Kuyini ngempela ukukhonza?

Ukukhonza kungachazwa ngokuthi “ukuhlonipha noma ukukhothama okukhonjiswa ngokuthize noma kothile; ubambe umuntu noma into ngokumhlonipha kakhulu; noma unikeze umuntu noma into indawo ebalulekile noma enesithunzi. “Kunamakhulu emibhalo eBhayibhelini ekhuluma ngokukhonza futhi enikeza ukuholwa kwababili nokuthi kufanele bakhonzwe kanjani.

Kungumyalo waseBhayibhelini ukuthi sikhonze uNkulunkulu futhi Yena yedwa. Kuyisenzo esakhelwe hhayi nje ukuhlonipha Lowo ofanelwe ukuhlonishwa, kepha futhi nokuletha umoya wokulalela nokuzithoba kubakhulekeli.

Kepha sikhonzelani, kuyini ngempela ukukhonza futhi sikhonza kanjani usuku nosuku? Njengoba lesi sihloko sibalulekile kuNkulunkulu futhi yingakho sadalwa, umBhalo usinikeza imininingwane eminingi ngale ndaba.

Kuyini ukukhonza?
Igama elithi ukukhonza livela egameni lesiNgisi elidala elithi "weorþscipe" noma "ukubaluleka-umkhumbi" okusho ukuthi "ukunikeza inani ku". "Ngokwesimo sezwe, leli gama lingasho" ukubamba okuthile ngokuhlonishwa okukhulu ". Ngokomongo weBhayibheli, igama lesiHeberu elisho ukukhonza lithi shachah, okusho ukucindezela, ukuwa, noma ukukhothamela unkulunkulu. Kuwukuphakamisa okuthile ngenhlonipho, inhlonipho nokwazisa okuwukuphela kwesifiso sakho ukukhothama phambi kwaso. UNkulunkulu ufuna ngqo ukuthi ukugxila kwalolu hlobo lokukhonza kubhekiswe Kuye kuphela kuye.

Ngokomongo wayo wokuqala, ukukhonza komuntu uNkulunkulu kwakuhilela isenzo somhlatshelo: ukubulawa kwesilwane nokuchitheka kwegazi ukuthola ukubuyisana kwesono. Kwakungukubheka isikhathi lapho uMesiya ayezofika abe ngumhlatshelo wokugcina, anikeze indlela yokugcina yokukhonza ngokulalela uNkulunkulu nothando ngathi ngesipho sakhe ekufeni kwakhe.

Kepha uPawulu uguqula kabusha umhlatshelo njengokukhonza kwabaseRoma 12: 1, “Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngiyaniyala ukuba nilethe imizimba yenu ibe ngumhlatshelo ophilayo, ongcwele, othandeka kuNkulunkulu; lokhu ukukhuleka kwakho ngokomoya ”. Asisazona izigqila zomthetho, nomthwalo wokuthwala igazi lesilwane ukuhlawulela izono nanjengendlela yethu yokukhonza. UJesu usekhokhele inani lokufa futhi wenza umhlatshelo wegazi wezono zethu. Indlela yethu yokukhonza, emva kovuko, ukuziletha thina, izimpilo zethu, njengomhlatshelo ophilayo kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu kungcwele futhi uyakuthanda.

Ku-My Estmost for His Highest Oswald Chambers uthe, "Ukukhonza ukunika uNkulunkulu okungcono kakhulu akunike kona." Asinalutho oluyigugu lokuletha kuNkulunkulu ekukhonzeni ngaphandle kwethu uqobo. Kungumhlatshelo wethu wokugcina, ukubuyisela kuNkulunkulu impilo efanayo naleyo asinike yona. Kuyinjongo yethu futhi nesizathu sokuthi sidalwe. U-1 Petru 2: 9 uthi "singabantu abakhethiweyo, ubupristi bobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, impahla ekhethekile kaNkulunkulu, ukuze nishumayele izindumiso zalowo owanibiza niphume ebumnyameni ningene ekukhanyeni kwaKhe okumangalisayo." Yisizathu sokuthi sibe khona, ukuletha ukukhonzwa kuLowo owasidalayo.

