siyabancoma abantu abanikela ngempilo yabo ukusiza abanye. Babengenawo amandla anele okusindisa izimpilo zabo, kepha amandla ababenawo asetshenziselwa ukusiza abanye - kuyancomeka lokho. Ngokuphambene nalokho, sigxeka abantu ababenamandla okusiza kodwa benqaba ukusiza. Ubuhle buyancomeka kunamandla, futhi uNkulunkulu muhle futhi unamandla.

Ukudumisa kuqinisa isibopho sothando phakathi kwethu noNkulunkulu. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi alupheli, kepha uthando lwethu ngaye luyehla. Ekudumiseni sikhumbula uthando lwakhe ngathi futhi sibasele umlilo wothando ngaye uMoya oNgcwele osibasisele lona. Kuhle ukukhumbula nokwenza okuhle kukaNkulunkulu, ngoba lokhu kuyasiqinisa kuKristu futhi kukhulise ugqozi lwethu lokufana naye ebuhleni bakhe, okwandisa injabulo yethu.

Sadalelwa inhloso yokudumisa uNkulunkulu (1. UPetrus 2,9) ukumlethela inkazimulo nodumo, futhi lapho siba nobunye noNkulunkulu, injabulo yethu iyoba nkulu. Ukuphila kuba nokwanelisa ngokwengeziwe lapho senza lokho esakudalelwa ukuba sikwenze: ukudumisa uNkulunkulu. Lokhu asikwenzi nje kuphela ekukhulekeleni kodwa nasendleleni yethu yokuphila.

Indlela yokuphila

Ukukhulekela kuyindlela yokuphila. Sinikela ngemizimba yethu nezingqondo zethu kuNkulunkulu njengemihlatshelo2,1-2). Sikhonza uNkulunkulu lapho sihlanganyela ivangeli nabanye5,16). Sikhonza uNkulunkulu lapho sizidela ngokwezimali (Filipi 4,18). Sikhonza uNkulunkulu lapho sisiza abanye abantu3,16). Siveza ukuthi ufanelekile, usifanele isikhathi sethu, ukunakwa nokwethembeka. Siphakamisa inkazimulo nokuthobeka kwakhe ngokuba ngomunye wethu ngenxa yethu. Sidumisa ukulunga nomusa wakhe. Siyamncoma ngendlela ayiyo ngempela.

Yilokho asidalele khona - ukumemezela inkazimulo yakhe. Kulungile ukuthi sidumise Lowo owasenza, owasifela futhi wasivukela, ukuze asisindise futhi asinikeze ukuphila okuphakade, Lowo osebenza ngisho namanje ukusisiza, Yena afane kakhulu. Simkweleta ukwethembeka nokuzinikela kwethu, simkweleta uthando lwethu.

Sadalelwa ukuba sidumise uNkulunkulu, futhi siyokwenza njalo kuze kube phakade. UJohane wanikezwa umbono wesikhathi esizayo: “Futhi zonke izidalwa ezisezulwini nasemhlabeni nangaphansi komhlaba naphezu kolwandle nakho konke okukukho ngezwa zithi, ‘Kulowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nakuye. IWundlu makube yindumiso nodumo nenkazimulo negunya kuze kube phakade naphakade!” ( IsAmbulo 5,13). Nansi impendulo enembile: ukuhlonipha okufanele ukwesaba, udumo kohloniphekile, ukwethembeka kwabathembekileyo.

Izimiso ezinhlanu zokukhonza

KumaHubo 33,1-3 siyafunda: “Jabulani eNkosini nina balungileyo; abangcwele mabamdumise ngokufanele. Bongani uJehova ngamahabhu; mdumiseni ngogubhu lwezintambo eziyishumi. mhlabeleleni ingoma entsha; shayani izintambo kahle ngokuhlabelela kwentokozo!” UmBhalo usiqondisa ukuba sihlabelelele uJehova ihubo elisha, sikhamuluke ngenjabulo, sisebenzise amahabhu, imitshingo, izigubhu, izigubhu, namasimbali—ngisho nokukhulekela ngokusina ( AmaHubo 149-150 ). Isithombe singesokwenama, senjabulo engavinjiwe, yenjabulo evezwa ngaphandle kwezithiyo.

IBhayibheli lisinikeza izibonelo zokukhulekela okuzenzekelayo. Futhi kusinikeza izibonelo zezinhlobo zokukhulekela ezisemthethweni kakhulu, ezinezenzo ezijwayelekile zokuziphatha eziye zahlala zinjalo amakhulu eminyaka. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zokukhulekela zingavunyelwa, futhi akekho kubo ongasho ukuthi ukuphela kwendlela eyiqiniso yokudumisa uNkulunkulu. Ngifuna ukuphinda ngivakashele eminye imigomo ejwayelekile ehlobene nokukhulekela.

