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Sikuphila Kanjani Lokhu?

Amandla ethu okuthanda ancike ngokugcwele futhi ngokuphelele emseni kaNkulunkulu, ngenhlanhla ngathi, uhlala njalo futhi mkhulu kakhulu kunamandla noma ukuqonda komuntu. Kumele siqaphele ukuba singachazi uthando kuphela emandleni ethu okukhetha noma ukunquma ngalo, kuyilapho lokhu kuyisici esibalulekile kithi, njengamakholwa, ukuba siphile impilo yothando. Nokho, lokhu, empeleni, kuzoshiya uthando emseni wamandla ethu, okungelona uthando ngezinga eligcwele lobukhona balo. Ngakho kufanele kuqala sincike emseni kaNkulunkulu, kufanele sithande uNkulunkulu ngokholo lwethu nokuthembela Kuye. Futhi-ke kufanele sihlale othandweni Lwakhe nsuku zonke, ukuze singalukhohlwa noma sikhohliswe yilabo abaphikisana nalo.

UJesu usitshela ukuthi ngemva kokuhlanganyela othandweni Lwakhe, kufanele sithande abanye. Njengamakholwa, lolu thando luhlanganisa thina, ibandla lakhe, njengoba sakhana othandweni nasezenzweni ezinhle (KumaHeberu 10:23-25). Kulabo abakude noNkulunkulu, uthando lwethu komunye nomunye luyasiphawula futhi luyasehlukanisa (NgokukaJohane 13:34-35). UNkulunkulu ubonakalisa uthando lwakhe ezweni ngathi, nathi sithanda abanye njengoba asithanda thina. Akumangazi ukuthi yilokhu uKristu asibizela kukho, uma kubhekwa umehluko omkhulu phakathi kothando Lwakhe, ukungabi naso isisusa nezifiso, nothando izwe elilwaziyo, okungase kube umuzwa nje wesikhashana oqhutshwa isifiso sokuthandwa ngokubuyisela.

Uthando lukaNkulunkulu alukona ukwenza okuningi kukaNkulunkulu ngathi, kodwa uNkulunkulu usisindisa ekuzicabangeni ukuze sijabulele ukwenza okuningi ngaye kuze kube phakade. Futhi uthando lwethu kwabanye alukona ukwenza okuningi kubo, kodwa ukubasiza ukuze bathole ukwaneliseka ekwenzeni okuningi ngoNkulunkulu.Uthando lweqiniso luhlose ukwanelisa abantu enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu.Noma yiluphi uthando oluqeda umuntu lugcina lubhubhisa. Alubaholeli abantu enjabulweni ehlala njalo, okungukuthi, uNkulunkulu. Uthando kumele Lugxile kuNkulunkulu, noma akulona uthando lweqiniso; lushiya abantu bengenathemba labo lokugcina lenjabulo.” UJohn Piper

Singalunikela kanjani uthando lukaKristu? Singalubonisa kanjani abanye?

Imindeni Enezingane Ezincane

Funda NgokukaLuka 15:11-31. IZINGANE, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luhluke kakhulu othandweni lwethu. Asihlali sizwa uthando noma ukubonisa uthando kwabanye. UNkulunkulu uhlala esithanda, ngaphandle kwemibandela!  Endabeni yeBhayibheli, kungani indodana encane yabuyela ekhaya? (wayesesebenzise yonke imali yakhe futhi wacabanga ukuthi angasebenzela uyise) Ingabe indodana encane yayicabanga ukuthi uyise uzoyithethelela? (cha) Wenzani uyise? (wamemukela ekhaya wamenzela umcimbi) Kungani ubaba ayamukele indodana yakhe encane? (wamthanda njengoba nje uNkulunkulu esithanda)

Yisho izindlela okhombisa ngazo uthando lukaKristu kwabanye?  UKhisimusi uyizinsuku ezimbili futhi uNkulunkulu usibonise uthando lwakhe ngokusinika isipho esihle kunazo zonke. Sasiyini leso sipho? (UJesu)

Thandaza ucele uNkulunkulu akubonise ukuthi ungabathanda kanjani abanye. Thandazela labo abadinga ukuzwa uthando. Bonga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi uJesu uyisizathu salesi sikhathi sikaKhisimusi. Bonga uNkulunkulu ngokukunika umndeni ozowuthanda futhi okuthandayo.