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Sebenzisa isipho sesikhathi
Ngo-September 20, amaJuda ayegubha uNyaka Omusha, umkhosi onezincazelo eziningi. Igubha ukuqala komjikelezo waminyaka yonke, ikhumbula ukudalwa kuka-Adamu no-Eva, futhi ikhumbula ukudalwa kwendawo yonke, okuhlanganisa ukuqala kwesikhathi. Ngenkathi ngifunda ngesihloko sesikhathi, ngakhumbula ukuthi isikhathi sinezincazelo eziningi. Enye ukuthi isikhathi siyimpahla ehlanganyelwa osozigidigidi nezinxibi ngokufanayo. Sonke sinemizuzwana engu-86.400 ngosuku. Kodwa njengoba singakwazi ukukugcina (awukwazi ukudlula noma ukuhoxisa isikhathi), umbuzo uphakama: "Sisebenzisa kanjani isikhathi esitholakalayo kithi?"
Inani lesikhathi
Eqaphela ukubaluleka kwesikhathi, uPawulu wanxusa amaKristu ukuba ‘athenge isikhathi’ (Efe. 5,16). Ngaphambi kokuthi sibhekisise incazelo yaleli vesi, ngithanda ukwabelana nani ngenkondlo echaza ukubaluleka kwesikhathi:
Izwa ukubaluleka kwesikhathi
Ukuze wazi ukubaluleka konyaka, buza umfundi ongaphumelelanga ezivivinyweni zakhe zokugcina.
Ukuze ufunde ukubaluleka kwenyanga, buza umama owabeletha ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Ukuze uthole ukubaluleka kwesonto, buza umhleli wephephandaba lamasonto onke.
Ukuze wazi inani lehora, cela izithandani ezilinde ukubonana.
Ukuze uthole inani lomzuzu, buza othile ophuthelwe yisitimela, ibhasi noma indiza yakhe.
Ukuze ufunde ukubaluleka komzuzwana, buza noma ubani osinde engozini.
Ukuze ufunde inani le-millisecond, buza noma ubani owine indondo yesiliva kuma-Olympics. Isikhathi asilindi muntu.
Qoqa wonke umzuzu osusele kuwo, ngoba uyigugu.
Yabelana nothile okhethekile futhi izobaluleka nakakhulu.
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Sithengwa kanjani isikhathi?
Le nkondlo iveza iphuzu mayelana nesikhathi uPawulu alenza ngendlela efanayo kwabase-Efesu 5. Kunamagama amabili eTestamenteni Elisha ahumusha esuka esiGrekini ngokuthi buy out. Enye i-agorazo, ebhekisela ekuthengeni izinto endaweni yemakethe evamile (agora). Enye i-exagorazo, ebhekisela ekuthengeni izinto ngaphandle kwayo. UPawulu usebenzisa igama elithi exagorazo ku-Efe. 5,15-16 futhi iyasinxusa: “Qaphelani indlela enihamba ngayo; ungenzi ngobuwula, kodwa lwela ukuhlakanipha. Thatha lonke ithuba lokwenza okuhle kulesi sikhathi esinzima” [New Life, SMC, 2011]. Inguqulo kaLuther ka-1912 ithi “ thenga isikhathi.” Kubukeka sengathi uPawulu ufuna ukusinxusa ukuba sithengisise isikhathi ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yemakethe evamile.
Asijwayelene kakhulu negama elithi “thenga”. Ebhizinisini kuqondwa ngokuthi “thenga kungenalutho” noma ngomqondo “wokunxephezela”. Uma umuntu engakwazi ukukhokha izikweleti zakhe, wayengenza isivumelwano sokuziqasha njengezinceku kulowo amkweletayo kuze kuphele isikweletu. Inkonzo yabo ingase inqanyulwe kusenesikhathi uma othile ekhokha isikweletu esikhundleni sabo. Lapho okweletayo kuthengwa ngaphandle kwesevisi ngale ndlela, inqubo yaziwa ngokuthi "ukuhlenga noma ukuhlenga."
Izinto eziyigugu zingasetshenziswa futhi - njengoba sizazi kuma-pawnshops namuhla. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uPawulu usitshela ukuba sisebenzise noma sithenge isikhathi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kumongo wesiyalo sikaPawulu, siyabona ukuthi kufanele sibe abalandeli bakaJesu. UPawulu usitshela ukuba sikuqonde ukuze sigxile kuLowo osihlengele isikhathi. Inkulumo yakhe ayikona ukumosha isikhathi kwezinye izinto ezisivimba ukuthi sigxile kuJesu kanye nomsebenzi asimemele ukuba sibe yingxenye yawo.
Ngezansi kukhona ukuphawula kwabase-Efesu 5,16 kusukela kuMqulu 1 we-“Wuest’s Word Studies in the Greek New Testament:
"Thenga" livela egameni lesiGreki elithi exagorazo (ἐξαγοραζω), elisho "ukuthenga". Engxenyeni emaphakathi esetshenziswe lapha, lisho “ukuzithengela wena noma ukuze kuzuze wena siqu.” Ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, lisho “ukubamba wonke amathuba ukuze usebenzise ngokuhlakanipha nangokungcwele ukwenza okuhle,” ukuze intshiseko nokwenza okuhle kube yizindlela. yenkokhelo esithola ngayo isikhathi" (Thayer). "Isikhathi" akusona i-chronos (χρονος), okungukuthi "isikhathi esinjalo", kodwa i-kairos (καιρος), "isikhathi okufanele sithathwe njengenkathi yamasu, epochal, efike ngesikhathi futhi evumayo". Umuntu akufanele alwele ukusebenzisa isikhathi ngendlela engcono kakhulu, kodwa asebenzise amathuba avelayo.
