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Igama Lakhe nguJesu

Isiqephu: AmaHeberu 4:14-16

Ngicabanga ukuthi umusho wokuqala wale ngoma ungaba intandokazi yami. "Inkosi isendlini." Muva nje, kuye kwangicacela kakhulu ukuthi lesi sitatimende sihlala siyiqiniso kanjani. UNkulunkulu unathi. NgoKhisimusi odlule, ngacabanga kakhulu ngegama elithi Imanuweli, elisho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu unathi.” Leli yiqiniso elihle okufanele silikhumbule: ukuthi Weza kanjani futhi wasihlangabeza khona lapho esasikhona. Waphefumulela umoya futhi wahamba emhlabeni wethu. Kodwa lapho ngiqhubeka ngisebenzisa leli gama elithi Imanuweli, lakhula kakhulu kimi. Yebo, uNkulunkulu wasondela ngokoqobo kithi eminyakeni engu-2 000 edlule. Kodwa Wasondela ngazo zonke ezinye izindlela futhi. “UnguNkulunkulu onathi” kuzo zonke izinto. Ingabe uzizwa uzondwa? Uyazi ukuthi kunjani lokho. Ingabe ukhashelwe? UJesu uthi: “Ngilapho kanye nawe.” Ingabe unesizungu, ulusizi, uyashushiswa, usezinhlungwini? UJesu wazi kahle ukuthi ubhekene nani. UnguNkulunkulu oqondayo. Uyasiqonda isidingo sakho futhi uyazi ukuthi singahlangabezana kanjani naso. Ungu-Imanuweli.

Ukusondela kukaJesu akusilethi nje kuphela induduzo ngoba ekwazi “ukuzwelana nobuthakathaka bethu” ( AmaHeberu 4:15), kodwa futhi kuletha isibindi. Yebo, leNkosi ihlezi phezulu, kodwa amaHeberu 4 asitshela ukuthi lesi sihlalo sobukhosi siphawulwe ngomusa, nokuthi sisondele kuso ngesibindi! “Ngakho-ke masisondele ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa sikaNkulunkulu, ukuze samukele isihawu, sifumane umusa wokusiza ngesikhathi esifaneleyo” (AmaHeberu. 4:15-16). Lesi siqephu sidonsela izinhliziyo zethu ekucindezelekeni kokuthi iNkosi yendawo yonke inamandla kakhulu kunalokho ebesingakucabanga, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, inozwelo olujulile kunalokho ebesingaphupha ngakho. Ingubani le Nkosi? Igama lakhe nguJesu.

Ezinye izinto okufanele zicatshangwe namuhla ukusiza ukuhlakulela ukuqaphela ukuba khona kweNkosi uJesu:

1. Yiziphi ezinye izindawo empilweni yakho lapho uzwa khona ukuthi “akekho okuqondayo lokhu”? Mema uJesu ukuba abe nawe kuleyondawo eseduze. Khumbula awuwedwa. Awukaze ube wedwa. Awusoze waba wedwa.

2. Khumbula ukuthi uJesu akagcini ngokuzwelana nathi kodwa futhi unamandla kithi nangakithi. Ungavumeli izimo zakho zinciphise ukholo lwakho emandleni amakhulu kaNkulunkulu wethu. Thandaza futhi ummeme ukuthi anyakaze ngamandla namuhla.

3. Lapho uthandaza nalapho ukhonza, ngena ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ngesibindi!