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Isisekelo Sakho Esihlukile

E-Oklahoma, lapho kwaqala khona i-Life.Church, inhlabathi ibomvu ngenxa yobumba olubomvu phakathi kwezinyawo zabantu nedwala loMhlaba. Kubakhi nabanikazi bezindlu, lokhu kuyinkinga. Ubumba lwenza isisekelo esiqinile uma lomile, kodwa lapho kufika iziphepho, luba manzi, luthambe, futhi lunyakaze. Ngenxa yalokho, izakhiwo ziyanyakaza, ziqhekeke futhi zihlale. Futhi lapho isisekelo sebhilidi sivaliwe, yonke into iyacima. Amapayipi ayaphuka, iminyango ngeke ivaleke, futhi izindonga ziyaqhekeka. Siyini isixazululo? Ochwepheshe besisekelo babeka izinsimbi ezixhuma isisekelo kuze kube sekupheleni odakeni nasetsheni ledwala. Khona-ke, ubumba lungenza lokho olukwenzayo, kodwa isakhiwo simi siqinile, ngoba sixhunywe edwaleni elingeke linyakaze. 

Ngesimo sikaPetru, kungenzeka ukuthi wabathiphisa abakhi base-Oklahoma kudala ngaphambi kokuba bathole izisekelo. Upetru wayeqonda izisekelo ngoba uJesu wamkhomba esinyathelweni esiqinile lapho emqamba kabusha ngokudumile. Igama lakhe kwakunguSimoni, kodwa uJesu wametha ngokuthi uPetru, okusho ukuthi idwala. Nakuba uPetru aqala kabi, wabuza uJesu, ukunquma indlebe yesosha, futhi ephika uJesu kathathu, kamuva wayezoba idwala lebandla lokuqala futhi abhale lezi zincwadi esizifunda namuhla. 

… sakhiwe phezu kwedwala lempilo, futhi nguJesu.

Kwakungokomzwelo omkhulu wakhe, ku-1 Petru isahluko 2, lapho uPetru ebhekisela kumaKristu njengamatshe aphilayo akhiwa abe indlu engokomoya. Indlu enoJesu njengetshe legumbi. Itshe legumbi itshe elikhethiwe ukuletha ukuqondanisa nesisekelo kuzo zonke ezinye izingxenye zendlu. Lena kwakuyindlela kaPetru yokusho ukuthi sakhelwe phezu kwedwala lokuphila, futhi nguJesu. Sinesisekelo esihlukile. Abanye bangase bangayiboni noma bayiqonde. Bangase baze bakwenqabe. Isisekelo sethu siyidwala elivuthayo kunomnyombo womhlaba wethu, sijule kunezifiso zenyama yethu, sinamandla kunababusi bezwe lethu, futhi sinamandla kunemishikashika yethu engapheli. 

Njengoba ufunda ku-1 Petru isahluko 2, cela uMoya oNgcwele ukuba akwambulele isisekelo sempilo yakho. Buza le mibuzo: Ingabe ngibheka isiko nohulumeni ukuba enze umhlaba ulunge, noma ngibheka kuJesu neBandla Lakhe? Ingabe ngiyazama ukulawula izimo, noma ingabe ngifuna uNkulunkulu ngemisebenzi emihle kanye nokwethemba okujulile akucelayo? Lapho abantu bengiphatha ngokungenabulungiswa, ingabe ngisabela ngothando? Lapho ngihlupheka, ingabe ngimethemba ngesineke uNkulunkulu, noma ngizama ukuthola eyami indlela?

Thandaza: Nkulunkulu, isekelwe kuphi impilo yami? Ingabe zikhona izindawo lapho ngincika khona “ebumbani” esikhundleni saKho? Isisekelo sami siqhekekile noma sibuthakathaka kuphi? Ngicela ungixhumanise nesisekelo sempilo. Ameni.