Beka Impilo Yakho Ekuhlanganeni NoNkulunkuluIsampula
Ukukhetha Isikhungo
Ingabe izimpilo zethu zingabukeka kanjani uma ngempela besigxilisa isikhathi sethu, amandla, imizwa, kanye nezinto esizifunayo ekuhlanganeni noNkulunkulu? Sonke sikhetha ukugxilisa izimpilo zethu kokuthile noma othile. Zonke izinqumo zenziwa ngesihlungi salokho esikwazisa kakhulu. Kwabanye bethu, sibeka izimpilo zethu kithi. Kwabanye, sibeka izimpilo zethu emibonweni yabanye. Noma kunjalo, abanye bakhetha ukugxilisa ukuphila emcabangweni noma izimo, bekholelwa ukuthi ungowenani eliphakeme kakhulu. Ngithandazela ukuthi thina, njengomzimba kaKristu, siqale ukugxilisa izimpilo zethu lapha emhlabeni ekuhlanganeni noMdali wethu ngoba ungumamukeli ofaneleka kakhulu wenani lethu eliphakeme kakhulu.
Ukugxilisa izimpilo zethu ekuhlanganeni noNkulunkulu kuwukubeka ukubaluleka kwento engcono kakhulu.
AmaHubo 84:10-12 ithi,“Ngokuba usuku emagcekeni akho lungcono kunenkulungwane kwenye indawo. Ngincamela ukuba ngumlindisango endlini kaNkulunkulu wami kunokuhlala ematendeni ababi. Ngokuba iNkosi uJehova iyilanga nesihlangu; uJehova uyapha umusa nodumo. Akukho okuhle abakugodlayo kwabahamba ngobuqotho. Jehova Sebawoti, ubusisiwe othembela kuwe!”
Lapho sibeka ithemba lethu kanye nenani lethu kuNkulunkulu, sizibeka esimweni sokuba siphile ekuhlanganyeleni okujabulisayo nabangcwele nobaba osithandayo. UNkulunkulu wethu uyakulangazelela ukuhlangana nathi. Uyafisa ukuthi sinambithe futhi sibone ubuhle bakhe. Kuphela ngokuphilela ukuhlanganyela noMdali wethu ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye lapho siyothola khona ukuphila okumangalisayo, okuchichimayo uNkulunkulu alangazelela ukusinika kona.
Bengingakutshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubeyisizinda sami isikhathi esiningi sempilo yami. Bengingasho ukuthi uJesu uyinani lami eliphakeme kakhulu; nokho, izenzo zami, isikhathi, imicabango, kanye nemizwa akukaze kubonise lezo zinkulumo. Uyabona, sichitha isikhathi nalabo esibathanda kakhulu. Sibeka imizwa yethu, izenzo, kanye nemicabango yethu kunoma yimuphi umuntu noma into esiyazisa kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwalapho ukuphila kwethu kubonisa ngempela ukuma okugxile kuJesu, kumele sizihlole ngobuqotho futhi sicele uNkulunkulu ukuba asisize senze izinguquko. Kumele silethe ukuphuka kwethu nesono phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi sicele usizo lwakhe oluphelele ekusiguquleni sibe abantwana abaphawulwa ukuba khona kwakhe.
Ukugxilisa izimpilo zethu kunoma yini ngaphandle kukaJesu kuzosiholela ekudumaleni nasekunganelisekeni. Lo mhlaba awunalutho oluhle ongasinika lona. Ukugxilisa izimpilo zethu kithi kuzokwandisa kuphela imithwalo nezingcindezi zalo mhlaba. Ukugxilisa izimpilo zethu kubantu kuzoholela kuphela ku-kuginqigonqo wemizwa eqhutshwa ukuphuka kanye nobuthakathaka babanye. Ukugxilisa izimpilo zethu embonweni noma emcabangweni kuzogcina kuphela umcebo ohlala njalo njengalo mhlaba osuvele udlula.
Zinike isikhathi namuhla ukuze ubheke inhliziyo yakho ngokwethembeka. Vumela uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi embule noma yiziphi izindlela lapho impilo yakho ingagxilile ekuhlanganeni noNkulunkulu. Vuma noma yiziphi izinto zezwe noma zobugovu futhi ufune ukugxilisa impilo yakho ekuhlanganyeleni okumangalisayo, okungenamkhawulo noBaba wakho osezulwini onothando.
Umthandazo
1. Zindla ngokubaluleka kokugxilisa ukuphila kwakho ekuhlanganeni noNkulunkulu. Vumela umBhalo ukuba ushukumise inhliziyo yakho ukubeka ukubaluleka okukhulu ekuhlanganyeleni noMdali wakho.
“UJehova muhle kwabamethembayo, emphefumulweni omfunayo. IsiLilo 3:25
“Ukuphela kwendaba; kuzwakele konke. Mesabe uNkulunkulu, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, ngokuba lokhu kungumsebenzi womuntu.” UmShumayeli 12:13
2. Kukuphi lapho impilo yakho engagxilisile ekuhlanganeni noNkulunkulu? Ukubeke kuphi ukubaluleka kwakho, amandla, isikhathi, kanye nemizwa ngaphandle kukaJesu?
Ngokuba manje ngizicelela ukulunga kumuntu noma kuNkulunkulu na? Kumbe ngizama ukuthokozisa abantu? Uma ngisazama ukujabulisa abantu, bengingeke ngibe yinceku kaKristu.” KwabaseGalathiya 1:10
3. Cela uMoya oNgcwele ukuba akusize uthuthukise impilo yakho namuhla. Mcele ukuthi akubonise ukuthi kubukeka kanjani ukugxilisa impilo yakho ekuhlanganeni noNkulunkulu. Yenza isinqumo sokwazisa ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye.
Ngoba usuku emagcekeni akho lungcono kunenkulungwane kwenye indawo. Ngincamela ukuba ngumlindisango endlini kaNkulunkulu wami kunokuhlala ematendeni ababi. Ngokuba iNkosi uJehova iyilanga nesihlangu; uJehova uyapha umusa nodumo. Akukho okuhle abakugodlayo kwabahamba ngobuqotho. Jehova Sebawoti, ubusisiwe othembela kuwe. AmaHubo 84:10-12
“Ngiyabathanda abangithandayo, nabangifunayo bayangifumana. Izaga 8:17
UmBhalo
Mayelana naloluHlelo
Le mpilo imakwe yinketho eyodwa: Ngubani noma yini ezogxila izimpilo zethu nxazonke? Lokhu kukhetha kuthatha ngamunye wethu wehlise indlela yezinqumo ezalolonga ukuthi singobani, esikuzwayo, ukuthi yini esiyazisa, nalokho esizokufeza ekupheleni kwezinsuku zethu. Ukugxilisa izimpilo zethu ezizungeze ngokwethu noma izinto zalo mhlaba ziholela ekubhujisweni kuphela.
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