UTHIXO UFUNA ABANTU ABASELULA KWAYE NAMABHINQA ANOKUTHEMBELA
Siphila kwimihla yokugqibela xa umoya kaYudas Skariyoti uzalise ilizwe. Ukungcatshwa nokubawa kukho kuzo zonke iikona. Ngokutsho kwe-2nd KwabaseKorinte 13:5 “Zivavanyeni ukuba niselukholweni kusini na; zicikideni ngokwenu. Anazi na ngokwenu ukuba uYesu Kristu ungaphakathi kwenu? UJudas wayekwindawo apho wayefanele ukuba azicikide ukuze azi ukuba uKristu ukuye. Wayekunye noKristu iminyaka emithathu enesiqingatha, ekunye nabanye abapostile nabanye abafundi. Wafika umzuzu wokuba umntu ngamnye azihlolisise, kwathi emva kokuba uJudas emmamele uYehova ngaloo minyaka wanikwa amandla nabanye abapostile ukuba baye kushumayela ivangeli bakhuphe iidemon benza imimangaliso, kwafika ixesha lokuthembela, waza wathengisa ngeNkosi. KuMarko 14:10-11 , uYudas waya kubabingeleli abakhulu ukuze amngcatshe uYesu uKristu ngemali. Khumbula ukuba uYuda wathi kuMarko 14:45 , “Nkosi, nkosi [(Nkosi, nkosi) unokucinga ukuba wayesithi ngokwenene uYesu uyiNkosi neNkosi yakhe yokwenene okanye wayehlekisa ngeNkosi; ngokuba ngelo xesha ubesele enomoya wumbi, ungokaMtyholi, wamanga. Ukungcatsha yeyona nto iphambili kubungendawo. Wabiza uMfundisi, uMfundisi, wamanga; kungekhona ngothando kodwa wamanga njengendlela yokuchonga ofanelekileyo; funda iivesi 42-46, ingakumbi 44. Abantu abaninzi namhlanje, okubi ngakumbi phakathi kwabePentekoste, abafumene izipho zoMoya oyiNgcwele, ababandakanyeka kwimimangaliso kodwa namhlanje bajongene nomzuzu wokuthembela njengoYudas. UYudas wayengenakuthenjwa, ngexesha elibaluleke kakhulu xa uYesu wayesingise eMnqamlezweni waseKalvari. UYudas weza kungcatsha uYesu kwindawo ebalulekileyo; kuMyezo waseGetsemane. Apha kulapho iNkosi yethu yasilwela khona idabi likanaphakade kwaye ibuyisela konke oko uAdam wakulahlayo nokunye okuninzi. Eli xesha liphambili yayilixesha nalapho usathana ngoYudas wagqiba kwelokuba amngcatshe uThixo aqokelele nemali. Ngoku kwabo basemhlabeni eli lixesha lenyaniso kwakhona. Uguqulelo luza kuba yinto enkulu elandelayo emhlabeni kwaye ibandakanya iNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu kunye nomtshakazi wayo; kwaye oku kwakhona umzuzu wokungcatshwa, njengoko kufika ixesha lokuwa kude noYesu inyaniso, kwaye lo ngumzuzu olandelayo wokuthembela.
Ekuqaleni kukaSeptemba, ngo-2019 xa ndandihamba ukusuka kwisixeko esibizwa ngokuba yi-Ondo ukuya e-Ibadan eNigeria, malunga ne-4: 45pm, ndeva ilizwi elicacileyo lisithi, “UThixo ukhangela abafana namabhinqa aselula anokubathemba.” Yandothusa ndake ndacinga ngayo. Njengoko iiyure neentsuku zazidlula, iNkosi yandinika kwaye yandisa ukuqonda kwam le ngxelo.
