Ivangeli ngokuka EzraIsampula

Ukugcwaliseka

Mhlawumbe uke wazibuza ukuthi, nini, noma kanjani uNkulunkulu azozigcwalisa izithembiso Zakhe empilweni yakho. Noma mhlawumbe uyahluleka ukubona ukuthi ungathela izithelo kanjani esikhathini sakho samanje noma ezimweni. Incwadi kaEzra isinika ukuqonda ngendlela uNkulunkulu azigcwalisa ngayo izithembiso Zakhe ngokwethembeka, okusinika amandla njengamakholwa ukuba sithele izithelo kunoma yini uNkulunkulu asibizele ukuba sibe yiyo futhi siyenze. Kulolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezintathu, sizobheka izihloko zokugcwaliseka, ukwethembeka, kanye nokuthela. Sizophinde sihlole ukuthi indima ebalulekile yomlando ka-Ezra isikhomba kanjani kuJesu nasevangelini.

Okokuqala, Endabeni ka-Ezra, sibona indlela uNkulunkulu agcwalisa ngayo isithembiso Sakhe sokukhulula abantu Bakhe ekuthunjweni, ababuyisele ezweni labo. Ukuthunjwa nokudingiswa kwakungafanele kubamangaze, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayebaxwayise kaningi, esebenzisa abaprofethi, ukuthi uma beqhubeka nokungamlaleli, ukudingiswa kwakuyoba umphumela. Ngokumangalisayo ke, nangaphezu kwesono sabantu neziyalo zikaNkulunkulu, Wayethembise nokuthi ekugcineni wayezobabuyisela eJerusalema ukuze akhe kabusha umuzi, ithempeli, kanye nesizwe sabo. U-Ezra 1:1 usitshela ukuthi uJehova wasigcwalisa isiprofetho ayesinikeze ngoJeremiya. UJeremiya wayelandisile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyogcwalisa isithembiso sakhe esihle kubantu baKhe ngemva kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa yokuthunjwa eBhabhiloni. UNkulunkulu ushukumisa inhliziyo kaKoresi ukuze enze lesi simangaliso sokukhulula nokugcwaliseka kwesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu.

Izenzakalo ezenzeka phakathi nokuphila kuka-Ezra zifanekisela lokho uNkulunkulu asenzela kona ngoJesu. Emuva kuGenesise 3, ukukhetha kuka-Adamu no-Eva okudabukisayo kwaholela ekuthunjweni kwaso sonke isintu. Sizalwa siboshelwe isono, sidingisiwe kuNkulunkulu. NjengomIsrayeli, u-Ezra naye wayesekudingisweni, kodwa uJehova wamsebenzisa ukubuyisela abantu baKhe ezweni labo. Ngendlela efanayo, uJesu weza njengomunye wethu, ehlala phakathi kwethu, futhi kanjalo wasiholela enkululekweni. Encwadini ayibhalela abaseFilipi, uPawulu wembula indlela isikhathi sikaJesu emhlabeni esasiyozizwa ngayo kuYe njengokudingiswa okuthile.

Njengoba sisafunda incwadi kaEzra ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezilandelayo, kwangathi ungambona uJesu kule ndaba yasendulo. Kwangathi ungakhuthazeka ukuthi ivangeli Lakhe lingamandla kaNkulunkulu, elikwenza futhi likunike amandla okuba uthele njengoba ufuna ukwazi uNkulunkulu futhi umenze aziwe. Sikhonza uNkulunkulu ogcina isivumelwano ohlala egcwalisa izithembiso Zakhe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izithiyo obhekana nazo futhi akukhathaleki ukuthi hlobo luni lokudingiswa ngokobudlelwane, kwezezimali, noma ngokomzimba, izindaba ezinhle zikaJesu Kristu—ezifanekiselwa kahle endabeni ka-Ezra—ziwukuthi uNkulunkulu uzogcwalisa noma yiziphi izithembiso azenzile wena.