Ukulahlekelwa ukuthulaIsampula

Ukuthula Ekulindeni 

Izolo, sikhulume ngokuthola ukuthula ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa kuba nzima nakakhulu uma uphakathi kokulinda uNkulunkulu. Sonke sike saba kulezo zikhathi zonyaka lapho kubonakala sengathi uNkulunkulu ubonisa wonke umuntu ngaphandle kwakho. Mhlawumbe awukabi nawo lowo msebenzi. Mhlawumbe ungathanda ukushada, kodwa amathemba akho abonakala emancane kunangaphambili. Noma mhlawumbe ulinde ingane kuyilapho kubonakala sengathi kunezimemezelo zokukhulelwa nsuku zonke.

Noma yini oyilindile, yazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu akakukhohliwe. Unawe ekulindeni. Eqinisweni, i-Advent kanye nenkathi kaKhisimusi yakhelwe ekulindeni-ulinde ukuba iNkosi yokuthula ingene emhlabeni futhi ihlenge sonke isintu esonweni. 

Ungacabanga ukuthi lokho kulinda kumele ukuba kwaba isikhathi esingakanani? Cishe kwadlula iminyaka engu-750 phakathi kokubhalwa kwesiprofetho esiku-Isaya 9:6 nokuzalwa kukaJesu. Kwaphela amakhulu eminyaka abantu belindile, bengaqinisekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyozifeza (nini) ngempela izithembiso zaKhe. Wabe esethumela iNdodana yakhe, uJesu!

Futhi manje? Akusadingeki silindele ukugcwaliseka kokuthula kwethu. Nokho sisalindele ukufika kwaKhe kwesibili, sibheke phambili osukwini lapho uNkulunkulu wethu eyolungisa khona konke okubi. 

Ngakho-ke, emhlabeni wethu ophukile, sihlangabezana nezinkathi zokulinda. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi izinkathi zethu zokulinda aziwona amasizini alahlisayo. Njengoba singafisa ukweqa siye phambili ekugcwalisekeni kwalokho esikuthembayo, kuphakathi nokulinda lapho sibona khona ukuthi sikhonza bani. 

 Zibuze: Ingabe ngikhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthola into engiyifunayo kunokwazi uNkulunkulu? 

Kuwumbuzo onzima, kodwa kufanelekile ukuwubuza ngoba uveza ukuthi ubani noma yini esiyikhonzayo. 

Manje, nansi into: Kulungile ukukhungatheka futhi ukhale kuNkulunkulu lapho ungasiqondi isikhathi Sakhe. Eqinisweni, Uyakwamukela lokho. Kodwa inkathi yethu yokulinda ayikona nje ukuthola izinto esinethemba lazo. Kumayelana nokubeka ithemba lethu nokuthembela kwethu kuNkulunkulu. 

Ngakho-ke mhlawumbe ungakwazi ukuhlela kabusha inkathi yakho yokulinda. Esikhundleni sokugxila ekulindeni, shintshela emicabangweni yakho ekukhumbuleni—ukhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani, konke asekwenzile kakade, nalokho owaziyo ukuthi kuyiqiniso ngesimo Sakhe. 

Uma uzama ukuthola ukuthula ngesikhathi usalindile, yazi lokhu: 

UJehova uqondisa izinyathelo zabamesabayo. Ujabulela yonke imininingwane yokuphila kwabo. Noma bekhubeka, abasoze bawa, ngokuba uJehova ubamba isandla sabo. AmaHubo 37:23-24

UNkulunkulu uqondisa indaba yakho, futhi yonke imininingwane ibalulekile Kuye. Uyakubamba uma izinto sezinzima. Futhi Uyathokoza ngawe. 

Ungajahi inqubo yokulinda. Kunalokho, thola ukuthula kule nqubo ngokuthatha isikhathi sokuma kancane futhi uthole lokho uNkulunkulu akufundisa kona. Ngakho-ke, namuhla, zindla ngale mibuzo njengoba ulindile: 

• Nkulunkulu, ungibonisani kulokhu kulinda? 
• Ngingasibuyisela kanjani lesi sikhathi sokulinda ngenxa yenkazimulo Yakho kanye nokuhle kwabanye?