UEnoki wayeyindoda enkulu kaThixo ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo. Ububungqina bakhe ke bokuba umkholise kakuhle uThixo; IGenesis 5:24 ifundeka ngolu hlobo, “UEnoki wahamba noThixo, akabakho; ngokuba uThixo umthabathile. Ngokutsho kwamaHebhere 11:5 , “Ngokholo uEnoki wafuduselwa emazulwini ukuba angaboni kufa; akaba nakufunyanwa ke, ngenxa enokuba uThixo wamfudusayo; kuba ngaphambi kokufuduswa kwakhe, wangqinelwa ukuba umkholise kakuhle uThixo. Intsingiselo kaEnoki kukumthemba uThixo awayenako kuye. Akukho bani waziyo ukuba umkholise kangakanani na uThixo, kodwa into ayenzayo ukukholisa uThixo, yaba nokholo kuyo, kuba isibhalo sithi, lungekho ukholo, akunakubakho ukumkholisa kakuhle uThixo, ivesi 6 yamaHebhere 11. ngomgwebo owawufikela ihlabathi ngomhla kaNowa. Khumbula ukuba uyise kaNowa wayengekazalwa. UThixo wamxelela ngokuthiya unyana wakhe igama elinguMethusela; nto leyo ethetha unyaka wesikhukula. UThixo wamthemba uEnoki kangangokuba wamxelela ngekamva lehlabathi, oko kukuthi, umgwebo womkhukula kaNowa. UThixo wamthemba uEnoki kangangokuba njengomfana oneminyaka engamakhulu amathathu anamashumi amathandathu anesihlanu, xa amadoda ayedla ngokuphila ngaphezu kwamakhulu asithoba eminyaka nabanye abafana noAdam, uSete wayesekho; UThixo wamfudusa ke; ngokuba wangqinelwa ukuba ukholisiwe yiyo iNkosi. Lowo ngumfana owayenokuthenjwa nguThixo.
UNowa wayengomnye umntu awayenokuthenjwa nguThixo. Ngokutsho kweGenesis 6:8-9 , “Kodwa uNowa yena wababalwa nguYehova. Yiyo le ke inzala kaNowa: UNowa waye eyindoda elilungisa, egqibeleleyo, ezizukulwaneni zakhe. UNowa wahamba noThixo. UThixo utyhila iimfihlelo kwabo anokubathemba. Njengoko unokubona, kuNowa, uThixo wamtyhilela umgwebo ozayo womkhukula, ongqina isigidimi esifihlakeleyo sikaThixo esiya kuEnoki saza sahlala egameni likaMethusela. UThixo wamthemba uNowa iminyaka elikhulu elinamashumi amabini njengoko wayekholelwa kwaye waqhubeka ewakha umkhombe emhlabeni owomileyo njengoko wayeyalelwe. UNowa akazange athandabuze uThixo yaza imvula yana kwaye uluntu lwatshatyalaliswa ngaphandle kwakhe nosapho lwakhe. UThixo wayefuna indoda anokuyithemba ukuba iphinde ikhulise ihlabathi likaThixo, njengoko kubhalwe kwiGenesis 9:1 . UThixo wayenenye imfihlelo awayenokuyinika indoda awayenokuyithemba. Waxelela uNowa ngomnyama okwesihlandlo sokuqala, iGenesis 9:11-17 . UThixo wenza umnqophiso phakathi kwakhe nazo zonke izidalwa kwaye uNowa wayeyindoda awayenokuyithemba ngesi sibophelelo. Umnyama olandelayo oza kuwukhumbula ukwiSityhilelo 4:3, “Kwaye kukho umnyama ujikeleze itrone.” Oku kukugcinwa kobuthixo kwabo banyuliweyo bakaThixo. Wayenokumthemba uNowa ukuba amngenise kwimfihlelo yobuthixo. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe?
