Wena Yiba uNowa

Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngoJanuwari 4, 2018…

IUma ngingaqoqa izinyembezi zabo bonke abazali abahlanganyele ubuhlungu babo kanye nosizi lwabo lokuthi izingane zabo zishiye kanjani ukholo, bengiyoba nolwandle oluncane. Kodwa lolo lwandle luyoba yiconsi elincane uma liqhathaniswa noLwandle Lomusa olugeleza luvela eNhliziyweni kaKristu. Akekho onesithakazelo, otshale imali eningi, noma oshiswa yisifiso esikhulu sokusindiswa kwamalungu omndeni wakho kunoJesu Kristu owahlupheka futhi wafela wona. Noma kunjalo, yini ongayenza lapho, naphezu kwemithandazo yakho kanye nemizamo yakho emihle, izingane zakho ziqhubeka nokwenqaba ukholo lwazo lobuKristu zidala zonke izinhlobo zezinkinga zangaphakathi, ukuhlukana, kanye nokukhathazeka emndenini wakho noma empilweni yazo? Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba unaka “izibonakaliso zezikhathi” nokuthi uNkulunkulu ulungiselela kanjani ukuhlanza umhlaba futhi, ubuza, “Kuthiwani ngabantwana bami?”

OLUNGILE

Ngenkathi uNkulunkulu esezohlanza umhlaba okokuqala ngozamcolo, wabheka umhlaba wonke ukuthola umuntu, ndawo thizeni owayelungile.

Lapho uJehova ebona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu kangakanani emhlabeni, nokuthi zonke izinkanuko zenhliziyo yakhe zaziwububi ngaso sonke isikhathi, uJehova wazisola ngokwenza abantu emhlabeni, futhi inhliziyo yakhe yadabuka... Kodwa uNowa wathola umusa kuJehova. (UGenesise 6: 5-7)

Kepha nansi into. UNkulunkulu wasindisa uNowa futhi umndeni wakhe:

UNowa wangena emkhunjini kanye namadodana akhe, umkakhe, nabafazi bamadodana akhe ngenxa yamanzi kazamcolo. (UGenesise 7:7)

UNkulunkulu welula ukulunga kukaNowa phezu komndeni wakhe, ebavikela ezimvula zobulungiswa, yebo yize kwakunguNowa kuphela ophethe isambulela, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso.

Uthando lusibekela inqwaba yezono. (1 Pet 4: 8)

Ngakho-ke, nali iphuzu: ube nguNowa emndenini wakho. Ube “olungileyo”, futhi ngikholwa ukuthi ngemithandazo yakho nangokuzidela, ukwethembeka kwakho nokubekezela kwakho — okungukuthi, ngokuthi ukubamba iqhaza kuJesu namandla eSiphambano Sakhe — uNkulunkulu uzokwelula umgwaqo wesihe kwabathandekayo bakho ngendlela yaKhe, isikhathi saKhe, noma ngabe umzuzu wokugcina…

Isihe sikaNkulunkulu kwesinye isikhathi sithinta isoni ngomzuzu wokugcina ngendlela emangalisayo futhi engaqondakali. Ngaphandle, kubonakala sengathi konke kulahlekile, kepha akunjalo. Umphefumulo, okhanyiswe ngemisebe yomusa kaNkulunkulu wokugcina onamandla, uphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngomzuzu wokugcina ngamandla amakhulu othando okuthi, ngokuphazima kweso, wamukele intethelelo yesono nesijeziso, kuyilapho ngaphandle ingakhombisi ukuphenduka noma ukuzisola, ngoba imiphefumulo [ngaleso sikhathi] ayisabhekani nezinto zangaphandle. O, yeka indlela ukuqonda okungaphezu kokuqonda ngayo! —USt. UFaustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, Idayari, n. 1698

UBA NOAH

Vele, abazali abaningi bazozibeka icala ngokuwa kwezingane zabo emseni. Bazokhumbula iminyaka yokuqala, amaphutha, ubuwula, ubugovu, nezono… nokuthi kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi baphukelwe umkhumbi ngabantwana babo, ngandlela thile, bancane noma bakhulu. Futhi ngakho balahla ithemba.