1. Sibizelwe ukukhonza

Okokuqala, uNkulunkulu ufuna simkhonze. Lokhu kungukuqhubeka esikubona kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni kwemiBhalo (1. mose 4,4; UJohane 4,23; IsAmbulo 22,9). Ukukhonza kungesinye sezizathu esabizwa ngazo: Ukumemezela izenzo Zakhe ezikhazimulayo (1. UPetrus 2,9). Akukhona nje ukuthi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bayamthanda futhi bayamlalela, kodwa futhi benza izenzo ezithile zokukhulekela. Benza imihlatshelo, bahlabelele izindumiso, bathandaze.

Sibona izinhlobo eziningi zokukhulekela emiBhalweni. Imininingwane eminingi yabhalwa emthethweni kaMose. Abantu abathile banikezwa imisebenzi ethile ngezikhathi ezithile ezindaweni ezithile. Obani, ini, nini, kuphi futhi kanjani banikezwe ngokuningiliziwe. Ngokuphambene, sibona ku 1. Incwadi kaMose imbalwa kakhulu imithetho yokuthi okhokho babekhonza kanjani. Babengenabo ubupristi obumisiwe, bengalinganiselwe endaweni ethile, futhi benikezwa isiqondiso esincane mayelana nokuthi yini okumelwe bayinikele nesikhathi sokuyinikela.

Nakulokhu, sibona okuncane eTestamenteni Elisha mayelana nokuthi kufanele kukhonzwe kanjani futhi nini. Izenzo zokukhulekela zazingagcini eqenjini elithile noma endaweni ethile. UKristu wazisusa izimfuneko kanye nemikhawulo kaMose. Onke amakholwa angabapristi futhi ahlala ezinikela njengomhlatshelo ophilayo.

2. UNkulunkulu kuphela okufanele akhulekelwe

Yize kunezindlela ezahlukahlukene zokukhulekela, umuntu uhlala efunda wonke umBhalo: NguNkulunkulu kuphela okufanele akhonzwe. Ukukhonza kumele kube okukhethekile uma kuzokwamukeleka. UNkulunkulu ufuna lonke uthando lwethu, konke ukwethembeka kwethu. Asikwazi ukukhonza onkulunkulu ababili. Noma singamkhonza ngezindlela ezehlukene, ubunye bethu bususelwa eqinisweni lokuthi nguYe esimkhonzayo.

Kwa-Israyeli wasendulo, unkulunkulu oyimbangi wayevame ukuba uBhali. Osukwini lukaJesu kwakungamasiko enkolo, ukuzenza abalungile nobuzenzisi. Impela, noma yini eza phakathi kwethu noNkulunkulu - noma yini edala ukuthi singamlaleli - ingunkulunkulu wamanga, isithombe. Kwabanye abantu namuhla kuyimali. Kwabanye, kuyizocansi. Abanye banenkinga enkulu ngokuziqhenya noma ukukhathazeka ngokuthi abanye abantu bangacabangani ngabo. UJohn ukhuluma ngonkulunkulu abathile bamanga lapho ebhala:

“Ningathandi izwe nokusezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukaYise alukho kuye. Ngokuba konke okusezweni, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, nokuzigabisa ngalokhu kuphila, akuveli kuyise, kodwa kuvela ezweni. Futhi izwe liyabhubha nenkanuko yalo; kepha owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade.”1. UJohannes 2,15-enye).

Akunandaba ukuthi siyini ubuthakathaka bethu, kufanele sibabethele, sibabulale, kufanele sibeke eceleni bonke onkulunkulu bamanga. Uma kukhona okusivimbela ekulaleleni uNkulunkulu, sidinga ukukuqeda. UNkulunkulu ufuna abantu bakhonze yena yedwa.

3. ubuqotho

Okwesithathu okungaguquki ngokukhonza esikubona emiBhalweni ukuthi ukukhonza kufanele kube qotho. Akusizi ukwenza okuthile ngenxa yesimo, ukucula izingoma ezifanele, ukuhlangana ndawonye ngezinsuku ezifanele, ukusho amazwi afanele uma singamthandi ngempela uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zethu. UJesu wabagxeka labo abadumisa uNkulunkulu ngezindebe zabo kodwa ababemkhulekela ngeze ngoba izinhliziyo zabo zazingekho eduze noNkulunkulu. Amasiko abo (ekuqaleni ayeklanyelwe ukubonisa uthando nokukhulekela kwawo) ayesephenduke izithiyo othandweni nokukhulekela kwangempela.