Imiyalo ye-4 Ekukhonzeni
Ibhayibheli likhuluma ngokukhonzwa kusuka kuGenesise kuye kusAmbulo. IBhayibheli lilonke liyavumelana futhi licacile ngohlelo lukaNkulunkulu lokukhonza futhi libeka ngokusobala umyalo, inhloso, isizathu, nendlela yokukhonza. Umbhalo ucacisa ekukhonzeni kwethu ngezindlela ezilandelayo:

1. Uyaliwe ukukhonza
Umyalo wethu ukuthi sikhonze ngoba uNkulunkulu wadala umuntu ngaleyo nhloso. U-Isaya 43: 7 usitshela ukuthi sidalelwe ukumkhulekela: "noma ngubani obizwa ngegama lami, engamdalela inkazimulo yami, engamenza ngambumba."

Umbhali weHubo 95: 6 uyasitshela: "Wozani, masikhothamele ukukhuleka, siguqe phambi kweNkosi uMdali wethu." Kungumyalo, okuthile okufanele kulindelwe kusukela ekudalweni kuye kuMdali. Kuthiwani uma singenzi kanjalo? Uluka 19:40 usitshela ukuthi amatshe azokhala ekukhonzeni uNkulunkulu ukukhonza kwethu kubaluleke kakhulu kuNkulunkulu.

2. Iphuzu lokukhonza
Ukugxila ekukhonzeni kwethu ngokungangabazeki kubhekiswe kuNkulunkulu kuye kuphela. KuLuka 4: 8 uJesu waphendula wathi: "Kulotshiwe ukuthi: 'Khuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho umkhonze yena yedwa.' Ngisho nangesikhathi somhlatshelo wesilwane, ngaphambi kovuko, abantu bakaNkulunkulu babekhunjuzwa ukuthi wayengubani, izimangaliso ezinkulu ayebenzele zona, kanye namandla okukhonza uNkulunkulu munye ngomhlatshelo.

U-2 AmaKhosi 17:36 uthi “yiNkosi, owakukhuphula eGibhithe ngamandla amakhulu nangengalo eyeluliweyo, nguye okufanele umkhonze. Uyokhothama kuYena futhi unikele kuYe “. Ayikho enye indlela ngaphandle kokukhulekela uNkulunkulu.

3. Isizathu esenza sithande
Kungani sithanda? Ngoba Nguye kuphela ofanelekile. Ngubani noma yini enye efanelekela ubunkulunkulu obadala izulu nomhlaba? Uphethe isikhathi esandleni sakhe futhi ubheke ngokuzimela yonke indalo. Isambulo 4:11 siyasitshela, "Ufanele wena Nkosi yethu noNkulunkulu wethu ukwamukela inkazimulo nodumo namandla, ngokuba nguwena owadala zonke izinto, futhi ngentando yakho zadalwa zaba khona."

Abaprofethi beTestamente Elidala nabo babememezela isithunzi sikaNkulunkulu kulabo abamlandelayo. Ngemuva kokuthola ingane eyinyumba, u-Anna ku-1 Samuweli 2: 2 wamemezela eNkosini ngomthandazo wakhe wokubonga: “Akekho ongcwele njengoJehova; akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakho; alikho idwala elinjengoNkulunkulu wethu “.

4. Sithanda kanjani
Ngemuva kovuko, iBhayibheli alisho ngqo ngokuchaza izindima okufanele sizisebenzise ukumkhulekela, ngaphandle kokunye. UJohn 4: 23 usitshela ukuthi "ihora liyeza, futhi selikhona, lapho abakhulekeli beqiniso beyokhuleka kuBaba ngomoya nangeqiniso, ngoba uBaba ufuna abanjalo ukuba bamkhulekele."

UNkulunkulu ungumoya futhi u-1 KwabaseKorinte 6: 19-20 usitshela ukuthi sigcwele umoya waKhe: “Anazi yini ukuthi imizimba yenu iyithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele okini, enimamukele kuNkulunkulu? Awuyena owakho; uthengiwe ngentengo. Ngakho hloniphani uNkulunkulu ngemizimba yenu ”.