Njengoba isikhathi ngokuvamile singenakucatshangelwa njengempahla engathengwa ngokoqobo, sithatha inkulumo kaPawulu ngendlela engokomfanekiso, empeleni ethi kufanele sisisebenzise kahle kakhulu isimo esizithola sikuso. Lapho senza lokho, isikhathi sethu siyoba nenjongo eyengeziwe nencazelo eyengeziwe, futhi ‘siyokhokha.
Isikhathi siyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu
Njengengxenye yendalo kaNkulunkulu, isikhathi siyisipho kithi. Abanye banokuningi kanti abanye bancane. Ngenxa yentuthuko yezokwelapha, izakhi zofuzo ezinhle, nezibusiso zikaNkulunkulu, abaningi bethu bayophila baze badlule iminyaka engu-90 futhi abanye babe ngaphezu kwekhulu. Sisanda kuzwa ngendoda yase-Indonesia eyashona ineminyaka engu-100! Akunandaba ukuthi singakanani isikhathi uNkulunkulu asinika sona, ngoba uJesu uyiNkosi yesikhathi. Ngokuthatha isimo somuntu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yaphakade yangena esikhathini kusukela phakade. Ngakho-ke, uJesu uhlangabezana nesikhathi esidaliwe ngendlela ehlukile kunalokho esiyikho kithi. Isikhathi sethu esidaliwe sinobude besikhathi esinqunyelwe, kuyilapho isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwendalo asinamkhawulo. Isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu asihlukaniswa izigaba ezifana nesethu, ngokwesikhathi esedlule, esamanje nesakusasa. Isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu naso sinemfanelo ehluke ngokuphelele—uhlobo lwesikhathi esingeke saluqonda ngokugcwele. Esingakwenza (nakufanele) sikwenze ukuphila esikhathini sethu, siqiniseka ngokuthi siyohlangana noMdali noMhlengi wethu ngesikhathi sakhe, phakade.
Ungasebenzisi kabi noma uchithe isikhathi
Lapho sikhuluma ngendlela engokomfanekiso yesikhathi futhi sisho izinto ezinjengokuthi “ungamoshi isikhathi,” sisho ngendlela yokuthi singase silahlekelwe ukusebenzisa kahle isikhathi sethu esiyigugu. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho sivumela othile noma okuthile ukuba kuthathe isikhathi sethu ezintweni ezingasizi ngalutho kithi. Lokhu kuvezwa ngomfanekiso, incazelo yalokho uPawulu afuna ukukusho kithi: “Thenga isikhathi”. Manje usesiyala ukuba singasisebenzisi kabi noma sichithe isikhathi sethu ngezindlela ezingase ziphumele ekuhlulekeni kwethu ukunikela kulokho okuyigugu kuNkulunkulu nakithina maKristu.
Kulo mongo, njengoba kumayelana ‘nokuthenga isikhathi,’ kumelwe sikhumbule ukuthi isikhathi sethu sahlengwa futhi sahlengwa ngokuthethelela kukaNkulunkulu ngeNdodana yaKhe. Khona-ke siqhubeka sithenga isikhathi ngokusebenzisa isikhathi sethu ngendlela efanele ukuze sibe nengxenye ebuhlotsheni obukhulayo noNkulunkulu kanye nomunye nomunye. Lokhu kuthenga ngesikhathi kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu kithi. Lapho uPawulu kithi kwabase-Efesu 5,15 esinxusa ukuba “sibhekisise indlela esiphila ngayo, kungabi njengabangahlakaniphile kodwa njengabahlakaniphileyo,” usiyala ukuba sibambe amathuba esiwanikezwa yileso sikhathi ukuze sikhazimulise uNkulunkulu.
Umsebenzi wethu "Phakathi Kwezikhathi"
UNkulunkulu usinike isikhathi sokuhamba ekukhanyeni kwakhe, ukuze sihlanganyele enkonzweni kaMoya oNgcwele kanye noJesu, siqhubekisele phambili umsebenzi. Ukwenza lokhu sinikezwa “isikhathi phakathi kwezikhathi” zokufika kukaKristu kokuqala nokwesibili. Umgomo wethu kulesi sikhathi uwukusiza abanye ekufuneni nasekumazini uNkulunkulu nokubasiza ukuba baphile izimpilo zokholo nothando kanye nokuqiniseka okuqinisekile kokuthi ekugcineni uNkulunkulu udayiswe ngokuphelele indalo, okuhlanganisa nesikhathi. Umthandazo wami ukuthi e-GCI sizohlenga isikhathi uNkulunkulu asinike sona ngokuphila ngokwethembeka futhi sishumayele ivangeli lokubuyisana kukaNkulunkulu ngoKristu.
Ngokubonga izipho zikaNkulunkulu zesikhathi nephakade,
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