UAbraham, uThixo wambiza ngokuba ngumhlobo wam, Isaya 41:8. UThixo waxelela uAbraham ukuba alishiye ilizwe likayise nezalamane zakhe aye kwilizwe angalaziyo. Wathobela waza wamkela ilizwi likaThixo. Wathobela waza washukunyiselwa, amaHebhere 11:8 , nakwindinyana 17 , aqinisekisa ukuba uAbraham wamthobela uThixo waza wanikela ngonyana wakhe uIsake. UThixo wathi, ngoku ndiyazi ukuba uyindoda endinokuyithemba kwiGenesis 22:10-12. UThixo wamthemba u-Abraham ukuba amtyhilele iimfihlelo ezinkulu zokuba abantwana bakhe baya kuba eYiputa baze baphathwe kakubi iminyaka engamakhulu amane ukuze embewini yakhe (uYesu Kristu) zithembe iintlanga. UThixo wathetha ngeemfihlo ezizayo kuAbraham indoda anokuyithemba, angakuthemba uThixo. UThixo ukhangela umfana okanye intombi anokuyithemba.
UYosefu wayethandwa nguyise uYakobi. Esengumfana uThixo wamnika amaphupha nokutolika. Waphupha uyise nabantakwabo bequbuda kuye njengenyanga neenkwenkwezi. Wathengiswa ngabazalwana bakhe eYiputa. Emva kweminyaka embalwa waba ngowesibini kuFaro eYiputa ngokusebenza kukaThixo ngamaphupha nokutolika. UThixo wamsebenzisa ukuze asindise amaSirayeli ebudeni beminyaka esixhenxe yendlala. UThixo wafumana indoda awayenokuyithemba ukuba iza kusindisa ubomi ngexesha lendlala waza uThixo wayityhilela imfihlelo ekhethekileyo. KwiGenesis 7:50-24 , “UThixo wonivelela okunene, anikhuphe, anise ezweni abelifungele uAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi; Niya kuwanyusa amathambo am, emke apha. Indoda uThixo awayenokuyithemba, ukuba ayityhile kuye, ekuzeni kukaMoses ukuza kukhupha abantwana bakaSirayeli eYiputa nokuthwalwa kwethambo lakhe ukuya kwilizwe ledinga. Le yayiyimfihlelo ekhethekileyo kumntu anokumthemba. UThixo wafumana kuYosefu indoda anokuyithemba. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe?
UMoses wafika ngexesha elimiselweyo. Ngokutsho kwamaHebhere 11:24-26 , “Ngokholo uMoses uthe, akuba mdala, wala ukubizwa ngokuba yintombi kaFaro; enyula kanye ukuba aphathwe kakubi, ndawonye nabantu bakaThixo, kunokuba axhamle isono umzuzwana; ekubalele ukungcikivwa kukaKristu kububutyebi obungaphezu kobutyebi baseYiputa. UThixo kwakufuneka athethe nomntu ubuso ngobuso yaye umele abe yindoda anokuyithemba. UMoses wema ecaleni kwetyholo elivuthayo ( Eksodus 3:1-17 ) waza uThixo wadibana naye, indoda awayenokuyithemba. Wathi uYosefu, uThixo uya kumvelela uSirayeli eYiputa, emva kweminyaka engama-430 lifikile ilixa. Indoda uThixo awayenokumthemba ukuba isebenze nayo ekuziseni imiqondiso nezimanga eYiputa, ikhuphe oonyana bakaSirayeli ebukhobokeni ithwele ithambo likaYosefu elaliprofetiwe ihamba nayo, endleleni eya kwilizwe ledinga. Nantsi indoda uThixo awayenokumthemba ukuba yayiza kwahlula ulwandle olubomvu, yachitha iintsuku ezingama-40 nobusuku obungama-40 phambi kwayo encotsheni yentaba yaye ekugqibeleni wayinika iMithetho Elishumi eyayibhalwe ngomnwe kaThixo. Wabonisa uMoses indoda awayenokuyithemba iimfihlelo ezithile eziquka, ukwenza umfuziselo wenyoka enomlilo esibondeni (Numbers 21:9) ukuze kuphiliswe abo balunywe yinyoka uThixo awayithumelayo, ngexesha lokungathobeli