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Izinqumo noma umthandazo
Unyaka omusha uqale futhi. Abantu abaningi benze izinqumo ezinhle ngoNyaka Omusha. Imvamisa kumayelana nempilo yomuntu siqu - ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokudla nokuphuza kakhulu ngesikhathi samaholide. Abantu emhlabeni wonke bazibophezele ekusebenziseni kakhulu umzimba, badle amaswidi ambalwa futhi ngokuvamile bafuna ukwenza kangcono kakhulu. Yize kungekho lutho olungalungile ngokwenza izinqumo ezinjalo, thina maKristu sintula okuthile ngale ndlela.
Lezi zinqumo zonke zinento yokwenza namandla ethu obuntu, ngakho-ke zivame ukuphelela emoyeni. Eqinisweni, ochwepheshe baye balandelela impumelelo yesinqumo sikaNcibijane. Imiphumela ayikhuthazi: u-80% wabo ufeyila ngaphambi kwesonto lesibili likaFebhuwari! Njengamakholwa, siyaqaphela kakhulu ukuthi thina bantu sinephutha kangakanani. Siyawazi umuzwa umphostoli uPawulu awuveza kweyabaseRoma 7,15 ikuchaza ngale ndlela: Angazi ukuthi ngenzani. Ngoba angikwenzi engikufunayo; kodwa engikuzondayo ngiyakwenza. Ungakuzwa ukukhungatheka kukaPawulu ngenxa yokuntula kwakhe ukuzimisela, njengoba azi ngokucacile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufunani kuye.
Ngenhlanhla, njengamaKristu, asincikile ekuzimiseleni kwethu. Kunento eyodwa esingaphendukela kuyo enamandla kakhulu kunokuvuma ukuziguqula thina: singaphendukela emthandazweni. NgoJesu Kristu kanye nokuhlala kukaMoya oNgcwele singasondela ngokuzethemba kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu ngomthandazo. Siyakwazi ukuletha phambi Kwakhe ukwesaba kwethu nokwesaba kwethu, injabulo yethu kanye nosizi lwethu olujulile. Kuwumuntu ukubheka ikusasa futhi ube nethemba lonyaka ozayo. Esikhundleni sokwenza izinqumo ezinhle ezizoshabalala maduze, ngiyakukhuthaza ukuthi uhlanganyele nami futhi uzibophezele kukho 2018 ukuwenza unyaka wokukhuleka.
Ayikho into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuba ingalethwa phambi kukaBaba wethu onothando. Kepha ngokungafani nezinqumo ezenziwa ekuqaleni konyaka, umthandazo awubalulekile kithina kuphela. Singasebenzisa futhi umthandazo njengethuba lokuletha ukukhathazeka kwabanye phambi kweNkosi.
Ilungelo lokuthandazela uNyaka Omusha lingikhuthaza kakhulu. Bheka ukuthi ngingazibekela eyami imigomo kanye nalokho engikulindele 2018 ukuba. Ngiyazi, nokho, ukuthi anginamandla okuzibona. Kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi sikhulekela uNkulunkulu onothando nonamandla onke. Esahlukweni sesishiyagalombili sencwadi eya kwabaseRoma, isahluko nje ngemva kokulila kwakhe ngentando yakhe ebuthakathaka, uPawulu uyasikhuthaza: “Kepha siyazi ukuthi konke kusebenzelana kube ngokuhle kwabamthandayo uNkulunkulu, kwababiziweyo ngokomthetho wakhe. injongo (Roma 8,28). UNkulunkulu uyasebenza emhlabeni, futhi intando Yakhe enamandla onke, enothando izuzisa abantwana Bakhe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izimo zabo zinjani.
Abanye benu kungenzeka babe no-2017 omuhle kakhulu futhi banethemba elikhulu ngekusasa. Kwabanye kube unyaka onzima, ogcwele imizabalazo nezihibe. Bayasaba im 2018 kungase kube nemithwalo eyengeziwe ezayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lo nyaka omusha usilethelani, uNkulunkulu ukhona, ulungele ukuzwa imithandazo nezicelo zethu. SinoNkulunkulu wothando olungapheli, futhi akukho kukhathazeka esingakuletha phambi kwakhe kuncane kakhulu. UNkulunkulu uyathokoza ngezicelo zethu, ukubonga kwethu, kanye nokukhathazeka kwethu ekuhlanganyeleni okuseduze Naye.
Sibumbene ngomthandazo nokubonga,
UJoseph Tkach
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