Amavesi angama-20 anamandla eBhayibheli akusiza ukuthi ubekezele
Kukhona isaga esiyisaga emindenini yamaKrestu esithi: "Ukubekezela kuyisidina". Lapho ikhishwa ngokujwayelekile, le nkulumo ayisho ukuthi ikuphi isikhulumi sangempela, futhi ayikho incazelo yokuthi kungani ukubekezela kuyisidima. Lokhu kuhlangana kuvame ukukhulunywa ukukhuthaza umuntu ukuthi alinde umphumela awufunayo futhi angazami ukuphoqa umcimbi othile. Qaphela, umusho awusho: "ukulinda kuyisidima". Kunalokho, kunomehluko phakathi kokulinda nokuba nesineke.
Kukhona ukuqagela ngomlobi wesilinganiso. Njengoba kuvame ukwenzeka emlandweni nasezincwadini, abacwaningi banabasolwa abaningana okubandakanya umbhali uCato the Elder, Prudentius, nabanye. Ngenkathi le nkulumo uqobo lwayo ingeyona eyebhayibheli, kukhona iqiniso leBhayibheli esitatimendeni. Ukubekezela kushiwo njengenye yezimfanelo zothando esahlukweni se-13 ku-1 Korinte.
“Uthando luyabekezela, uthando lunomusa. Uthando alunamhawu, aluzigabisi, aluzikhukhumezi. "(1 Korinte 13: 4)
Ngaleli vesi elihambisana nemininingwane yesahluko sonke, singabona ukuthi ukubekezela akusona nje isenzo sokulinda, kepha ukulinda ngaphandle kokukhononda (ukuzifunela). Ngakho-ke, ukubekezela empeleni kuyinto enhle futhi kunencazelo eseBhayibhelini. Ngokuqonda okucacile kokubekezela, singaqala ukusesha eBhayibhelini ukuthola izibonelo nokuthi lobu buhle buhlobene kanjani nokulinda.
Lithini iBhayibheli ngokubekezela noma ukulinda eNkosini?
IBhayibheli lifaka izinganekwane eziningi zabantu abalinde uNkulunkulu. Lezi zindaba zisukela ohambweni lweminyaka engama-XNUMX lwama-Israyeli ehlane, kuze kufike kuJesu belinde ukunikelwa eKalvari.
"Konke kunesikhathi sakho nesikhathi sako yonke inhloso ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka." (UmShumayeli 3: 1)
Njengezinkathi zonyaka, kufanele silinde ukubona ezinye izici zempilo. Izingane zilinde ukukhula. Abantu abadala balinda ukuguga. Abantu balinde ukuthola umsebenzi noma balinde ukushada. Ezimweni eziningi, ukulinda kungaphandle kwamandla ethu. Futhi ezimweni eziningi, ukulinda akudingeki. Isimo sokuzanelisa ngokushesha sihlupha umhlaba namuhla, ikakhulukazi umphakathi waseMelika. Imininingwane, ukuthenga nge-inthanethi nokuxhumana kuyatholakala kutholakale kalula. Ngenhlanhla, iBhayibheli selivele ledlule kulokhu kucabanga ngomqondo wokubekezela.
Njengoba iBhayibheli lithi ukubekezela kulinde ngaphandle kokukhononda, iBhayibheli likwenza kucace ukuthi ukulinda kunzima. Incwadi yamaHubo inikeza izindima eziningi zokukhononda eNkosini, ukuthandazela ushintsho - ukuguqula inkathi emnyama ibe yinto ekhanyayo. Njengoba uDavida ekhombisa kuHubo 3 ngenkathi ebalekela indodana yakhe u-Abisalomu, wathandaza ngokuzethemba okuphelele ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzomophula esandleni sesitha. Imibhalo yakhe bekungeyona enhle ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ihubo 13 likhombisa ukuphelelwa yithemba okukhulu, kepha lisaqhubeka ngokwazi ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu.Ukulinda kuba yisineke lapho kuhileleke ukwethembana.
UDavid wasebenzisa umkhuleko ukuzwakalisa izikhalazo zakhe kuNkulunkulu, kepha akazange avumele isimo simenze alahlekelwe ukubona uNkulunkulu, lokhu kubalulekile kumaKrestu. Ngenkathi impilo izoba nzima kakhulu, kwesinye isikhathi yanele ukudala ithemba, uNkulunkulu unikeza isisombululo sesikhashana, umthandazo. Ekugcineni, izobhekelela okusele. Lapho sikhetha ukunika uNkulunkulu amandla esikhundleni sokuzilwela, siqala ukulingisa uJesu owathi, "hhayi intando yami, kepha eyakho mayenziwe" (Luka 22:42).
Ukuthuthukisa lobu buhle akulula, kepha kungenzeka impela. Nawa amavesi eBhayibheli angama-20 akusiza ukuthi ubekezele.
