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Umthombo Wothando

UJohane usho ngokugcizelela, “uNkulunkulu uluthando.” Umthombo wothando nguNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe. Akukhona ukuthi uNkulunkulu uwumfanekiso nje wothando, uthando luchazwa ngokuzimela, lukhona futhi luvele luvezwe nguNkulunkulu. Kodwa lowo Nkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe uyincazelo yothando, uthando olukhona ngaphambili nothando oluwumphumela wesimo nobuntu Bakhe. Ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu, asinaso isisekelo sothando namandla okuthanda.

Umthombo wothando kithi ube nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, ohlala phezu kwensindiso yethu. Lokhu kwenzeka kuphela ngokuza kukaJesu, lapho uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwamphoqa ukuba athumele iNdodana Yakhe ukuze isisindise. Ukuphila kukaKristu, ukufa nokuvuka, okokuqala futhi kwenziwa kwaba nokwenzeka ngokufika Kwakhe, kuwubufakazi bamandla othando lukaNkulunkulu lokunqoba isono nokufa, okungakwazi ukuxosha uthando. Khona-ke uthando lukaNkulunkulu lunqoba amandla asemhlabeni, phezu kwayo yonke imizwelo yomuntu kanye nokuzifihla kokuzidla kanye nalokho okokuzifunela wena.

Cabanga ngohlobo lothando lukaNkulunkulu, olubonakaliswa kuKristu, njengomthombo wothando esiqala ukuluzwa bese siphila ngalo. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu luyazinikela futhi luwukuzidela. Wazinikela ngenxa yethu (NgokukaJohane 3:16). Uthando lukaNkulunkulu alunamibandela, silunikezwa lapho singalufanele (KwabaseRoma 5:8). Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lumi phakade (UJeremiya 31:3). Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lunamandla. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu luyaphilisa futhi luyaduduza kodwa futhi lusebenza njengomvikeli wethu, uthando Lwakhe lunqoba isitha esikhundleni sethu. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lushintsha ukuphila (1 KaJohane 4:19). Akukho okungasehlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu.

Okwemindeni Enezingane Ezincane

Sithi sithanda izinto eziningi. Ngiyalithanda ibhola likanobhutshuzwayo. Ngiyayithanda i-pizza. Ngiyawuthanda uswidi. Ngiyamthanda umama nobaba. Sesifundile kakade ukuthi luyini uthando, kodwa luvelaphi lolo thando?

Funda eyoku-1 KaJohane 4:7. IZINGANE, leli vesi lithi uthando luvelaphi? (KuNkulunkulu) Leli vesi lisitshela ngokucacile ukuthi uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu. Uma simazi uNkulunkulu, siyalwazi uthando. Uyamazi uNkulunkulu? Uke waluzwa uthando Lwakhe?

Funda KwabaseRoma 8:37-39. IZINGANE, Lezi izindaba ezinhle! Lamavesi asitshelani ngothando lukaNkulunkulu? (akukho okungasehlukanisa) Asikho isipho esingcono kuloKhisimusi ukwedlula uthando uNkulunkulu asibonisa lona lapho ethumela iNdodana yakhe ukuthi izosikhulula. Izipho zimnandi. Amaphathi mahle. Izibani ziyamangalisa. Kodwa, azilutho uma ziqhathaniswa nesipho sikaJesu. Ngakho-ke kulo Khisimusi, lapho uphuma embhedeni ekuseni kakhulu, zinike isikhathi sokukhumbula ukuthi isipho esihle kunazo zonke asihlali ngaphansi kwesihlahla sakho.