kwabanye babantwana baka-Adam. USirayeli entlango; lalimela ukuphiliswa kwabo babeyijonga ngenguquko. Oku kwakufanekisela ukufa kukaYesu Krestu emnqamlezweni kunye nokuxolelaniswa koluntu noThixo, kubo bonke abaya kukholwa ngokholo. UYesu Kristu wabhekisela koku kuYohane 3:14-15 . UMoses waphinda wabonakala kwiNtaba yoTshintsho enoEliya: ukuze baxoxe noYehova ngokufa kwakhe emnqamlezweni, into eyimfihlo nebalulekileyo kwaye wabona amadoda uThixo awayenokukholosa ngaye ukuba emi naye. Kwakhona uThixo wabathemba uPetros, uYakobi noYohane ukuba babavumele ukuba bakhwele entabeni baze balive ilizwi lakhe njengoko libhaliwe kuLuka 9:35 , “Lo nguNyana wam oyintanda, mveni yena.” Enjani yona ingqokelela yamadoda uThixo anokuyithemba. UThixo ukhangela amadoda nabafazi anokubathemba namhlanje; Ngaba uThixo unokuthembela kuwe? NgokukaMarko 9:9-10 , “Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bayehla entabeni, wabayala ukuba bangazixeleli bani ezo zinto bazibonileyo, ade avuke kwabafileyo uNyana woMntu. Elo zwi balibamba lakubo bodwa bebuzana ukuba ukuvuka kubo abafileyo kukuthini na? La ngamadoda awayenokuthenjwa uThixo wawanika imfihlelo yokuba wayeza kuvuka kwabafileyo. Isifundo iNumeri 12:5-9 . UThixo wathi uMoses uthembekile; umntu Anokumthemba.
UYoshuwa wayesebenza kunye kwaye emthemba uMoses njengendoda yakwaThixo. Yena noKalebhi babephakathi kwabalishumi elinesibini ababethunywe ukuya kuhlola ilizwe ledinga. Abuya enemiphumo emihle, elungele ukungena kwilizwe ledinga kodwa amanye amadoda alishumi eza nengxelo embi nedimazayo ( Numeri 13:30-33 ). Oku kwenza uSirayeli ukuba angangeni kwilizwe ledinga ngoko nangoko. Kubo bonke abantu abadala abaphuma eYiputa noMoses nguYoshuwa noKalebhi kuphela uThixo awayenokuthenjwa, ukuba babathabathe abantwana bakaSirayeli babase kwilizwe ledinga. Kwakhona khumbula indoda eyashukumisa isandla sikaThixo ukuba imise iLanga phezu kweGibheyon nenyanga entilini yeAyalon ( Yoshuwa 10:12-14 ) malunga nemini yonke waza uThixo wamphulaphula; Akuzanga kubekho mini injengaleyo, phambi kwayo nangasemva kwayo, ngokokude uYehova aliphulaphule ilizwi lomntu; ngokuba uYehova wayewalwela amaSirayeli. UYoshuwa wayeyindoda uThixo awayenokumthemba. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe?
UEliya wama ngakwicala likaThixo phezu kwesisongelo sowexuko nokufa. Walivala izulu, akwabakho mvula iinyanga ezimashumi mane anesibini. UThixo wamthemba kakhulu ukuba amngenise kwinto yokuba ngokholo unokuthandazela ukuba abafileyo bavuke, (1st Kumkani 17:17-24). UEliya wayengowokuqala ukuvusa abafileyo eBhayibhileni. UThixo wayemthembile uEliya yaye eqinisekile ngomsebenzi wakhe awayewenza emhlabeni, kangangokuba wathumela inqwelo yomlilo ukuba igoduse umprofeti wakhe. UThixo wayemthembile ukuba amvumele azame inqwelo yokuguqulela. Ngaba iNkosi inokukuthemba ukuba ikuthumele kwinqwelo yoguqulo ezayo kamsinya? Ngaba uqinisekile ukuba iNkosi inokukuthemba ngenkampani yokuguqulela? Khumbula uEliya noMoses bandwendwela noThixo entabeni yokwenziwa kumila kumbi. Amadoda uThixo ebenokuwathemba. Ngaba uThixo unokuthembela kuwe?
