Yazi Isizathu Sakho: Ukuthola Nokugcwalisa Ubizo Lwakho Isampula
Ubizelwe Ukulinda
Ezweni elishintsha ngokushesha, sonke sibhekana nezinkathi ezintsha ezimpilweni zethu, ezinye siyazikhetha kanti ezinye eziphoqelelwe kithi: isigaba sempilo siyaphela ukuze esinye siqale; izinselelo ezintsha zemisebenzi ziholela emisebenzini ehlukene; amathuba amasha ashintsha izindlela zethu zokuphila.
Kulezi zikhathi, sinokuthambekela kokukholelwa ukuthi akukho okuhle okuzovela kuleso sipiliyoni sokulinda. Kodwa lesi yisikhathi esibaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwethu kuKristu: lapho esondela futhi esebenza nathi ukuvumelanisa intando yethu nenhloso yakhe. Le nkathi isenza sikwazi ukusabela obizweni lwakhe lwesigaba esilandelayo sempilo yethu. Kukhona injabulo kulesi sikhathi uma sinesimo sengqondo esifanele futhi uma singakwazi ukwamukelana kunokuba simelane nezinselelo zesizini.
Sondela KuNkulunkulu
Unkulunkulu usebenzisa izikhathi zokulinda ukuze asisondeze kuye, kithi ngokwethu, nakubantu esibathandayo. Abantu abaningi baye bangitshela ukuthi ezikhathini zokungaqiniseki baye basondela hhayi kuNkulunkulu kuphela kodwa nakubangani babo bomshado nabanye abaseduze nabo. Empini yokufuna ukunaka kwethu, ngokuvamile uNkulunkulu kufanele asivumele sidlule enkathini yosizi ukuze silalele izindlebe zethu ezwini lakhe futhi siqonde isiqondiso sakhe.
Kuleli zwe elimatasatasa sivame ukufaka uNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zokusebenza ngokweqile, sizama ukumphoqa ukuba ahambisane nemikhuba yethu. Lokhu akusebenzi. Isikhathi sokulinda yisikhathi sokuqaphela ukuthi sikhukhulekile siye ezweni elilindelekile nezimpendulo ezisheshayo. Akuwona umhlaba wangempela lona. Ngokuvamile indlela kaNkulunkulu iwukuvusa ngaphakathi kwethu ubizo, kodwa ngemva kwalokho asivumele ukuba siqaphele ukuthi isifiso sakhe esikhulu siwukusondela kithi.
Encwadini ka-Isaya, iNkosi uHezekiya yagula futhi yathola izwi kumprofethi u-Amose ukuthi yayizokufa. Inkosi yakhalela insindiso kuNkulunkulu, futhi ngemva kwesikhathi esifushane sokulinda, uNkulunkulu wathumela u-Isaya ukuba ayomazisa ukuthi yayizophila manje. Ngokungamangalisi, inkosi yakhululeka! Kodwa ngisho nangaphambi kokuthi yelashwe, inkosi uHezekiya yaqala ukuhlabela ihubo lokudumisa uSimakade.
Ebumnyameni bokungaqiniseki kwakhe, uHezekiya wazithola esondela kuNkulunkulu—ekwazi ukwazisa kabusha umusa nothando loMsindisi wakhe.
Mayelana naloluHlelo
Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-7 lokukhonza lukusiza ukuthi ubambe ubizo lukaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho. Thola futhi ugcwalise ubizo lwakho njengoba usungula ubuwena njengomuntu owaziwayo, othandwayo, futhi obizwe nguNkulunkulu. Ukufunda kuthathwe encwadini ethi Yazi Isizathu Sakho ngo-Ken Costa.
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