UNKULUNKULU UFUNA AMADODA NABESIFAZANE ANGABATHEMBELA
Siphila ezinsukwini zokugcina lapho umoya kaJudas Iskariyothe usugcwele umhlaba. Ukukhaphela nokuhaha kusemakhoneni onke. Ngokusho kuka-2nd KwabaseKorinte 13: 5 “Zihloleni ukuthi nisokholweni yini; zihlolisiseni. Anizazi yini nina uqobo lwenu ukuthi uJesu Kristu uphakathi kwenu, ngaphandle kokuthi nina nilahlwe na? ” UJuda wayesendaweni lapho kwakufanele azihlole khona futhi azi ukuthi uKristu wayekuye kanjani. Waba noKristu iminyaka emithathu nengxenye, nabanye abaphostoli nabanye abafundi. Isikhathi safika sokuthi ngamunye azihlole, kwathi emuva kokuthi uJuda elalele iNkosi kuleyo minyaka wanikwa amandla nabanye abaphostoli ukuthi bahambe bayoshumayela futhi bakhiphe amadimoni benze izimangaliso, kwafika isikhathi sokuthembela, wayidayisa iNkosi. KuMarku 14: 10-11, uJuda waya kubapristi abakhulu ukuyokhaphela uJesu Kristu ngemali. Khumbula uJuda wathi kuMark 14: 45, “Master, master {(Lord, Lord) ungacabanga ukuthi ngabe wayebiza uJesu ngempela ngokuthi uyiNkosi yakhe yangempela noma wayehlekisa ngeNkosi; ngoba ngalesi sikhathi wayesenomunye umoya, lowo kaSathane} wamanga. ” Ukukhaphela kungukugcina ebubini. Wabiza uMaster, master futhi wamanga; hhayi ngothando kepha wamanga njengendlela yokukhomba eyiyo; funda amavesi 42-46, ikakhulukazi ama-44. Abantu abaningi namuhla, kubi kakhulu phakathi kwamaPentekoste, asemukele izipho zikaMoya oNgcwele, ezibandakanyeka ezimangalisweni kepha namuhla zibhekene nesikhathi sokuthembela njengoJuda. UJuda wayengathembeki, ngesikhathi esibucayi kakhulu lapho uJesu ebheke eSiphambanweni saseCalvary. UJuda weza ezokhaphela uJesu enhlanganweni ebalulekile; eNsimini yaseGetsemane. Yilapho iNkosi yethu yalwa khona impi yaphakade yethu nokubuyisa konke okwalahlwa ngu-Adam nokunye okuningi. Lesi sikhathi sokuqala kwaba lapho futhi lapho uSathane ngoJudasi anquma ukukhaphela uNkulunkulu futhi aqoqe nemali futhi. Manje kulabo abasemhlabeni lesi yisikhathi seqiniso futhi. Ukuhumusha kufanele kube yinto enkulu elandelayo emhlabeni futhi kufaka iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nomlobokazi wakhe; futhi lokhu futhi kuyisikhathi sokukhaphela, njengoba kufika isikhathi sokusuka kuJesu iqiniso, futhi lesi yisikhathi esilandelayo sokwethembana.
Ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba, 2019 ngenkathi ngisuka edolobheni ngibiza u-Ondo ngiya e-Ibadan eNigeria, ngabo-4: 45 ntambama, ngezwa izwi elicacile elathi, "UNkulunkulu ufuna izinsizwa nezintombi angazethemba." Kwangethusa futhi ngazindla ngakho. Njengoba amahora nezinsuku kudlula, iNkosi yanikeza futhi yandisa ukuqonda kwami isitatimende.
