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Uthando Olukhulayo Lukhanya Ngokugqamile

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Ngaphambilini, abantu bafuna ukugqama kwenkazimulo yomuntu siqu. Ngokuphambene, amaKristu abizelwe ukuba akhanye ngokukhazimulayo kube inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Kubukeka kanjani lokho ngokweqiniso?

Ake sithole ngokugqamisa ezinye zezindima zemiBhalo zanamuhla.

... sebenzelani ukusindiswa kwenu … ngokuba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kini … kwenzeni konke ngaphandle kokukhononda nokungangabazi, ukuze nibe ngabangasolekiyo nabahlanzekileyo… khona niyakukhanya… KwabaseFilipi 2 :12-15 NIV

... makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uYihlo ... NgokukaMathewu 5:16 NIV

Ningagcini nje ngokulalela izwi, bese nizikhohlisa. Yenzani elikushoyo. EkaJakobe 1:22 NIV

… Okubalulekile kuphela ukukholwa okuveza uthando. KwabaseGalathiya 5:6 NIV

Lezi ndima zembula ukuthi ukukhanya komKristu kuyinqubo yokukhula othandweni ngokholo nokubambisana noMoya oNgcwele.

Pho ubukeka kanjani umKristu okhazimulayo? Ingabe ngumuntu omomothekayo ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi ongelokothi abonakale enosuku olubi? Ingabe ngumuntu olungile ngokumangalisayo, noma umuntu ophana kakhulu omaziyo?

Kunganjalo, noma cha. Khumbula ukuqondanisa komphefumulo wosuku lwesithathu—izenzo zethu kanye nezisusa zethu zibalulekile.

Thatha umzuzwana ucabange ngalesi sicaphuno esiyiqiniso esivela encwadini edumile ethi The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse:

“Akuyona into engavamile. Sibona ingaphandle lethu kuphela, kodwa cishe yonke into yenzeka ngaphakathi.”

Uthando olukhazimulayo luyayeka ukubuka phezulu. Luyeka ukuqhathanisa, ukwahlulela, ukugxeka, nokwenza ngokucwasa, kunalokho lubheka kuNkulunkulu.

Sikhanyisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu lapho sazi ukuthi impi yethu imelene nobumnyama obungokomoya futhi silwela ubunye nabanye abalandeli bakaKristu ngomthandazo. Siyakhanya lapho sikhuluma futhi sithatha isinyathelo ngenxa yokungabi nabulungiswa, siphila ngokuphana nangokubonga, senza konke okuhle esingakwenza, futhi sithande izitha zethu.

Amasiko ezwe azama ukusinxenxela ekufuneni injabulo yethu, ifilosofi, udumo, nenjongo ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu. Okuxakayo ukuthi ukungathembeki kwezwe kuye kwadala izwe labantu abangalondekile njalo nabangenalutho. Badebeselele noma benqaba ukuphakamisa nokukhulisa uNkulunkulu.

Ngokuphambene, abantu abakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu kakhulu bayazi ukuthi ungubani kanye nokubaluleka okuvela Kuye.

Bafowethu nodadewethu kuKristu, ukuze siqhubeke sikhanyisela uthando lukaKristu, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi sivikeleke ngokugcwele futhi sibaluleke kakhulu ngoKristu. Ungukuphila kwethu, ukulondeka kwethu, nokubaluleka kwethu.

Futhi lapho siphila ngoMoya wakhe, silondekile kulokho esiyikho kuye, uthando luvela ngokukhazimulayo kithi, futhi uNkulunkulu wemukela yonke inkazimulo.

Mdumiseni uJehova kanye nami, siphakamise igama lakhe kanyekanye. AmaHubo 34:3 RSV

Thandaza: Nkulunkulu omuhle nowesabekayo wothando nokukhanya, ngiyazithoba phambi kwakho. Ngizokhazimulisa Wena wedwa. Ngiyawaphika amanga okungazethembi. Ungukubaluleka kwami, futhi ngivikelekile Kuwe. Siza ukholo lwami lukhule othandweni Lwakho olumsulwa, oluwumhlatshelo, nolukhazimulayo. Ngegama likaJesu, ameni.

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