I-Advent: Ukuthola kabusha uKhisimusi EzinxushunxushwiniIsampula

Uthando Olungenamibandela

Ngesonto lesine le-Advent, sigxile OTHANDWENI.

KwabaseRoma 8 isitshela ukuthi kufanele siqiniseke ukuthi akukho okungasehlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu…

Ngokuba ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, namademoni, namanje, nakusasa, namandla, noma ukuphakama, nokujula, nanoma yini enye kuyo yonke indalo, ngeke kukwazi ukusihlukanisa noTHANDO. lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.
- KwabaseRoma 8:38-39 (NIV)

Ngokukhuluma ngezimo ezinkulu ezinjengokuphila nokufa, izingelosi namademoni, nesikhathi esedlule nesamanje., ngokushesha sicabanga ukuthi leli vesi likhuluma ngezenzakalo ezinkulu kuphela ekuphileni kwethu—iphutha elingenakulungiseka ekwahluleleni, ukugula, nobunzima obudlulele.

Futhi kuyiqiniso… akukho kulokhu olungasivimba othandweni lukaNkulunkulu olungenamibandela.

Kodwa-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba yizinto ezincane ezingangena, ngisho nezinto ezibukeka zizinhle, ezisisusa othandweni Lwakhe ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi.

Esinye sezizathu ezenza nginamathele kakhulu ku-Advent—futhi ngizinike isikhathi sokuzindla ngethemba likaNkulunkulu, ukuthula, injabulo nothando phakathi nale nkathi—ingoba ngiye ngathola kaningi ukuthi eminye yemisebenzi yendabuko esiyihlanganisa kakhulu ngoKhisimusi (imibuthano yomndeni, ukuhlobisa, ukuphana izipho, ngisho nokukhonza) kuba yizona kanye izinto ezisiphazamisayo kuJesu.

Singathatheka kakhulu umkhathi kaKhisimusi—izinto ezibonwayo, amaphunga, nokunambitha—kangangokuthi lapho lezo zinto zintula (okuyinto ngokungagwemeki, kwezinye izimo noma ngezinye phakathi namaholide amatasa, kakhulu), asiluzwa uthando oluhloswe ukuthi luvame kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka.

Isikhathi namandla ethu kungagxila kakhulu ekulungiseleleni izivakashi ekhaya lethu, imininingwane yephathi yesikole yengane yethu noma ihhovisi eliyimfihlo lokushintshisana kuka-Santa, kangangokuthi sicindezeleka futhi siphelelwe amandla. Futhi, ake ngithi, ngezinye izikhathi singase sicabange ukuthi ukusebenza kwethu okuphezulu kakhulu kule misebenzi kuzosizuzisa uthando lomndeni, abangani, noma esisebenza nabo. Nakuba izenzo zethu zingase zisizuzele umusa kwabanye, azisona isizathu esenza uNkulunkulu asithande.

Njengoba ngifunda amaRoma 8, futhi ngikhunjuzwa ngothando lukaNkulunkulu olungapheli, olungenakulinganiswa kithi kubo bonke ubunzima esingase sibhekane nabo ekuphileni, ngingasho futhi ngokuqiniseka ukuthi…

Akuyibona olayini abade namashalofu angenalutho…
Akuzona izihlahla zikakhisimusi ezingamile kahle noma izibani ezikhanyayo…
Kuzona izipho ezingafiki ngesikhathi noma imisebenzi yezandla engaqediwe…
Akuzona izindlu ze-gingerbread ezingaqediwe noma amakhalenda e-Advent angavuliwe…

… okungasihlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu.

Ungahleka, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi yilokhu kukhungatheka okuncane okusisondeza kude Naye, nasekuthandeni abanye kahle, njengoba silungiselela ukugubha uKhisimusi.

Kulo Khisimusi, amasiko nemikhosi yakho mayikuvumele ukuthi uthande abanye ngokugcwele futhi ikusondeze kuNkulunkulu okuthandayo. Futhi uma eyodwa (noma eziningi!) zezinto ezincane ingahambi njengoba bekuhleliwe, yazi ukuthi Usakhona lapho. Sengathi ungahlala uqiniseka ngalesi sikhathi se-Advent esimatasa sokuthi akukho lutho (olukhulu noma oluncane) olungakwehlukanisa NOTHANDO lukaNkulunkulu.

Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezi-4 luthathelwe ku-Ukwamukela i-Advent: Ukuthola kabusha uKhisimusi Ezinxushunxushwini ka-Jen Ludwig. Uma ungathanda ukuqhubeka nokwamukela izipho zikaNkulunkulu zethemba, ukuthula, injabulo, nothando ngokuzinikela kuso sonke isikhathi se-Advent, xhumana no-Jen kokuthi www.jenludwig.com noma @embracingadvent.