Iparele Lenani Elikhulu ngu-Michael D. O'Brien
Umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo engcwatshwe ensimini; umuntu ayitholayo, wabuye wayifihla, futhi ngokuthokoza uyahamba, athengise ngakho konke anakho, athenge leyo nsimu. Umbuso wezulu ufana nomthengisi ofuna amaparele amahle. Lapho ethola iparele lenani elikhulu, uyahamba athengise konke anakho alithenge. ( Mathewu 13:44-46 )
IN imibhalo yami emithathu yokugcina, sikhulume ngokuthola ukuthula ekuhluphekeni kanye nenjabulo esithombeni esikhulu nokuthola isihe lapho singakufanelekeli khona. Kodwa ngingakufingqa konke kulokhu: umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyatholakala entandweni kaNkulunkulu. Okusho ukuthi, intando kaNkulunkulu, iZwi laKhe, ivulela ikholwa zonke izibusiso zomoya ezivela eZulwini, kuhlanganise nokuthula, injabulo, nomusa. Intando kaNkulunkulu iyiparele lenani elikhulu. Qonda lokhu, funa lokhu, thola lokhu, futhi uyoba nakho konke.
UKHIYE EBHOKISINI
Emfanekisweni kaKristu, insimu ayisizi kuze kutholakale ingcebo, kusho iparele. Kanjalo nohlamvu lukakolweni luhlala luwuhlamvu luze luwele emhlabathini lufe, bese luthela. Isiphambano sihlala siyihlazo nenhlekelele kuze kube uVuko lapho-ke sibe umthombo wolwandle lomusa. UJesu wathi,
Ukudla kwami ukwenza intando yongithumileyo… (Johane 4:34)
Ukudla kuhlala kuyinto yethu kuze kudliwe, bese kuba amandla nempilo kulowo okudlayo.
Kuzo zonke lezi zifaniso, intando kaNkulunkulu ifana ukhiye ebhokisini lesipho. Umzuzu ngamunye, uNkulunkulu usethula ngalesi sipho. Kodwa kube 
qaphela! Ngezinye izikhathi ibhokisi ligoqwe ekuhluphekeni; ngezinye izikhathi, igoqwe ngokuphikisana; kanti ngezinye izikhathi ligoqwe ngenduduzo. Nokho intando kaNkulunkulu iza kuwe, ngaphakathi kwayo ihlezi ingukhiye ovula umusa empilweni yakho. Njengoba nje ungathola isipho kumuntu futhi usishiye singavulwa, kanjalo nathi singathola ngentando kaNkulunkulu. Ukuhlupheka esingakulindele kungase kusehlele. Singase sibalekele; singase siqalekise, singasenqaba ngokuphelele. Ngakho-ke, ukhiye ovula umusa weZulu uhlala uvalekile, ufihliwe ezinhliziyweni zethu. Kodwa uma sivula leso sipho, nakuba simbozwe ekucashweni okudabukisayo kokuhlupheka, ukwethemba kwethu, ukuthobeka kwethu, kanye nokuthobeka kwethu kuvula umnyango wengcebo yomusa weZulu. Khona-ke, intando kaNkulunkulu iba iparele eliguqula insimu yokhula ibe isivini, uhlamvu lukakolweni oluthela ngokuphindwe kayikhulu, isiphambano esinikeza amandla oVuko. Okubabayo olimini kuba mnandi esiswini, kucime ukoma kuqede indlala.
FUNA KUQALA
UJesu wathi,
Funani kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokulunga kwakhe, khona konke lokho kuyakwenezelwa nina… (Math 6:33)
Komunye umfanekiso, uJesu uthi uMbuso okufanele siwufune uza kithi ngeZwi laKhe, okungukuthi, Intando Yakhe Engcwele.
Yizwani umfanekiso womhlwanyeli. Imbewu ehlwanyelwe endleleni yilowo olizwayo izwi lombuso engaliqondi, bese kufika omubi antshontshe.
okuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Imbewu ehlwanyelwe emhlabathini onamadwala
yilowo olizwayo izwi, alamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza. Kodwa akanampande futhi uhlala isikhashana nje. nxa kufika usizi nokuzingelwa ngenxa yezwi.
avele awe. Imbewu ehlwanyelwe emeveni yilowo olizwayo izwi, kepha ukukhathazeka kwezwe nengcebo yengcebo kuminyanisa izwi, lingatheli.
Kepha imbewu ehlwanyelwe emhlabathini onothileyo yilowo olizwayo izwi, aliqonde, athele, athele ngekhulu, noma ngamashumi ayisithupha, noma amashumi amathathu. ( Mathewu 13:18-23 )
Isenzo sokuvula ibhokisi lesipho leNtando kaNkulunkulu singazungezwa yizilingo nezimpi eziningi. Uma wethulwa neZwi likaNkulunkulu, intando Yakhe ngempilo yakho, Omubi angavela futhi akuqinisekise ngenye indlela. Angakutshela ukuthi intando kaNkulunkulu inzima kakhulu, iBandla nalo lingemuva kwezikhathi. Noma uzokulinga ukuba ukholelwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukulahlile noma ukujezisa ngokuziphatha kwakho okubi (“ukuthola okukufanele!”), noma ukuthi empeleni akuyona intando kaNkulunkulu ngawe. Bese kuba khona labo abangagxilile kuJesu ngempilo yomthandazo namaSakramente, futhi usizi noma ukushushiswa okuncane kontanga yabo kubasusa entandweni kaGo; baba sivivi futhi besaba ukuvula ibhokisi lesipho elinjalo. Bese kuba khona labo okuthi nakuba begxilile kuNkulunkulu, bavumele izithikamezo, izinkathazo, neziyengo zokuzihlanganisa zibadonsele kude ekuzweni nasekwenzeni intando kaNkulunkulu. Ekugcineni, kunalabo abaye bathola iparele lenani elikhulu. Bayabona ukuthi intando kaNkulunkulu ingukudla kwabo; ukuthi phakathi kohlamvu olufiphele lweZwi laKhe kulele amandla nokuphila nokuthula nenjabulo. Bathemba ukuthi ukudla okubabayo kuyidili lomusa ngempela.
ISIKHATHI ESIZAYO
Bangane abathandekayo, uNkulunkulu ulungiselela iBandla laKhe isikhathi sokuthula emhlabeni lapho umbuso wakhe uyofika nowaKhe”kuzokwenziwa emhlabeni njengasezulwini." Okusho ukuthi izinhlupheko zalesi sikhathi zibekezelelwa ezweni 
Umzimba kaKristu uyilungiselelo lokuba siphile ngentando kaNkulunkulu. Ezilingweni ezehlela umhlaba. iBandla liyokhunyulwa libe nqunu futhi ngeke sithembele kukho kodwa Yena kanye neNtando yaKhe eNgcwele. Kodwa kungukudla kwethu futhi kuzoba nguKudla kwethu; kuyakuba yiMandla ethu; kuyoba ukuPhila kwethu; kuyoba yiThemba lethu; kuyoba yiNjabulo yethu; kuyoba ukhiye ovula amandla nomusa weZulu phezu kobuso bomhlaba.
Ngakho, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, ingqondo, umphefumulo, namandla, funa ukwazi ukuthi iyini intando kaNkulunkulu, leloparele lenani elikhulu, futhi uma kudingeka, hamba “uthengise ngakho konke onakho” ukuze ube nalo.
Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli. uzoyigcina. Kunanzuzoni ukuba umuntu azuze izwe lonke kodwa alahlekelwe ukuphila kwakhe na? ( Marku 8:35-36 )
