Ukuzinikela kwemini: ukuba nethemba lobuKristu

Ithemba lokuxolelwa kwezono. Emva kokwenza isono, kutheni uvumela ukudandatheka kuchaphazele intliziyo yakho? Ewe kunjalo, ukuqikelela ukuzisindisa ngaphandle kokufaneleka akulunganga; Kodwa, xa uguqukile, xa ovumayo aqinisekisiwe, egameni likaThixo, uxolelo, kutheni usathandabuza kwaye ungathembi? UThixo ngokwakhe uzibiza njengoYihlo, wolula iingalo zakho kuwe, avule icala lakho ... Kuyo nayiphi na inzonzobila owe kuyo, soloko unethemba kuYesu.

Ithemba leZulu. Ungabi nethemba lokuba uThixo ufuna ukusithembisa? Cinga kwakhona ukungakwazi kwakho ukufikelela kuloo ndawo iphakamileyo: ukungabi nambulelo kwakho kwiminxeba yamazulu, kunye nezibonelelo ezingcwele: izono ezingenakubalwa, ubomi bakho obufudumeleyo obukwenza ungakufanelekeli ukufumana iZulu… Kulungile; kodwa, xa ucinga ngokulunga kukaThixo, ngeGazi eliXabisekileyo likaYesu, ngeeMfanelo zakhe ezingapheliyo azisebenzisayo kuwe ukuzenzela iimbandezelo zakho, ngaba ithemba alizalwanga entliziyweni yakho, endaweni yoko, phantse kukuqiniseka ngokufikelela eZulwini?

Ithemba layo yonke into eyimfuneko. Kutheni usentlungwini, uthi ushiywe nguThixo? Kutheni uthandabuza phakathi kwezilingo? Kutheni le nto unokholo oluncinci kuThixo kwiimfuno zakho? Kungani na ukuba nithandabuze? UYesu wathi kuPetros. UThixo uthembekile, kwaye akazukuvumela isilingo ngaphaya kwamandla akho. Ubhale uS, uPaolo. Awusakhumbuli ukuba ukuzithemba kwakusoloko kuvuzwa nguYesu, kumKanan, kumfazi ongumSamariya, kwi-Centurion, njl. Okukhona unethemba, kokukhona uya kufumana.

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