U-Enoke wayeyindoda enkulu kaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwesithunzi sokungabaza. Ubufakazi bakhe ukuthi wayethokozisa uNkulunkulu; UGenesise5: 24 ufundeka kanje, “U-Enoke wahamba noNkulunkulu: futhi akabange esaba khona; ngoba uNkulunkulu umthathile. ” Ngokusho kwamaHeberu 11: 5, “Ngokukholwa u-Enoke wadluliswa ukuze angaboni ukufa; futhi akatholakalanga, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayemdlulisile: ngoba ngaphambi kokumiswa kwakhe wayenobufakazi bokuthi wayethokozisa uNkulunkulu. ” Ukubaluleka kuka-Enoke ukuthembela uNkulunkulu ayenakho kuye. Akekho owaziyo ukuthi umjabulisa kanjani uNkulunkulu, kodwa noma yini ayenzile ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu wayenokholo kukho, ngoba umbhalo uthi ngaphandle kokholo akwenzeki ukuthokozisa uNkulunkulu, ivesi 6 lamaHeberu 11. U-Enoch wayethemba uNkulunkulu futhi uNkulunkulu wamethemba ukuthi uzomngenisa ekwahlulelweni okwakuza emhlabeni ngosuku lukaNowa. Khumbula ukuthi ubaba kaNowa wayengakazalwa. UNkulunkulu wamtshela ngokunika indodana yakhe igama lokuthi uMethusela; okusho unyaka kazamcolo. UNkulunkulu wayemethemba u-Enoke waze wamtshela ngekusasa lomhlaba, lokho ukwahlulelwa kukazamcolo kaNowa. UNkulunkulu wamethemba kakhulu u-Enoke ukuthi njenge nsizwa eneminyaka engamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, lapho amadoda ayehlala iminyaka engaphezu kwamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye kanti abanye abanjengo-Adamu, uSeti wayesekhona; UNkulunkulu wamguqula, ngoba wayenobufakazi bokuthi wayemthokozisa uJehova. Leyo yinsizwa uNkulunkulu angayethemba.
UNowa wayengomunye umuntu uNkulunkulu ayengamethemba. NgokukaGenesise 6: 8-9, “Kepha uNowa wathola umusa emehlweni eNkosi. Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaNowa: UNowa wayeyindoda elungile futhi ephelele kwizizukulwane zakhe futhi uNowa wahamba noNkulunkulu. ” UNkulunkulu wembula izimfihlo kulabo angabethemba. Njengoba ubona, kuNowa, uNkulunkulu wamembulela ngesahlulelo esizayo sikazamcolo, esiqinisekisa umyalezo oyimfihlo kaNkulunkulu ku-Enoke futhi sahlala ngegama elithi Methuselah. UNkulunkulu wathembela kuNowa iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili njengoba wakholwa futhi waqhubeka nokwakha umkhumbi emhlabathini owomile njengokuyalelwa. UNowa akazange angabaze uNkulunkulu nemvula yafika nesintu sabhujiswa ngaphandle kwakhe nomndeni wakhe. UNkulunkulu wayefuna indoda ayengayethemba ukuze iphinde izale futhi inakekele umhlaba kaNkulunkulu, njengoba kulotshwe kuGenesise 9: 1. UNkulunkulu wayenemfihlo eyodwa ayezoyinika umuntu ayengamethemba. Watshela uNowa ngothingo lwenkosazana okokuqala, uGenesise 9: 11-17. UNkulunkulu wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nazo zonke izidalwa futhi uNowa wayeyindoda ayengayethemba kulokhu kuzibophezela. Uthingo lwenkosazana olulandelayo okufanele lukhunjulwe kusAmbulo 4: 3, “Futhi kwakukhona uthingo oluzungeze isihlalo sobukhosi.” Lokhu ukulondolozwa okungcwele kwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu. Wayengamethemba uNowa ukuthi uzomvumela angene emfihlakalweni kaNkulunkulu. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
U-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu wambiza ngomngane wami, u-Isaya 41: 8. UNkulunkulu watshela u-Abrahama ukuthi ashiye izwe likayise nezihlobo zakhe aye ezweni ayengazi lutho ngalo. Walalela futhi wathatha izwi likaNkulunkulu. Walalela futhi wanyakaza, amaHeberu 11: 8, evesini 17, kwaqinisekisa ukuthi u-Abrahama walalela uNkulunkulu wanikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka. UNkulunkulu wathi, manje ngiyazi ukuthi uyindoda engingayethemba uGenesise 22: 10-12. UNkulunkulu wayemethemba u-Abrahama ukuthi ammbulele izimfihlo ezithile ezinkulu zokuthi izingane zakhe zizoba seGibhithe futhi ziphathwe kabi iminyaka engamakhulu amane ukuthi inzalo yakhe (uJesu Kristu) abezizwe bayothembela kuyo. UNkulunkulu wakhuluma izimfihlo zesikhathi esizayo ku-Abrahama indoda ayengayethemba, uNkulunkulu angakwethemba. UNkulunkulu ufuna insizwa noma intokazi angayethemba.
