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Ujosefa—Isibonelo Sokwenqaba Ukuyeka Amaphupho Avela KuNkulunkulu
Lapho ngicabanga ngomuntu waseBhayibhelini oyisibonelo sokwenqaba ukulahla amaphupho akhe, ngisho nalapho ebhekene nezimo ezinzima, ngicabanga ngomlingiswa weTestamente Elidala uJosefa. Ujosefa wayengumzukulu ka-Abrahama futhi engomunye wamadodana ayishumi nambili kaJakobe.
KuGenesise 37, uNkulunkulu wanikeza uJosefa iphupho lokuthi ngelinye ilanga wayeyoba umholi phezu kwabafowabo abadala. Lapho sifunda indaba kaJosefa, kubalulekile ukuba sikhumbule ukuthi uJosefa wezwa uNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokuba ezwe itulo labafowabo lokubulala. Ujosefa wathola amaphupho akhe ngaphambi kobugqila bakhe. Futhi uJosefa wenqaba ukubadedela lapho bonke ubufakazi bukhomba ukuthi amaphupho akhe ayesephelile futhi engagcwalisekile.
Unkulunkulu uvame ukusinika iphupho kuqala ukuze asilungiselele ithemba lekusasa. Amaphupho yiwo aqinisa uJosefa phakathi nezimo ezinzima kakhulu. Futhi amaphupho akho owanikezwe uNkulunkulu ayokusekela nawe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ikusasa lakho likuphatheleni. Sihlala kanjani sizinikele emaphusheni ethu, imindeni yethu, kanye nokholo lwethu lapho siphakathi kwesitokisi sethu, njengalokho uJosefa abhekana nakho?
Okokuqala, lapho singabaza uNkulunkulu, kufanele sithembeke ngemizwa nemibuzo yethu. Ukwethembeka kusenza sithuthukele ebuhlotsheni bethu noNkulunkulu. Ukufihla ukungabaza kwethu nemibuzo kuzosigcina sibambekile futhi singenamandla. Ngeke sifinyelele kumaphupho ethu ngengozi. Ngeke sigcine sinokholo oluqinile ngemva kwezikhathi zokulingwa ngokuzenzekelayo. Lesi isimo esisebenzayo—impi.
Okwesibili, hlonza futhi ubhekane nemicabango ephambene nalokho esikwaziyo ukuthi kuyiqiniso ngoNkulunkulu kanye nohlelo lwakhe ngempilo yethu. Ngesikhathi eboshelwe icala angalenzanga, uJosefa waqhubeka ekholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu nguye olawulayo. Lapho umphathizitsha ekhuluma ngephupho lakhe kuJosefa, uJosefa waphendula wathi: “Izincazelo akuzona yini ezikaNkulunkulu na? ( Genesise 40:8). Eshiywe umndeni wakhe, eyedwa kwelinye izwe, futhi egwetshwe ngokungafanele ejele, ngokuqinisekile uJosefa wayenezaba zokuzibuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona yini.
Unkulunkulu unalo lonke ilungelo lokulungisa isimo sethu noma ukuvumela ukwesaba kwethu okubi kakhulu kube khona. Noma engaphenduli ngendlela esiyifunayo, uNkulunkulu usemuhle futhi usesihlalweni saKhe sobukhosi. Isibopho sethu sisokholweni nezenzo zethu.
Baba ngisize ngamukele amaphupho onginika wona ngikwazi ukuwavikela ngibambelele ethembeni.
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Yini ekuvimbela ukuthi ukhuleke imithandazo emikhulu? Ekwabelaneni ngendaba yakhe yezimpendulo zikaNkulunkulu ezishintsha ukuphila emithandazweni enesibindi, uJulia Jeffress Sadler uletha inselelo yokuthatha uNkulunkulu eZwini Lakhe futhi umbone ehamba ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ngaphambilini. Kuleli sonto, sizofunda ukuthi singakhuleka kanjani ngesibindi futhi sibheke ngokulindela izimpendulo zikaNkulunkulu. Okuyivelakancane kweqiniso akukho ekuphenduleni kukaNkulunkulu imithandazo emikhulu kodwa ekuceleni kwethu imithandazo emikhulu.
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