USamuweli wayengumprofeti oselula kaThixo. Njengomntwana oneminyaka emi-4 ukuya kweyesithandathu ubudala, uThixo wathetha naye waza wamxelela into enokuphazamisa abantu abadala, (6st Samuweli 3:10-14 nese-4:10-18). UThixo wayemthembile ukuba uza kumvumela ukuba adlulisele isigidimi kuEli umbingeleli omkhulu, njengomprofeti ongumntwana kaThixo. Usenokuthi yinkwenkwe, kodwa uThixo wafumana kuyo inkwenkwe anokuyithemba. UThixo wamtyhila kuye ingxaki yakwaSirayeli phantsi kokumkani kwaye noThixo wamnyusa kwabafileyo ukuya kuqubisana noSawule phambi kwegqwirha lase-Endore. UThixo wamthemba ukuba uza kumxelela uSawule ngesiphelo sakhe. USamuweli waprofeta wathi kuSawule: “Ngeli xesha ngomso wena noonyana bakho niya kuba nam, 1st ( Samuweli 28:15-20 ) Nasemva kokufa, uThixo wamvumela ukuba abonakale kwigqwirha lase-Endore ukuze agqibezele umsebenzi wakhe wobuprofeti; indoda anokuyithemba uThixo. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe?
UYobhi wayeyindoda yakwaThixo, owathi uSathana waya kuThixo ukuya kumangala. UYobhi 1:1 uchaza indlela uThixo awambona ngayo uYobhi, “uYobhi wayeyindoda egqibeleleyo, ethe tye, emoyikayo uThixo, etyekayo ebubini.” Kwindinyana yesi-8 xa uSathana wabonakala phambi koThixo, echaza ukuba wayelityhutyha ihlabathi; UThixo wambuza: “Umgqalile na kodwa umkhonzi wam uYobhi, ukuba akukho unjengaye ehlabathini, indoda egqibeleleyo, ethe tye, emoyikayo uThixo, etyekayo ebubini? Emva koko emva kokuba uSathana wamhlasela uYobhi. Wababulala bonke oonyana bakhe ngamini-nye; Indinyana ye-15, amaShebha abahlasela ababulala abakhonzi bakhe, ayitshabalalisa nemfuyo yakhe yonke. Walahlekelwa yiyo yonke into ngaphandle komfazi wakhe. Kuko konke oko akonanga uYobhi, akamsola nokumsola uThixo, Yobhi 1:22. Kamva umtyholi wahlasela umzimba wakhe wenyama (isithsaba sentloko ukuya entendeni yonyawo) ngamathumba abuhlungu angathethekiyo; wazikhuhla ngodongwe waza wahlala eluthuthwini, ngokutsho kukaYobhi 2:7-9 . Kwakhona sifunda oku: “Wathi umkakhe kuye, Usabambelele na ekugqibeleleni kwakho? Mqalekise uThixo, ufe. UYobhi wamphendula umkakhe, wathi, Uthetha njengesidengekazi.——kuzo zonke ezi zinto akonanga uYobhi ngomlomo wakhe. UThixo wayenendoda awayenokuyithemba, kungakhathaliseki ukuba uSathana wayephosa ntoni na kuYobhi; akazange athandabuze okanye athandabuze okanye amkrokrele uThixo, njengoko abanye bethu besenza phantse ngamaxesha onke phantsi kwengcinezelo. Ekugqibeleni, kuYobhi 13:15-16 , wabonisa isizathu sokuba uThixo akholose ngaye, esithi: “Nokuba ebengandibulala, ndokholosa ngaye; Kwanaye woba lusindiso kum: Ngokuba intshetshetshe akayi kuza phambi kwakhe. Le yayiyindoda uThixo awayenokuyithemba. Ngaba unokukuxabisa oko kwathethwa nguYobhi, Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe?