Siyaliwe futhi ukuthi simlethele ukukhonza okusekelwe eqinisweni. UNkulunkulu ubona izinhliziyo zethu futhi inhlonipho ayifunayo yilokho okuvela enhliziyweni emsulwa, eyenziwe yaba ngcwele ngokuxolelwa, ngesizathu esilungile nangenhloso: ukuyihlonipha.

Ngabe ukukhonza kungukucula nje?
Izinkonzo zethu zesimanje zesonto zivame ukuba nezikhathi zokudumisa nokukhulekela. Eqinisweni, iBhayibheli ligxila kakhulu ekubonisweni komculo wokholo lwethu, uthando nokukhonza uNkulunkulu.IHubo 105: 2 lisitshela ukuthi “mhlabeleleleni, simhubele; ulandisa zonke izenzo zakhe ezinhle ”futhi uNkulunkulu uthanda udumo lwethu ngengoma nangomculo. Imvamisa isikhathi sokudumisa senkonzo yesonto imvamisa siyingxenye yokuphila kwempilo nephilayo kunazo zonke yenkonzo yamaculo kanti isikhathi sokukhuleka siyisikhathi esimnyama kakhulu futhi esinokuthula. Futhi kunesizathu.

Umehluko phakathi kokudumisa nokukhulekela ulele enhlosweni yakho. Ukudumisa ukubonga uNkulunkulu ngezinto asenzele zona. Kungumbukiso wangaphandle wokubonga ngokubonisa okusebenzayo kukaNkulunkulu.Sidumisa uNkulunkulu ngomculo nangengoma "ngayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo" asenzele yona.

Kepha ukukhonza, ngakolunye uhlangothi, yisikhathi sokuhlonipha, ukukhonza, ukuhlonipha nokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, hhayi ngokwenzile kodwa ngalokho ayikho. UnguJehova, nginguye omkhulu (Eksodusi 3:14); Ungu-El Shaddai, uSomandla (Genesise 17: 1); UngoPhezukonke, ophakeme ngaphezu kwendawo yonke (AmaHubo 113: 4-5); Ngu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphetho (Isambulo 1: 8). Ungukuphela kukaNkulunkulu, futhi ngaphandle kwaKhe akekho omunye (u-Isaya 45: 5). Ufanele ukukhonzwa, ukuhlonishwa nokukhonzwa.

Kepha isenzo sokukhulekela singaphezu kokucula nje. IBhayibheli lichaza izindlela eziningana zokukhulekela. Umhubi usitshela kuHubo 95: 6 ukuthi siguqe siguqe phambi kweNkosi; UJobe 1: 20-21 uchaza uJobe ekhonza ngokudabula ingubo yakhe, aphuce ikhanda lakhe futhi awele phansi. Kwesinye isikhathi sidinga ukuletha umnikelo njengendlela yokukhonza njengaku-1 IziKronike 16:29. Sikhonza futhi uNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko sisebenzisa izwi lethu, ukuthula kwethu, imicabango yethu, izinhloso zethu nomoya wethu.

Yize umBhalo ungazichazi izindlela ezithile esiyalelwe ukuthi sizisebenzise ekukhonzeni kwethu, kunezizathu nezimo ezingalungile zokukhonza. Kuyisenzo senhliziyo nokukhombisa isimo senhliziyo yethu. UJohn 4: 24 usitshela ukuthi "kufanele sikhulekele ngomoya nangeqiniso." Kumele size kuNkulunkulu, singcwele futhi samukele ngenhliziyo emsulwa engenazo izisusa ezingcolile, okuwuku "khuleka kwethu komoya" (KwabaseRoma 12: 1). Kumele size kuNkulunkulu ngenhlonipho yeqiniso futhi ngaphandle kokuziqhenya ngoba nguye yedwa ofanelekile (AmaHubo 96: 9). Siza ngenhlonipho nokwesaba. Lokhu ukukhonza kwethu okuhle, njengoba kushiwo kumaHeberu 12:28: "Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yokuthi samukela umbuso ongenakuzanyazanyiswa, sinokubonga, ngakho-ke sikhonza uNkulunkulu ngendlela eyamukelekayo ngenhlonipho nangokwesaba."