UJesu futhi wagcizelela isidingo sokulunga lapho ethi kumelwe simkhulekele ngomoya nangeqiniso (Joh 4,24). Uma sithi siyamthanda uNkulunkulu kodwa sithukuthele ngempela ngeziyalezo Zakhe, singabazenzisi. Uma sibheka inkululeko yethu njengebalulekile ngaphezu kwegunya lakhe, ngeke sikwazi ukumkhulekela ngempela. Asinakuthatha isivumelwano sakhe emlonyeni wethu futhi siphonse amazwi akhe emva kwethu (IHubo 50,16: 17). Asikwazi ukumbiza ngeNkosi futhi singakunaki lokho akushoyo.

4. ukulalela

Kuyo yonke imibhalo siyabona ukuthi ukukhonza kweqiniso kumele kufake nokulalela. Lokhu kulalela kufanele kufake phakathi amazwi kaNkulunkulu ngendlela esiphathana ngayo.

Ngeke sihloniphe uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokuba sihloniphe abantwana bakhe. “Uma umuntu ethi: ‘Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu,’ kepha ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambimanga. Ngokuba ongamthandi umzalwane wakhe ambonayo, angamthanda kanjani uNkulunkulu angamboniyo na?”1. UJohannes 4,20-21). Kungikhumbuza ukugxeka kuka-Isaya ngonya labo abenza amasiko okukhulekela kuyilapho benza ukungabi nabulungisa emphakathini:

"Kuyini ukubaluleka kwezisulu zakho eziningi? Isho iNkosi. Ngiyaneliswa yiminikelo yokushiswa yezinqama namanoni amathole akhuluphalisiweyo, angithokozi ngegazi lezinkunzi, nelemvana, nelezimbuzi. Lapho niza ukuzovela phambi kwami, ubani ocela ukuba ninyathele inkantolo yami? ningabe nisaletha iminikelo yempuphu ize. Impepho iyisinengiso kimi! Angithandi ukwethwasa kwenyanga namasabatha lapho nibuthana, ububi nemibuthano yemikhosi! Umphefumulo wami uyakuzonda ukwethwasa kwenyanga nemikhosi yenu; ziwumthwalo kimi, ngikhathele ukuzithwala. Noma nelula izandla zenu, nokho ngiyawafihla amehlo ami kini; futhi noma nikhuleka kakhulu, anginizwa; ngoba izandla zenu zigcwele igazi.” ( Isaya 1,1I-1-15).

Ngokwazi kwethu, kwakungekho lutho olubi ngezinsuku laba bantu ababezigcina, noma uhlobo lwempepho, noma izilwane ababenikela ngazo. Inkinga yayiyindlela ababephila ngayo sonke isikhathi. “Izandla zenu zigcwele igazi,” esho—kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi inkinga yayingekho ngalabo ababulala ngempela.

Wabiza ikhambi eliphelele: “Dedelani okubi, fundani ukwenza okuhle, funani ubulungisa, nisize abacindezelwe, nibuyisele ubulungisa ezintandaneni, nahluleleni abafelokazi” ( amavesi 16-17 ). Kwadingeka bahlele ubudlelwano babo nabanye abantu. Kwadingeka baqede ukucwasa ngokobuhlanga, imibono engokwezigaba kanye nemikhuba yezomnotho engalungile.

5. Impilo yonke

Ukukhonza, uma kufanele kube ngokoqobo, kufanele kwenze umehluko endleleni esiphatha ngayo omunye nomunye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto. Lesi ngesinye isimiso esisibona emibhalweni engcwele.

Kufanele sikhonze kanjani? UMicha ubuza lo mbuzo futhi usinike impendulo:
“Ngingasondelana nani kuJehova, ngikhothame phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophakeme? Ngiyakusondela kuye ngeminikelo yokushiswa namathole anomnyaka munye na? INkosi iyakujabula ngezinkulungwane zezinqama, nemifula yamafutha engenakubalwa na? Ngiyakunikela ngezibulo lami ngenxa yesiphambeko sami, isithelo somzimba wami ngenxa yesono sami na? Utsheliwe, muntu, okuhle nalokho uJehova akufunayo kuwe, okungukuthi, ukugcina izwi likaNkulunkulu, nokuthanda, nokuzithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu wakho.” 6,6-enye).

UHoseya wagcizelela nokuthi ubuhlobo babantu bubaluleke ngaphezu kwemishini yokukhulekela. “Ngokuba ngithokoza othandweni, hhayi ngomhlatshelo, ukwazi uNkulunkulu, hhayi iminikelo yokushiswa.” 2,10).

