Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaMathewu 25:23

Izikhathi eziningi esikubona njengokuzisola kwethu okukhulu, ukwehluleka namaphutha kuba yilokho uNkulunkulu akusebenzisa kakhulu ezimpilweni zethu. UNkulunkulu uguqula ukuphuka kwethu kube into enhle kakhulu kunalokho esingakucabanga. Uthatha isiphithiphithi sethu futhi udale umsebenzi wobuciko. UNkulunkulu ungumdwebi futhi izimpilo zethu ziwuseyili Wakhe. Uzomvumela ukuthi adale ezingxenyeni eziphukile empilweni yakho?  Kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-5, uzofunda umbhalo futhi uqonde kangcono ukuthi amakhrayoni aphukile asenemibala kanjani

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.

Ushintsho lwegeyimu lulolonga kabusha ngokuphelele isiqondiso segeyimu. UJesu wayengumshintshi wezwe elilahlekile. Futhi qagela ukuthini? Ungashintsha omunye umuntu ngokumtshela lokho uJesu akwenzele kona. Ukuvangela yigama elikhulu elinomthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu, kodwa empeleni lilula kakhulu. Lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli luzosiza intsha ukuba iqonde indlela yokuhlanganyela iVangeli ngobumnene nangenhlonipho.

Ungavumeli ukwesaba kukuvimbele ekutholeni ukuphila okujabulisayo okumiselwe wena ngokwaphezulu! Esikhundleni salokho, hlola ngezindaba zebhayibheli zokuthandaza zansuku zonke zikaNicole Reyes zalabo abake bathembela kuNkulunkulu ngokungesabi. Uzothola ukholo oluyiqiniso, oluqinile, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukholo olunesibindi!

Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-7 lokukhonza lukusiza ukuthi ubambe ubizo lukaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho. Thola futhi ugcwalise ubizo lwakho njengoba usungula ubuwena njengomuntu owaziwayo, othandwayo, futhi obizwe nguNkulunkulu. Ukufunda kuthathwe encwadini ethi Yazi Isizathu Sakho ngo-Ken Costa.

Imali kungaba nzima ukukhuluma ngayo futhi kube nzima ukuyiqonda. Kodwa indlela esisebenzisa ngayo imali yethu ngokujwayelekile yiyona enquma indlela esisebenzisa ngayo ukuphila kwethu. Ngakho singaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi sidumisa uNkulunkulu futhi sikhonza abanye ngezimali zethu? Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli Lwezinsuku Ezingu-7, sizobheka izindaba zangempela ezivela kubantu abajwayelekile abafunda ukulawula isabelomali sabo futhi baphile izimpilo zokupha.

Lokhu kuzinikela okuyisikhombisa kwansuku zonke kusekelwe encwadini kaLouie Giglio, Ukunqoba Impi Yokukhathazeka: Hlakulela Inhliziyo Enokuthula Nomqondo Ozethembayo. uNkulunkulu mkhulu kunokwesaba kanye nabazala bakho - ukucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka, ukwethuka, nokukhungatheka. Uma ukukhathazeka sekuyingxenye eqhubekayo yempilo yakho yansuku zonke, yisikhathi sokushintsha ukulandisa futhi ubuyise ingqondo yakho ngamandla kaJesu.

Ukwesaba kuyimpendulo yethu kulokho esikubona njengengozi—kuhloselwe ukusiza ukusigcina siphephile. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi, ukwesaba kungasilawula ngezindlela uNkulunkulu ayengazihlosile. Lezi zinkonzo zihamba nawe emBhalweni, lapho uNkulunkulu ekhuluma khona ngqo kulokho okwesabayo. Uma ucabanga ngempilo yakho siqu ngokukhanya kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, uyokhulisa ukholo kuYe njengomthombo wangempela wokuthula kanye nempendulo yakho konke ukwesaba kwakho.

Kuthiwani uma umuzwa obeleselayo odinga ukuphila kwakho komoya umangalisa kakhulu ungaveli kuMoya oNgcwele? Lo mzila wenkonzo wembula ukuthi ukuthola ukuthula okudlula ukuqonda akukho emadlelweni angokomoya aluhlaza kodwa kuwukuthola okuluhlaza empilweni yakho yamanje. Hlanganyela nathi ezinsukwini eziyishumi ezizayo njengoba sithola isibusiso kokujwayelekile ngendlela emangalisayo futhi sifunda ukwaneliseka ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke.