Cinga namhlanje ngobukho boBukumkani bukaThixo obukho phakathi kwethu
Ebuzwa ngabaFarisi ukuba buya kufika nini na uBukumkani bukaThixo, uYesu waphendula wathi: “Ukufika kobukumkani bukaThixo akunakubonwa, kwaye akukho namnye uya kuthi, 'Nanku apha' okanye, 'Nanku apha. Kuba, yabonani, ubukumkani bukaThixo buphakathi kwenu. ULuka 17: 20-21
UBukumkani bukaThixo buphakathi kwenu! Ingaba ithetha ntoni? Buphi uBukumkani bukaThixo kwaye buphakathi kwethu njani?
Ubukumkani bukaThixo bunokuthethwa ngeendlela ezimbini. Ekuzeni kokugqibela kukaKrestu, ekupheleni kwexesha, uBukumkani baKhe buya kuhlala buhleli buya kubonakala kubo bonke. Iya kutshabalalisa sonke isono nobubi kwaye yonke into iya kuhlaziywa. Uya kulawula ngonaphakade kwaye uthando luya kulawula zonke iintliziyo neentliziyo. Sisiphi isipho esivuyisayo esinokusilindela sinethemba elingaka!
Kodwa le ndinyana ibhekisa ngakumbi kuBukumkani bukaThixo obuphakathi kwethu. Buyintoni obo Bukumkani? BuBukumkani obukhoyo ngobabalo obuhlala ezintliziyweni zethu kwaye buzibonakalise kuthi ngeendlela ezininzi mihla le.
Okokuqala, uYesu ulangazelela ukulawula ezintliziyweni zethu kwaye alawule ubomi bethu. Umbuzo ophambili ngulo: ngaba ndiyayithatha ithathe ulawulo? Ayilulo uhlobo lokumkani oluzibeka ngendlela yobuzwilakhe. Akalisebenzisi igunya lakhe kwaye ufuna ukuba sithobele. Ewe oku kuyakwenzeka ekugqibeleni xa uYesu ebuya, kodwa okwangoku isimemo sakhe sisisimemo eso. Usimema ukuba simnike ubukumkani bobomi bethu. Usimema ukuba simvumele alawule ngokupheleleyo. Ukuba senza njalo, uya kusinika imiyalelo yothando. Yimimiselo ekhokelela kwinyaniso kunye nobuhle. Bayasihlaziya kwaye basihlaziye.
Okwesibini, ubukho bukaYesu busingqongile. UBukumkani bakhe bukho nanini na xa kubakho uthando. Ubukumkani bakhe bukho ngalo lonke ixesha ubabalo lusebenza. Kulula kakhulu kuthi ukonganyelwa bububi beli hlabathi siphulukane nobukho bukaThixo.uThixo uphila ngeendlela ezingasijikelezileyo. Kufuneka sihlale sizama ukububona obu bukho, sikhuthazwe ngabo kwaye sibuthande.
Cinga namhlanje ngobukho boBukumkani bukaThixo obukho phakathi kwakho. Ngaba uyayibona entliziyweni yakho? Uyammema uYesu ukuba alawule ubomi bakho yonke imihla? Ngaba uyamazi njengeNkosi yakho? Ngaba uyazibona iindlela eziza kuwe kwiimeko zakho zemihla ngemihla okanye kwabanye nakwiimeko zakho zemihla ngemihla? Yikhangele rhoqo kwaye iya kukuvuyisa intliziyo yakho.
Nkosi, ndiyakumema namhlanje ukuba uze ulawule entliziyweni yam. Ndikunika ulawulo olupheleleyo lobomi bam. Wena uyiNkosi yam, nguKumkani wam endikuthandayo kwaye ndifuna ukuphila ngokwentando yakho egqibeleleyo nengcwele. UYesu ndiyakholelwa kuwe.