Inkosi isesikebheni
Umshikashika wokuphila emhlabeni uqala ukuthola, kwabaningi, futhi ungaba munye. Abanye bethu bakhathazeka kakhulu ngekusasa kangangokuthi asikwazisi ukukhanya kwelanga, injabulo noma ukufunda emaphutheni anamuhla. UNkulunkulu unguMoya (uJohn 4: 24) futhi amehlo akhe akubhekile konke akudalile. Ayikho imfihlo efihliwe kuye. Uhambo lwempilo lufana nendoda ehamba olwandle lwempilo. Awusenzanga isikebhe noma ulwandle kepha kufanele uhambe ngesikebhe sakho, uma ufika emhlabeni. Lapho ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kulungile futhi kuhle, kunokukhanya kwelanga okuningi nokubanjwa okuhle (isibusiso nempumelelo enhle) emanzini, inhliziyo yakho ibonakala izolile. Izinsuku ziyabikezelwa, ilanga belizophuma, ulwandle luzolile nemimoya ishaye kancane. Akukho okubonakala kungahambi kahle futhi uyakuthanda ukuthula kwakho. Kwesinye isikhathi izimpilo zethu zibukeka kanjalo; sikhululekile kangangoba akukho okubonakala kubalulekile. Abantu bahlangabezana cishe nazo zonke izidingo zethu. Kuzolile futhi isikebhe sempilo sihamba kahle.
Kodwa-ke izivunguvungu ezincane zempilo ziqala ukuzamazamisa isikebhe, uthi lokhu akujwayelekile; ngoba bekulokhu kulungile. Ngokungazelelwe, waphelelwa umsebenzi wakho wafuna omunye futhi kwaba yizithembiso zonke. Uphelelwa yimali futhi awunamali. Abangane baqala ukuncipha futhi ungaqala ukugwema amalungu omndeni. Iziphepho zempilo zifika kungalindelekile, futhi lokhu kuba munye. Khumbula, uJobe eBhayibhelini kanye neziphepho ezabhekana naye futhi walahlekelwa yikho konke, (Jobe 1: 1-22), umkakhe wathi kuye, “Usabugcinile ubuqotho bakho na? Thuka uNkulunkulu, ufe ”(Jobe 2: 9). Kwangathi kungumbono omuhle ukuhlola impilo yabanye abantu, abahamba ngomkhumbi noma abaye bahamba kulolu lwandle lwempilo. Kungcono ukuqala ngokutadisha ama-Heb. 11: 1-40. Lapho uMphathi esesikebheni, angahle akhuze umoya futhi alethe ukuzola, Angakugqugquzela ukuthi ube nesibindi noma Angakuvumela ukuthi ubhekane nokuphahlazeka komkhumbi ophahlazekayo. Sekukonke, khumbula ukuthi iNkosi yayisesikebheni futhi.
Ungaba nesizungu, ejele noma embhedeni wasesibhedlela; konke kuyingxenye yeziphepho ezisolwandle olwandle ohamba ngazo. Uma unoJesu Kristu empilweni yakho, awuwedwa, ngoba wathi, Angisoze ngakushiya noma ngikulahle, (Dut. 31: 6 no Heb. 13: 5). Futhi uMat. 28:20, “Bhekani, nginani njalo kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe.” Uma ungaphenduki futhi wamukele uJesu njengoMsindisi neNkosi yakho awumi ethubeni nosathane. UJohn the Baptist noStephen ohambweni lwabo olwandle lwempilo, bathola ukwahlulelwa okunonya; kodwa iNkosi yayisesikebheni, ikhombisa uStefanu izingelosi neNdodana yomuntu behlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, njengoba babemkhanda ngamatshe. Ngesikhathi bemkhanda ngamatshe uMaster wayemkhombisa izinto ngomuzi wakhe omusha. Ikholwa liya ekhaya ngomkhumbi, ngoba umhlaba awulona ikhaya lethu.
UJobe naphezu kwezinto ezimbi ayebhekene nazo, kufaka phakathi ubuqotho bakhe phambi kwabantu; akazange angabaze ukuthi uMphathi wayesesikebheni ngenkathi ehamba olwandle lwempilo. Ngesikhathi sakhe esiphansi kakhulu olwandle lwempilo, bonke bamshiya, kepha wayethemba iNkosi. Ukuqinisekisile ukuthembela kwakhe kuMphathi kuJobe 13:15, lapho ethi, "Noma engangibulala, kodwa ngiyothembela kuye." UJobe akazange angabaze izwi likaNkulunkulu. Ohambweni lwakhe lwempilo wayenesiqiniseko sokuthi zonke izinto zasebenzisana ukuze kuzuze yena, (Rom. 8:28). Wayeqiniseka ukuthi iNkosi yayisesikebheni kanye naye; ngoba iNkosi yathi: Ngilaye njalo. Futhi kuzEnzo 27.1-44, uzobona uPawulu kwesinye sezikebhe zakhe zezimo zokuphila futhi iNkosi yayinaye esikebheni. INkosi yamqinisekisa ukuthi kuzolunga noma ngabe isikebhe semvelo ababehamba ngaso saphahlazeka; isikebhe sangempela somoya ayehamba ngaso olwandle lwempilo sasiphelele, ngoba iNkosi yayisesikebheni. Khumbula indaba ye, “Izinyawo zishicilela izimpawu zesikhathi.” Wayecabanga ukuthi usebenza ngezinyawo zakhe kodwa empeleni uMaster wayemthwele. Kwesinye isikhathi uMaster usebenza isikhathi esengeziwe esithwele lapho kubonakala sengathi sesilahle ithemba. Umusa wami ukwanele, iNkosi yatshela uPawulu kwesinye seziphepho zakhe, esikebheni, olwandle lwempilo, (2nd Kor. 12: 9).