UJosefa wayethandwa nguyise uJakobe. Ngesikhathi esemusha uNkulunkulu wamnika amaphupho nezincazelo. Waphupha ngoyise nabafowabo bemkhothamela, njengenyanga nezinkanyezi. Wathengiswa ngabafowabo eGibhithe. Ngemuva kweminyaka embalwa waba ngowesibili kuFaro eGibhithe ngokusebenza kukaNkulunkulu ngamaphupho nezincazelo. UNkulunkulu wamsebenzisa ukulonda u-Israyeli phakathi neminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eyinhlekelele. UNkulunkulu uthole indoda abengayethemba ukuthi izogcina impilo ngesikhathi sendlala futhi uNkulunkulu wamembulela imfihlo ekhethekile. KuGenesise 7: 50-24, “uNkulunkulu uzokuvakashela futhi akuhambise aye ezweni alithembisa u-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe; - futhi niyakuthwala amathambo ami nisuke lapha. ” Indoda uNkulunkulu ayengayethemba, ayembulele, ukuza kukaMose ukuzokhipha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibhithe kanye nokuphathwa kwethambo lakhe baye ezweni lesithembiso. Lokhu kwakuyimfihlo ekhethekile ayengayethemba. UNkulunkulu wathola kuJosefa indoda ayengayethemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
UMose wafika ngesikhathi esinqunyiwe. NgokwamaHeberu 11: 24-26, “Ngokukholwa uMose esekhulile wenqaba ukubizwa ngokuthi uyindodakazi kaFaro; ukhetha ukukhetha ukuhlupheka kanye nabantu bakaNkulunkulu, kunokuthokozela injabulo yesono isikhashana; Ngibona ihlazo likaKristu ingcebo enkulu kunengcebo yaseGibhithe—–. ” UNkulunkulu wayedinga ukukhuluma nomuntu ubuso nobuso futhi kumele abe yindoda ayengayethemba. UMose wema esihlahleni esivuthayo (Eksodusi 3: 1-17) futhi uNkulunkulu wahlangana naye, indoda ayengayethemba. UJosefa wathi, uNkulunkulu uzovakashela u-Israyeli eGibhithe futhi emva kweminyaka engama-430 ihora selifikile. Umuntu uNkulunkulu ayengamethemba ukuthi uzosebenza naye ukuletha izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eGibhithe, akhiphe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ebugqilini futhi aphathe ithambo likaJosefa elaphrofethwayo naye, endleleni eya ezweni lesethembiso. Nangu umuntu uNkulunkulu ayengamethemba ukuhlukanisa ulwandle olubomvu, achithe izinsuku ezingama-40 nobusuku obungu-40 phambi kwakhe esiqongweni sentaba futhi ekugcineni amnikeze iMiyalo Eyishumi ebhalwe ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu. Wakhombisa uMose indoda ayengayethemba imfihlo ethile eyayihlanganisa, enza ukubunjwa kwenyoka yomlilo esigxotsheni (Inombolo 21: 9) yokwelashwa kwalabo abalunywa yinyoka uNkulunkulu ayithumile, ngesikhathi sokungalaleli kwezinye zezingane Israyeli ehlane; limele ukuphulukiswa kwalabo abakubuka bephenduka. Lokhu kwakungukukhombisa ukufa kukaJesu Kristu esiphambanweni kanye nokubuyisana kwesintu noNkulunkulu, kubo bonke abazokholwa ngokholo. UJesu Kristu wakhuluma ngalokhu kuJohane 3: 14-15. UMose wavela futhi eNtabeni yoKwenziwa Uguquko no-Eliya: ukuxoxa neNkosi ngokufa kwakhe