Isimo esibucayi se-coronavirus

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isimo sakho sinjani, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinto zingase zibonakale zifiphele kangakanani, uNkulunkulu wethu onomusa uhlala ethembekile futhi unguMsindisi wethu ohlale ekhona futhi onothando. Njengoba uPawulu abhala, akukho lutho olungasehlukanisa noNkulunkulu noma olungasehlukanisa nothando lwakhe: ‘Pho, yini engasehlukanisa noKristu nothando lwakhe? Ukuhlupheka nokwesaba mhlawumbe? Ukushushiswa? Indlala? Ubumpofu? Ingozi noma ukufa ngobudlova? Impela siphathwa njengoba sekuchaziwe emiBhalweni eNgcwele ukuthi: “Ngenxa yokuthi singabakho, Nkosi, siyashushiswa futhi sibulawa yonke indawo – sihlatshwa njengezimvu! Kodwa nokho, phakathi nokuhlupheka siyanqoba kukho konke lokhu ngoKristu owasithanda kakhulu. Ngokuba ngineqiniso lokuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, namademoni, namanje, nakusasa, namandla, aphezulu noma aphansi, noma yini enye emhlabeni, ngeke kusehlukanise nothando lukaNkulunkulu asinika lona ngoJesu. Kristu iNkosi yethu, yiphani” (Roma 8,35-39 Ithemba Labantu Bonke).

Njengoba ubhekene nenkinga ye-coronavirus, vumela uJesu abe phambili kuMoya. Lesi yisikhathi sokwazisa ubuKristu bethu, singabuhlukanisi. Yisikhathi sokuyivumela ikhanye, singayifihli ekhoneni lekhaya lethu. Kungase kudingeke ukuba sizehlukanise, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi kufanele sihlukanise nabanye kuJesu ophila kithi. Imicabango yakhe mayibe nathi njengoba sisabela esimweni esibhedayo. Emasontweni ambalwa, indikimba kaKristu izokhumbula indlela uJesu Kristu, ngoMoya waphakade, aziletha ngayo engenasici kuNkulunkulu: «Liyokwenza kangakanani igazi likaJesu Kristu libe basha ngaphakathi futhi lihlanze izono zethu! Egcwele uMoya kaNkulunkulu ongunaphakade, wazinikela njengomhlatshelo ongenabala kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yethu. Ngakho-ke, izono zethu, ekugcineni eziholela ekufeni, zithethelelwe, nonembeza wethu uyahlanzwa. Manje sesikhululekile ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ophilayo.” ( Hebheru 9,14 Ithemba kubo bonke). Phakathi kwezidingo zethu, masiqhubeke sikhonza uNkulunkulu ophilayo.

Singakwenza kanjani lokho? Singabasiza kanjani abanye uma sizama ukuzijwayeza ukuqhelelana nabantu futhi sizinakekele? Uma kuphephile futhi kuvumelekile, siza abanye. Uma izinkonzo zesonto zikhanselwa okwamanje, ungakuboni lokhu njengokuphela kwempilo yesonto ndawonye. Biza abanye ngezwi elikhuthazayo. Lalela, uzwele. Hlekani ndawonye uma ithuba livela. Yenza umdwebo wesitebhisi bese uwenza esenzweni. Siza abanye bazizwe beyingxenye yomphakathi wethu wasendaweni futhi babe yingxenye yalowo mphakathi. Ngendlela, ngale ndlela siphinde sisizane ukuze sizizwe siyingxenye yomphakathi. “Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wesihe noNkulunkulu wenduduzo yonke, osiduduza osizini lwethu lonke, ukuze nathi siduduze abasekuhluphekeni noma yikuphi ngenduduzo nathi ngokwethu. baye baduduzwa uNkulunkulu. Ngokuba njengalokhu izinhlupheko zikaKristu zivama phezu kwethu, kanjalo siyakuvama ngenduduzo kuKristu.”2. AbaseKorinte 1,3-enye).

Njengoba sicabangela zonke izici zale ndaba, masinikele isikhathi emthandazweni. Thandazela ukuthi ivangeli liqhubeke nokuletha ukukhanya kulabo abaseduze kwakho. Thandazela ohulumeni bethu kanye nabo bonke abasegunyeni ukuba benze izinqumo ezihlakaniphile: “Thandazani ikakhulukazi labo abasesikhundleni sombuso kanye nesibopho sombuso, ukuze sihlale ngokuthula nangokuthula, ngokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu futhi ngobuqotho kubantu esikanye nabo” ( Thimothewu , )1. UThimothi 2,2).

Khulekela iBandla ukuthi uhlaka lwalo luhlale luqinile ngokwezimali ngesikhathi sobunzima. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, thandazela ukuthi uthando lukaJesu lugeleze kuwe luye kwabanye futhi ukhulekele abanye ababanjwe yilesi sidingo samanje. Khulekela abagulayo, abashonelwe nabanesizungu.

nguJames Henderson