Khumbula “ubaba” wokuqala owabekwa nguJesu phezu kweSonto Lakhe, okungumndeni kaNkulunkulu: uSimoni, ametha igama lokuthi uKhefase, uPetru, “idwala”. Kepha lona leli dwala laba yitshe lokukhubekisa elahlekisa “umndeni” lapho ngamazwi nangezenzo zalo laphika uMsindisi. Futhi nokho, uJesu akazange amlahle ithemba, yize wayebonakala ebuthakathaka.

“Simoni, ndodana kaJohane, uyangithanda na?” Wathi kuye, “Yebo, Nkosi; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye, “Yalusa izimvu zami… Ngilandele.” (UJohn 21: 16, 19)

Ngisho namanje, uJesu uphendukela kini bobaba nomama ababeke phezu kwesibaya senu sezimvu futhi uyabuza, "Unyangithanda?" NjengoPetru, nathi singadabuka kulo mbuzo ngoba, noma simthanda kwezethu izinhliziyo, sehlulekile emazwini nasezenzweni zethu. Kepha uJesu ekubuka ngalo mzuzu ngothando olungachazeki nolungenamibandela, akabuzanga ukuthi, "Wonile na?" Ngoba Wazi kahle okwedlule, nezono ongazazi ngokugcwele. Cha, Uyaphinda:

“Uyangithanda na?” wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wazi konke; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” (UJohn 21: 17)

“Bese wazi lokhu”:

Konke kusebenzelana kube kuhle kulabo abathanda uNkulunkulu, ababiziweyo ngokwenhloso yakhe. ( Roma 8:28 )

UNkulunkulu uzothatha u- "yebo" wakho futhi, njengoba ethathe owakaPetru, futhi uzokwenza ukuthi usebenze kahle. Ubuza nje manje lokho ube nguNowa.

NIKA UNKULUNKULU UKUDABUKA KWAKHO

Eminyakeni eminingi edlule, ngangishayela nomkhwe wami emadlelweni akhe angemuva. Umkhakha othile ikakhulukazi wangidonsela amehlo ngoba wawunamachashaza amakhulu okudingeka sihambe kuwo. “Yini enalawa magquma amancane?” Ngambuza. “Hawu,” ehleka. "Eminyakeni eminingi eyedlule, u-Eric ulahle inqwaba yomquba lapha kodwa asizange sisondele ekubasabalaliseni." Ngenkathi siqhubeka, engikuqaphele ngaphezu kwakho konke ukuthi, nomaphi lapho kwakukhona khona lezi ziduli, kulapho utshani babuluhlaza kakhulu nalapho izimbali zasendle eziluhlaza kakhulu zazimila khona.

Yebo, uNkulunkulu angathatha izinqwaba zemfucumfucu esiyenzile ezimpilweni zethu futhi aziphendule kokuhle. Kanjani? Thembeka. Lalela. Yiba olungileyo. Yiba uNowa.

Usizi lwakho luye lwanyamalala ekujuleni kwesihe Sami. Ungaphikisani Nami ngobuhlungu bakho. Uzongijabulisa uma ungidlulisela kimi zonke izinkathazo nosizi lwakho. Ngizonqwabelanisa phezu kwakho amagugu omusa Wami. —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, Idayari, n. 1485

Kodwa uJesu watshela uFaustina ukuthi la magugu omusa angadonswa ngesitsha esisodwa kuphela — leso se- ukwethemba. Ngoba ungahle ungaboni izinto zijika isikhathi eside emndenini wakho noma mhlawumbe ngisho nasempilweni yakho. Kodwa lowo ngumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ukuthanda kungokwethu.

Awuziphileli wena kepha umphefumulo, futhi eminye imiphefumulo izosizakala ezinhluphekweni zakho. Ukuhlupheka kwakho isikhathi eside kuzobanika ukukhanya namandla okwamukela intando Yami. —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, IDayari, n. 67

Yebo, uthando lumboza inqwaba yezono. Lapho uRahabi isifebe evikela izinhloli ezimbili ezingama-Israyeli ekubeni zinikelwe ezitheni zazo, uNkulunkulu naye wamvikela futhi indodana yakhe — naphezu kwesono sakhe esidlule.