Ukubaluleka kwethu kwangempela

Ngempilo Yakhe, ukufa, kanye nokuvuka Kwakhe, uJesu wanika isintu inani elingaphezu kwanoma yini esingase siyithole, siyithole, noma siyicabange. Njengoba umphostoli uPawulu asho: “Yebo, konke ngikushaya indiva uma kuqhathaniswa nolwazi oludlulele ngoKristu Jesu iNkosi yami. Ngenxa yakhe ngilahlekelwe yizo zonke lezi zinto, futhi ngizishaya uthuli, ukuze ngizuze uKristu.” ( Filipi 3,8). UPawulu wayazi ukuthi ubuhlobo obuphilayo, obujulile noNkulunkulu ngoKristu bunenani elingenamkhawulo—elingenakulinganiswa—uma liqhathaniswa nanoma yini umthombo ogelezayo ongase ulethwe. Wafinyelela kulesi siphetho ngokucabangela ifa lakhe siqu elingokomoya, ngokungangabazeki ekhumbula amazwi eHubo 8: “Umuntu uyini ukuba umkhumbule, nendodana yomuntu ukuba uyinakekele?” ( ihubo 8,5).

Wake wazibuza ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ebuntwini bukaJesu eza njengoba eze? Ngabe wayengeke eze namabutho asezulwini ukukhombisa amandla nenkazimulo yakhe? Kwakungeke yini eze njengesilwane esikhulumayo noma njengeqhawe elikhulu elivela kumaMarvel Comics? Kepha njengoba sazi, uJesu weza ngendlela ethobeke kakhulu - njengosana olungenakuzisiza. Icebo lakhe kwakumele abulawe ngendlela embi. Angikwazi ukuzibamba ngikhuthazeke lapho ngicabanga ngeqiniso elimangalisayo lokuthi akasidingi kepha weza noma kunjalo. Akukho okunye esingamnika kona ngaphandle kodumo, uthando nokubonga.

Njengoba uNkulunkulu engasidingi, kuphakama umbuzo wokubaluleka kwethu. Ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo, sinenani elincane uma kuqhathaniswa. Inani lamakhemikhali akha umzimba wethu lingama-franc angama-140. Uma besingathengisa umnkantsha wethambo, i-DNA yethu nezitho ezisemzimbeni wethu, intengo ibingakhuphukela kwizigidi zamafranc aseSwitzerland. Kepha leli xabiso aliseduze nenani lethu langempela. Njengezidalwa ezintsha kuJesu, sibaluleke kakhulu. UJesu ungumthombo walokhu kubaluleka - inani lempilo ephilwa ebudlelwaneni noNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu onguZiqu-zintathu wasibiza ngaphandle kwendawo ukuze siphile phakade ebudlelwaneni obuphelele, obungcwele nothando naye. Lobu budlelwane ubunye nobudlelwano lapho sithola ngokukhululekile nangokuthokoza konke uNkulunkulu asinika khona. Ngokuphindaphindiwe, simethemba ngakho konke esiyikho nesinakho.

Izihlakaniphi zobuKristu kuyo yonke iminyaka ziye zabonisa inkazimulo yalobu buhlobo bothando ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene. Augustine wathi, “Usenze abakho. Inhliziyo yethu kayiphumuli ize iphumule kuwe". Usosayensi ongumFulentshi nesazi sefilosofi uBlaise Pascal wathi: “Enhliziyweni yawo wonke umuntu kunesikhala esingavalwa nguNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe kuphela”. CS Lewis wathi, “Akekho oye wathola injabulo yokwazi uNkulunkulu ongafuna ukuhwebelana ngakho ukuze athole yonke intokozo emhlabeni.” Wathi futhi thina bantu senziwa ukuba ‘sikhanukele uNkulunkulu.

UNkulunkulu wadala zonke izinto (kuhlanganise nathi bantu) ngoba “uNkulunkulu uluthando,” njengoba umphostoli uJohane akubeka (1. UJohannes 4,8). Uthando lukaNkulunkulu luyiqiniso eliphakeme kakhulu - isisekelo sayo yonke into engokoqobo edaliwe. Uthando lwakhe lubaluleke kakhulu futhi luwuthando lwakhe oluhlengayo noluguqulayo aluletha kithi futhi oluyinani lethu langempela.

Masingalokothi sikhohlwe iqiniso lothando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi bantu. Lapho sisezinhlungwini, kungaba ngokomzimba noma ngokomzwelo, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasithanda futhi, ohlelweni Lwakhe, uzosusa bonke ubuhlungu. Lapho sihlangabezana nosizi, ukulahlekelwa, nosizi, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasithanda futhi ngolunye usuku uyosula zonke izinyembezi.

Lapho izingane zami zisencane, zangibuza ukuthi kungani ngizithanda. Impendulo yami kwakungekhona ukuthi babeyizingane ezithandekayo ezazibukeka kahle (izinto ezaziyikho namanje). Kwakungekhona ngokuthi babe abafundi abahle kakhulu (okwakuyiqiniso). Kunalokho, impendulo yami yayiwukuthi: “Nginithanda ngoba niyizingane zami! Liya enhliziyweni yokuthi kungani uNkulunkulu esithanda: “Singabakhe futhi lokho kusenza sibe yigugu ngaphezu kwalokho esingakucabanga”. Akufanele nanini sikukhohlwe lokho!

Masijabule ngokubaluleka kwethu njengabathandekayo bakaNkulunkulu.

UJoseph Tkach

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