UDavide indoda engantliziyo kaThixo eyayibubungqina bukaThixo (1st Samuweli 13:14) ngendoda anokuyithemba. UThixo wamthemba kangangokuba wamnika intaphane yeziprofeto ngezinto ezahlukeneyo, kuquka indlela nendawo uThixo awamdala ngayo umntu (Iindumiso 139:13-16). Xa uSirayeli wayesoyika ngenxa yamaFilisti kunye nengxilimbela yawo nendoda yemfazwe uGoliyati; UThixo wathumela inkwenkwana engumalusi eyayinobungqina kunye neNkosi ukuba ityelele isigebenga ngesilingi namatye amahlanu. Ngelixa imikhosi yakwaSirayeli irhoxa kwisigebenga sikaDavide, ulutsha olwalukholose ngoThixo lwalubaleka lusiya kweso sigebenga. UDavide wembethela ilitye ebunzi nenkwitshi yakhe, yawa, wema phezu kwayo uDavide, wayinqumla intloko. UThixo wayekunye nolutsha awayenokumthemba waza wamnika uloyiso. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe? UThixo ngelixesha lemihla yokugqibela ukhangela abafana nabafana anokubathemba. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe?
UDaniyeli kunye nabantwana abathathu abangamaHebhere eBhabhiloni babeliqela elikhethekileyo lamakholwa awayenokuthenjwa nguThixo nokuba imeko yayinjani. UShadraki, uMeshaki noAbhednego kuDaniyeli 3:10-22, babengamaYuda angazange avume ukunqula umfanekiso wegolide kaNebhukadenetsare. Wabasongela ngokubaphosa ezikweni elivutha umlilo ukuba babengavumi ukunqula umfanekiso ngesandi sezixhobo zomculo. Baphendula bathi kwindinyana 16: “Nebhukadenetsare, akukhathali ukuba sikuphendule ngeli lizwi; Ukuba kunjalo, uThixo wethu esimbusayo unako ukusihlangula ezikweni elivutha umlilo, nasesandleni sakho, kumkani. Ke, ukuba akunjalo, makwazeke kuwe, kumkani, ukuba asiyi kubabusa thixo bakho, asiyi kuqubuda kumfanekiso wegolide owumisileyo. Khumbula ISityhilelo 13:16-18 . Apha kulapho umgca wokuthemba uzotywa khona. La yayingamadoda awayenokuthenjwa nguThixo. Ekugqibeleni baphoswa kwiziko elivutha umlilo kwaye uNyana kaThixo wayelapho; kuba abafana abathathu awayebathembile. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe?
UDaniyeli wayeyindoda enobu bungqina njengoko bubhalwe kuDaniyeli 10:11 , “Daniyeli, indoda ethandwa kunene—-.” UDaniyeli wayemthembile uYehova waza uThixo wema ngakuye emhadini wengonyama emva kokuba engazange avume umyalelo kakumkani wokuba angamkhungi uThixo kaSirayeli awayethembele ngaye. UThixo wafumana kuDaniyeli indoda anokuyithemba ngezityhilelo zehlabathi; ukususela ekubuyeni kukaSirayeli ekuthinjweni, ekwakhiweni kwakhona kwetempile eYerusalem, ekufeni kukaKristu emnqamlezweni, ekuvukeni nasekulawuleni umchasi-Kristu kunye nobukhosi besiphelo, imbandezelo enkulu kunye newaka leminyaka kunye netrone emhlophe. isigwebo. Esi yayisisityhilelo sikaDaniyeli seeveki ezingama-70. UThixo wabona kuDaniyeli umfana owayenokumthemba ngamaphupha, ukutolika nezityhilelo ezininzi. Ngaba uThixo unokuthembela kweli xesha lokuphela?
