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Ukungabaza: Isithiyo Ekwethembeni

Uma ukholo lonke, oluhlanganisa ithemba, “luyisiqinisekiso sezinto ezithenjwayo, nokuqiniseka ngezinto ezingabonwayo (KumaHebheru 11:1),” kufanelekile ukuthi lungahlangabezana ezimpilweni zethu nasezinhliziyweni zethu nokungabaza, okuchazwa njengokuzizwa ngokungaqiniseki noma ukuntula ukuqiniseka.

UPawulu uthi ukholo luvela ku-Abrahama futhi uchaza ukuhlobana phakathi kwalolo kholo nethemba ethi, “Ngokwethemba Wakholwa ngaphandle kwethemba.” ( KwabaseRoma 4:18) Wakholwa ngokumelene nethemba  ngombono womuntu futhi wakholelwa ethembeni encike esimweni sikaNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, izimo zika-Abrahama zazibonakala zingenakwenzeka ngokomuntu. Isithembiso sendlalifa sasingenathemba naphezu kokuguga nokuba yinyumba. Kodwa uma ithemba likuNkulunkulu, ongakwazi futhi okwenzayo, empeleni, enze okungenakwenzeka (NgokukaMathewu 19:26), indawo engenzeka ayinamingcele. Ithemba lethu ligcwele amandla Akhe, ebuhleni Bakhe kanye nokwethembeka Kwakhe kithi, bantwana Bakhe. “Sinesiqinisekiso esigcwele sethemba.”

Isikhathi esiningi siyesaba ukuthembela ezintweni ngoba siyangabaza ukuthi zingenzeka noma singabaza intando ezincike kuyo. Mhlawumbe sikhohlisiwe, sinamanxeba adlule kanye nokudumala okukhulu okufiphaza ikhono lethu lokuba nethemba. Isipiliyoni sethu sangaphambilini noma izimo zamanje zidala ukungabaza nokungakholwa kokuhle okuzayo. Kungalezi zikhathi lapho kufanele sisuse ukugxila kwethu kwesikhashana siye kokwaphakade futhi sikubeke eqinisweni leVangeli. Kufanele sithole iqiniso eliseZwini likaNkulunkulu, iqiniso elifakazela isimo Sakhe esingaguquki kanye nothando lwakhe olukhulu ngathi olukhonjiswe kuKristu. Amandla eVangeli aqeda ukungabaza.

Imindeni Enezingane Ezincane

IZINGANE, Kwesinye isikhathi ukungabaza kungaphazamisa futhi kuzame ukuntshontsha ithemba lethu ngokuzama ukusenza singaqiniseki ngalokho esinethemba lakho kuKristu. Uma ugxila esimeni sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokho okwaziyo ukuthi kuyiqiniso Ngaye, kungandisa ukholo lwakho kanye nesiqiniseko sethemba. Cabanga ukuthi ungubani uNkulunkulu empilweni yakho. Wenzeni wena nomndeni wakho? Cela abazali bakho bakusize wenze uhlu lwazo zonke izindlela uNkulunkulu aye wathembeka ngazo emndenini wakho. Lapho uqala ukungabaza, cabanga ngezinto uNkulunkulu azenzile ukuze akunike isiqinisekiso sethemba.

Funda  NgokukaLuka 1:46-56. IZINGANE, Lapho uMariya ethola ukuthi unengane wacula ingoma. Ingabe wayezwakala enethemba kule ngoma? Yiziphi ezinye zezinto uMariya azishoyo ngeNkosi? Yiziphi izimfanelo zeNkosi kula mavesi ezikunikeza ithemba?

Funda  NgokukaLuka 1:57-1:80.  IZINGANE, Lapho u-Elizabethe noZakariya bethola umntwana wabo bambiza ngobanini? (uJohane) Kungani abantu bamangala? (Kwakungumkhuba ngaleso sikhathi ukuqamba indodana ngothile emndenini, ngokuvamile ubaba, nokho emndenini wabo kwakungekho noyedwa owayenegama elithi uJohane.) UZakariya wabatshela kanjani igama ababezoliqamba umntwana? (wayibhala kuthebhulethi) Uyakhumbula ukuthi kungani ayengakwazi ukukhuluma? (wayingabaza ingelosi lapho ibatshelwa ukuthi bazoba nomntwana) Lapho isikwazi ukukhuluma, waqala ukwenzani? (wa dumisa uNkulunkulu) Basabela kanjani bonke abantu ababemzungezile? (bathuthumela futhi bazi ukuthi isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu komntwana) Engomeni kaZakariya, yini ayenethemba layo kuJehova? Imaphi amathemba ayenawo ngendodana yakhe uJohane? (ukuba umprofethi olungisela uJesu indlela, onikeza ulwazi lwensindiso) Ingabe izinto uZakariya ayenethemba lazo zagcwaliseka? (yebo, waba namandla emoyeni)

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