Kungani iBhayibheli lixwayisa ngokukhonza izinto ezingalungile?
IBhayibheli linezixwayiso eziningana eziqondile mayelana nokugxila ekukhulekeleni kwethu. Encwadini kaEksodusi, uMose wanikeza abantwana bakwa-Israyeli umyalo wokuqala futhi usebenza ngokuthi ngubani okufanele abe ngumkhulekeli wethu. U-Eksodusi 34:14 usitshela ukuthi "akumele sikhonze omunye unkulunkulu, ngoba iNkosi, igama layo linguMona, inguNkulunkulu onomhawu."

Incazelo yesithixo ithi "noma yini ethandwa kakhulu, ethandwayo noma ehlonishwayo". Isithixo singaba yisidalwa esiphilayo noma singaba yinto. Ezweni lethu lesimanje lingaziveza njengokuzilibazisa, ibhizinisi, imali, noma ngisho nokuba nombono wokuzijabulisa thina ngokwethu, ukubeka izidingo zethu kanye nezidingo zethu phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

KuHoseya isahluko 4, umprofethi uchaza ukukhonza izithombe njengokuphinga okungokomoya kuNkulunkulu.Ukungathembeki kokukhonza noma yini ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu kuzoholela entukuthelweni nasesijezisweni sikaNkulunkulu.

KuLevitikusi 26: 1, iNkosi iyala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Ungazenzeli izithombe ezibaziweyo noma uzimise isithombe esingcwele noma itshe, futhi ungabeki itshe eliqoshiwe ezweni lakho ukukhothama phambi kwalo. NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho “. Futhi kwiTestamente Elisha, u-1 KwabaseKorinte 10:22 ukhuluma ngokungavusi umhawu kaNkulunkulu ngokukhonza izithombe nokuzibandakanya nawe ekukhonzeni kobuqaba.

Yize uNkulunkulu engacacisanga indlela yethu yokukhonza futhi asinike inkululeko esiyidingayo yokuveza ukukhonza kwethu, Uqonde ngqo okungafanele sikhonze yena.

Singamkhonza kanjani uNkulunkulu phakathi nesonto lethu?
Ukukhonza akusona isenzo sesikhathi esisodwa okumele senziwe endaweni ethile yenkolo ngosuku lwenkolo olubekiwe. Kuyindaba yenhliziyo. Kuyindlela yokuphila. UCharles Spurgeon uthe kungcono kakhulu uma ethi, “Zonke izindawo ziyizindawo zokukhonzela umKristu. Noma ngabe ukuphi, kufanele abe semoyeni obabazekayo ”.

Sikhonza uNkulunkulu usuku lonke ngalokho ayikho, sikhumbula ubungcwele Bakhe obunamandla onke nobazi konke. Sinokholo ekuhlakanipheni kwakhe, amandla akhe obukhosi, amandla nothando. Siphuma ekukhonzeni kwethu nemicabango, amazwi nezenzo zethu.

Sivuka sicabange ngobuhle bukaNkulunkulu ngokusinika olunye usuku lokuphila, simlethele udumo. Siyaguqa ngomkhuleko, sinikela ngosuku lwethu nakithi uqobo kuye kuphela ukwenza lokho akufunayo. Ngokushesha siphendukela kuye ngoba sihamba eceleni kwakhe kukho konke esikwenzayo nangomkhuleko ongaphezi.

Sinikeza okukuphela kwento uNkulunkulu ayifunayo: sizinikela thina.

Ilungelo lokukhonza
U-AW Tozer uthe: “Inhliziyo eyazi uNkulunkulu ingamthola uNkulunkulu noma kuphi… wempilo ".

KuNkulunkulu ukukhonza kwethu kuletha udumo olufanele igama laKhe, kepha kumkhonzi kuletha injabulo ngokulalela okuphelele nokuzithoba kuYe.Akulona igunya nje kuphela kodwa nokulindelwa, kodwa futhi kuyinhlonipho nelungelo ukwazi. ukuthi uNkulunkulu umninimandla onke akafuni lutho ngaphandle kokukhulekela kwethu.