Umqondo wethu wokukhonza kufanele udlule ngaphezu komculo nangaphezulu kwezinsuku. Le mininingwane ayicishe ibaluleke njengokuphila kwethu. Kuwubuzenzisi ukugcina iSabatha ngenkathi kuhlwanyela ukungezwani phakathi kwabafowethu. Kuwubuzenzisi ukucula nje amaHubo bese wenqaba ukukhonza ngendlela abachaza ngayo. Kuwubuzenzisi ukuziqhenya ngokugujwa koMuntu, okubeka isibonelo sokuthobeka. Kuwubuzenzisi ukubiza uJesu Nkosi uma singafuni ukulunga nesihe Sakhe.

Ukukhonza kungaphezu nje kwezenzo zangaphandle - kubandakanya ushintsho oluphelele ekuziphatheni kwethu oluvela ekuguqukeni kwenhliziyo okuphelele, ushintsho olulethwa kithi nguMoya oNgcwele. Ukuletha lolu shintsho, kudinga ukuzimisela kwethu ukuchitha isikhathi noNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko, ngokutadisha, nangezinye izindlela zokomoya. Lokhu kuguqulwa akwenzeki ngamagama omlingo noma ngamanzi omlingo - kwenzeka ngokuchitha isikhathi ebudlelwaneni noNkulunkulu.

Umbono owandisiwe kaPawulu ngokukhulekela

Ukukhulekela kuhlanganisa impilo yethu yonke. Lokhu sikubona ikakhulukazi emazwini kaPawulu. UPawulu wasebenzisa igama elithi umhlatshelo nokukhulekela (ukukhulekela) kanje: “Ngakho ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu ukuba ninikele imizimba yenu ibe-ngumnikelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu kungukukhonza kwenu okunengqondo.” ( Roma 1 Kor2,1). Ukuphila konke kufanele kube ukukhonza, hhayi nje amahora ambalwa isonto ngalinye. Yebo, uma ukuphila kwethu sizinikele ekukhulekeleni, ngokuqinisekile siyohlanganisa amahora ambalwa namanye amaKristu isonto ngalinye!

UPawule usebenzisa amanye amagama ukunikela kanye nokukhonza kwabaseRoma 15,16, lapho ekhuluma ngomusa awuphiwe nguNkulunkulu “ukuba ngibe yisikhonzi sikaKristu Jesu phakathi kwabezizwe, ngimise ubupristi ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, ukuze abezizwe babe-ngumnikelo owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, ongcwelisiwe ngoMoya oNgcwele. ” Lapha sibona ukuthi ukushumayela ivangeli kuwuhlobo lokukhulekela.

Njengoba sonke singabapristi, sonke sinomsebenzi wobupristi wokumemezela okuhle kwabasibizile.1. UPetrus 2,9) - inkonzo noma yiliphi ilungu elingaya kuyo, noma okungenani lihlanganyele, ngokusiza abanye bashumayele ivangeli.

Lapho uPawulu ebonga abaseFilipi ngokumsekela ngokwezimali, wasebenzisa amagama okukhulekela: “Ngamukela ku-Ephafrodithu okuvela kini, okuyiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo omnandi, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu.” ( Filipi 4,18).

Usizo lwezezimali esilunikeza amanye amaKristu lungaba uhlobo lokukhulekela. KumaHeberu 13 kuchaza ukukhulekela ngezwi nangesenzo: “Ngakho-ke masinikele njalonjalo kuNkulunkulu ngaye umhlatshelo wokudumisa, oyisithelo sezindebe ezivuma igama lakhe. Ningakhohlwa ukwenza okuhle nokwabelana nabanye; ngokuba iminikelo enjalo iyamthokozisa uNkulunkulu” ( amavesi 15-16 ).

Uma sikuqonda ukukhonza njengendlela yokuphila ehlanganisa ukulalela nsuku zonke, ukuthandaza nokutadisha, ngicabanga ukuthi sinombono ongcono uma sibheka udaba lomculo nezinsuku. Yize umculo ubuyingxenye ebalulekile yokukhonza kusukela esikhathini sikaDavide, umculo awuyona ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yokukhonza.

Ngokufanayo, neTestamente Elidala liyabona ukuthi usuku lokukhonza alubalulekile njengokuthi siphatha kanjani umakhelwane wethu. Isivumelwano esisha asidingi usuku oluthile lokukhonza, kepha sidinga imisebenzi ebonakalayo yothando ngomunye nomunye. Ufuna sihlangane, kepha akasinqumeli ukuthi kufanele sihlangane nini.

Bangani, sibizelwe ukuthi sikhonze, sigubhe, futhi sikhazimulise uNkulunkulu. Kuyintokozo yethu ukumemezela izibusiso Zakhe, ukuhlanganyela izindaba ezinhle nabanye, ngalokho asenzele kona ngeNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu.

UJoseph Tkach

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