KuzEnzo 7: 54-60, uStephen wema phambi komkhandlu, isixuku sabamangaleli nompristi omkhulu; futhi waphendula ngamacala abekwe yena mayelana nevangeli. Ngesikhathi sokuzivikela kwakhe wakhuluma kakhulu kusukela emlandweni wabo: “Lapho bezwa lezi zinto, bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bamgedlela amazinyo. Kepha yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wabheka phezulu, waqinisa (kusuka esikebheni sakhe sempilo) ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, noJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Wathi: Bheka, ngibona amazulu evulekile neNdodana yomuntu imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. UJesu wakhombisa uStefanu ukuthi wayekwazi lokho ayebhekene nakho futhi wambonisa izinto zobukhulu baphakade; ukumazisa ukuthi "NGINGUYE" wayesesikebheni kanye naye. Isixuku evesini 57-58, “Bakhala ngezwi elikhulu, bavala izindlebe zabo, bamgila ngazwi linye, bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamkhanda ngamatshe, —— Bakhanda uStefanu ngamatshe, ebiza UNkulunkulu, futhi athi, Nkosi Jesu, yamukela umoya wami. Waguqa ngamadolo, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: Nkosi, ungababaleli lesi sono. Eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo. ” Ngoba iNkosi yayinaye esikebheni, kungakhathalekile ukuthi kwakuzokhandwa ngamatshe; njengoba bakhanda ngamatshe uNkulunkulu wamnika izambulo nokuthula ngisho nokuthandazela labo ababemphikisa. Ukuthula kwengqondo ukuthandazela labo abamkhanda ngamatshe, kukhombise iNkosana yokuthula yayinaye, futhi kwamnika ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqonda konke. Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu kungubufakazi bokuthi uMphathi wayesemkhunjini kaStefanu. Uma uhlangabezana nezikhathi ezinzima kanti udeveli uyahlaselwa, khumbula izwi likaNkulunkulu nezithembiso zakhe (IHubo 119: 49); nokuthula kuyokufikela ngenjabulo, ngoba ubufakazi bokuthi iNkosi isesikebheni. Awusoze wacwila futhi kuzoba nokuzola. Ngisho noma ethatha isinqumo sokukuyisa ekhaya njengoPaul, uStefanu, uJakobe umfowabo kaJohane othandekayo, uJohane uMbhapathizi noma omunye wabaphostoli, kuzoba nokuthula njengobufakazi bokuthi iNkosi yayinani esikebheni. Noma usejele noma ugula esibhedlela noma unesizungu, hlala ukhumbula amazwi kaJesu Kristu (ngenkathi ngigula futhi ngisejele) kuMat. 25: 33-46. Uzokwazi ukuthi kuzo zonke izimo zakho, uJesu Kristu unawe, kusukela lapho uphenduka futhi umamukela njengeNkosi noMsindisi wakho. Akunandaba noma ngabe izivunguvungu zempilo eza kuwe esikebheni olwandle lwempilo, qiniseka ukuthi iNkosi ihlala eceleni kwakho ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ukukholwa ezwini likaNkulunkulu kwesinye isikhathi kuzokwenza umbone esikebheni sakho.
Namuhla, noma uhamba ngomkhumbi, izinkinga nezilingo zizokuza. Ukugula, indlala, ukungaqiniseki, abazalwane bamanga, abakhapheli nokunye okuningi kuzohlangana nendlela yakho. Usathane usebenzisa izinto ezinjalo ukuletha ukuphelelwa yithemba, ukudangala, ukungabaza nokunye okuningi. Kepha zindla ngezwi likaNkulunkulu njalo, ukhumbule izithembiso zakhe ezingasoze zahluleka, khona-ke ukuthula nenjabulo kuzoqala ukugcwala umphefumulo wakho; wazi ukuthi iNkosi isesikebheni sokuphila nawe. Ukuthembela kuKristu Jesu kuletha ukuphumula kwenhliziyo.
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