Ukulawula Isikhathi SaphezuluIsampula

Ukunikela Isikhathi Sakho KuNkulunkulu

Ukwethemba kuchazwa “njengokukholelwa ngokuqinile ekuthembekeni, eqinisweni noma ekhonweni lomuntu noma into ethile.” Leli gama lisetshenziswe izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-150 eBhayibhelini. Enye yezindikimba eziyinhloko eBhayibhelini ukuthembela eNkosini. Lapho abantu baseBhayibhelini bemethemba uNkulunkulu, babebona okuhle kakhulu Kwakhe. Lapho bethembela kunoma yini enye ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu, abazange bathembe.

UJeremiya 17:7-8 (NIV) uthembisa lezi zibusiso kulabo abathembela kuJehova:

“Kepha ubusisiwe othemba kuJehova, 

okuthemba kwakhe kukuye.

Bayoba njengomuthi otshalwe ngasemanzini

othumela izimpande zayo emfuleni wamanzi.

Awesabi lapho kufika ukushisa;

amaqabunga awo ahlala eluhlaza.

Awunazinkathazo onyakeni wesomiso

futhi awusoze wathela izithelo.”

Pho-ke kubukeka kanjani ngempela ukwethemba uNkulunkulu ngesikhathi sethu? NjengamaKristu, sivame ukucabanga ukucela usizo kuNkulunkulu uma kuziwa ezinqumweni ezinkulu njengokuthi yimuphi umsebenzi okufanele siwenze, kuphi ukuthutha, noma ukushada othile. Kodwa ngokuvamile singakhohlwa ukucela uNkulunkulu ukuba asihole ngesandla emininingwaneni yansuku zonke yokuphila kwethu.

Nazi izindlela ezimbalwa esingabeka ngazo ithemba lethu kuNkulunkulu njengenhloko yokuphatha isikhathi sethu:

• Susa imfuhlumfuhlu yeshejuli yakho: Hlangana nazo zonke izinto ozenzayo empilweni yakho. Thandaza lapho kufanele uchithe isikhathi esiningi noma esincane. 
• Gcina ebudlelwaneni bakho noNkulunkulu: Chitha isikhathi sansuku zonke ekufundeni iBhayibheli nasekuthandazeni njengendlela yokuxhumana noBaba wakho oseZulwini futhi umnikeze noma yimiphi imithwalo oyithwalayo. 
• Phumula KuNkulunkulu: Zinike isikhathi sosuku lweSabatha isonto ngalinye kanye nezinye izikhathi zokuphumula njengesenzo sokwethemba ukunakekela kukaNkulunkulu ngawe.
• Dedela: Uma ujwayele ukuthwalela kanzima abanye, cela uNkulunkulu ukuthi akusize wethembe uthando Lwakhe kubantu obakhathalelayo. Uma ujwayele ukuqondisa umsebenzi, cela uNkulunkulu akusize uguquguquke futhi uvulekele ukunakekela izidingo zabanye.

NjengamaKristu, ukusebenzisa kwethu isikhathi nokuthula kwethu nesikhathi kufanele kubonise ukuthi sithembele kuNkulunkulu hhayi ngokwethu uma kuziwa ekuphathweni kwesikhathi.