Ngokukholwa Nokunikezwa

“KUFANELE sinqwabelanisa ukudla? Ingabe uNkulunkulu uzosiholela esiphephelweni? Yini okufanele siyenze? ” Lena ngeminye yemibuzo ebuzwa ngabantu njengamanje. Kubalulekile-ke ukuthi Ibhubesi Lwethu Elimncane qonda izimpendulo…

UMTHETHO WETHU

Emiyalezweni egunyaziwe eya ku-Elizabeth Kindelmann, uJesu uthi:

Bonke bayamenywa ukuba bajoyine iqembu lami elikhethekile lokulwa. Ukuza koMbuso wami kumele kube ukuphela kwenjongo yakho empilweni. Amagama Ami azofinyelela inqwaba yemiphefumulo. Themba! Ngizonisiza nonke ngendlela eyisimangaliso. Ungayithandi induduzo. Ungabi ngamagwala. Ungalindi. Bhekana neSiphepho ukusindisa imiphefumulo. Zinikele emsebenzini. Uma ungenzi lutho, ushiya umhlaba kuSathane futhi wona. Vula amehlo akho ubone zonke izingozi ezithi ziyizisulu futhi zisongele imiphefumulo yakho. —UJesu ku-Elizabeth Kindelmann, Ilangabi Lothando, pg. 34, ekhishwe yi-Children of the Father Foundation; Imprimatur UMbhishobhi Omkhulu uCharles Chaput

Yeka amazwi anamandla! Yini enye okudingeka ishiwo? Ngakho-ke, umbuzo wokuthi uNkulunkulu uzokulonda yini wena nomndeni wakho kulesi siphepho ngu okungalungile umbuzo. Umbuzo ofanele uthi:

“Nkosi, singanikela kanjani ngempilo yethu ngenxa yeVangeli?”

"Jesu, ngingakusiza kanjani ukusindisa imiphefumulo?"

Kulandelwe ukuzibophezela okuqinile:

“Nangu mina Nkosi. Konke makwenziwe ngokwentando yakho. ”

Uma ungafundanga Ibhubesi Lwethu Elimncane, ngicela wenze: isimemo ngempela kulo “mbutho okhethekile wokulwa.” Kususelwa endabeni lapho uNkulunkulu etshela uGideon ukuthi anciphise ibutho lakhe, akwenzayo ngalawa mazwi:

“Uma umuntu esaba noma ethukile, makahambe! Makasuke entabeni yakwaGileyadi. ” Amasosha ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili ashiya… (AbaHluleli 7: 3-7)

Ekugcineni, uGideyoni uthatha kuphela amakhulu amathathu amasosha kanye naye ukuze azungeze amabutho akwaMidiyani. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bayalelwa ukuthi bashiye izikhali zabo futhi bathathe ithoshi kuphela, imbiza, nophondo. Ngamanye amagama, kufanele sibhekane nalesi Siphepho ngelangabi lokholo lwethu, isitsha sobumba sobuthakathaka bethu, nophondo lweVangeli. Lawa amalungiselelo ethu — nokuthi uJesu ufuna kube njani ngalezi zikhathi:

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… —Isiphrofetho esanikezwa uDkt. Ralph Martin eSt. Peter's Square kukhona uPapa Paul VI; UMsombuluko wePentekoste, Meyi, 1975

Inembile, yebo. Ngokwemvelo sifuna ukusinda; sadalwa ngoba impilo. Kepha uJesu uchaza kabusha ukuthi iyini “impilo” yangempela:

Noma ngubani othanda ukungilandela makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. Noma ngubani othanda ukusindisa impilo yakhe uyolahlekelwa yiyo, kepha noma ngubani olahlekelwa ngumphefumulo wakhe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli uyowusindisa. (Marku 8: 34-35)

KwiVangeli lanamuhla, uJesu ujezisa abantu ngoba bayamlandela — ukudla - hhayi iSinkwa sensindiso.

