Lapho kubonakala lingekho ithemba
NgokukaSolomoni kumShumayeli 1:9-10, “Futhi akukho okusha phansi kwelanga. Kukhona yini okungashiwo ngakho ukuthi: 'Bheka, lokhu kusha? Kade kwaba khona ezikhathini zasendulo, okwakukhona ngaphambi kwethu.” Abantu sebeqala ukuphelelwa ithemba futhi uSathane naye usebenzisa lesi simo sezwe samanje ukuze afake ukungabaza ezinhliziyweni zamaKristu amaningi. Khumbula, IsAmb. 3:10 uma ungumKristu oqaphile, “Ngokuba uligcinile iZwi lokubekezela kwami, nami ngiyakukugcina ehoreni lokulingwa eliyakufika phezu komhlaba wonke, ukulinga bonke abahlezi phezu kwalo. Umhlaba." Lokhu kubandakanya ukungaliphiki igama leNkosi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izimo zakho zinjani uma uvumela uSathane ukuba akwenze ungabaze iZwi, ngokushesha uzoliphika igama lakhe.
Izimo eziningi zalolu hlobo zehlela abantwana bakwa Israel eGibhithe. Babephelelwe ithemba futhi bakhala kuNkulunkulu ukuba abakhulule futhi wakuzwa ukukhala kwabo. INkosi yathumela umprofethi neZwi layo, izibonakaliso nezimangaliso. Ithemba elikhulu, injabulo nokulindela kwagcwalisa izinhliziyo zabo futhi cishe izikhathi eziyishumi nambili uNkulunkulu wabonisa isandla sakhe esinamandla eGibhithe kodwa nokho uFaro wamelana noMose; njengalokhu uNkulunkulu wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo kaFaro. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babona amathemba abo eshabalala njengomhwamuko. Kukho konke lokhu, uNkulunkulu wayefundisa abantwana bakwa Israel ukuthi bamethembe futhi bamethembe. Uma ubhekene nesimo esifanayo empilweni yakho, yazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukufundisa ukwethemba nokuzethemba; ngaphandle uma uSathane enikhohlisile ngokungabaza futhi aniligcinanga iZwi likaNkulunkulu noma niliphikile igama lakhe. SFunda u-Eksodusi 5:1-23. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphendukela uMose noNkulunkulu, lapho uFaro andisa ukuhlupheka kwabo ekwenzeni izitini ngaphandle kokubanika utshani, futhi izibalo aziyikuncipha. Ingabe usufinyelele kulesi simo; lapho kubonakala sengathi alikho ithemba futhi izinto zazibheda kakhulu. Gcina iZwi lakhe futhi ungaliphiki igama lakhe ngokungabaza. UNkulunkulu wenza izinto ngendlela yakhe hhayi ngendlela nangesikhathi sakho.
Wonke amathemba abonakala elahlekile kodwa uNkulunkulu wayengakaqedwa; Khumbula iHubo 42:5-11 , “Udangale, mphefumulo wami? Uyaluzekelani kimi na? Thembela kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba ngisezakumdumisa ngokusizwa kobuso bakhe, ngokuba ngisezakumdumisa yena oyimpiliso yobuso bami, noNkulunkulu wami.” UDavida wathi, ku-1st Samuweli 30:1-6-21, “UDavide wacindezeleka kakhulu; abantu babekhuluma ngokumkhanda ngamatshe, lokhu umphefumulo wabo bonke abantu wawunomunyu, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngendodana yakhe namadodakazi akhe; Isikhathi sokulingwa ngisho nasempilweni kaDavide, kodwa wabheka eZwini likaNkulunkulu futhi akazange aliphike igama lakhe. Ngabe ukhona yini kini oke wafinyelela ezingeni lempilo yakhe futhi wasongelwa futhi wonke amathemba abonakala engasekho; waligcina iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi wakhuluma igama lakhe; noma ungabaze wamphika. Usathane uzofika nokunyenyeza kokungabaza futhi uma uvuma njengoEva uzophika iZwi lobufakazi bakho negama leNkosi.
KwabaseRoma 8:28-38, “—— ngineqiniso lokuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, nababusi, nakho okukhona, nakho okuzayo, namandla, nokujula, nakho okunye okudaliweyo. , liyakuba namandla okusahlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.” Ikholwa leqiniso lingawaphika yini lawa maZwi eNkosi akunandaba ukuthi isimo salo sinjani na? Kubalulekile lapho nizabalaza kulempilo ukugcina lemibhalo phambi kwamehlo enu, Heb. 11:13, “Bavuma ukuthi bangabafokazi nezihambi emhlabeni.” Futhi, 1st Petru 2:11, “Bathandekayo, ngiyanincenga njengabafokazi nezihambi ukuba nidede ezinkanukweni zenyama ezilwa nomphefumulo.” Eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte 15:19 ithi, “Uma sithembele kuKristu kulokhu kuphila kuphela, singabalusizi kunabantu bonke..” Bazalwane kuKristu lo mhlaba akulona ikhaya lethu, sidlula kuwo kuphela. Ithemba lethu likuKristu Jesu, Lowo ongunaphakade, okuwukuphela kwakhe onokungafi. Kukuphi okunye futhi yini emhlabeni engakunika ukuphila okuphakade? Khumbula uLazaru nesicebi ( Luka 16:19-31 ) “Kwakukhona isinxibi esithile (kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukusiphi isimo manje; izilonda (ingabe ugcwele izilonda?). ifisa ukusuthiswa ngemvuthuluka ewa etafuleni lesicebi, kweza nezinja, zamkhotha izilonda, nezinja zamhawukela. Kwakubonakala sengathi wonke amathemba ayengasekho ngoLazaru; wayengaphuluki, wayengumnxibi, elambile, egcwele izilonda, izinja zavuza izilonda zakhe, isicebi asimhawukelanga; wabona isicebi sijabulela izinto zezwe futhi walaliswa esangweni lakubo iminyaka mhlawumbe. Ungadlulela kangakanani ngale kwalokhu? Kodwa esimweni sakhe, waligcina iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi akazange aliphike igama leNkosi. Sinjani isimo sakho kulomhlaba namuhla uma usiqhathanisa nesikaLazaru? Yizwa ubufakazi bakhe, evesini 22, “Isinxibi safa, sathwalwa yizingelosi esifubeni sika-Abrahama.” Kuyokwenzekani kuwe uma ungaligcini iZwi likaNkulunkulu noma uphika igama lakhe?
