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Ihubo Lasezulwini

Isiqephu: NgokukaMathewu 6:9-13 / IsAmbulo 19:1-7 / KwabaseFilipi 3:20

Kuyinto enhle ukuthi thina esilandela uJesu sinokuningi esifana ngakho ezingeni elijule kakhulu. Sikhala kuMsindisi oyedwa, sikhuleka kuBaba oyedwa. Siyizakhamuzi zombuso owodwa, singamalungu omndeni owodwa. Futhi sonke sinethemba elifanayo lekusasa lasezulwini. Ngithole ukuthi kunamandla amaningi ezikhathini lapho ibandla libuthanela ukucula lelo themba—hhayi nje amandla aphakamisa imiphefumulo yethu futhi akhe ukholo lwethu ngekusasa, kodwa futhi asikhuthaza ukuba siphilele lelokusasa namuhla. Ngenkathi abafundi bebuza uJesu ukuthi kufanele sithandaze kanjani, Wathi asikhuleke kuBaba, “Umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengaseZulwini” (NgokukaMathewu 6:10).

Isikhathi nesikhathi, uJesu wasikhombisa ukuthi ukuba sembusweni wezulu akuniki nje ithemba lekusasa, kodwa umbuso esingaba yingxenye yawo namuhla. Singahamba ngoMoya Wakhe, sime ekunqobeni Kwakhe, futhi sihambe othandweni Lwakhe namuhla. Leli qiniso yingakho ingoma yami ethi "Ihubo Lezulu" inamakhorasi amabili ahlukene. Umuntu ubheka ethembeni lekusasa lethu kuJesu. Omunye uthandazela ukuvumela lelo themba ligcwalise imikhakha yethu yethonya njengamanje.

Umphostoli uPawulu, ngesikhathi esejele, wabhalela iBandla laseFilipi, phakathi kokushushiswa kwabo siqu, ukuthi “...izakhamuzi zethu zisezulwini” (KwabaseFilipi 3:20).

C.S. U-Lewis wabhala encwadini yakhe ethi, Mere Christianity, “Uma ufunda umlando uzothola ukuthi amaKristu enza okuningi ezweni lamanje yilawo kanye ayecabanga kakhulu ngokulandelayo.”

Nazi izindlela ezimbalwa esingaphila ngazo ngokuhlukile namuhla ngenxa yethemba lethu lasezulwini lekusasa kanye nomsebenzi wethu wombuso wamanje:

1. Njengoba ufunda IsAmbulo 20:1-7, cabanga ngobuhle balokho okuyoba yikho lapho ekugcineni sesisekhaya. Gxila enjabulweni enkulu kunazo zonke: ukuhlangana noKristu kuze kube phakade.

2. Zibophezele ukukhuleka uMthandazo weNkosi njalo ekuseni njengoba uhlela usuku lwakho. Buza uNkulunkulu ukuthi angafuna kanjani ukuletha iqiniso lasezulwini lombuso Wakhe ngawe namuhla.

3. Thembeka kuNkulunkulu ngobuhlungu nokulangazelela okusenhliziyweni yakho phakathi kwaleli zwe eliphukile. Beka ithemba lakho kuJesu ngokuqinile ngenkathi uthola induduzo kaMoya oNgcwele.