Cinga namhlanje kwifowuni yakho yokuxelisa ukuthobeka kukaSt
“Ndabhaptizwa ngamanzi; kodwa phakathi kwenu kukho eningamaziyo nina, lowo uzayo emva kwam, endingakufanelekelanga ukukhulula iimbadada zakhe ”. UYohane 1: 26–27
Ngoku iOctave yethu yeKrisimesi igqityiwe, siqala kwangoko ukujonga kubulungiseleli beNkosi yethu. KwiVangeli yethu namhlanje, inguYohane uMbhaptizi ngulowo usalathisayo kobo bulungiseleli bukaYesu, Uyaqonda ukuba injongo yakhe yokubhaptiza ngamanzi yeyokwexeshana kwaye ilungiselela Lowo uzayo emva kwakhe.
Njengoko sibonile kuninzi lokufunda kwethu kwe-Advent, uSt. John uMbhaptizi yindoda ethobekileyo. Ukuvuma kwakhe ukuba akakufanelekelanga ukukhulula nemitya yeembadada zikaYesu kububungqina boko. Kodwa okuhlekisayo kukuba, kukwamkelwa okuthobekileyo okwenza ukuba kube mkhulu!
Ngaba ufuna ukuba mkhulu? Ngokusisiseko sonke siyayenza. Lo mnqweno uhamba kunye nomnqweno wethu wangaphakathi wokonwaba. Sifuna ubomi bethu bube nenjongo kunye nenjongo kwaye sifuna ukwenza umahluko. Umbuzo uthi "Njani?" Ukwenza njani oku? Ubukhulu bokwenene bufumaneka njani?
Ukusuka kwimbono yehlabathi, ubukhulu bunokuhlala buhambelana nempumelelo, ubutyebi, amandla, ukunconywa kwabanye, njl. Kodwa ngokwembono yobuthixo, ubukhulu bufezekiswa ngokunika uThixo olona zuko lukhulu sinalo ngobomi bethu.
Ukunika uThixo lonke uzuko kunefuthe eliphindiweyo kubomi bethu. Okokuqala, oku kusivumela ukuba siphile ngokuhambelana nenyaniso yobomi. Inyani yile yokuba uThixo nguThixo yedwa ofanelwe yindumiso nozuko lwethu. Zonke izinto ezilungileyo zivela kuThixo nakuThixo yedwa.Okwesibini, ngokuthobekileyo sinika uThixo lonke uzuko kwaye sikhombisa ukuba asifanelekanga kuye sinesiphumo sokuphindaphinda kukaThixo esiza ezantsi kwaye asiphakamise ukuba sabelane ngobomi baKhe nozuko lwaKhe.
Cinga namhlanje ngobizo lwakho lokuxelisa ukuthobeka kukaSt. Ungaze ube neentloni zokuzithoba phambi kobukhulu nozuko lukaThixo, ngale ndlela awuyi kubunciphisa okanye ubuthintele ubukhulu bakho. Endaweni yokuba, kungokuthobeka okuphezulu kuphela phambi kozuko lukaThixo apho uThixo anako ukukutsalela kubukhulu bobomi bakhe kunye nomsebenzi wakhe.
Nkosi, ndinika lonke uzuko nendumiso kuWe nakuwe wedwa. Ungumthombo wako konke ukulunga; ngaphandle kwakho andiyonto. Ndincede ukuba ndiqhubeke ndizithoba phambi kwakho ukuze ndibelane ngobuqaqawuli nobukhulu bobomi bakho bobabalo. UYesu ndiyakholelwa kuwe.