Hlala ugxile emseni kaNkulunkulu

Muva nje ngibone ividiyo ekhombisa ukukhangisa kwe-TV. Kulokhu, kwakuyi-CD yokukhulekela yobuKristu eqanjiwe ebizwa ngokuthi Konke Mayelana Nami. I-CD ibiqukethe izingoma ezithi: "Nkosi Ngiphakamisela Igama Lami Phezulu", "I-Exalt Me" nethi "Akekho Onjengami". (Akekho ofana nami). Kuyinqaba? Yebo, kodwa libonisa iqiniso elibuhlungu. Thina bantu sithambekele ekuzikhonzeni thina esikhundleni sokukhulekela uNkulunkulu. Njengoba ngike ngasho ngolunye usuku, lokhu kuthambekela kubangela ukuncipha komjikelezo ekwakhekeni kwethu ngokomoya, okugxile ekuzithembeni thina hhayi kuJesu, “umqalisi nomphelelisi wokukholwa” (KumaHebheru 1)2,2 Luther).

Ngezindikimba ezinjengokuthi "ukunqoba isono," "ukusiza abampofu," noma "ukwabelana ngevangeli," abefundisi ngezinye izikhathi basiza abantu ngokungazi ukuthi babe nombono ongalungile ezindabeni zokuphila kobuKristu. Lezi zihloko zingasiza, kodwa hhayi lapho abantu begxile kubo kunoJesu—ukuthi ungubani, lokho asenzele khona nasenzela kona. Kubalulekile ukusiza abantu ukuthi bathembe uJesu ngokugcwele ngobubona, kanye nobizo lwempilo yabo kanye nesiphetho sabo. Njengoba amehlo ethe njo kuJesu, bayobona okumelwe kwenziwe ukuze bakhonze uNkulunkulu nesintu, hhayi ngomzamo wabo siqu, kodwa ngomusa wokuhlanganyela kulokho uJesu akwenza ngokuvumelana noYise noMoya oNgcwele kanye nokuphana okuphelele.

Ake ngikubonise lokhu ngezingxoxo engangiba nazo namaKristu amabili azinikezele. Ingxoxo yokuqala engaba nayo nendoda ethile mayelana nomzabalazo wayo wokupha. Sekuyisikhathi eside eshikashikeka ukuze anikele ebandleni okungaphezu kwalokho abekubekele kona, esekelwe embonweni oyiphutha wokuthi ukuze umuntu abe nesandla esivulekile, ukupha kumelwe kube buhlungu. Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wanikela kangakanani (futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwakubuhlungu kangakanani), wayesazizwa enecala lokuthi wayenganikela okwengeziwe. Ngolunye usuku, egcwele ukubonga, lapho ebhala isheke lomnikelo wamasonto onke, umbono wakhe ngokupha washintsha. Waphawula indlela ayegxila ngayo kulokho ukupha kwakhe kusho kwabanye, kunokuba kuthinte indlela okumthinta ngayo yena. Ngesikhathi kwenzeka lolu shintsho ekucabangeni kwakhe kokungabi necala, umuzwa wakhe waphenduka injabulo. Ngokokuqala ngqá waqonda ingxenye yemiBhalo evame ukucashunwa emazwini omhlatshelo: “Ngamunye wenu kufanele azinqumele ukuthi kungakanani afuna ukukunikeza, ngokuzithandela, hhayi ngoba abanye bekwenza. Ngoba uNkulunkulu uthanda labo abanikela ngokuthokoza nangokuzithandela.”2. 9 Korinte 7 ithemba kubo bonke). Waqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayemthanda njengoba ayengeyena umuphi ojabulayo, kodwa manje uNkulunkulu uyambona futhi uyamthanda njengomuphi ojabulayo.

Ingxoxo yesibili empeleni kwakuyizingxoxo ezimbili nowesifazane mayelana nempilo yakhe yomthandazo. Ingxoxo yokuqala yayimayelana nokubeka iwashi ukuze athandaze ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi uthandaza okungenani imizuzu engu-30. Ugcizelele ukuthi angakwazi ukusingatha zonke izicelo zomkhuleko ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa wethuka lapho ebheka iwashi ebona ukuthi kwakungakapheli ngisho nemizuzu eyi-10. Ngakho wayethandaza nakakhulu. Kodwa njalo lapho ebuka iwashi, imizwa yecala nokungafaneleki yayizokhula. Ngasho ngokuncokola ukuthi kimi kwakubonakala sengathi “ukhulekela iwashi.” Engxoxweni yethu yesibili, wangitshela ukuthi amazwi ami ayeyishintshile indlela athandaza ngayo (uNkulunkulu uthola udumo ngalokho—hhayi mina). Ngokusobala ukuphawula kwami ​​​​kwe-off-cuff kwamenza wacabanga futhi lapho ethandaza waqala nje ukukhuluma noNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ukuthi uthandaza isikhathi eside kangakanani. Ngesikhashana nje, wazizwa enokuxhumana okujulile noNkulunkulu kunanini ngaphambili.