esiphambanweni, into eyimfihlo kakhulu futhi ebalulekile futhi wabona amadoda uNkulunkulu angabethemba emi naye. UNkulunkulu wabuye wathemba oPetru, uJakobe noJohane ukubavumela ukuba basondele entabeni futhi bezwe izwi lakhe njengoba kulotshwe kuLuka 9:35, "Lo yiNdodana yami ethandekayo yizwa." Yeka iqoqo lamadoda uNkulunkulu angalithemba. UNkulunkulu ufuna abesilisa nabesifazane angabethemba namuhla; uNkulunkulu angakwethemba? NgokukaMarko 9: 9-10, “Futhi njengoba behla entabeni, wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu ngezinto abazibonileyo, ize ivuke iNdodana yomuntu kwabafileyo. Baligcina lelo zwi phakathi kwabo, bebuzana bodwa, ukuthi ukuvuka kwabafileyo kusho ukuthini. ” Lawa kwakungamadoda uNkulunkulu ayengathembela kubo futhi wabanika imfihlo yokuthi wayezovuka kwabafileyo. Funda iNumeri 12: 5-9. UNkulunkulu wabiza uMose ngokuthembekile; indoda Ayengayethemba.
UJoshua wasebenza noMose futhi wamethemba njengomuntu kaNkulunkulu. Yena noKalebi babephakathi kwabayishumi nambili ababethunyelwe ukuyohlola izwe lesethembiso. Babuya nemiphumela emihle, belungele ukungena ezweni lesethembiso kodwa amanye amadoda ayishumi aletha umbiko ongemuhle nowadumazayo (Numeri 13: 30-33). Lokhu kwenza u-Israyeli ukuthi angangeni ezweni lesethembiso ngokushesha. Kubo bonke abantu abadala abaphuma eGibhithe benoMose kuphela uJoshua noKalebi ababengathenjwa uNkulunkulu, ukuthatha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baye ezweni lesethembiso. Futhi khumbula umuntu owahambisa isandla sikaNkulunkulu ukwenza iLanga lime phezu kweGibeyoni nenyanga esigodini sase-Ajaloni (Joshuwa 10: 12-14), cishe usuku lonke futhi uNkulunkulu wamlalela; “Futhi aluzange lube khona usuku olunjalo ngaphambi kwalo noma emva kwalo, lapho uJehova alilalela khona izwi lomuntu, ngokuba uJehova wamlwela u-Israyeli.” UJoshua wayeyindoda uNkulunkulu ayengayethemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
U-Eliya wayemela uNkulunkulu lapho esongelwa ukuhlubuka nokufa. Wavala izulu akwabakho mvula izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. UNkulunkulu wayemethemba kakhulu ukuthi amvumele angene eqinisweni lokuthi ngokholo ungathandazela ukuthi abafileyo bavuke, (1st Inkosi 17: 17-24). U-Elijah waba ngowokuqala ukuvusa abafile ebhayibhelini. UNkulunkulu wayemethemba u-Eliya futhi eqiniseka ngomsebenzi wakhe owenziwe kahle emhlabeni, ukuthi wathumela inqola yomlilo ukuba izothatha umprofethi wakhe ibuyele ekhaya. UNkulunkulu wayemethemba ukuthi uzomvumela azame inqola yokuhumusha. Ngabe iNkosi ingakuthemba ukuthi ingakuthumela enqoleni yokuhumusha esheshayo? Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi iNkosi ingakwethemba enkampanini yokuhumusha? Khumbula u-Eliya noMose bavakashela uNkulunkulu entabeni yokuguqulwa isimo. Amadoda uNkulunkulu angawathemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angathembela kuwe ukuze akuthembe?
