Ukuzindla kosuku: izinsuku ezingama-40 ehlane
IVangeli likaMark lanamuhla lisinikeza inguqulo emfushane yesilingo se UJesu ehlane. UMathewu noLuka banikela ngeminye imininingwane eminingi, njengokulingwa kathathu kukaJesu nguSathane. Kepha uMark uvele asho iqiniso lokuthi uJesu waholelwa ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane futhi walingwa. “UMoya wamkhiphela ngaphandle kukaJesu ehlane futhi wahlala ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, elingwa nguSathane. Wayephakathi kwezilo zasendle nezingelosi zimkhonza ”. UMarku 1: 12-13
Okuthakazelisayo ukuphawula ukuthi "nguMoya" owadudula uJesu ehlane. UJesu akazange aye lapho ephikisana nentando yakhe; Waya lapho ngokukhululeka ngokwentando kaBaba nangaphansi kokuholwa nguMoya oNgcwele. Ngoba uMoya uzoholela uJesu ehlane ngalesi sikhathi se ukuzila ukudla, umkhuleko nesilingo?
Okokuqala, lesi sikhathi sokulingwa senzeka masinyane ngemuva kokuba uJesu ebhabhadiswe nguJohane. Futhi yize noJesu uqobo wayengaludingi lolo bhapathizo ngokomoya, lolu chungechunge lwezehlakalo ezimbili lusifundisa okuningi. Iqiniso ukuthi lapho sikhetha ukulandela uKristu futhi sithola ukubhaphathizwa kwethu, sithola amandla amasha okulwa nobubi. Umusa ukhona. Njengesidalwa esisha kuKristu, unawo wonke umusa owudingayo wokunqoba okubi, isono nesilingo. UJesu-ke, usinikeze isibonelo ukusifundisa leli qiniso. Wabhabhadiswa wabe eseholelwa ehlane eyobhekana nomubi ukuze asitshele ukuthi nathi singamnqoba yena namanga akhe amabi. Ngenkathi uJesu esehlane ebekezelela lezi zilingo, "izingelosi zamkhonza." Kungokufanayo nakithi. INkosi yethu ayisishiyi sodwa phakathi kwezilingo zethu zansuku zonke. Kunalokho, uhlala ethumela izingelosi zakhe ukuthi zizosikhonza futhi zisisize sinqobe lesi sitha esibi.
Isiphi isilingo sakho esikhulu empilweni? Mhlawumbe ulwa nomkhuba wesono owehluleka ngezikhathi ezithile. Mhlawumbe yisilingo senyama, noma ulwa nentukuthelo, ukuzenzisa, ukungathembeki, noma okunye. Noma ngabe yisiphi isilingo sakho, yazi ukuthi unakho konke okudingayo ukuze usinqobe ngomusa owanikezwa wona ngokubhabhadiswa kwakho, okuqiniswe isiQinisekiso sakho futhi wondla njalo ngokubamba kwakho iqhaza kuMthendeleko oNgcwele oNgcwele. Cabanga namuhla nganoma yiziphi izilingo zakho. Bheka Ubuntu bukaKristu obhekene nalezo zilingo kanye nawe nakuwe. Yazi ukuthi amandla akhe unikezwa wena uma ukholwa kuye ngokuthembela okungantengantengi.
Umkhuleko: Nkosi yami eyalingwayo, uzivumele ukuthi ubekezelele ihlazo lokulingwa ngusathane uqobo. Wenze lokhu ukukhombisa mina nezingane zakho zonke ukuthi singazinqoba izilingo zethu ngawe nangamandla akho. Ngisize, Nkosi ethandekayo, ukuphendukela kuwe nsuku zonke ngezingqinamba zami ukuze uzonqoba kimi. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.