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Imindeni eminingi inezikhathi ezibalulekile zempumelelo nokunqoba ezihambisana nezindaba zokuxwayisa zezihlobo ezawela ekuhlulekeni noma esonweni. Ukuphakama kuyasikhuthaza futhi kuze kusethuse, kuyilapho okuphansi kuyasishaqisa, sishaywa uvalo lokuwela ezindabeni ezifanayo nalabo asebevele bavule indlela ephansi phambi kwethu.

Uhlu lozalo lukaJesu lunje. Sibona abantu ababeka indinganiso emangalisayo yokwethembeka njengo-Abrahama noma isibindi esinjengoRuthe. Kodwa futhi sithola inkanuko kaJuda. Sibona izinhliziyo eziyinkimbinkimbi njengoDavide, owayala ukufa komngani wakhe, kodwa wabhala namaHubo nemithandazo esisayisebenzisa nanamuhla. Bese kungena uJesu—ongcwele, ongenasici, futhi weqiniso. Kungazelelwe, ukuphakama kwalolu hlu lozalo kubonakala njengokukhuphuka okuncane emgwaqeni, futhi ukwehla kucishe kukhohlakale ekumbozweni komusa. Futhi kulapha lapho siqala ukufunda ukuthi kufanele sibheke kanjani izindaba zethu ezedlule; njengoba umphostoli uPawulu asho: “Konke ngikushaya indiva ngenxa yenzuzo edlula yonke yokwazi uKristu Jesu iNkosi yami.” (KwabaseFilipi 3:8 NIV).

UMathewu waqala ukulandisa kwakhe kwevangeli ngohlu lozalo lukaKristu ukuze achaze ukuthi kungani ngempela uJesu wayenguMesiya nokuthi kwaba kanjani. KumaJuda, kwanikeza ubufakazi bokuthi uJesu uyiNkosi kanye nokugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho. Kuwo wonke umuntu, ukufakwa kwabantu abafana noRahabi noRuthe kwabonisa ukuthi babengalahliwe ezinhlelweni zikaNkulunkulu zensindiso. Kuthiwani uma okwedlule kwakho kanye nefa—elihle noma elibi—lalabo ababengaphambi kwakho bekuyinto oyibonise njengobufakazi bomusa kaNkulunkulu?

UJesu wagcina umyalo ovela kuNkulunkulu ku-Abrama wokuthi "hamba phambi kwami futhi ungabi nacala." Izizukulwane zazizamile zehluleka kulomugqa (bona uGenesise 17:1). KuKristu, ekugcineni kwaba nokugcwaliseka kohlangothi lwesintu lwalesi sivumelwano. Futhi kungensindiso nomusa kuphela lapho esingahamba khona kulokhu namhlanje-hhayi ngamandla ethu uqobo, kodwa ngomhlatshelo waKhe ngenxa yethu. Noma ngabe ifa owazalwa ngalo lihle noma libi engqondweni yakho, uhlu lukaJesu lusikhumbuza ukuthi kukhona indawo yethu sonke emndenini kaNkulunkulu. Akekho noyedwa wethu ongangena ngaphandle kukaKristu. Ifa lakho elisha liwumusa nobuhle bukaJesu!

Isinyathelo Sokwenza: Njengoba ugubha amaholide futhi ungena onyakeni omusha, khumbula ukuthi usuphethe igama elingaphezu kwawo wonke amagama, elithi Jesu. Akukho okudlule futhi akukho ukulandelana kwe-DNA okungahlula umusa uNkulunkulu anawo ngawe! Qhubeka uncike efeni lakho elingokomoya njengoba uya phambili ekuphileni kwakho.