UMariya kwiminyaka engamawaka amabini wafumana inkoliseko kuThixo. Njenganamhlanje, ngelo xesha uThixo wayekhangela ibhinqa eliselula awayenokulithemba. Oku kuya kubandakanya ukuzalwa kwentombi enyulu. Oku kuya kubandakanya ukwazisa umntu ukusindisa, ukubuyisela, ukuguqula kunye negama elingunaphakade likaThixo kunye nokunye okuninzi. UThixo wayefuna intombi enyulu awayenokuyithemba. Ngokutsho kukaLuka 1:26-38 , “Ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunyelwa nguThixo emzini welaseGalili, ogama liyiNazarete, kwintombi enyulu, eganelwe indoda egama linguYosefu, wendlu kaDavide; laye igama lentombi leyo lalinguMariya. Uyabona, uya kuthabatha esizalweni sakho, uzale unyana, umthiye igama elinguYesu. Elo yayiligama elifihliweyo de kube nguMariya. Apha unokubona ukuba uThixo walaqaza waza wakhetha ibhinqa eliselula awayenokulithemba. Wamthemba uMariya ukuba uza kumnyamekela umntwana waza wamxelela negama lakhe. Igama elinikiweyo ezulwini nasemhlabeni apho nabani na anokusindiswa ngalo, ukukhutshelwa kweedemon, kuxolelwe izono, imimangaliso eyenziwayo, nokuguqulelwa okuthenjiweyo; konke kwenzeka kuba uThixo wafumana ibhinqa eliselula awayenokulithemba. Ngaba uThixo unokuthembela, cinga kwakhona. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe? UThixo walinika uMariya igama lakhe elifihlakeleyo umntu awayenokumthemba. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe?
Umpostile uYohane wayeyindoda eyayithandwa ngokwenene nguYesu Kristu. UYohane akenzanga mimangaliso ibhaliweyo, kodwa wayethetha kakhulu ngothando nangobudlelwane bethu noYesu iNkosi yethu noThixo. UThixo wayebathembile uPetros, uYakobi noYohane izihlandlo ezininzi xa wayenemimangaliso okanye imiba yabucala. Khumbula kwintaba yokwenziwa kumila kumbi uYesu wathabatha abantu abathathu awayenokubathemba ngaloo mbonakalo; waza ekupheleni, wabaxelela besihla entabeni, ukuba bangaxeleli bani ngayo, ade avuke kwabafileyo. Aba bathathu bayigcina loo mfihlelo, abaxelela mntu; la yayingamadoda awayenokuwathemba. Naliphi na ithuba lokuba uThixo angakuthemba? UThixo wamthemba uYohane kangangokuba wamgcina ephila de kwasePatmos ukuze amnike iimfihlelo kwincwadi yeZityhilelo, njengoko kuchazwe kwiSityhilelo 1:1 . Funda incwadi yeZityhilelo uze ubone oko iNkosi yambonisa kona, yaye uya kwazi ukuba uThixo wafumana kuYohane indoda awayenokumthemba ngayo. Ngaba uThixo unokukholosa ngawe? UThixo ukhangela amadodana namabhinqa aselula anokuwathemba, ngaba wena unokuthenjwa?
