Kusho Ukuthini Ukulandela Ujesu?Isampula

Woza, Ngilandele

Akukho okuthusayo okukhulu ukuthi ukulandela uJesu kuyabiza. Izinto ezinhle kakhulu empilweni zihlale zikhona. - uLouie Giglio

UJesu ubize abafundi bakhe wasebenzisa ibinzana elithi ““ngilandele ” izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezingu-20 eBhayibhelini. Kwivangeli likaMathewu sifunda ukuthi bashiya imisebenzi yabo nemindeni yabo bamlandela. UMathewu 4: 20 NIV uthi,“Ngaso leso sikhathi bashiya amanetha abo bamlandela.”Futhi kamuva evesini 22 kuthi, “”... futhi bashiya masinyane umkhumbi noyise bamlandela. ” Kunokuthile okujulile kukanjanibahamba kanjani. Abafundi bahamba balandela uJesu ngezindlela ezimbili:khona manjalo no ngokuphelele . 

Abazange bananaze esinqumweni sabo. Abazange bathathe lutho bahambe nabo. Abazange bagijimele ekhaya ukuyovalelisa kulabo ababathandayo. Bavele bathi yebo ekubizweni Kwakhe. Futhi eminyakeni emithathu eyalandela, benza konke noJesu. 

Abaningi bazothi okwenziwe abafundi kwakukhulu futhi kuphezulu. Futhi kwaba njalo. Ukulandela umuntu okhulume nabo nje, umuntu ongahlali esigodlweni njengenkosi kufanele, umuntu okhule njengabo, futhi umuntu ofike wakhonza weqise kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, baphoqeleka ukuba balandele. Kwakunamandla angachazeki, angajwayelekile awadonsela kuJesu.

Yini noma ulandela bani? Sonke silandela okuthile noma othile. Kungaba izimfundiso zomuntu, ifa lomndeni, noma ifilosofi engokomoya. Ukuzinikela kwethu kulele ndawo; Kumele sivume ukuthi lokho kukuphi.

Njengabalandeli bakaKristu, Lowo okufanele simlandele nguJesu. Kepha imvamisa siyadideka ngokuthi kusho ukuthini lokho kithina lapha emhlabeni. Uma ubuza abantu abayishumi imicabango yabo ngokulandela uJesu, kunethuba elihle lokuthi uzothola izimpendulo eziyishumi ezihlukene! Izimpendulo eziningi zizohlobene nezenzo zethu.

Phila impilo enhle.
Yiba nomusa.
Khombisa uthando.
Iya esontweni.
Funda iBhayibheli.
Yondla abampofu.
Thandazela abanye. 

Kunabantu abazokutshela okungafanele ukwenze futhi— ukuthuka, ukukopela, ukuqamba amanga, ukweba, ukulimaza abantu, ukwahlulela noma ngubani. “Yiba nje umuntu olungile, ” bathi. Ngemuva kwalokho, kuzoba nabambalwa abakhethiwe abazokutshela ukuthi izindleko zokulandela uJesu zibeka phansi impilo yakho ukuze aphile ngawe. Futhi abakusikiselayo ukuthi bazinikele ngokuphelele kuJesu.  

Ake singene kulokho okushiwo ukunikela izimpilo zethu kuJesu njengoba simlandela kulomhlaba — ukuphila impilo yethu exhumeke kakhulu kuYe ukuthi ukuvalelisa ngokwakho kuba yinjabulo nodumo. 

Phinda ucabange

• Uma ucabanga ukuthi abafundi basabela kanjani kubizo lukaJesu lokuthi bamlandele, uzizwa kanjani? Ingabe uzizwa ukhungathekile noma ukhuthazekile emcabangweni wokunikela impilo yakho ngokugcwele kuJesu?