Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaJohane 1:12

Umusa kaNkulunkulu uyisipho esingapheli somusa wakhe, uthando, nesihe kithi. Noma singenzanga lutho olusifanele, uyatholakala emhlabeni wonke ngoJesu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukukhetha kwethu kungaba kuhle noma kube kubi kangakanani, sonke sidinga umusa kaNkulunkulu. Kulolu Hlelo, sizofunda kabanzi mayelana nokuthi ungaphila kanjani ngokugcwaliswa ngomusa.

Awukho umshado ophelele ngoba umshado uwukuhlangana kwabantu ababili abangaphelele. Kodwa ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu, ungaba nomshado omuhle-hhayi ngokumcela ukuba alungise owakwakho, kodwa ngokumcela ukuba enze umsebenzi enhliziyweni yakho. Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezi-5 luzokusiza ukuthi uthole ukuphulukiswa, ukuthula, kanye nokuzethemba kuKristu ukuze uthande owakwakho kahle futhi uguqule umshado wakho.

Sigcwele ukulangazelela njengoba sincika kulesi sikhathi sokugubha ngenhloso yokulalela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela nathi amasonto angu-4 njengoba: Sibheka Ubuhle; Sephula Izithiyo; Sivulela Igumbi; futhi Simangazwa nguNkulunkulu. Njengazo zonke izinto ezihamba phambili ekuphileni, lolu hambo luhambeka kahle kakhulu nabanye—ngakho bamba umngani noma ababili kanye nomuzwa wakho wokumangala bese ungena kwi nkathi ye-Advent.

Sigcwele ukulangazelela njengoba sincika kulesi sikhathi sokugubha ngenhloso yokulalela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela nathi amasonto angu-4 njengathi: Bheka Ubuhle; Yephula Izithiyo; Yenza Igumbi; futhi Ziyizimanga zikaNkulunkulu. Njengazo zonke izinto ezihamba phambili ekuphileni, lolu hambo luhamba kahle kakhulu nabanye—ngakho bamba umngani noma ababili kanye nomuzwa wakho wokumangala bese ungena kwi nkathi ye-Advent.

Udinga umusa, isihe, nesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu okwengeziwe? Khona ke khuleka lemithandazo emihlanu elula yokuthobeka, ucele iNkosi ukuthi ikwenzele umusa futhi ikusize. Uyakuwuphendula umkhuleko wakho; Abathobekileyo ubapha umusa! Futhi uma uzithoba phambi kukaJehova, uyokuphakamisa.

Inkulu kakhulu indaba yokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu. Siyozama ukuwabheka amazwi awakhulumayo uJesu lapho elenga esiphambanweni esifela. La mazwi aqondene nathi, ngalokho sidinga ukusondela kuwona ngokuthobeka nangokukholwa.

Ingabe ukubona kusho ukukholwa? Noma Ukukholwa kusho ukubona? Lena yimibuzo yenkolo. Loluhlelo lunikeza ukufunda okujulile ngokholo - kusukela kwizindaba zetestamente elidala ngabantu bangempela ababonisa isibindi sokholo ezimweni ezinzima kuze kufike ezimfundisweni za Jesu ngaloludaba. Ekufundeni kwakho, uzokhuthazwa ukuthi uqinise ubuhlobo bakho no Nkulunkulu nokuthi ube ngumlandeli wa Jesu othembekile.

Umbhali odumile kanye nomfundisi odumile uThimothi Keller we-New York Times uhlola amandla omkhuleko, nokuthi abafundi bangenza kanjani imithandazo eyengeziwe yomuntu siqu nabanamandla, benza uxhumano olujulile noNkulunkulu.

Lolu hlelo lwamaviki amathathu lusidlulisa ezimangalisweni ezingaphelelwa yisikhathi zokuthi uNkulunkulu weza kanjani kithi ngendodana yakhe, uJesu. Uhlelo luhlelelwe ukuthi luqale ngoMsombuluko ukuze impelasonto ngayinye ihlanganise okuqukethwe okufushane okuhloselwe ukuphumula nokuzindla ngesikhathi samaholide. Hlanganyela nathi njengoba sifunda ukuthi ukuzalwa kukaKristu kusho ukuthini ngekusasa lethu, elamanje, kanye nesikhathi esedlule.

Ezikhathini eziningi kuba nzima ukwabelana ngevangeli nabangani bethu. Kuphakathi kokuthi sinqotshwa ukwesaba noma asazi ukuthi sizokwabelana ngani. Sonke sidinga umthwalo ukuze sifinyelele kubangane bethu abalahlekile bakaKristu. Lolu wuhlelo lokufunda iBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-21 olusisiza ukuthi sizindle ngokukhethekile ngezindima eziphathelene nokushumayela ivangeli futhi luhambisana nomkhuleko omfishane wosuku ngalunye lwabangane bethu.

Ukhisimusi yisikhathi lapho sonke kufanele silindele ukungena kwezulu emhlabeni wethu onothuli, ongcolile. Ukhisimusi yisikhathi esisikhumbuza sonke ukuthi izimangaliso ziyenzeka ngempela, imithandazo iyaphendulwa nokuthi izulu liyimpendulo eyodwa nje. Ngokuhlangenwe nakho kukaMariya, uJoseph, uZakariya no-Elizabeth, umalusi namadoda ahlakaniphileyo, lokhu kuzinikela kuhlola ukubaluleka kukaKhisimusi wokuqala nokuthi uhlangana kanjani nempilo yethu ngayinye namuhla.

UKhisimusi ngeqiniso uyindaba enkulu kunazo zonke: indaba yokwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu, amandla, insindiso, nothando olungapheliyo. Asithatheni uhambo kulezinsuku ezilandelayo ezi-25 ukuthi sizwe ngohlelo lukaNkulunkulu lokusindisa izwe esonweni nezethembiso ezafezwa ngokuzalwa kweNdodana Yakhe.

Ungalahlekelwa ukugxila kwakho ngenxa yenkathi kaKhisimusi—uJesu. Ukugubha i-Advent kuyindlela enhle yokugcina uKristu emaphakathi eholidini futhi kulolu hlelo lokufunda, uzothatha uhambo ngemiBhalo ukuze ukhulekele iNkosi yethu ngokufunda iBhayibheli nsuku zonke nangokuzinikela.