Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaJohane 10:27

Uma uke uzibuze ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukulandela uJesu ngempela, awuwedwa. Sivame ukwenza lokhu kube nzima kunalokho okuyikho. Kulolu hlelo olufushane, sizofunda ukuthi uJesu usibiza kanjani ukuba simlandele, nenhliziyo Yakhe ngemuva kokwenza isicelo esinesibindi.

Ukuba sentandweni kaNkulunkulu akuyona imfihlakalo. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi siyesaba kakhulu ukuphuma entandweni Yakhe kangangokuthi siyakhubazeka ekuqhubekeleni phambili. Yazi lokhu: uNkulunkulu ufuna ukukuholela entandweni Yakhe ephelele, futhi uma uyigeja, mkhulu ngokwenele ukukubuyisela endleleni efanele. Nazi izindlela ezimbili kuphela zokuphuma entandweni kaNkulunkulu…

IBhayibheli liyincwadi yokuhlenga, inkululeko, nethemba. Ngaphakathi kwamakhasi alo kunezinhlamvu eziguqukayo futhi ezigcwele amaqiniso—abesilisa nabesifazane abaphukile abafuna izimpendulo. Ngandlela thize, bafana kakhulu neziboshwa zamanje nezangaphambili ezabhala izifundiso osuzozifunda. Sithemba ukuthi uyakhuthazeka futhi ugqugquzelwe amazwi avela esontweni ngemuva kwezinsimbi. Kwangathi ubufakazi babo bungasikhulula sonke.

Nsuku zonke, kuqubuka impi engabonakali eduze kwakho—engabonwa, engezwakali, kodwa ezwakala kukho konke ukuphila kwakho. Isitha esizinikele, esinodeveli sifuna ukwenza umonakalo kukho konke okubalulekile kuwe: inhliziyo yakho, ingqondo yakho, umshado wakho, izingane zakho, amaphupho akho, isiphetho sakho. Uhlelo lwakhe lwempi luncike ekukubambeni ungazi futhi ungahlomile. Uma ukhathele ukuphushwa futhi ubanjwe ungaqaphile, lolu cwaningo olwakho.

Sithandaza kanjani lapho sibhekene nesikhathi esinzima? Akusona isikhathi sokuhlehlela futhi sidebeselele impilo yethu yomkhuleko. Eqinisweni, izikhathi ezinzima ziwubizo oluphuthumayo lokuthandaza kakhulu. Nazi izindlela ezinye eziwusizo ekutheni singancika kanjani empilweni yethu yomkhuleko lapho sibhekene nesikhathi esinzima. UNkulunkulu wethu ubiza abantu bakhe ukuba bazithobe futhi bathandaze. Uthembisile ukuthi uzosizwa futhi aphilise izwe lethu. Njengoba isikhathi sikaJesu sokubuya sisondela, ingabe uyobathola abantu Bakhe beguqe bethandaza?

Kunezikhathi lapho sinesithembiso esivela kuNkulunkulu, kodwa asiyiboni impilo yethu ihambisana nesithembiso uNkulunkulu asinike sona. Noma kunezikhathi lapho sifika empambano mgwaqo empilweni yethu, sithembele kuNkulunkulu ukuthi akhulume isiqondiso ezimpilweni zethu, bese sizwa ukuthula kuphela. Le nkonzo yezinsuku ezingu-7 izokhuluma nenhliziyo yakho mayelana nendlela yokuhamba eNtandweni kaNkulunkulu lapho uNkulunkulu ebonakala ethule.