Isingeniso

UJesu weza emhlabeni ukuze asindise abantu ezonweni zabo. Wanikeza umusa phezu komusa ngaso sonke isikhathi sokuphila kwethu, futhi isikhathi ngasinye sikaKhisimusi sicabanga ngokumangala nangokwesaba ukuthi Wazithoba kanjani ukuze asondele kithi. Lolu hlelo luhlelelwe ukukudlulisa emiphumeleni yokuzalwa kukaJesu ngekusasa lakho, namhlanje, nokwedlule. Asikho isici sempilo yakho isimangaliso Sakhe esingaphelelwa yisikhathi esingeke sifinyelele futhi siphilise!

Usuku 1

Uke wazibuza ukuthi kungani uJesu athi kungcono ukuthi uMoya eze kunokuba abe nathi ngokwenyama? UKhisimusi indaba yokuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yenziwa inyama futhi yahlala kanye nathi. U-Emanuweli. Ukuhlala kukaMoya wakhe oNgcwele nguye oza ezohlala ngaphakathi kithi. UMoya oNgcwele ungumoya kaKristu uqobo, uMeluleki Omangalisayo, ophila ngaphakathi kwethu futhi usinika amandla okuphila njengoJesu.

UWilliam Temple wakuchaza ngale ndlela: “Akusizi ukunginika umdlalo onjengoHamlet noma u-King Lear, nokungitshela ukuthi ngibhale umdlalo onjalo. UShakespeare wayengakwenza; Angikwazi. Futhi akusizi ukungibonisa impilo efana nekaJesu futhi ungitshele ukuthi ngiphile impilo enjalo. UJesu wayengakwenza; Angikwazi. Kodwa uma inhlakanipho kaShakespeare ibingeza futhi ihlale kimi, khona-ke bengingabhala imidlalo enjengaleyo. Futhi uma uMoya kaJesu ubungeza futhi uhlale kimi, khona-ke bengingaphila impilo enjengaleyo.” Sinesipho sikaMoya oNgcwele osiholayo ngaphakathi ukuze siphile ngendlela uKristu ayeyophila ngayo.

Naphezu kwaleli qiniso, abaningi bethu bagcwele ukukhathazeka ngekusasa, ikakhulukazi ngoKhisimusi. Imibuzo yethu ingaqala ukusiqeda amandla. Ngizoba ubani? Yini engizoyifeza? Ifa lami liyoba yini? Sesikhohliwe lokho iBhayibheli elikubiza ngokuthi uphawu lwesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu. Lolu phawu luwuphawu olusemthethweni lobunikazi. Ngomoya Wakhe, siphawulwe njengamadodana namadodakazi alondoloziwe, avikelwe, futhi anakekelwayo. Usinike “umoya wokutholwa.” Konke anakho kungokwethu. Leli yifa lethu lomusa, futhi asikwazi ukulidlula. Isithembiso sethu samanje ukuthi Unathi ngaso sonke isikhathi. Isithembiso sethu sesikhathi esizayo ukuthi Lowo owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kithi uzothembeka ukuze awuqede. Akakaze ahluleke ngaphambili, futhi ngeke ehluleke manje.

Ngakho-ke, noma nini lapho siqala ukuqaphela ukukhathazeka kungena ngekusasa, singama kancane futhi sicele uMoya oNgcwele ukuba usisize sikhombe ukuthi lowo muzwa uvelaphi. Ukwesaba nokungabaza kuye kwaba nomthombo ofanayo kusukela engadini. Kudingeka sibuze, “Yimaphi amanga engiwakholelwayo angenza ngibe nokuthula?” UMeluleki omangalisayo kanye neNkosi yokuthula bayafana, futhi Usibuyisela kuYena. UnguEmanuweli, uNkulunkulu ngaphakathi kithi.

Isinyathelo Sokwenza: Ungakwazi yini ukukhomba noma yiziphi izindawo zokukhathazeka lapho ungase ubambisane nomoya wokwesaba mayelana nekusasa? Mema uMoya oNgcwele ukuba akweluleke futhi akukhumbuze okuyiqiniso.

*Icashunwe ku-Basic Christianity ka-John R. W. Stott umbhalo wosuku lokuqala lokuqukethwe kwenkonzo.