USamuweli wayengumphrofethi omncane kaNkulunkulu. Ngiseyingane engama-4-6 ubudala uNkulunkulu wakhuluma naye futhi wamtshela ukuthi yini engathinta abantu abadala, (1st USamuweli 3: 10-14 no-4: 10-18). UNkulunkulu wayemethemba ukuthi uzomvumela ahambise umyalezo ku-Eli umpristi omkhulu, njengomprofethi wengane kaNkulunkulu. Ungasho umfana, kepha uNkulunkulu uthole kuye umfana omncane abengamethemba. UNkulunkulu wamembulela usizi lakwa-Israyeli ngaphansi kwenkosi futhi noNkulunkulu wamkhulisa kwabafileyo ukuze ahlangane noSawule phambi komthakathi wase-Endor. UNkulunkulu wayemethemba ukuthi uzotshela uSawule ukuphela kwakhe. USamuweli watshela uSawule ngokwesiprofetho ukuthi, “Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi wena namadodana akho nizobe ninami, (1st USamuweli 28: 15-20). ” Ngisho nangemva kokufa, uNkulunkulu wamvumela ukuba avele kumthakathi wase-Endor ukuze aqedele umsebenzi wakhe womprofethi; indoda uNkulunkulu angayethemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
UJobe wayengumuntu kaNkulunkulu, uSathane waya kuNkulunkulu ukuyomvusela icala. UJobe 1: 1 uchaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu wambona kanjani uJobe, “uJobe wayeyindoda ephelele neqotho futhi emesabayo uNkulunkulu, ebalekela okubi.” Evesini 8 lapho uSathane evela phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ethi wayehambahambahamba emhlabeni; UNkulunkulu wambuza, “Uke wayinaka yini inceku yami uJobe, ukuthi akakho onjengaye emhlabeni, umuntu oqotho nolungileyo, owesaba uNkulunkulu, obalekela okubi na?” Lapho ngemuva kokuthi uSathane ehlasele uJobe. Wabulala bonke abantwana bakhe ngosuku olulodwa; ivesi 15, abaseSabeya bahlasela babulala izinceku zakhe bathatha nemfuyo yakhe yonke. Walahlekelwa yikho konke ngaphandle komkakhe. “Kukho konke lokhu uJobe akonanga, futhi akazange asole uNkulunkulu ngobuwula, uJobe 1:22.” Kamuva uSathane wahlasela umzimba wakhe (umqhele wekhanda kuye enyaweni) ngamathumba abuhlungu angachazeki; wazikhuhla ngodengezi wahlala phansi phakathi komlotha, ngokusho kukaJobe 2: 7-9. Sifunda futhi ukuthi, “Wayesethi umkakhe kuye, Usabugcinile ubuqotho bakho na? Thuka uNkulunkulu ufe. UJobe waphendula umkakhe, wathi: “Ukhuluma njengalokhu owesifazane oyisiwula ekhuluma.—— kukho konke lokhu uJobe akonanga ngomlomo wakhe. ” UNkulunkulu wayenomuntu ayengamethemba, kungakhathaleki ukuthi yini uSathane ayiphonsa kuJobe; akazange angabaze noma abuze noma abubule ngoNkulunkulu, njengoba abanye bethu benza cishe njalo ngaphansi kwengcindezi. Ekugcineni, kuJobe 13: 15-16, wakhombisa ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ayengamethemba, “Noma engangibulala, ngiyothembela kuye; kepha ngiyakugcina izindlela zami phambi kwakhe. Naye uyakuba yinsindiso yami, ngokuba umzenzisi akayikuma phambi kwakhe. ” Lo bekungumuntu uNkulunkulu angamethemba. Ungakuqonda yini okwashiwo uJobe, Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
