Isigaba II: Kuqondile

Ilanga Limile

Ngaphambi nje kokuba ngibhale lolu hlelo lokufunda, ukusitheka kwelanga okuyivelakancane kwanqamula e-United States, nokubukwa okuhle kakhulu okungaba amahora ayisithupha uma uhamba uye enyakatho yami. Ngokuvamile awucabangi ukuthi inyanga ihamba ngokushesha kangakanani, kodwa uma ubukele izithombe ze-TV, yagijima kulo lonke izwekazi ngamahora nje ambalwa. Isikhathi esiphelele sokubuka sokucisha ngokuphelele? Ngaphansi kwemizuzu emithathu.

Kodwa ngenkathi uyibhekile, kwaba sengathi yonke into yama imizuzu embalwa, kwase kusebusuku.

Esinye sezimangaliso ezinkulu zeTestamente Elidala senzeka lapho kwenzeka okuphambene: kwakungekhona ukuthi inyanga ibonakale imile, nelanga ngokwalo lama esibhakabhakeni lonke usuku.

Kungani? Ngoba omunye umuntu kaNkulunkulu waba nesibindi sokuthandaza umthandazo oqondile, onesibindi. Sisanda kuchitha izinsuku ezinhlanu sihlola ukuthi imithandazo yokuthobeka inamandla kangakanani, ngakho-ke uma ufunda ngoJoshuwa etshela ilanga ukuthi lime, kungase kubonakale kunesibindi ngokwesabekayo, ngisho nokuzikhukhumeza. Kodwa ake ngikutshele ukuthi kungani kwakungekona ukuzikhukhumeza kuJoshuwa ukuthandaza ngale ndlela: 

Wayekuzwile kuNkulunkulu.

UNkulunkulu utshela uJoshuwa ngokucacile ukuthi unikele izitha zabo esandleni, ngakho lapho usuku seluya ngasekupheleni ngaphandle kokugcwaliseka kwezwi likaNkulunkulu kubantu baKhe, uJoshuwa unokholo lokuthandaza umthandazo owodwa onesibindi ngokumangalisayo: “Langa, yima. namanje!”

Umthandazo kaJoshuwa uyisibonelo esihle sesici esilandelayo semikhuleko enamandla esizoyibheka ezinsukwini ezinhlanu ezizayo: Ucacile (khumbula, TQPL—Thobeka, Qonda, Phikelela, futhi Lindela).

Izolo sikhulume ngegama likaJesu negunya asinike lona, ​​kodwa lisizani igunya lakhe uma singalisebenzisi? Imithandazo yokuthobeka neqondile inamandla ngoba lapho singena enhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu endabeni ethile futhi sivumelana naYe ngomthandazo, ingashintsha indlela yezulu—noma izinhliziyo zethu. 

Ngakho yiziphi izinto eziqondile uNkulunkulu afuna uzisebenzisele lolu hlobo lomthandazo wesibindi? Ukusindiswa kothandekayo kude noNkulunkulu? Ukugula emzimbeni wakho? Ingabe osemusha owazi konke uphokophele engozini enkulu? Kwenze umsebenzi wakho ukufunda iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngalezi zinto—bese umbuza. Ngesibindi!

Ngemva kokufunda ngoJoshuwa, qhubeka nosuku lwakho ucele kuNkulunkulu imithandazo eqondile, enamandla ongayithandaza egameni likaJesu elingenakuqhathaniswa.