Cinga namhlanje ngobunzulu bothando lwakho ngoThixo nendlela ombonisa kakuhle ngayo kuye
Athi kuye okwesithathu, Simon kaYona, uyandithanda na? Waba buhlungu uPetros, kuba ethe kuye okwesithathu, Uyandithanda na? bathi kuye, Nkosi, uyazazi izinto zonke; uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda. " Athi uYesu kuye, Dlisa izimvu zam. UYohane 21:17
Izihlandlo ezithathu uYesu wabuza uPetros ukuba uyamthanda na. Kutheni kathathu? Esinye sezizathu yayikukuba uPeter wayenako "ukukulungisa" amatyeli amathathu awamkhanyela ngayo uYesu. Hayi, uYesu wayengadingi ukuba uPetros axolise izihlandlo ezithathu, kodwa uPetros wayefuna ukubonakalisa uthando lwakhe izihlandlo ezithathu kwaye noYesu wayeyazi.
Isithathu linani lokugqibelela. Umzekelo, masithi uThixo "ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele". Eli binzana kathathu liyindlela yokuthi uThixo ungcwele kubo bonke. Kuba uPetros wanikwa ithuba lokuba axelele uYesu kathathu ukuba uyamthanda, yayilithuba likaPeter ukuba abonakalise uthando lwakhe ngeyona ndlela inzulu.
Ke sinesivumo kathathu sothando kunye nokuphindaphinda kathathu ukukhanyela kukaPeter kuyaqhubeka. Oku kufanele ukutyhila kuthi isidingo sokuthanda uThixo kunye nokufuna inceba yakhe "kathathu" ngendlela.
Xa uxelela uThixo ukuba uyamthanda, inzulu kangakanani? Ngaba yinkonzo yamagama ngakumbi okanye luthando olupheleleyo kunye nokutya konke? Ngaba uthando lwakho ngoThixo luthetha ukuba uzimisele ngokupheleleyo? Okanye ngaba yinto efuna ukusebenza?
Ewe sonke kufuneka sisebenzele kuthando lwethu, yiyo loo nto eli nyathelo kufuneka libe nentsingiselo kuthi. Kuya kufuneka simve uYesu ebuza lo mbuzo kathathu. Kufuneka siyiqonde into yokuba akonelisekanga yinto elula ethi, "Nkosi, ndiyakuthanda". Ufuna ukuliva kaninzi-ninzi. Ucela oku kuthi kuba uyazi ukuba olu thando kufuneka silubonakalise ngokunzulu. "Nkosi, wazi yonke into, uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda!" Oku kufuneka kube yimpendulo yethu yokugqibela.
Lo mbuzo mithathu ukwasinika ithuba lokuvakalisa owona mnqweno wethu unzulu wenceba yaKhe. Sonke siyona. Sonke siyamkhanyela uYesu ngandlela thile. Iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba u Yesu uhlala emema thina ukuba sivumele isono sethu sibe sisizathu sokuqinisa uthando lwethu. Akahlali phantsi kwaye akasicaphukisi. Akacaphuki. Ayisixhasi isono sethu kwiintloko zethu. Kodwa ucela ezona ntlungu zinzulu kunye nokuguqulwa okupheleleyo kwentliziyo. Ufuna ukuba sisuke esonweni sethu ngokupheleleyo.
Cinga namhlanje ngobunzulu bothando lwakho ngoThixo nendlela oluchaza ngayo kuye.Thatha ukhetho ukubonisa uthando lwakho ngoThixo ngeendlela ezintathu. Mayibe nzulu, inyaniseke kwaye ingenakuguqulwa. INkosi iya kwamkela esi senzo sinyanisekileyo kwaye ikubuyisele kuwe izihlandlo ezilikhulu.
Nkosi, uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda. Uyayazi nawe indlela endibuthathaka ngayo. Makhe ndive isimemo sakho sokubonisa uthando lwam kuwe kunye nomnqweno wam wenceba. Ndingathanda ukunika olu thando kunye nomnqweno kangangoko kunokwenzeka. UYesu ndiyakholelwa kuwe.