IZWI LAMANJE LOKUFUNDWA KWESIMISA
kaJuni 7, 2016
Imibhalo yenkolo lapha
U-Eliya Ulele, ngu-Michael D. O'Brien
LABO kukhona izinsuku zika-Eliya, okungukuthi, ihora le- a ubufakazi obungokwesiprofetho ukubizwa nguMoya oNgcwele. Izothatha izici eziningi — kusukela ekugcwalisekeni kwemibono, kuye ebufakazini obungokwesiprofetho babantu "Phakathi kwesizukulwane esigwegwile nesonakele… sikhanya njengezinkanyiso emhlabeni." [1]UPhil 2: 15 Lapha angikhulumi ngehora “labaprofethi, ababoni, nababona imibono” kuphela - yize lokho kuyingxenye yalo — kepha kukhulunywa nsuku zonke ngabantu abanjengawe nami.
Mhlawumbe uthi, "Ngubani, mina?" Yebo, nguwe, yingakho: njengoba ubumnyama buba mnyama, kanjalo-ke, nobufakazi bethu njengamaKristu buzophoqeleka ukuthi bube obala. Umuntu ngeke esakwazi ukuhlala ocingweni lokuyekethisa. Kuphakathi kokuthi uzokhanya ngokukhanya kukaKristu, noma ngenxa yokwesaba nokuzivikela, ukufihle lokho kukhanya ngaphansi kwebhasikidi we-bushel. Kepha khumbula isexwayiso sikaSt. "Uma simphika, uzosiphika nathi", [2]2 Thim 2: 11-13 kodwa futhi nokuqinisekiswa kukaKristu: “Yilowo nalowo ongivuma phambi kwabantu iNdodana yomuntu iyakumvuma phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu.” [3]ULuka 12: 8
Ngakho-ke, uJesu uthi ngenjabulo:
Nina ningusawoti womhlaba… Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi omiswe entabeni awunakufihlwa. Futhi abakhanyisi isibani bese bebeka ngaphansi kwesitsha sebhasi; lubekwe othini lwesibani, lapho lukhanyisa bonke abasendlini. Ngaleyo ndlela, ukukhanya kwakho kumele kukhanye phambi kwabanye, ukuze babone imisebenzi yakho emihle bese bekhazimulisa uYihlo osezulwini. (IVangeli Lanamuhla)
Futhi-ke, ake ngiphinde masinyane ngiphinde amazwi kaSanta John Paul II: “UNGESABI.” Kukhona umoya onamandla wokwesaba okhululiwe emhlabeni [4]qhathanisa Isihogo Siyadedelwa lokho kusebenza ngaphansi kwesizatho esithi "ukubekezelelana", kepha empeleni, kuyisiqhwaga. Noma ngubani ongavumelani "ne-ajenda entsha" uhlangatshezwa kakhulu ngamazwi noma ngezenzo ezinobudlova. Kepha ungesabi lo moya. Yima uqine! Yiba nokholo ku amandla leQiniso noThando, onguKristu.
… Ngoba izikhali zempi yethu azizona ezasemhlabeni kepha zinamandla angcwele okucekela phansi izinqaba. (2 Kor 10: 4)
Yima phansi, “Kodwa kwenze ngobumnene nangenhlonipho, ugcine unembeza wakho umsulwa, ukuze kuthi, lapho kuhlanjalazwa wena, bahlambalaze ukuziphatha kwakho okuhle kuKristu.” [5]I-1 Pet 3: 16 Ngaphandle kwalokho, ukukhanya okukuwe kuzophela, nosawoti wakho uzolahlekelwa ukunambitheka kwawo.
