Izindlela ezi-3 zokuba nokholo njengoJesu

Kulula ukucabanga ukuthi uJesu wayenethuba elihle - eyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu engabonakali, njengoba ayenjalo - ekuthandazeni nasekutholeni izimpendulo zemithandazo yakhe. Kepha wathi kubalandeli bakhe, "Ungathandazela noma yini, futhi uma unokukholwa, uyakuthola" (UMathewu 21: 22, NLT).

Isizukulwane sokuqala sabalandeli bakaJesu ngokusobala sathatha ngokungathi sína izithembiso zakhe. Bathandazela ukuba baphendule futhi bakuthola (Izenzo 4:29). Bathandazela ukuthi iziboshwa zikhululwe, futhi kwenzeka (Izenzo 12: 5). Bathandazile ukuthi abagulayo basheshe baphulukiswe (Izenzo 28: 8). Bathandaze nokuthi abafileyo bavuswe futhi bavuke kwabafileyo (Izenzo 9:40).

Kubukeka ngathi kwehlukile kithi, angithi? Sinokholo.Kodwa ingabe sinalo uhlobo lokholo uJesu ayekhuluma ngalo, uhlobo lokholo lawo maKristu okuqala abonakala enalo? Kusho ukuthini ukuthandaza "ngokukholwa, ukukholwa", njengoba abanye abantu bekuchaze? Kungasho okungaphezulu kokulandelayo, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kusho okungenani:

1) Ungabi namahloni.
"Wozani ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa," wabhala umlobi wamaHeberu (KumaHeberu 4: 16). Uyayikhumbula indaba ka-Esteri? Wathatha impilo yakhe ezandleni zakhe wamangalela esihlalweni sobukhosi seNkosi u-Ahashiveroshi ukwenza lokho okufuna ukushintsha impilo yakhe nokuthi kushintshe umhlaba. Ngokuqinisekile u-Eva wayengeyena "isihlalo somusa", kepha waphonsa zonke izindlela zokuvikela futhi wakuthola abakucelayo: lokho yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe abakudingayo. Akufanele senze okuncane, ikakhulukazi ngoba inkosi yethu inomusa, inesihe futhi inomusa.

2) Ungazami ukumboza ukubheja kwakho.
Kwesinye isikhathi, ikakhulukazi ezinkonzweni zokukhulekela nasemihlanganweni yemikhuleko, lapho abanye bengasizwa khona sithandaza, sizama "ukumboza ukubheja" kwethu, njengokukhuluma. Singakhuleka sithi, "Nkosi, Philisa uDadewethu uJackie, kepha uma kungenjalo, menze akhululeke." Lokhu kukholwa okungashukumisi izintaba. Kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi silwele ukuthandaza ngokuhambisana nezinto eziseqhulwini zikaNkulunkulu ("Kwangathi igama lakho lingcwele; ukuthi umbuso wakho mawuze; ukuthi intando yakho yenziwe"), kepha ukukholwa akuhlanganisi ukubheja. Iphuma isemilenzeni. Ucindezela isixuku ukuthi sithinte umphetho wengubo yeNkosi (bheka uMathewu 9: 20-22). Ishaya umcibisholo emhlabathini kaninginingi kaninginingi (bheka 2 AmaKhosi 13: 14-20). Ubuye acele imvuthuluka etafuleni lekhosi (bheka uMarku 7: 24-30).

3) Ungazami "ukuvikela" uNkulunkulu ekujabha.
Ingabe uthambekele ekuthandazeleni izimpendulo "ezingokoqobo" emthandazweni? Ngabe ucela imiphumela "engenzeka"? Noma uthandaze imithandazo ehambayo ezintabeni? Ingabe uthandazela izinto ezingeke zenzeke uma uNkulunkulu engangeneleli ngokucacile? Kwesinye isikhathi ngicabanga ukuthi amaKristu anenhloso enhle azama ukuvikela uNkulunkulu amahloni. Uyazi, uma sithandaza "Heal Manje noma Heal ezulwini", singasho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wawuphendula umthandazo wethu noma ngabe uDadewethu uJackie efa. Kepha uJesu wabonakala engathandazi kanjalo. Futhi akazange atshele abanye ukuthi bathandaze ngaleyo ndlela. Uthe: "Yibani nokukholwa kuNkulunkulu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, noma ngubani othi kule ntaba: 'Thathwa, uphonswe olwandle', futhi angangabazi enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa ekholwa ukuthi lokho akushoyo kuzokwenzeka. "(Marku 11: 22-23, ESV).

Ngakho-ke thandaza ngesibindi. Phuma emlenzeni. Thandazela izinto ezingenzeki ngaphandle kokungenelela kukaNkulunkulu. Thandaza ngokholo, ukholwa.