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Okujwayelekile: Ukwehluleka Kothando

Lapho uJesu ebuzwa ukuthi yimuphi umyalo omkhulu kunayo yonke, waphendula: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho... futhi uthande umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.” Njengoba sibonile izolo, umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu ungenye yezindlela esigcwalisa ngayo umyalo kaJesu wokuthanda uNkulunkulu ngokwembula ubuntu bakhe bobuhle kulabo abasizungezile. Njengoba sizobona namuhla, umoya kaNKulunkulu uyadingeka ukuze sigcine umyalo wesibili emsebenzini wethu.

NjengamaKristu, asinakusho ukuthi sifuna ukuthanda omakhelwane bethu njengoba sizithanda bese senza umsebenzi wethu ngobumnene. Cabanga ngesibonelo esidlulele sikadokotela ongumKristu. Nakuba lowo dokotela engase athandaze neziguli zakhe, ahlanganyele ivangeli nasebenza nabo, futhi anikele ngemali esontweni lakhe, uhlobo lwakhe oluyisisekelo lwenkonzo luwukuba udokotela osezingeni eliphezulu. Ukube ubenguchwepheshe wezokwelapha osezingeni eliphansi, izimpilo zeziguli zakhe zingaba sengozini. Umthwalo wemfanelo wokuqala kadokotela emsebenzini wakhe kufanele kube inkonzo esezingeni eliphezulu—ukusiza iziguli zakhe ngendlela ayazi ngayo yonke indlela ayazi ngayo, azinike izinga lokunakekela okufanayo ayengakulindela yena nomndeni wakhe.

Manje, kwabaningi bethu, ikhono elihlobene lomsebenzi wethu ngeke lisho umehluko phakathi kokuphila nokufa. Kodwa sonke sinethuba lokulalela umyalo kaJesu wokuthanda omakhelwane bethu njengoba sizithanda thina ngokukhetha ukwenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu futhi senze okungaphezu kwezindinganiso ezidingekayo emisebenzini yethu. Ngiyakuthanda lokho u-Matt Perman akushoyo ngalesi sihloko: “Umsebenzi onganakekeli ufana nokucekela phansi impahla ngoba wenza ukuphila kube nzima kubantu—njengokucekela phansi. AmaKristu kumele abe okuphambene nabacekeli bempahla namavila emsebenzini wabo. Kumele senze umsebenzi oyozuzisa ngempela abantu ngokuhamba ibanga elide kunokuba nje senze okungenani okudingekayo. Ukwenza kahle emsebenzini wethu empeleni kuwuhlobo lokuphana nothando, futhi izinga eliphansi liwuhlobo oluthile lokuncishana nobugovu. Umsebenzi omfushane akuwona nje umsebenzi ongelutho; ukwehluleka kothando.”

NjengamaKristu, akufanele sifune ukwenza okuncane kakhulu emisebenzini yethu ukuze siqoqe isheke. Uma sikholelwa ukuthi umsebenzi wethu uwubizo oluvela kuNkulunkulu, ‘siyosebenza ngenhliziyo yonke, njengabasebenzela iNkosi (Kwabaseolose 3:23),” sifuna ukukhazimulisa uNkulunkulu nokuthanda abanye kahle ngokuba odokotela abagxile kakhulu nabahle kakhulu, osomabhizinisi, othisha., abadwebi, ababazi, nabaphathi okungenzeka sibe ngabo. Ukusebenza kahle emsebenzini wethu akuyona nje indlela yokuzuza okuthile komuntu siqu. Ukusebenzisa umoya kaNkulunkulu kuyindlela yethu ebaluleke kakhulu yenkonzo emsebenzini wethu. Vumela leli qiniso likukhuthaze ukuba ugxile ekuphishekeleni ubungcweti bomsebenzi wakho wezandla, ube inguqulo yakho ehluke kakhulu ukuze ukhazimulise uNkulunkulu kanye nokuhle kwabanye!

Uma ulujabulele lolu hlelo lokufunda, uzokuthanda ukuzinikela kwami kwamasonto onke, okukusiza ukuthi uxhume ivangeli ngokujulile emsebenzini wakho. Bhalisa lapha.