Ukuphila Kushintshile: Ukwethemba uNkulunkuluIsampula

Ukwethemba UNkulunkulu Lapho Engawuphenduli Umkhuleko Wakho

Iningi lethu lingase licabange ngesikhathi lapho sacela okuthile kuNkulunkulu futhi wangawuphendula umthandazo wethu. ngendlela ebesifuna ngayo. Njengoba sisekude, ngezinye izikhathi singabona indlela uNkulunkulu ayesivikela ngayo. Kwezinye izikhathi, kuzwakala kungalungile, kudida, noma kubuhlungu. Kulezo zikhathi, sinokukhetha okubili. Singakhetha ukumethemba uNkulunkulu noma cha.

IBhayibheli ligcwele izindaba zabantu abakhetha ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nalapho izinto zingahambi ngendlela yabo. Ngokwesibonelo, uDaniyeli wathathwa emzini wakubo eJerusalema wadingiselwa eBabiloni. Kukho konke ukwesaba nokungaqiniseki okumele ukuba wayenakho, waqhubeka ethandaza kathathu ngosuku, njengoba nje ayenzile ngaphambili.

Asazi ukuthi wathandazelani, kodwa cishe kuphephile ukuqagela ukuthi uDaniyeli wacela uNkulunkulu ukuba akhulule ama-Israyeli futhi awabuyisele ezweni lawo. Nokho, ama-Israyeli athunjwa iminyaka engu-70. Esikhundleni senkululeko, uDaniyeli wakhonza inkosi yabezizwe ingxenye enkulu yokuphila kwakhe futhi waze waphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama ngenxa yokudumisa uNkulunkulu.

UDaniyeli wayengadunyazwa kalula izimo zakhe futhi afulathele uNkulunkulu. Kodwa ngemva kweminyaka eminingana yokuthandaza ngokungaphezi, uDaniyeli wayeyomazi ngokuseduze uNkulunkulu. Wayeyobona ubuhle nomusa kaNkulunkulu kukho konke ukuphila kwakhe. Wayeyokwazi ukukhomba izikhathi ezingenakubalwa uNkulunkulu amnika amandla, wathululela ukuhlakanipha, futhi wenza izimangaliso. Futhi ngenxa yokwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu esikhathini esidlule, uDaniyeli wayezokwazi ukuthi angathembela kuNkulunkulu ngekusasa lakhe.

Umbhalo usitshela ukuthi izindlela zikaNkulunkulu ziphakeme kunezethu, futhi imicabango yakhe iphakeme kunemicabango yethu. Kunezizathu eziningi zokuthi kungani kungase kubonakale sengathi imithandazo yakho ayiphendulwa. Mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu unokuthile okungcono kakhulu kuwe, noma uyakuvikela. Mhlawumbe uyakudinga ukuthi ukhule, noma isikhathi asilungile.

Mhlawumbe akumayelana nawe. UDaniyeli wayengenayo indlela yokwazi ukuthi indaba yakhe yayizoxoxwa ngemva kwamakhulu eminyaka noma ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezosebenzisa izimo zakhe ukuze aqinise ukholo lwethu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyawazi noma cha, uNkulunkulu uzosebenzisa indaba yakho ukuba nomthelela ezimpilweni zabantu abaseduze nawe. Kungase kube nemiphumela emibi ethinta futhi ekhuthaze abantu ongeke uhlangane nabo.

Mhlawumbe uke waphila impilo enzima futhi kunzima ukubona ukwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu endabeni yakho. Uma kunjalo, bheka ezindabeni zeBhayibheli ezinjengezikaDaniyeli ukuze uthole ithemba, induduzo, nokuqinisekiswa. UNkulunkulu kaDaniyeli unguNkulunkulu wakho nawe, futhi akakashintshi. Usazenza izimangaliso, Usasiboleka amandla Akhe, futhi Usasindisa.

Noma nini lapho uzizwa ungaqiniseki ngesiqondiso sikaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakho, bheka emiBhalweni futhi ugxile kulokho okwaziyo ukuthi kuyiqiniso. UNkulunkulu unothando, unomusa, futhi unesihe. Uthanda ukukupha izipho ezinhle. Unesu nenjongo ngempilo yakho. Uzokusebenzisa konke okwenzeka kuwe ukuze kuzuze wena. Ukuthanda ngokujulile futhi wayezimisele ukuzidela kakhulu ukuze abe nawe. Uthando olunjalo lukufanele ukwethenjwa.

Kungenzeka ukuthi ubhekene nesinye sezikhathi ezinzima kakhulu empilweni yakho. Mhlawumbe welashwa emshadweni obhuntshile, uhlushwa ubunyumba, noma udabukiswa ukufelwa othandekayo. Mhlawumbe ucasulwa ukuthi impilo ayibanga ngendlela obuyilindele. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubhekene nani njengamanje, ungathembela kuNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yakho. Mlethele ubuhlungu benhliziyo yakho, ukukhungatheka kwakho, nokungakhululeki kwakho. Angakwazi ukukuthatha konke, futhi ufuna ukukuzwa konke. Esikhundleni sokukuvumela kukususe kuNkulunkulu, kuvumele kukusondeze kuye.