Ungasebenzeli ukudla okubhubhayo kodwa sebenzela ukudla okuhlala kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade iNdodana yomuntu eyokunika khona ...IVangeli lanamuhla; (Johane 6:27)

Ngokuphambene nalokho, uStefanu washushiswa ngoba wabeka impilo yakhe uqobo ekusebenzeleni iVangeli:

UStefanu, egcwele umusa namandla, wenza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwabantu… Bashukumisa abantu, nabadala, nababhali, bammangalela, bambamba… Bonke labo ababehlezi kwiSanhedrini bambuka futhi bambona ukuthi ubuso bakhe babunjengobuso bengelosi. (Ukufundwa kokuqala kwanamuhla; (Izenzo 6: 8-15)

Lowo isithombe esinqunyiwe somfundi weqiniso kanye nokuhlinzeka kukaNkulunkulu ngokulingana: UStephen unikela konke kuNkulunkulu - futhi uNkulunkulu unikeza konke uStephen izidingo, lapho eyidinga. Yingakho ubuso bakhe babufana nengelosi ngoba, ngaphakathi, uStephen wayenakho konke, yize wayezokhandwa ngamatshe aze afe. Inkinga ngamaKrestu amaningi namuhla asikholwa ukuthi uBaba uzonikeza. Ngesandla esisodwa esiphakanyiselwe iNkosi, siyicela “isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla”, kanti esinye sinamathela ekhadini lethu lesikweletu icala. Kepha nalapho, ukugxila kwethu ezintweni ezibonakalayo, "ezintweni zethu", yingakho uJesu esitshela “Funani kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokulunga kwakhe, khona konke lokhu niyakuphiwa ngaphandle” (Math 6:33).

Kodwa i umoya we ukucabanga ingenye yezinhlupho ezinkulu zesikhathi sethu, ikakhulukazi eSontweni. Ngumoya ongashiyi ndawo yamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo, akukho ndawo kaNkulunkulu yokubusisa abantwana Bakhe futhi enze izimangaliso Zakhe. Ngaphandle kokuthi sikwazi ukuhlaziya, ukubikezela, nokulawula imvelo yethu, siphendukela ekwesabeni nasekukhohliseni kunokuba sethembe futhi sizinikele. Mfundi othandekayo, hlola unembeza wakho bese ubona ukuthi lokhu akulona yini iqiniso, uma ngabe thina, "ababhapathiziwe, abaqinisekisiwe, nabangcwelisiwe" asikaze siziphathe ngokuziphoqa okufana nokuphela komhlaba.

Lokhu, empeleni, kungakho uJesu ajezisa iSonto “ezikhathini zokuphela”: Isivivi—Ukulahlekelwa ngumqondo ongaphezu kwemvelo, ukucabanga kwezwe, futhi akusahambi ngokokholo, kepha ukubona.

Ngoba uthi, 'Nginothile futhi nginjingile futhi kangisweli lutho,' kodwa ube ungazi ukuthi ulusizi, ulusizi, umpofu, uyimpumputhe, futhi uhamba-ze. (IsAmbulo 3:17)

UMama wethu usibizela ku okungavamile themba kulelihora. Uzokwambulela iMishini yakho, uma kungenjalo manje, lapho-ke isikhathi sifika (futhi okwamanje, singathandaza, sizile, sincenge, futhi sikhule ebungcweleni ukuze sithele lapho sikhona). Lokhu kuqala “Kanzima ubuhlungu bomsebenzi ”esikubekezelelayo kuyisihe: kusibiza ukuba sizilungiselele ukholo (hhayi ukwesaba) ngenxa yezikhathi ezenzeka manje emhlabeni jikelele.

Kepha-ke, uyabuza, kuthiwani ngale mibuzo esebenzayo?

NGOKUTSHAYA

Ngenkathi uNkulunkulu edala u-Adamu ngomfanekiso waKhe, kwakungenxa yokuthi wamnika ingqondo, intando nenkumbulo. Ukholo nesizathu akuphikisani nokunye kepha kuhloselwe ukuhambisana. Ungathi isipho sokuqala uNkulunkulu asinikeza u-Adamu kwakuyinhloko phakathi kwamahlombe akhe.

Bheka emhlabeni wonke namuhla ezimweni sezulu esibi kakhulu, ukungazinzi komnotho futhi, nakanjani, ukuba sengozini kwethu kokuthile okuncane kakhulu njengegciwane. Kunezindawo ezimbalwa ezivuliwe umhlaba ongaphansi kweziphepho, iziphepho, ukuzamazama komhlaba, izikhukhula, amakhaza amakhulu, njll. Kungani ungeke ube nokugcinwa okuthile okulondoloziwe esimweni esiphuthumayo? Ukuhlakanipha nje lokho.

