Ukusondela KuNkulunkulu

Ukusondela kuNkulunkulu kusho ukuthi sifuna uNkulunkulu ngezinhliziyo zethu zonke. Yilokhu okushiwo umthandazo nokuzila ukudla. Asikho esitelekeni sokulambela ukuphoqa uNkulunkulu ukuthi enze okuthile. Siyiziwula ukucabanga ukuthi singenza uNkulunkulu enze noma yini. Kunalokho, siyazithoba ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla ukuze uNkulunkulu asiguqule futhi asibeke esikhundleni sokuhamba entandweni yakhe ephelele. Sisusa izithiyo ezivimba ukuthi imithandazo yethu ingafinyeleli ezindlebeni zikaNkulunkulu. Kumayelana nokufuna uNkulunkulu ngakho konke kithi.

Sifunde ucezu lukaJakobe 4:1-10 ekuqaleni kwalolu hlelo, kodwa ake sibheke futhi. Ikhuluma konke ngokuzigqaja nokuzithoba. Kusibiza ukuba sizithobe kuNkulunkulu ukuze sisondele kuye nakuzo zonke izinto ezinhle ezihambisana nalesi sinqumo sokuzithoba.

Ku-2 IziKronike 15:1-2, sibona uMoya kaNkulunkulu ukhuluma no-Azariya, indodana ka-Obede. Itshela u-Azariya ukuthi uma efuna Yena nezinto zikaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uzoba naye. Kodwa uma u-Azariya emshiya futhi engasondeli kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uyomshiya.

Lapho izinhliziyo zethu zingcolile, sihlakulela ubulukhuni bezinto zikaNkulunkulu. Lapho izinhliziyo zethu ziba lukhuni ezintweni zikaNkulunkulu, asikwazi ukusondela kuNkulunkulu. Ukuze ngisondele kuNkulunkulu, kufanele ngizihlanze (ngithulule kimi), ngilalele iqiniso ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, futhi ngithande ngokweqiniso nangobuqotho ngenhliziyo ehlanzekile.