Amavesi angama-20 ebhayibheli ngokubekezela
“UNkulunkulu akayena umuntu, angaqamba amanga, futhi akayona indodana yomuntu, ngubani okufanele aphenduke: uthe, futhi ngeke yini? Noma ukhulumile futhi ngeke akwenze kahle? "(Numeri 23:19)
Izwi likaNkulunkulu aliwaniki amaKrestu imibono, kepha iqiniso. Lapho sicabanga ngeqiniso Lakhe nangezindlela zonke Athembisa ukuxhasa ngazo amaKrestu, singashiya konke ukungabaza nokwesaba. UNkulunkulu akaqambi amanga. Lapho ethembisa ukukhululwa, usho lokho nje. Lapho uNkulunkulu esinikeza insindiso, singamkholwa.
“Kepha labo abathemba uJehova bazovuselela amandla abo; bayovuka ngamaphiko njengezinkozi; bayogijima bangakhathali; bazohamba bangapheli. "(Isaya 40:31)
Ubuhle bokulinda uNkulunkulu ukuthi asenzele okuthile ukuthi kuthembisa ukuvuselelwa. Ngeke sikhungatheke yizimo zethu kunalokho sizokuba ngabantu abangcono kulo msebenzi.
"Ngoba ngikholelwa ukuthi izinhlupheko zalesi sikhathi samanje azikufanele ukuqhathaniswa nenkazimulo okumele yembulelwe thina." (KwabaseRoma 8:18)
Zonke izinhlupheko zethu ezedlule, ezamanje nezesikhathi esizayo zisebenza ukusenza sifane noJesu, futhi noma ngabe izimo zethu zimbi kangakanani, inkazimulo elandelayo yinkazimulo ezulwini. Lapho ngeke sisadinga ukuhlupheka.
“INkosi muhle kulabo abayilindeleyo, nangomphefumulo oyifunayo”. (IsiLilo 3:25)
UNkulunkulu uyamazisa umuntu onengqondo yokubekezela. Labo ngabantu abezwa izwi Lakhe lapho esiyala ukuthi silinde.
"Lapho ngibona isibhakabhaka sakho, umsebenzi weminwe yakho, inyanga nezinkanyezi, ozibeke endaweni yazo, uyini umuntu omkhumbulayo, ingane yomuntu omnakekelayo?" (AmaHubo 8: 3-4)
UNkulunkulu walinakekela kahle ilanga, inyanga, izinkanyezi, amaplanethi, uMhlaba, izilwane, umhlaba nolwandle. Khombisa ukunakekelwa okusondelene okufanayo nezimpilo zethu. UNkulunkulu usebenza ngejubane Lakhe, futhi noma kufanele silinde uNkulunkulu, siyazi ukuthi uzothatha isinyathelo.
“Thembela eNkosini ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho futhi unganciki kokwakho ukuqonda. Mazi ezindleleni zakho zonke, uzolungisa imikhondo yakho. " (Izaga 3: 5-6)
Kwesinye isikhathi isilingo siholela ekubeni sifune ukuxazulula izinkinga zethu. Futhi kwesinye isikhathi uNkulunkulu ufuna sisebenzise amandla ukuze sithuthukise izimpilo zethu. Kodwa-ke, kunezinto eziningi empilweni esingakwazi ukuzilawula, ngakho-ke, izikhathi eziningi kufanele sincike ekuziphatheni kukaNkulunkulu kunakwethu.
“Lindela uJehova, ugcine indlela yakhe, uzakukuphakamisa, udle ifa lomhlaba; uzobukela lapho ababi bezonqunywa ”. (IHubo 37:34)
Ifa elikhulu kunawo wonke uNkulunkulu alinika abalandeli Bakhe insindiso. Lesi akusona isithembiso esinikwa wonke umuntu.
"Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo akekho owake wezwa noma waqaphela ngendlebe, akekho iso elake labona uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, osebenzela labo abamlindele". (Isaya 64: 4)
UNkulunkulu usiqonda kangcono kakhulu kunokuba simqonda. Ayikho indlela yokubikezela ukuthi uzosibusisa kanjani noma cha kuze kube yilapho sithola isibusiso uqobo.
"Ngilindele iNkosi, umphefumulo wami ulindile, nasezwini lakhe ngiyethemba". (AmaHubo 130: 5)
Ukulinda kunzima, kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu linamandla okuqinisekisa ukuthula njengoba sikwenza.
"Ngakho-ke, zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esinamandla, ukuze ngesikhathi esifanele aniphakamise" (1 Peter 5: 6)
Abantu abazama ukuphatha izimpilo zabo ngaphandle kosizo lukaNkulunkulu abavumeli ukuba banikeze uthando, ukunakekelwa nokuhlakanipha. Uma sifuna ukuthola usizo lukaNkulunkulu, kufanele sizithobe kuqala.
“Ngakho-ke ningakhathazeki ngengomuso, ngokuba ingomuso izakukhathazeka ngokwalo. Zanele usuku inkinga yakhe. "(Mathewu 6:34)
UNkulunkulu uyasisekela usuku nosuku. Ngenkathi Enesibopho sakusasa, thina sinesibopho sanamuhla.