Kepha kwanele kangakanani? Bengihlala ngisho ukuthi imindeni kungenzeka isuse amasonto amaningana okudla, amanzi, imithi, njll ngezimo ezinjalo, ezanele ukuzinakekela zona kanye nabanye. Noma kunjalo, eminye imindeni ayinakukukhokhela lokho; abanye bahlala emafulethini futhi akukho ndawo eyanele yokugcina okuningi. Ngakho-ke nali iphuzu: yenza okusemandleni akho, ngokobuhlakani, futhi uthembe uNkulunkulu ngakho konke okunye. Ukuphindaphinda ukudla kulula kuJesu; kuyanda ukholo yingxenye enzima ngoba kuya ngempendulo yethu.

Ngakho-ke kwanele kangakanani? Izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili? Izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nane? Izinsuku ezingama-24.6? Uthola iphuzu lami. Thembela eNkosini; yabelana ngalokho onakho; futhi nifuna kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu — futhi imiphefumulo.

NGOKUPHEPHELA

Uma umcabango wakho wokuqala ungukuthi ungawufinyelela kanjani ku-Era of Peace, hhayi ukuthi unganikela kanjani ngempilo yakho eNkosini ngenxa yemiphefumulo, lokho okubaluleke kakhulu kuwe akuhlelekile. Angikuphakamisi ukuthi noma ngubani afune ukufel 'ukholo. UNkulunkulu uthumela iziphambano esizidingayo; akekho umuntu odinga ukuyofuna. Kepha uma uhleli ezandleni zakho njengamanje, ulinde izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ukuba zikuyise lapho uphephela khona ... ungamangali uma iNkosi ikukhipha esihlalweni sakho!

Ukuzivikela, ngezinye izindlela, kuyimpikiswano yobuKristu. Silandela uNkulunkulu owanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu wabe esethi, “Yenzani lokhu ukuze ningikhumbule.”

Lowo ongikhonzayo kufanele angilandele, futhi lapho ngikhona, nenceku yami iyoba lapho futhi. Lowo ongikhonzayo uyakumhlonipha uBaba. (Johane 12:26)

Amasosha ashiya uGideon ayecabanga ngohlobo olungafanele lwesiphephelo — ukusinda. Amasosha ayehamba noGideyoni ayengenalutho ngaphandle kokunqoba kweNkosi enhliziyweni. Yeka udlame olubonakala budedengu! Kepha yeka ukunqoba okuhle ababelindele.

Sengikhulumile vele ngeqiniso Isiphephelo Ezikhathini Zethu. Kepha ngingakufingqa kanjena: noma ngabe ukuphi uNkulunkulu, kukhona indawo ephephile. Lapho uNkulunkulu ehlala kimi, nami kuye, ngisesiphephelweni sakhe. Ngakho-ke, noma yini eza — induduzo noma incithakalo — ngiphephile ”ngoba intando Yakhe ihlala ingukudla kwami. Lokhu kusho nokuthi Angakwazi ngokomzimba ngivikele, ngisho nalabo abangizungezile, uma lokho kungukuhamba phambili. Ngempela uNkulunkulu uzonikeza isiphephelo sokwenyama emindenini eminingi ezikhathini ezizayo ngoba zona zizobe ziqhakaza isikhathi esisha sentwasahlobo.

Kumele futhi siqaphele kakhulu ukugwema inkolelo-ze. ISonto linamasakramente amaningi athembisa ukuvikelwa okuthile ebubini: indondo yeScapular, iSt Benedict, Amanzi Ayingcwele, njll. Abanye abantu abayimfihlakalo eSontweni bancome ukulengiswa kwezithombe ezingcwele eminyango yethu noma ukubeka imifanekiso ebusisekile emakhaya ethu ukuze zivikelwe ukujezisa. ” Akukho kulokhu, nokho, okufana nezintelezi noma izintelezi ezithatha indawo yokholo, iKhomishini Enkulu, nemisebenzi uNkulunkulu asibizela ukuba siyenze. Sesiyazi ukuthi kwenzekani kulowo owangcwaba ithalenta lakhe emhlabathini ngenxa yokwesaba…^[1]isib. UMathewu 25: 18-30 Ngaphezu kwalokho, sasiyini isiphephelo esingokwenyama kuJesu?