Okokugcina, khumbula ukuthi…
UKristu… ufeza lesi sikhundla esingokwesiprofetho, hhayi kuphela ngabaphathi… kepha nangabantu abavamile… [Abenziwa abahlanganyeli ngendlela yabo emsebenzini wobupristi, wokuprofetha nowobukhosi bukaKristu. -Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, n. 904, 897
Yazi ukuthi uBaba uzokubheka njengoba Enabo bonke “abaprofethi” Bakhe. U-Elijah wazinikela ngokuphelele ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu. Aniboni yini, bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo, ukuthi mina nawe kufanele senze okufanayo? Ukuthi kungekudala izingalo zaKhe zizoba yikho konke esizoba nakho njengoba amaKrestu ephoqelelwa ukuphuma emphakathini? Makube njalo. Kepha u-Abba uyakwazi ukunakekela abakhe.
Isigodi esiseduze nalapho ayecashe khona u-Eliya soma, ngoba kwakungekho mvula ezweni. UJehova wayesethi ku-Eliya: “Dlulela eZarefati laseSidoni, uhlale khona; Ngikhethe umfelokazi lapho ukuba akunakekele. ” (Kufundwa kokuqala namuhla)
Okuqapheleka kakhulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela u-Eliya kumfelokazi owayengenalutho futhi! Wayephansi esidlweni sakhe sokugcina. Kungani iNkosi yenza lokhu? Ngqo ukukhombisa amandla aKhe phakathi kwenhlekelele, Uthando lwaKhe phakathi kwesomiso, Ukupha Kwakhe phakathi kwendlala. UNkulunkulu wakwandisela ukudla kwakhe, waze wathi:
Wakwazi ukudla unyaka wonke, no-Eliya nendodana yakhe.
Ngale ndlela, isibindi sika-Eliya saqina, kanye nokholo lomfelokazi. Bheka, ukudla kulula kuNkulunkulu. Lokho kukuncane kokukhathazeka kwakho. Ukuba ethembekile ukukhathazeka kwakho:
Yazini ukuthi uJehova wenzele othembekileyo wakhe izimangaliso; uJehova uyangizwa lapho ngimbiza. (Ihubo lanamuhla)
Ngethu Ukuphumula kweLenten kulo nyaka, sanikezwa amathuluzi okuba indoda noma owesifazane we umkhuleko. Zinikele kukho; yenza umkhuleko ube maphakathi nempilo yakho, ngoba kuwo, uzothola uJesu; uzothola "ufulawa" kanye "namafutha" azohlinzeka ngokudla, amandla, nomusa womphefumulo wakho. Ngiyaphinda ngithi, Ungesabi. Kepha hlalani nisangulukile futhi niphapheme, ngoba siyangena izinsuku zika-Eliya lapho kufanele sincike ngokuphelele ekuhlinzekweni nguNkulunkulu…. futhi Uzokwenza izimangaliso phakathi kwethu.
Ngoba ugcinile umyalezo wami wokukhuthazela, ngizokugcina uphephile ngesikhathi sokulingwa esizofika emhlabeni wonke ukuvivinya abakhileyo emhlabeni. Ngiyeza masinyane. Bambisisa lokho onakho, ukuze kungabikho muntu ozothatha umqhele wakho. (IsAm 3: 10-11)
Isikhathi sobumnyama siyeza emhlabeni, kepha isikhathi senkazimulo siyeza seBandla lami, isikhathi senkazimulo siyeza ngabantu bami. Ngizothululela phezu kwakho zonke izipho zoMoya wami. Ngizokulungiselela ukulwa ngokomoya; Ngizokulungiselela isikhathi sokushunyayelwa kwevangeli umhlaba ongakaze usibone…. Futhi uma ungenalutho ngaphandle kwami, uzoba nakho konke: umhlaba, amasimu, amakhaya, nabafowenu nodadewethu nothando nenjabulo nokuthula kunanini ngaphambili. Hlalani nilungile, bantu bami, ngifuna ukunilungiselela… —Isiphrofetho esanikezwa nguRalph Martin eSt. Peter's Square phambi kukaPapa Paul VI; UMsombuluko wePhentekoste likaMeyi, 1975
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