Ukukhonzwa emhlabeni kusilungiselela kanjani ukuya ezulwini

Wake wazibuza ukuthi izulu lizoba njani? Yize umBhalo ungasiniki imininingwane eminingi ngokuthi impilo yethu yansuku zonke izoba njani (noma noma ngabe kunezinsuku, njengoba uNkulunkulu esebenza ngaphandle kokuqonda kwethu isikhathi), sinikezwa isithombe salokho okuzothatha ukwenzeka lapho Isambulo 4: 1-11.

UMoya kaNkulunkulu uthwala uJohane aye egumbini elifanayo lesihlalo sobukhosi njengoNkulunkulu.UJohane uchaza ubuhle nobukhazikhazi bawo: ama-shades e-emerald, amasardardi namatshe ejaspi, ulwandle lwengilazi, uthingo oluzungeze isihlalo sobukhosi ngokuphelele, umbani nokuduma kwezulu. UNkulunkulu akayedwa egumbini lakhe lesihlalo sobukhosi; ngakuye kunabadala abangamashumi amabili nane abahlezi ezihlalweni zobukhosi, begqoke okumhlophe futhi bethwele imiqhele yegolide. Ngokwengeziwe, kunezibani eziyisikhombisa zomlilo nezidalwa ezine ezingajwayelekile ezengeza enkonzweni eqhubekayo negcwaliswa ngoMoya eyenzekayo.

Ukukhonza okuphelele, kwasezulwini
Uma besingachaza izulu ngegama elilodwa, kungaba ukukhonza.

Izidalwa ezine (cishe amaserafi noma izingelosi) zinemisebenzi futhi ziyenza ngaso sonke isikhathi. Abayeki ukusho ukuthi: "Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele iNkosi uNkulunkulu, uSomandla, owayekhona, okhona, nozayo". Abadala abangamashumi amabili nane (abamele abahlengiwe beminyaka) bawela phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, baphonsa imiqhele yabo ezinyaweni zaKhe, baphakamise iculo lokudumisa:

“Ufanele, Nkosi yethu noNkulunkulu wethu, ukwamukela inkazimulo nodumo namandla; ngoba wadala zonke izinto, futhi ngentando yakho zaba khona futhi zadalwa ”(Isambulo 4:11).

Nakhu esizokwenza ezulwini. Ekugcineni sizokwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ngendlela ezojabulisa umphefumulo wethu futhi sizomhlonipha njengoba kufanele ahlonishwe. Noma imuphi umzamo wokukhulekela kulo mhlaba uyindlela yokuzijwayeza yokugqoka ukuze uthole okuhlangenwe nakho kwangempela. UNkulunkulu wavumela uJohn ukuthi asinikeze umbono wokuthi yini esingayilindela ukuze sikwazi ukuzilungiselela. Ufuna sazi ukuthi ukuphila sengathi sesivele siphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi kuzosiholela esihlalweni sobukhosi ngokunqoba.

UNkulunkulu angayithola kanjani inkazimulo, udumo namandla avela empilweni yethu namuhla?
Lokho uJohane akubona egumbini lesihlalo sobukhosi laseZulwini kuveza ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukukhonza uNkulunkulu, kungukumbuyisela inkazimulo, udumo namandla okungokwakhe. Igama ukwamukelwa lithi lambanō futhi lisho ukuthatha ngesandla noma ukubamba noma imuphi umuntu noma into ukulisebenzisa. Kuthatha okungokwakho, ukuzithathela wena noma ukuzakhela.

UNkulunkulu ukufanele ukubamba inkazimulo, udumo namandla okungokwakhe noma kanjani, ngoba Ufanelekile, futhi ukuwasebenzisela ukuzivumelanisa nentando, injongo, nezinhloso Zakhe. Nazi izindlela ezintathu esingakhonza ngazo namhlanje ukuze silungiselele izulu.

1. Sikhazimulisa uNkulunkulu uBaba
"Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa kakhulu futhi wamnika igama elingaphezu kwawo wonke amagama, ukuze egameni likaJesu wonke amadolo aguqe, awalabo abasezulwini, emhlabeni nangaphansi umhlaba, futhi zonke izilimi zizovuma ukuthi uJesu Krestu uyiNkosi, kube ludumo lukaNkulunkulu uBaba ”(KwabaseFiliphi 2: 9-11).

IGloria [doxa] ngokuyinhloko isho umbono noma isilinganiso. Kungukuqashelwa nokuphendula ekubonisweni kwezimfanelo nezindlela zaKhe. Sinika uNkulunkulu udumo lapho sinombono ofanele nokuqonda kobuntu bakhe nezimfanelo zakhe. Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu idumela laKhe; ngokubona ukuthi ungubani, simnikeza inkazimulo emfanele.