Izimpungushe zinemigodi nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kepha iNdodana yomuntu ayinandawo yokuphumula ikhanda. (Mathewu 8:20)

KuSt. Paul, indawo ephephe kunazo zonke kwakungaba sentandweni kaNkulunkulu — noma ngabe kwakungumsele, ukuphukelwa umkhumbi, noma ijele. Konke okunye wayekubheka “njengodoti.”^[2]UPhil 3: 8 Ukuphela kwento ayengacabanga ngayo ukushumayela iVangeli emiphefumulweni. Le yinhliziyo uMama wethu ayicela iRabble yakhe encane ukuthi ibe nayo.

Kungakuhle sikhumbule ukuthi kungani lesi sikhathi sokuhlupheka nokujeziswa — lesi Sivunguvungu — sesifikile manje emhlabeni: kuyindlela kaNkulunkulu yokusindisa imiphefumulo emikhulu kunayo yonke ngesikhathi lapho kungalahleka inani elikhulu kakhulu. Noma lokho kusho ukulahlekelwa yikho konke kusuka emasontweni amakhulu kuya emadolobheni. Kukhona okuhle okukhulu kunokulondolozwa kwemvelo: kuhle ukuhlala noNkulunkulu empilweni yaphakade… okuhle kakhulu, Wafa ukuze yonke imiphefumulo ikuthole. Futhi kulapho esidinga khona thina, iRabble, ukuthi siphendule.

Njengoba ngangisesimweni sami esijwayelekile, uJesu wami omuhle wangikhiphela ngaphandle kwami, futhi wangikhombisa izinkumbi zabantu abakhala, bengenamakhaya, inyamazane yokuchithwa okukhulu; amadolobha abhidlikile, imigwaqo ishiyiwe futhi ayihlali muntu. Umuntu wayengaboni lutho ngaphandle kwezinqwaba zamatshe nodoti. Kusele iphuzu elilodwa kuphela elingathintwanga yisihlava. Nkulunkulu wami, yeka ubuhlungu, ukubona lezi zinto, futhi uphile! Ngabheka uJesu wami omuhle, kodwa akazange azithobe ngokungibuka; kunalokho, Wakhala kamunyu, futhi ngezwi, ephukile ngezinyembezi, wangitshela: “Ndodakazi yami, umuntu ukhohlwe iZulu ngomhlaba. Kungumthetho ukuthi yini umhlaba asuswe kuye, nokuthi azulazule, angakwazi ukuthola indawo yokuhlala, ukuze akhumbule ukuthi iZulu likhona. Umuntu ukhohliwe umphefumulo ngomzimba. Ngakho-ke, yonke into ingeyomzimba: izinjabulo, ukunethezeka, ukuziqhenya, ukunethezeka nokunye okunjalo. Umphefumulo ubulawa yindlala, uphucwa yonke into, futhi kwabaningi ufile, sengathi bebengenayo. Manje, kungubulungiswa ukuthi imizimba yabo incishwe, ukuze bakhumbule ukuthi banomphefumulo. Kodwa — oh, yeka ukuthi ulukhuni kanjani umuntu! Ubulukhuni bakhe bungiphoqa ukuthi ngimshaye kakhulu — ngubani owaziyo ukuthi angathamba yini lapho eshaywa. ” —UJesu Encekwini KaNkulunkulu uLuisa Piccarreta, Umqulu 14, Ephreli 6, 1922

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umphefumulo ohlala ulahliwe Kimi uthola isiphephelo ezinhluphekweni zakhe — indawo yokucasha lapho angaya khona futhi akekho ongamthinta. Uma noma ngubani efuna ukumthinta, ngizokwazi ukumvikela kanjani, ngoba ukubeka izandla emphefumulweni ongithandayo kubi kakhulu kunokubeka Mina isandla! Ngiyamfihla ngaphakathi kwaMi, futhi ngiphoxa labo abafuna ukushaya noma ngubani ongithandayo. —Ibhid. Umqulu 36, Okthoba 12, 1938

Ekuphetheni, ngifuna ukuncoma kubo bonke abafundi bami ukuthi bathandaze kanye nami INovena Yokulahlwa ngenhloso ye- ukunikela ngekusasa — izidingo zethu ezingokwenyama—KuJesu. Futhi-ke masiphonse ukukhathazeka ngemuva kwethu futhi sifune kuqala uMbuso ukuze “Busa emhlabeni njengasezulwini.”