Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaJohane 1:14

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.

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.

Indaba kaKhisimusi iyisimangaliso emva kwesinye. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi izincazelo ziiyajwayeleka ize ilahlekelwe wumthelela. Lemikhuleko yokuzindla emifushane ikusiza ngokuthi uhlale uzinze ezenzakalweni ezingalindelekile nezibalulekile emlandweni: ukuthi uNkulunkulu yena siqu waba ngomunye wethu. Umthandazo ngamunye ubhalwe ngu David Mathis, inhloko yomdidiyeli kwa desiringGod.org ongumfundisi e Cities Church e Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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.

Uma sibheka emhlabeni namuhla, singabona ukuhlukana okuningi okubi noqhekeko. Nokho likhona ithemba. Ithemba elijulile nelivusa amadlingozi. Lapho siqaphela ukuthi simunye kuKristu, yonke into iyashintsha. Lapho samukela ubunye - ubunye nendalo, omunye nomunye, kanye noNkulunkulu - izinto ezingavamile zingenzeka. Njengoba ufunda le nkonzo, sithandazela ukuthi ube neLenti ebusisekile.

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.

Kwabanye, uKhisimusi uyisikhathi senjabulo nokugubha. Kwabanye, kuyisikhumbuzo esibuhlungu salokho okulahlekile. Akukhathalekile ukuthi uhlangabezana nani kulesi sikhathi samaholide, uKhisimusi uyithuba lokugxila emthonjeni wethemba lethu. Sikumema ukuthi ujoyine abasebenzi baseNorth Point ezinsukwini ezingu-25 ezizayo njengoba sihlangana ukuze sijabulele umlingo kaKhisimusi. Joyina ingxoxo usebenzisa i-#NPDevo.

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.