"Kodwa uma sithemba lokho esingakuboni, sikulindela ngokubekezela." (KwabaseRoma 8:25)
Ithemba lidinga ukuthi sibheke ikusasa ngenjabulo ngamathuba amahle. Ukucabanga okungenasineke nokungabazayo kubolekisa ngamathuba amabi.
“Thokozani ethembeni, bekezelani osizini, nithandaze njalo”. (KwabaseRoma 12:12)
Ukuhlupheka akunakugwenywa kulempilo kunoma imuphi umKristu, kepha sinamandla okukhuthazelela ukubekezela kwethu kuze kube yilapho kudlula.
“Manje, oh Nkosi, bengilindeni? Ithemba lami likuwe. "(AmaHubo 39: 7)
Ukulinda kulula uma sazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzosisekela.
"Umuntu oshesha ukuthukuthela uvusa ukungezwani, kodwa umuntu ophuza ukuthukuthela uthulisa izingqinamba." (IzAga 15:18)
Ngesikhathi sokuxabana, ukubekezela kusisiza ukuthi siphathe kangcono indlela esixhumana ngayo.
“Ukuphela kwendaba kungcono kunokuqala kwayo; umoya wokubekezela ungcono kunomoya wokuziqhenya “. (UmShumayeli 7: 8)
Ukubekezela kutshengisa ukuthobeka, kanti umoya wokuziqhenya ukhombisa ukuzikhukhumeza.
"INkosi izokulwela kumele uthule". (Eksodusi 14:14)
Ulwazi ngoNkulunkulu olusisekelayo lwenza ukubekezela kube lula kakhulu.
"Kodwa funani kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokulunga kwakhe, khona konke lokhu niyakwenezelwa nina." (Mathewu 6:33)
UNkulunkulu uyazi izifiso zenhliziyo yethu. Uzama ukusinika izinto azithandayo, noma ngabe kufanele silinde ukuthola. Futhi sithola kuphela ngokuzivumelanisa kuqala noNkulunkulu.
"Ubuzwe bethu busezulwini, futhi ukusuka lapho sibheke phambili kuMsindisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu." (Filipi 3:20)
Insindiso yinto eza emva kokufa, ngemuva kokuphila impilo ethembekile. Kufanele silinde isipiliyoni esinjalo.
"Futhi emva kokuhlupheka kancane, uNkulunkulu womusa wonke, owanibizela enkazimulweni yakhe yaphakade kuKristu, uzonibuyisela, aninike amandla, aqinise, azimise." (1 Petru 5:10)
Isikhathi sisebenzela uNkulunkulu ngendlela ehlukile kunathi. Lokho esikucabangayo isikhathi eside, uNkulunkulu angakubheka njengokufushane. Noma kunjalo, uyabuqonda ubuhlungu bethu futhi uzosisekela uma simfuna njalo nangokubekezela.
Kungani amaKristu kudingeka abekezele?
“Nginitshele lezi zinto ukuba nibe nokuthula kimi. Uzoba nokuhlupheka kulomhlaba. Yiba nesibindi! Ngiwunqobile umhlaba. "(Johane 16:33)
UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ngaleso sikhathi futhi uyaqhubeka nokwazisa abakholwayo namuhla ngomBhalo, empilweni, sizobhekana nobunzima. Asikwazi ukukhetha impilo engenangxabano, usizi noma ubunzima. Yize singeke sakhetha ukuthi impilo ifaka phakathi ukuhlupheka noma cha, uJesu ukhuthaza isimo sengqondo esihle. Unqobile umhlaba futhi wazakhela amakholwa iqiniso lapho ukuthula kungenzeka khona. Futhi yize ukuthula empilweni kuyinto yesikhashana, ukuthula ezulwini kungunaphakade.
Njengoba umBhalo usazisile, ukuthula kuyingxenye yomqondo wokubekezela. Labo abangase bahlupheke ngenkathi belinde iNkosi futhi bethembela kuyo bayoba nezimpilo ezingaguquki ngokuphawulekayo lapho bebhekene nosizi. Esikhundleni salokho, izikhathi zabo ezinhle nezimbi zokuphila ngeke zehluke kakhulu ngoba ukholo lubagcina bezinzile. Ukubekezela kuvumela amaKristu ukuthi ahlangabezane nezikhathi ezinzima ngaphandle kokungabaza uNkulunkulu.Ukubekezela kuvumela amaKhristu ukuthi athembe uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokuvumela isono singene ezimpilweni zawo ukunciphisa ukuhlupheka. Futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, ukubekezela kusivumela ukuthi siphile impilo efana naleyo kaJesu.
Ngokuzayo lapho sibhekana nezimo ezinzima futhi sikhale njengabahubi, siyakhumbula ukuthi nabo babethembele kuNkulunkulu.Babazi ukuthi ukukhululwa kwakhe kwakuyisiqinisekiso futhi kwakuzofika ngesikhathi. Konke obekufanele bakwenze futhi konke esinakho ukukwenza ukulinda.