UDavida indoda eyayingeyenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu okwakungubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu (1st Samuweli 13:14) ngendoda ayengayethemba. UNkulunkulu wamethemba kakhulu waze wamnika iziphrofetho eziningi ngezinto ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamdala kanjani umuntu futhi kuphi (AmaHubo 139: 13-16). Ngenkathi u-Israyeli esaba amaFilisti nesidlakela sawo nendoda yempi uGoliyati; UNkulunkulu wathumela umfana ongumalusi owayenobufakazi neNkosi ukuthi avakashele isigebenga ngendwayimane namatshe amahlanu. Ngenkathi amabutho akwa-Israyeli ehlehla ku-giant David insizwa ethembayo ebandayo uNkulunkulu yayibalekela kulowo mdondoshiya. UDavid ngendwayimane yakhe wangcwaba itshe ebunzini lalowo mdondoshiya, owawa uDavid wama phezu kwakhe wanquma ikhanda lakhe. UNkulunkulu wayenensizwa ayengayethemba futhi wayinika ukunqoba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba? UNkulunkulu ukulesi sikhathi sezinsuku zokugcina ufuna izinsizwa nezinsizwa angazethemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
UDaniel nezingane ezintathu ezingamaHeberu eBabiloni babeyiqembu elikhethekile lamakholwa uNkulunkulu angalithemba noma ngabe isimo sinjani. UShadiraki, uMeshaki no-Abhedinego kuDaniel 3: 10-22, babengamaJuda enqaba ukukhonza isithombe segolide sikaNebukadinesari. Usabise ngokubaphonsa esithandweni somlilo esivuthayo uma benqaba ukukhonza isithombe lapho kuzwakala izinsimbi zomculo. Baphendula evesini 16, “O Nebukadinesari, asinakukuphendula ngokuphathelene nalolu daba (yisiphi isibindi, ngenxa yokwethemba iNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli). Uma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu wethu esimkhonzayo uyakwazi ukusophula esithandweni somlilo esivuthayo, futhi uyosophula esandleni sakho, nkosi. Kepha uma kungenjalo, kwazi wena, nkosi, ukuthi asiyikukhonza onkulunkulu bakho, futhi asiyikukhonza isithombe segolide osimisileyo. ” Khumbula isAmbulo 13: 16-18. Yilapho umugqa wokuthembela udonswa khona. Lawa kwakungamadoda uNkulunkulu ayengathembela kuwo. Ekugcineni baphonswa esithandweni somlilo esivuthayo futhi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yayilapho; kulezi zinsizwa ezintathu angazethemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
UDaniel wayeyindoda enalobu bufakazi njengoba kubhalwe kuDaniel 10:11, “O Daniyeli indoda eyayithandwa kakhulu—-.” UDaniel wathembela eNkosini futhi uNkulunkulu wema ngakuye emgodini webhubesi ngemuva kokwenqaba umyalo wenkosi wokuthi angenzi ukunxusa kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ayemethemba. UNkulunkulu wathola kuDaniel indoda ayengayethemba ngezambulo zomhlaba; kusukela ekubuyeni kuka-Israyeli ekuthunjweni, ukwakhiwa kabusha kwethempeli eJerusalema, ukufa kukaKristu esiphambanweni, ukuvuka nokubusa kophikisana noKristu nemibuso yokuphela, usizi olukhulu nenkulungwane yeminyaka nesihlalo sobukhosi esimhlophe ukwahlulela. Lesi bekuyisambulo samasonto angama-70 sikaDaniel. UNkulunkulu wabona kuDaniel insizwa ayengayethemba ngamaphupho, izincazelo kanye nezambulo eziningi. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba kulesi sikhathi sokuphela?