UPawulos wayengumthunywa kwibandla leentlanga. Indoda ebigqwesa kuyo yonke into ebiyenza; igqwetha elaliyazi imithetho. Wayemthanda ngokungazenzisiyo uThixo wooyise. UMesiya ababemfuna ngokusekelwe kumazwi abaprofeti, wafika kodwa abantu bonqulo baloo mihla bamphosa ngaphandle kwabambalwa. USimeyon noAnn ( Luka 2:25-37 ) yayingabo uThixo wayenokubathemba, ukuba beze baze babekho xa uYosefu noMariya bezisa usana—uThixo endlwini yeNkosi. Funda iziprofeto zikaSimeyon kunye noAna kwaye uya kwazi ukuba uThixo wabanika izityhilelo zekamva. USimon wathi kwindinyana 29, “Nkosi, uyamndulula ngoku umkhonzi wakho, ukuba ahambe enoxolo ngokwelizwi lakho. Usana olwalusesandleni sikaSimon lwalunguYesu noThixo. UPawulos kwinzondelelo yakhe nokunyaniseka kwindlela eya eDamasko ( IZenzo 9:1-16 ) ukuya kubamba onke amakholwa kuYesu Kristu wabethwa kukukhanya okuqaqambileyo okuvela ezulwini. Kwaphuma ilizwi ezulwini, lisithi, Sawule, Unditshutshiselani na, Sawule? Wathi uSawule, Ungubani na, Nkosi? Laphendula ke ilizwi lathi, Mna ndinguYesu omtshutshisayo. Kanye ngolo kudibana uPawulos wasindiswa, njengoko uYesu ilizwi elivela ezulwini lalimxelela apho wayemele aye khona ukuze abone into awaphulukana nayo ngokukhanya okuqaqambileyo okuvela ezulwini endleleni eya eDamasko. UThixo wafumana kuPawulos indoda awayenokuyithemba. Wamthumela ezintlangeni, yaye enye indlela awamsebenzisa ngayo uThixo ibhalwe kwiincwadi ezahlukeneyo zeTestamente Entsha. UMoya oyiNgcwele wathetha kwaye wabhala ngaye ukuze sonke namhlanje asincede senze ubukumkani bukaThixo. UPawulos wathatyathelwa kwelesithathu izulu waza waba nezityhilelo ezininzi malunga nenguqulelo, umchasi-Kristu kunye nemihla yokugqibela. Wanyamezela iintshutshiso neembandezelo ezingathethekiyo, ukanti wahlala ebambelele eNkosini. UThixo wayemthembile uPawulos, ngaba uThixo unokuthembela kuwe?
Ngoku ndim nawe, uThixo angasithemba mna nawe? UThixo ukhangela abafana namantombazana anokubathemba. Abantu abaninzi abanjalo bafumaneka kumaHebhere 11 yaye, “ngaphandle kwethu abanakugqibelela” indinyana 40; kodwa khumbula ukuba bonke babe nengxelo entle. Hlola ubomi bakho, umsebenzi wakho kwaye uhambe neNkosi, ngaba uThixo unokuthembela? Sikwimihla yokugqibela ngaphambi kokuguqulelwa, imbandezelo enkulu kunye neArmagedon. Makhe sihlolisise ubomi bethu kwaye siziphendulele umbuzo omkhulu, ingaba uThixo unokuthembela kuwe? Ngaba iNkosi ingathembela kuwe kule mihla yokugqibela. UThixo ukhangela abafana namantombazana anokubathemba. Ukuba ucinga ukuba umdala cinga kwakhona njengoko ufunda uYoshuwa 14:10-14 , “——Yabona, ngoku ndiminyaka imashumi asibhozo anantlanu; Ndisesomelele nanamhla, kwanjengamini wandithumayo uMoses; njengoko ayenjalo amandla am oko, asenjalo nangoku amandla am okulwa, kwanokuphuma nokungena. Kumashumi asibhozo anesihlanu eminyaka ubudala uKalebhi wamthemba uYehova waza uYehova wafumana indoda anokuthembela kuyo waza wamthemba ukuba woyisa izigebenga aze awuthabathe umhlaba obizwa ngokuba yiHebron, ube lilifa lakhe unanamhla. UKalebhi wayengumfana oneminyaka engamashumi asibhozo anesihlanu awayenokumthemba uThixo. Lifikile ixesha lakho, nokuba uneminyaka emingaphi, uyabuhlaziya ubutsha bakho njengokhozi, angakuthemba na uThixo? UThixo ukhangela abafana namantombazana anokubathemba. UYobhi wayesisityebi, uAbraham wayesisityebi, uSamuweli noDavide babeselula, uMariya wayeselula yaye uThixo wayenokubathemba. Ngaba uThixo unokukuthemba ngoku? Isifundo 1st Tesalonika 2:1-9 . UThixo ukhangela abafana namantombazana anokubathemba. Ngaba Angakuthemba?
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