Ukuthanda Ukuphelela

THE “Izwi manje” ebelilokhu lizwakala enhliziyweni yami kuleli sonto eledlule - ukuhlola, ukwembula, nokuhlanza - ucingo olucacisa uMzimba kaKristu ukuthi ihora selifikile lapho kumele thanda ukuphelela. Kusho ukuthini lokhu?

UKUTHANDA UKUPHELELWA

UJesu akazange nje abekezelele ukuhlekwa usulu nokukhafulelwa, ukukhishwa inyumbazane nokuhlekwa usulu. Akagcinanga ngokwamukela ukubhaxabulwa nameva, ukushaywa nokuhlubulwa. Akahlalanga esiphambanweni imizuzu nje embalwa… kodwa uThando “wopha.” UJesu wasithanda ukuphelela.

Kusho ukuthini lokhu kuwe nakimi? Kusho ukuthi sibizelwe “ukuphuma igazi” ngomunye, ukuthanda okungaphezu kwemingcele yethu, ukunikela kuze kube buhlungu, bese kuthi okunye. Lokhu yilokho uJesu asikhombisa kona, yilokhu asifundisa khona: ukuthi uthando lunjengembewu kakolweni okumele iwele emhlabathini zonke isikhathi esibizelwe ukukhonza, ukuzidela, nokunikela. Futhi lapho sithanda ukuphelela, kulapho kuphela… kulapho kuphela… lapho lokho okusanhlamvu kakolweni kuthela izithelo ezihlala njalo.

Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, Ngaphandle kokuthi uhlamvu lukakolweni luwele emhlabathini lufe, luhlala luluhlamvu nje lukakolweni; kepha uma ifa, ithela izithelo eziningi… isithelo esizohlala… (Johane 12:24, 15:16)

Umehluko phakathi kokukhononda, ngokunikela ngenhliziyo ephelele umehluko phakathi kothando lwethu olungumuntu noma olunguNkulunkulu. Umehluko phakathi kokulamula nobungcwele. Umehluko phakathi kokubonakaliswa kweLanga noma iLanga uqobo lwalo. Umehluko phakathi kokudlula ngomzuzu noma ukuguqula umzuzwana. Uhlobo kuphela lothando olungaguqula umhlaba osizungezile uthando lwaphezulu - uthando oluthwalwa ngamaphiko kaMoya oNgcwele futhi olukwazi ukuhlaba ngisho nenhliziyo elukhuni kakhulu. Futhi lesi akusona isizinda sabambalwa abakhethiwe, kulabo `` abangathinteki '' abangcwele esifunda ngabo. Esikhundleni salokho, kungenzeka umzuzu nomzuzu ngamunye ezintweni ezijwayeleke kakhulu nezijwayelekile.

Ngoba ijoka lami lilula, nomthwalo wami ulula. (Mathewu 11:30)

Yebo, ijoka leNtando Yaphezulu ukuzishiya ngokuphelele ezintweni ezincane, yingakho ijoka lilula nomthwalo ulula. UNkulunkulu akaceli u-99.9% wethu ukuba afele ukholo njengoba sibona eMpumalanga Ephakathi; kunalokho, ukufela ukholo phakathi komndeni wethus. Kepha sikwenza kube lukhuni ngenkani yethu, ubuvila noma ubugovu - hhayi ngoba ukwelula umbhede kunzima!

Ukuthanda ukuphelela. Akukhona nje ukugeza izitsha nokushanela phansi, kepha ukucosha ngisho naleyo mvuthuluka yokugcina lapho ukhathele kakhulu ukugoba. Ishintsha inabukeni okwesihlanu kulandelana. Akugcini nje ngokubekezelela amalungu omndeni wakho noma "abangane" bezinkundla zokuxhumana lapho bengabekezeleleki, kepha ukulalela ngaphandle kokubanqamula - futhi nalapho, uphendula ngokuthula nangobumnene. Lezi yizinto ezibenze baba ngabaSanta - hhayi ukuthakazelisa nokuthokozisa - futhi lezi zindlela ezincane azikho ngaphezu kwethu lapho. Zenzeka njalo ngeminithi yosuku - vele sehluleke ukuzibona ngalokho eziyikho. Noma ize yethu ithikameza, futhi sibona lezi zenzo njengokuntuleka kobukhazikhazi, ezingasiletheli ukunakwa, ezingasizuzile udumo. Esikhundleni salokho, bazosikhipha, okuvame ukuzwakala njengezinzipho nameva, hhayi ukuncoma nokushayelwa ihlombe.