UMariya ngaphezu kweminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili wathola umusa kuNkulunkulu. Njenganamuhla, ngaleso sikhathi uNkulunkulu wayefuna intokazi ayengayethemba. Lokhu kuzobandakanya ukuzalwa yintombi. Lokhu kuzobandakanya ukwazisa umuntu ngokusindisa, ukubuyisela, ukuguqula kanye negama likaNkulunkulu laphakade nokunye okuningi. UNkulunkulu wayedinga intombi angayethemba. NgokukaLuka 1: 26-38, “Ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunyelwa ivela kuNkulunkulu emzini waseGalile, obizwa ngokuthi yiNazaretha, entombini eyayithembisene nendoda egama layo linguJosefa wendlu kaDavide; lebizo lentombi nguMariya. Bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu. ” Lelo kwakuyigama elifihliwe kwaze kwafika uMariya. Lapha uyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu waqalaza wakhetha intokazi angayethemba. Wabethemba uMary ukuthi uzonakekela ingane futhi wamtshela negama lakhe. Igama elinikezwe ezulwini nasemhlabeni umuntu angasindiswa ngalo, amadimoni akhishwa, izono zixolelwe, kwenziwa izimangaliso, nokuhumusha okulindelwe; konke kwenziwa kwaba nokwenzeka ngoba uNkulunkulu uthole intokazi angayethemba. Ngabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba, cabanga futhi. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba? UNkulunkulu wanikeza igama lakhe eliyimfihlo kuMariya umuntu ayengamethemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
UJohane umphostoli wayeyindoda uJesu Kristu ayemthanda ngokweqiniso. UJohn akazange enze izimangaliso ezirekhodiwe, kepha wakhuluma kakhulu ngothando nobudlelwano bethu noJesu iNkosi yethu noNkulunkulu wethu. UNkulunkulu wathemba uPetru, uJakobe noJohane ezikhathini eziningana lapho ayenezimangaliso noma izinkinga zakhe. Khumbula entabeni yokuguqulwa isimo uJesu wathatha abantu abathathu ayengabethemba ngalolo hlobo; futhi ekugcineni, wabatshela behla entabeni ukuba bangatsheli muntu ngakho, waze wavuka kwabafileyo. Laba abathathu bagcina le mfihlo futhi abatshelanga muntu; lawa kwakungamadoda ayengawethemba. Ngabe yiliphi ithuba uNkulunkulu angakwethemba ngalo? UNkulunkulu wamethemba kakhulu uJohn waze wamgcina ephila kwaze kwaba sePhatmose ukuthi amnikeze izimfihlo encwadini yeZambulo, njengoba kushiwo kuZambulo 1: 1. Funda incwadi yeZambulo ubone ukuthi iNkosi imtshengiseni, uzokwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu utholakala kuJohane, indoda abengayethemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba? UNkulunkulu ufuna izinsizwa nezintombi angazethemba, ingabe ungamethemba?
