Vuselela Inhliziyo Yakho: Izinsuku ezingu-10 Ukulwa neSonoIsampula
Izinhliziyo Zethu Zidinga uNkulunkulu
Lolu wusuku lweshumi nolokugcina lokufunda kwethu “inhliziyo.” Ngemuva kwakho konke esikubhekile, kunombuzo owodwa wokugcina okufanele siwubuze. Singakwazi yini ukushintsha izinhliziyo zethu?
Ingabe siyakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wangaphakathi wokuguqula inhliziyo odingekayo ukuze silandele uNkulunkulu, sikhonze uJesu, futhi silalele uMoya? Impendulo ithi cha.
Sithola inkulumo eyinqaba kakhulu encwadini kaDuteronomi ngemva kokuba uNkulunkulu enikeze abantu bakwa-Israyeli yonke imithetho okwakuyodingeka bayigcine ukuze bahlale benobudlelwane naye.
“Kodwa kuze kube namuhla uJehova akaninikanga inhliziyo yokuqonda namehlo okubona nezindlebe zokuzwa” (29:4).
U-Israyeli wayengakwazi ukuqonda izinto zikaNkulunkulu, futhi wayengenakulalela ngempela imiyalo yakhe ngendlela yokuba ayilalele. Kungani? Ngoba izinhliziyo zabo zazingalungile.
Ngemva kwaleli vesi, uNkulunkulu ubatshela ukuthi, esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, bazokwephula isivumelwano sakhe futhi bawe ngaphansi kolaka lwakhe. Futhi impela, njengoba sifunda lonke iBhayibheli, siyabona ukuthi yilokhu kanye okwenzekayo.
Ngakho-ke yiliphi ithemba ababenalo? Yiliphi ithemba esinalo? Uma singakwazi ukulandela imiyalo kaNkulunkulu futhi sihlale sinobuhlobo obuhle naye, iyini yona, nathi, okumelwe siyenze?
Sidinga izinhliziyo ezintsha.
Ngokujabulisayo, esahlukweni esilandelayo sikaDuteronomi uNkulunkulu wenza isithembiso sokuzilungisa izinhliziyo zethu. Lona umbhalo wethu wanamuhla.
uNkulunkulu uthi uyosoka izinhliziyo zethu, ukuze simthande. uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe kumelw futhi uzosihlinza ngaphakathi. Uzoguqula izinhliziyo zethu.
Yilokhu uJesu asenzela kona ngomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele. Uma ubeke ukholo lwakho kuJesu naseVangelini lakhe, kusho ukuthi usuyibonile ingxenye yalo msebenzi. Asikwazi ukukholwa kuJesu ngaphandle kwalo msebenzi wangaphakathi kaMoya oNgcwele.
uNkulunkulu uyaqhubeka nokusebenza kithi nsuku zonke. Usebenza ezinhliziyweni zethu nsuku zonke. Futhi iphuzu lokuhlinzwa silitshelwa kuleli vesi: ukuze simthande ngenhliziyo yethu yonke.
Ingabe ufuna ukushintsha inhliziyo yakho? Biza uNkulunkulu umcele ukuthi akuguqule. Nguye kuphela ongayiguqula.
Okunye kuphela okumele ukwenze ukuphonsa lonke uthando lwakho kuNkulunkulu ngoKristu. Cabanga ngakho konke akwenzele kona esiphambanweni. Cabanga ngeqiniso lokuthi uzobuya azohlala nawe phakade. Njengoba uthando lwakho ngoNkulunkulu lukhula, inhliziyo yakho izoqhubeka ishintsha.
Thokoza eVangelini, futhi uNkulunkulu uyovuselela inhliziyo yakho.
Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe ngalo mbono, ngikumema ukuthi uhlole ibhuku lami elithi “Vuselela Inhliziyo Yakho.”
Mayelana naloluHlelo
AmaKristu amaningi akholelwa ukuthi ukuphela kwendlela yokulwa nesono ukugedla amazinyo futhi sinqobe isilingo. Kodwa awukwazi ukulwa nesono ngengqondo yakho; kufanele ulwe naso ngenhliziyo yakho. Ngokusekelwe encwadini ethi Vuselela Inhliziyo Yakho, lokhu kubuka kwezinsuku eziyishumi kwamanye amavesi abaluleke kakhulu ngenhliziyo yakho kuzokusiza uthole ukuthi ungalwa kanjani nesono ngokuvumela iVangeli ukuthi livuselele inhliziyo yakho kabusha.
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