Igxile ekusebenzeni, impilo yobuKristu (okuhlanganisa ukwakheka ngokomoya, ubufundi, kanye nomsebenzi) akuyona into okufanele ube nayo. Kunalokho, kumayelana nokubamba iqhaza ngomusa kulokho uJesu akwenzayo kithi, ngathi naseduze kwethu. Ukugxila emizamweni yakho kuvame ukuphumela ekuzenzeni ulungile. Ukuzibona silungile okuvame ukuqhathanisa noma ngisho nokwahlulela abanye abantu futhi kuphethe ngokungeyikho ngokuthi senze okuthile ukuze sifanelwe uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Iqiniso levangeli, nokho, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthanda bonke abantu njengoba kungoNkulunkulu omkhulu ngokungenamkhawulo kuphela. Lokho kusho ukuthi uthanda abanye ngendlela asithanda ngayo. Umusa kaNkulunkulu uqeda noma yisiphi isimo sengqondo sokuthi "thina ngokumelene nabo" esiziphakamisa njengesilungile futhi silahle abanye njengabangafaneleki.

“Kodwa,” abanye bangase baphikise, “kuthiwani ngabantu abenza izono ezinkulu? Impela uNkulunkulu akabathandi njengoba ethanda amakholwa athembekile.” Ukuze siphendule lokhu kuphikisa sidinga kuphela ukubhekisela kumaqhawe okholo kumaHeberu. 11,1-40 ukubuka. Laba kwakungebona abantu abaphelele, abaningi babo ababhekana nokwehluleka okukhulu. IBhayibheli lisitshela izindaba eziningi zabantu uNkulunkulu abasindisa ekuhlulekeni kunezabantu ababephila ngokulunga. Kwesinye isikhathi silihumusha kabi iBhayibheli lisho ukuthi abahlengiwe benza umsebenzi esikhundleni soMhlengi! Uma singaqondi ukuthi izimpilo zethu ziyalwa ngomusa, hhayi ngemizamo yethu, ngephutha siphetha ngokuthi ukuma kwethu noNkulunkulu kungokuphumelela kwethu. U-Eugene Peterson ukhuluma ngaleli phutha encwadini yakhe ewusizo yobufundi ethi, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction.

Iqiniso eliyinhloko kumaKristu ukuzinikela komuntu siqu, okungaguquki, okuhlala njalo uNkulunkulu akubeka kithi. Ukukhuthazela akuwona umphumela wokuzimisela kwethu, kodwa kuwumphumela wokwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu. Asidluli endleleni yokukholwa ngoba sinamandla angavamile, kodwa ngoba uNkulunkulu ulungile. Ubufundi bobuKristu buyindlela yokwandisa ukuqonda kwethu ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu nokunciphisa ukuqaphela kwethu ukulunga kwethu. Sithola injongo yethu ekuphileni, hhayi ngokuhlola imizwa yethu, izisusa, nezimiso zokuziphatha, kodwa ngokukholelwa intando nezinjongo zikaNkulunkulu. Ngokuqinisekisa ukwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngokuhlela ukuvuka nokuwa kokuphefumlelwa kwethu kwaphezulu.

UNkulunkulu, ohlale ethembekile kithi, akasilahli lapho singathembekile kuye. Eqinisweni, izono zethu ziyamdabukisa ngoba zilimaza thina nabanye. Kodwa izono zethu azisho ukuthi uNkulunkulu usithanda kangakanani noma usithanda kangakanani. UNkulunkulu wethu onguziqu-zintathu uphelele, uluthando oluphelele. Asikho isilinganiso esingaphansi noma esikhulu sothando lwakhe ngomunye umuntu. Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu uyasithanda, usinika iZwi lakhe noMoya wakhe ukuze sikwazi ukubona izono zethu ngokucacile, sizivume kuNkulunkulu, bese siphenduka. Lokho kusho ukuphenduka esonweni nokubuyela kuNkulunkulu nasemuseni Wakhe. Ekugcineni, sonke isono siwukulahla umusa. Ngephutha, abantu bacabanga ukuthi bangakwazi ukuzikhulula esonweni. Nokho, kuyiqiniso ukuthi wonke umuntu olahla ubugovu bakhe, ophendukayo futhi avume izono zakhe wenza lokho ngoba wamukele umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu onomusa noguqulayo. Ngomusa Wakhe, uNkulunkulu wemukela wonke umuntu lapho bekhona, kodwa Ubasusa lapho.

Uma sigxila kuJesu hhayi kithina, khona-ke sizibona thina nabanye ngendlela uJesu asibheka ngayo, njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nabaningi abangakamazi uYise wasezulwini. Ngenxa yokuthi siphila ukuphila okwamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu kanye noJesu, uyasimema futhi asihlomisele ukuba sihlanganyele kulokho akwenzayo, sifinyelele ngothando kulabo abangamazi. Njengoba sihlanganyela noJesu kule nqubo yokubuyisana, sibona ngokucacile okukhulu lokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo ukuze ashukumise abantwana Bakhe abathandekayo ukuba baphendukele Kuye ngokuphenduka, ukuze abasize babeke ukuphila kwabo ngokugcwele ekunakekeleni Kwakhe. Ngenxa yokuthi sihlanganyela noJesu kulenkonzo yokubuyisana, sifunda ngokucace kakhudlwana ukuthi uPawulu wayesho ukuthini lapho ethi umthetho uyalahla kodwa umusa kaNkulunkulu uyaphilisa (bheka iZenzo 1)3,39 kanye namaRoma 5,17-20). Ngakho-ke, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqonda ukuthi yonke inkonzo yethu, kuhlanganise nokufundisa kwethu ngempilo yobuKristu, noJesu, yenziwa ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, ngaphansi kwesambulela somusa kaNkulunkulu.

Ngihlala ngihambisana nomusa kaNkulunkulu.

UJoseph Tkach
UMongameli GRACE COMMUNION INTERNATIONAL

Hlala ugxile emseni kaNkulunkulu