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Uthando Olukhulayo Luncike KuNkulunkulu
Kulula ukuthi izimpilo zethu zibe matasa kakhulu size siphuthelwe lokho okubaluleke ngempela. Kodwa kule nkathi, uNkulunkulu ubelokhu engibonisa ukubaluleka kobudlelwane nokukhula othandweni. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo, sizohlola ukuthi singakhula kanjani othandweni lwethu ngoNkulunkulu nabanye ukuze sikwazi ukuzwa isifiso nobizo lukaNkulunkulu olukhulu kithina—ukuthi sizizwe futhi siphile othandweni Lwakhe.
Eqinisweni, umBhalo usitshela kuMathewu 22:37-40 ukuthi ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngakho konke esiyikho nokuthanda abantu njengoba sizithanda kugcwalisa wonke umthetho nabaprofethi.
Mhlawumbe ubuvele ukwazi lokhu. Kodwa kulula ukukusho kunokukwenza, akunjalo?
Esikhundleni sokwenza izaba eziyisigidi zokuthi kungani lokhu kubonakala kungenakwenzeka, ngikhetha ukukhula kulezi zingcingo ezibaluleke kakhulu. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi nawe ufuna ukwenza okufanayo.
Ngakho, singa kwazi kanjani ukuthanda kanje ngokweqiniso? Empeleni asikwazi—ngokwethu.
Kudingeka sibheke kuNkulunkulu—umthombo wothando! Ibhayibheli lisifundisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu akayena nje umthombo wothando, kodwa uNkulunkuluuluthando (bheka 1 KaJohane 4:16). NjengamaKristu, manje sesiyakwazi ukuthanda ngokweqiniso ngoba sizibonela mathupha uthando Lwakhe lomusa ngathi (bona kwabaseFilipi 2:1-2).
Nakuba singeke sifinyelele othandweni oluphelele kulolu hlangothi lwezulu, singakhula njalo emandleni ethu okuthanda. Futhi ukuphila othandweni lukaNkulunkulu kuyenzeka lapho sifunda ukuvuma nokuncika Kuye ngesikhathi ngasinye.
Uyakhumbula ukuthi impilo yakho yayinjani ngaphambi kokuba uthole umusa nentethelelo kaNkulunkulu? Yima kancane futhi usho izibusiso ezintathu zangaphakathi ozijabulelayo manje njengomKristu.
Lapho siqaphela, sinamathela kuye, futhi sijabulela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani, kuyoba umphumela wothando lwangempela!
Asibheke isibonelo seNkosi yethu uJesu:
UJesu watshela labo ababemgxeka futhi bengabaza ukuthi konke akwenzayo nakushoyo kwakuvela ekuqondiseni kukaYise osezulwini. Futhi ngenxa yalokho, lokho abantu abakubona empilweni Yakhe kwakuwuthando olugcwele uzwelo, olushintsha ingunaphakade.
Uma sizokhula othandweni, ngeke luqhamuke ekuzameni kanzima noma ukuzethemba ngokwethu. Kufanele sifunde kuJesu futhi siphishekele ubuhlobo obuseduze obujulile noNkulunkulu ngomthandazo.
Kuzodingeka sazi ngeBhayibheli ukuze sizuze ulwazi ngokuhamba othandweni, futhi kuyodingeka sifunde ukubheka nokuncika ekuphileni Kwakhe kithi. Uma senza lokhu, uthando luyoba ukuchichima kobuhle Bakhe ezimpilweni zethu.
Khuleka: Thatha isikhashana ukhulume noNkulunkulu. Vuma isidingo sakho sokuncika Kuye kakhulu. Veza kuNkulunkulu injabulo okuyiyo ukuba ingane Yakhe, futhi umcele ukuthi embule izindlela ezithile ongaphila ngazo ngoMoya Wakhe oNgcwele ngaphakathi kuwe.
Mayelana naloluHlelo
Okubaluleke ngempela ukuthanda uNkulunkulu nokuthanda abanye, kodwa sikwenza kanjani lokho ngokuphumelelayo? Iqiniso liwukuthi, asikwazi ukuthanda abantu kahle ngamandla ethu. Kodwa uma sibheka kuNkulunkulu futhi sizibeka phansi ngokuzithoba, singaphila othandweni lukaNkulunkulu lweqiniso nolunamandla. Funda kabanzi mayelana nokukhula othandweni kulolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-5 oluvela kuMfundisi u-Amy Groeschel.
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