UPawulu wayeyisithunywa sesonto labezizwe. Umuntu owenza kahle kukho konke akwenzayo; ummeli owayazi imithetho. Wayemthanda ngobuqotho uNkulunkulu wawoyise, kodwa ngendlela yokungazi. UMesiya ababemfuna ngokususelwa emazwini abaprofethi, wafika kodwa abantu bezenkolo bangaleso sikhathi bamkhumbula ngaphandle kwabambalwa. USimeon no-Ann (uLuka 2: 25-37) yilabo uNkulunkulu ababengathemba, ukuthi bazobakhona lapho uJoseph noMary bengenisa umntwana onguNkulunkulu endlini yeNkosi. Funda iziphrofetho zikaSimeon no-Anna futhi uzokwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanikeze izambulo ngekusasa. USimeon wathi evesini 29, “Nkosi, manje vumela inceku yakho ihambe ngokuthula njengezwi lakho.” Ingane esesandleni sikaSimeyoni yayinguJesu futhi inguNkulunkulu futhi. UPaul ngentshiseko yakhe nangobuqotho bakhe endleleni eya eDamaseku (Izenzo 9: 1-16) ukubopha wonke amakholwa kuJesu Kristu washaywa phansi ukukhanya okuqhakazile kwasezulwini. Kwezwakala izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Sawule, kungani ungizingela nje? USawuli wasesithi: Ungubani Nkosi? Futhi izwi laphendula lathi, “NginguJESU omzingelayo. Ngaso leso sikhathi uPaul wasindiswa, njengoba uJesu izwi elivela ezulwini limtshela ukuthi kufanele aye kuphi ukuze athole ukubona kwakhe okwalahleka ngokukhanya okukhanyayo okuvela ezulwini endleleni eya eDamaseku. UNkulunkulu wathola kuPawulu indoda ayengayethemba. Wamthumela kwabezizwe, futhi yonke indlela uNkulunkulu amsebenzisa ngayo ibhalwe ezincwadini ezehlukene zeTestamente Elisha. UMoya oNgcwele wakhuluma futhi wabhala ngaye ngabo bonke namuhla ukusisiza ekwenzeni umbuso kaNkulunkulu. UPaul wayiswa ezulwini lesithathu futhi waba nezambulo eziningana ngokuhumusha, anti-Christ nezinsuku zokugcina. Wabekezelela ukushushiswa nokuhlupheka okungachazeki kepha wabambelela eNkosini. UNkulunkulu wayemethemba uPawuli, uNkulunkulu angakwethemba?
Manje sekunguwe nami, ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba wena nami? UNkulunkulu ufuna izinsizwa nezintombi angazethemba. Abantu abaningi abanjalo batholakala kumaHeberu 11 futhi, “ngaphandle kwethu abakwazi ukupheleliswa” ivesi 40; kodwa khumbula ukuthi bonke babenombiko omuhle. Bheka izimpilo zakho, umsebenzi wakho uhambe neNkosi, uNkulunkulu angakwethemba? Sisezinsukwini zokugcina ngaphambi kokuhunyushwa, usizi olukhulu ne-Armagedoni. Ake sihlole izimpilo zethu bese siziphendulela umbuzo omkhulu, uNkulunkulu angakwethemba na? INkosi ingathembela kuwe kulezi zinsuku zokugcina. UNkulunkulu ufuna izinsizwa nezintombi angazethemba. Uma ucabanga ukuthi umdala cabanga futhi njengoba ufunda uJoshuwa 14: 10-14, “—– Manje, bheka, namuhla ngineminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ubudala. Njengamanje ngisenamandla namuhla njengasosukwini uMose angithuma ngalo: njengamandla ami ngaleso sikhathi, kunjalo nangamandla ami manje, okulwa, ukuphuma nokuphuma—-. ” Eminyakeni engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ubudala uKalebi wayethemba iNkosi futhi uJehova wathola umuntu ayengamethemba futhi wamethemba ukuthi uzonqoba iziqhwaga futhi athathe izwe elibizwa ngokuthi iHebroni, njengefa lakhe kuze kube namuhla. UCaleb wayeyinsizwa eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu uNkulunkulu angayethemba. Isikhathi sakho sesifikile, noma ngabe uneminyaka emingaki, Uvuselela ubusha bakho njengokhozi, uNkulunkulu angakwethemba na? UNkulunkulu ufuna izinsizwa nezintombi angazethemba. UJobe wayenothile, u-Abrahama wayenothile, uSamuweli noDavide babebancane, uMariya wayesemncane futhi uNkulunkulu wayengabethemba. Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakwethemba manje? Isifundo 1st Thesalonika 2: 1-9. UNkulunkulu ufuna izinsizwa nezintombi angazethemba. Angakuthemba?
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