Izingxogxo NoNkulunkuluIsampula

Kwesinye isikhathi isinyathelo esilandelayo emthandazweni ukuyekelela. Leli altare lomphefumulo liyisikhathi esithile nendawo lapho sidedela khona noma sihambise intando yethu kuNkulunkulu bese sishiya umphumela ezandleni Zakhe. Kulezi zikhathi sibeka izingxenye ezithandwa kakhulu ukuthi singobani nalabo esibathandayo phambi Kwakhe sibuyele emuva — singazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani ngokulandelayo. Lo mzuzu owodwa, omisiwe ungazizwa usengozini enkulu. 

Ukuyeka ukuhamba kungumthandazo wobudlelwano ogxile ebudlelwaneni bothando noJesu. Ngoba Uyazi ukuthi ukukhululwa kwentando yethu ngathi kanye nalabo esibathandayo kungagcwaliswa ngobuhlungu — Uyakwazi lokhu ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe — uJesu uyasisekela phakathi kwakho. Ekukhululweni, uMoya unikeza ukuqhuma komusa, futhi ubukhona Bakhe buba yisibusiso. Dumisani igama lakhe. Njengoba sidedela, sikhululeka siwele ezandleni zoThando.

Ake ume kancane nami bese ukhumbula amaqhawe eBhayibheli, omlando, nanamuhla athinte kakhulu izimpilo zethu. Okunye kokujwayelekile okuphawuleka kwalabo esibathandayo ulwazi lwabo lwe-altare. Kulesi sikhathi ababekiwe kusengaphambili kuzoshibilika emile bephikisana nenhloso ephakeme kaNkulunkulu yezimpilo zabo, bese bekhetha ukuzithoba — noma ngabe kusho ukuzidela noma ukuhlupheka. Nakanjani, usizi lokuyekiswa kwabo yihora labo elihle kakhulu, futhi izehlakalo ezilandelayo ziletha ithonya elihlala njalo. Ngendlela efanayo, lapho siveza intando yethu ebesivele sinayo futhi sithatha intando nobizo lukaNkulunkulu, sijoyina indaba enhle kakhulu, ukuzijabulisa koMbuso okuzosenza sidlule thina ngokwethu. 

Kepha kwenzekani uma sibona ukubaluleka komkhuleko wokuyeka, kepha sesabe ukuwuthandaza — okwamanje? Umkhuleko olandelayo olandelayo uthi "Nkosi, ngizimisele ukwenziwa ngizimisele." Lokhu kukhululwa komhlaba ophakathi, kukhulula amandla aKhe okuqala ukwenza ukuthengiselana okugcwele kwenzeke. “[Hhayi ngamandla akho] ngoba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kuwe ngesikhathi sonke [ukunika amandla futhi edala kuwe amandla kanye nesifiso], kokubili ukuthanda nokusebenzela ukuthokoza kwaKhe okuhle nokwaneliseka nenjabulo” ( Fil. 2:13, AMPC). Singamethemba uNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izigaba zokuyeka. Akukho lutho olunzima kakhulu kuYe, futhi konke esikuthandayo kuphephile Kuye.