Ku-Eksodusi 14:10-31, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bafika oLwandle Olubomvu futhi lalingekho ibhuloho futhi abaseGibhithe ababethukuthele babeza kubo. Babeya eZweni Lesithembiso, lobisi nezinyosi; kodwa ekuboneni kwabaseGibhithe inengi labo lakhohlwa izithembiso zelizwi likaNkulunkulu. Kwakubonakala lingekho ithemba ngokumelene naleli butho nesimo, kungekho ndawo yokubalekela. Evesini 11-12, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli batshela uMose umprofethi kaNkulunkulu, “Ngokuba kwakungekho mathuna eGibithe usikhiphile ukuba sifele ehlane na? Sathi kuwe, usiyeke sikhonze abaseGibithe, ngokuba kube ngcono kithi ukuba sikhonze abaseGibithe kunokuba sifele ehlane.” Okwesikhashana bacabanga. Laphela lonke ithemba futhi bakhohlwa ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu koyise nezenzo zakhe zamandla eGibhithe.
Abaningi bethu njengabantwana bakwa-Israyeli babhekana nezinto eziningi ezingavamile, njengoba benza. Kodwa futhi abaningi bethu sebekhohliwe noma badlale phansi ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu noma zabanye. Ngesandla esinamandla uNkulunkulu wakhulula u-Israyeli futhi wababeka endleleni eya eZweni Lesithembiso. Kanjalo futhi, uNkulunkulu ngesandla esinamandla nesinamandla ukhulule labo abayokholwa esonweni nasekufeni futhi wabasusa ekufeni wabayisa ekuphileni, ngokufa kwakhe. Kungani udangele, mphefumulo wami? Ukhathazekelani na?
Ngokuphazima kweso, ngokuphazima kwelihlo, ngokuphazima kweso, sizasuka eGibhithe ngemva siye elizweni lapho okungelakho, ukungabaza, ukwesaba, usizi, isono, ukugula kanye lokufa. Yilwani ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa ngalezi zinkinga noma abantu (baseGibhithe) enibabona namuhla bangabe besaba khona. Khumbula ukuthi singaphezu kwabanqobi kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. Noma silwa namandla obumnyama; izikhali zempi yethu azisizo ezenyama, kodwa ngoNkulunkulu zinamandla okuwisa izinqaba, (2nd KwabaseKorinte 10:4).
Masikhumbule uMphathi wensindiso yethu, iNkosi yamakhosi, iNkosi yamakhosi, isiqalo nesiphetho, eyokuqala neyokugcina, impande nenzalo kaDavide, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uYise ongunaphakade, iNkosi yokuthula. , Lowo, okhona nowayekhona nozayo futhi ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade, NGINGUYE ENGIKHONA, uNkulunkulu uSomandla. Kungani udangele, mphefumulo wami? KuNkulunkulu akukho okungenzeki. Bamba uqinise, vuselela isifungo sakho sokwehlukana nomhlaba. Gxila eNkosini futhi ungaphazanyiswa. Ngoba ukuhamba kwethu kuseduze. Umbuso wethu awusiwo owaleli zwe. Noma ngabe ubhekene nani akukusha phansi kwelanga. Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyiqiniso ngokuphelele. Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha akusilo izwi lami, usho uJehova; Ungabala izwi lakhe, lapho ethi, “Ngiya ukuyonilungisela indawo futhi ngiyobuye ngize futhi nginithathele kimi ukuze lapho ngikhona nibe khona nani.” Uma ukholelwa ezwini lakhe futhi uhlale ulindele, ugxile, akukho lutho oluyokuhlukanisa nothando lwakhe. Okokugcina, NJALO khumbula ukuthi noma yini odlula kuyo uJesu Kristu usevele wakumboza emthandazweni wakhe okuJohane 17:20, “Angiceleli laba bodwa, kodwa futhi nalabo abayokholwa yimi ngezwi labo. Khumbula ukuthi usezulwini futhi ekhulekela wonke amakholwa. Isihluthulelo salezi zithembiso ukuthi uzihlole futhi ubone ukuthi usekukholweni yini, (2nd eKorinte. 13:5) futhi niqinisekise ukubizwa nokukhethwa kwenu, (2nd Petru 1:10). Uma uphuthelwa nguJesu Kristu kanye Nokuhunyushwa usuqedile; ngoba usizi olukhulu umdlalo webhola ohlukile. Uma ungakwazi ukuthembela futhi ubambelele kuKristu manje: uqinisekile kanjani ukuthi ungasinda osizini olukhulu? Funda, uJeremiya 12:5, “Uma ugijimile abantu bezinyawo, bakudinisa, ungaqhudelana kanjani namahhashi na? Futhi uma ezweni lokuthula othembela kulo, bakukhathaza, khona-ke uyokwenza kanjani endaweni ekhukhula iJordani?” Gcina inhliziyo yakho, ngokuba iziphepho zalokhu kuphila; thembela eZwini likaNkulunkulu, ungaliphiki igama lakhe kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izimo zinjani, ngisho nalapho kubonakala lingekho ithemba.
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