Izingxogxo NoNkulunkuluIsampula

Labo abafisa izingxoxo ezimnandi, ezijulile noBaba kumele bafunde ukulinda — ukuthembela ekuhlakanipheni kwaKhe, ubukhosi, intando kanye nesikhathi. Kodwa kungani ngezinye izikhathi uNkulunkulu edinga ukulinda? Ngezansi kunezindlela ezimbalwa eziqinisekile zokuphila okuvuthiwe, okuhlobene nobudlelwano sonke esikufunayo, kepha kwesinye isikhathi kuphelelwa yisineke ukulinda.

Uma bengingakwazi, bengizomemezela lesi simiso sokuqala ngophenyo kanye nokhaphethi obomvu: Kuhle ukulindaphambilinasohlangothini lomthandazo, ukukhuluma noNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokwenza isicelo sethu. Kulesi sigaba sokuqonda sihlala neNkosi ukuthola okusenhliziyweni Yayo. Ukulinda kukhombisa ukuzithoba kwethu nokuhlonipha intando Yakhe. Sidinga ubuhlakani Bakhe ukuze sibuze kahle. 

Ngesikhathi abafundi becela uJesu ukuthi abafundise ukuthandaza, wabafundisa ukuthi “Umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini” (Math. 6:10). Futhi singaqala isicelo ngokucela uJesu ukuthiasifundiseukuthi sithandaze. Njengoba embula intando yaKhe emhlabeni njengaseZulwini, sikulungele ukuthi senze isicelo esincike kulokho okuthokozisayo ukukunikeza. Ukubuza ngale ndlela ngasikhathi sinye kufeza isifiso sezinhliziyo zethu. Lo mkhuba owodwa uvuselele impilo yami yokuthandaza. Ngincoma kakhulu injabulo yokuthandaza intando kaNkulunkulu ibuyele Kuye. Kulesi sandulelo sobudlelwano, silindele ukuza kweNkosi njengoMeluleki Omangalisayo. 

Ngezinye izikhathi isidingo sokulinda siyafikaemvakwesicelo. Lolu hlobo lokulinda lunakho konke okuphathelene nezikhathi zonyaka. Akusona isikhathi sokuthola ngaso sonke isikhathi. “Kunesikhathi sakho konke nakho isikhathi sako konke okwenziwayo ngaphansi kwamaZulu (UmShumayeli 3: 1). Isikhathi esifanele sizofika impela, kodwa hhayi kuze kufike isikhathi. Isikhathi esifanelekile esibusiswe ngempendulo ebesilindelwe yemithandazo yethu sihle ngokuphindwe kabili

Okokugcina, ukulinda emthandazweni kuveza ukubekezela nokubekezela akuligugu. Labo abalangazelela ukuvuthwa futhi baphelele kumele benyathele izitebhisi eziphakeme nezigwegwile ezikhiqizayo. Ibhayibheli liya lize lithi le nqubo ecindezelayo kufanele ibungazwe! Singakudelela ukucwengeka kokucwengisisa kokubekezela okwamanje, kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi besingeke sithathe noma yini ngalokho esizuzile. Unkulunkulu usibusisa ngokungasiniki njalo ithuba lokuphazamisa inqubo yokulinda