BHEKA KUJESU

Bheka Esiphambanweni. Bona ukuthi uThando ukhiphe kanjani. Bona ukuthi uJesu - owake walandelwa yizinkulungwane - wayethanda ukupheleliswa lapho izixuku zazincane kakhulu, lapho abakwaHosana bethule, lapho labo abathandayo sebemlahlile. Ukuthanda ukuphelela kubuhlungu. Kunesizungu. Kuyahlola. Kuyahlanza. Kusishiya sizizwe kwesinye isikhathi njengokukhala sithi, "Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni?"^[1]Maka i-15: 34 Kodwa ukuphuma kwegazi komunye okusihlukanisayo, okusingcwelisayo iqiniso, yini ebangela ukuthi imbewu encane yomhlatshelo wethu ithele izithelo ezingaphezu kwemvelo ezizohlala ingunaphakade.

Yikho kanye okulungiselela okukhazimulayo uvuko yomusa ngezindlela ezaziwa uNkulunkulu kuphela.

Maduze, kungekudala, Umzimba kaKristu uzongena esigabeni esibuhlungu kakhulu. Ngakho leli gama ku Uthando Ukuphelela akuyona nje kuphela (ebaluleke kakhulu) ezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke nezinselelo, kepha futhi ukusilungiselela ubandlululo lwezokwelapha olukhona noluzayo, kanye nokwehlukana okukhulu okubonakala kusengcupheni yokuqhuma ngaphakathi kweSonto uqobo. Kepha ngifuna ukukuyekela eceleni okwamanje, ngibuyele kulo mzuzu wamanje. Ngoba uJesu wathi:

Umuntu othembekile ezintweni ezincane kakhulu uthembekile nakwezinkulu; nomuntu ongathembekile ezindabeni ezincane kakhulu ubuye angathembeki nakwezinkulu. (Luka 16:10)

Singa Ibhubesi Lwethu Elimncane, futhi usilungiselela manje uvuthondaba lweminyaka engama-2000 yomlando selokhu iNdodana yakhe yahamba kulo mhlaba. Kodwa ukwenza ngendlela efanayo yokuthi naye uqobo uzilungiselele ukubamba iqhaza ku-Passion yeNdodana yakhe: ngokushanela phansi eNazaretha, ngokwenza ukudla, ukushintsha amanabukeni, ukuwasha izingubo… yebo, ukuphuma ezintweni ezincane… ukuthanda ukuphelela.

Omkhulu kini makabe yinceku yenu.
Noma ngubani oziphakamisayo uyothotshiswa;
kodwa loba ngubani ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa. (Math 23: 11-12)

Mina-ke ngiyisiboshwa ngenxa yeNkosi,
sikukhuthaza ukuba uphile ngendlela efanele
ngocingo olutholile,
ngokukhulu ukuzithoba nobumnene,
ngokubekezela, nibekezelelana ngothando,
ukulwela ukugcina ubunye bomoya
ngesibopho sokuthula… (Efe 4: 1-3)

Ngakho-ke phelelani, njengoba noYihlo osezulwini ephelele.
(Math 5: 48)

Note: I-Now Word iya ngokuya ihlolwe. Abaningi benu babika ukuthi anisatholi ama-imeyili ngamapulatifomu amaningana. Bheka ifolda yakho yogaxekile noma engenamsoco kuqala ukuze ubone ukuthi ayaphela lapho. Zama ukubhalisa kabusha lapha. Noma thinta umhlinzeki wakho wesevisi ye-intanethi, okungenzeka ubavimbile.

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