AmaRoma 1: 18-32 achaza okwenzekayo lapho abantu benqaba uNkulunkulu futhi benqaba ukumnika inkazimulo emfanele. Esikhundleni sokubona isimilo sakhe nezimfanelo zakhe, bakhetha esikhundleni sokukhulekela umhlaba owakhiwe futhi ekugcineni bazenze bona njengonkulunkulu. Umphumela ukwehlela ekonakaleni njengoba uNkulunkulu ebanikela ezinkanukweni zabo zesono. I-New York Times muva nje iqalise isikhangiso esigcwele ikhasi esamemezela lapho kubhekene nobhadane lwe-coronavirus, kwakungeyena uNkulunkulu owayedingeka, kodwa isayensi kanye nokucabanga. Ukwenqatshwa kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kusiholela ekwenzeni izitatimende ezingenangqondo neziyingozi.

Singalilungiselela kanjani izulu? Ngokufunda isimilo sikaNkulunkulu nezimfanelo zaKhe ezingapheli nezingaguquguquki ezichazwe emiBhalweni futhi sizibone futhi sizimemezele esikweni elingakholwayo. UNkulunkulu ungcwele, unamandla onke, wazi konke, unamandla onke, ukuyo yonke indawo, ulungile futhi ulungile. Iyedlula, ikhona ngaphandle kobukhulu besikhathi nendawo. Uyena yedwa oluchaza uthando ngoba luthando. Iyazenzakalela, ayincikile kunoma yimaphi amanye amandla angaphandle noma igunya lobukhona bayo. Unozwelo, uyabekezela, unomusa, uhlakaniphile, uyakha, uneqiniso futhi uthembekile.

Dumisani uBaba ngalokho ayikho. Khazimulisa uNkulunkulu.

2. Sihlonipha iNdodana, uJesu Kristu
Igama elihunyushwe njengenhlonipho lisho ukulinganiswa lapho inani libekwa khona; kuyinani elikhokhiwe noma elitholwe lomuntu noma into ethengiwe noma ethengisiwe. Ukuhlonipha uJesu kusho ukumnikeza inani elifanele, ukubona inani lakhe langempela. Kuwudumo lukaKristu nenani elingenakulinganiswa; kuyigugu laKhe, njengetshe legumbi eliyigugu (1 Petru 2: 7).

“Uma nizibiza ngoYise, Lowo owahlulela ngokungakhethi ngokomsebenzi walowo nalowo muntu, ziphatheni ngokwesaba ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwenu emhlabeni; sazi ukuthi awuhlengwanga ngezinto ezibhubhayo ezifana nesiliva noma igolide endleleni yakho yokuphila eyize oyizuze kokhokho bakho, kodwa ngegazi eliyigugu, njengelewundlu elingenabala nelingenabala, igazi likaKristu ”(1 UPetru 1: 17-19).

“Ngisho noYise akahluleli muntu, kodwa unikele iNdodana konke ukwahlulela, ukuze bonke badumise iNdodana njengoba nje behlonipha uYise. Lowo ongayihloniphi iNdodana akamhloniphi noYise oyithumileyo ”(Johane 5: 22-23).

Ngenxa yenani elikhulu elikhokhelwe ukusindiswa kwethu, siyaqonda ukubaluleka kokuhlengwa kwethu. Sikwazisa konke okunye empilweni yethu maqondana nenani esilibeka kuKristu. Lapho sikhula futhi sinemba kakhudlwana futhi siqonda ukubaluleka Kwakhe, zonke ezinye izinto zizoba yigugu elingatheni. Sinakekela lokho esikubukayo; siyamhlonipha. Siyawuthokozela umhlatshelo uKristu awenzela thina kusuka ekujuleni kobungcwele bempilo yethu. Uma singamazisi uKristu, sizobheka kabi ukujula kwesono sethu. Sizocabanga kancane ngesono bese sithatha umusa nentethelelo kalula.

Kuyini empilweni yethu okudingeka sibuye sikuhlole, sikulinganise nesifiso sethu sokuhlonipha uKristu ngaphezu kwakho konke? Ezinye izinto esingazibheka idumela lethu, isikhathi sethu, imali yethu, amakhono ethu, izinsizakusebenza zethu nobumnandi bethu. Ngabe ngikhonza uNkulunkulu ngokuhlonipha uKristu? Lapho abanye bebheka engikukhethile, amazwi ami kanye nezenzo zami, bayambona yini umuntu ohlonipha uJesu noma bazobuza engikubeka phambili kanye namagugu ami?

3. Nika amandla uMoya oNgcwele
“Futhi wathi kimi: 'Umusa wami ukwanele, ngoba amandla aphelele ebuthakathakeni'. Ngakho-ke, ngokuthokoza okukhulu ngincamela ukuzibonga ngobuthakathaka bami, ukuze amandla kaKristu ahlale kimi ”(2 KwabaseKorinte 12: 9).

La mandla abhekisele kumandla wemvelo kaNkulunkulu ahlala Kuye ngenxa yesimo Sakhe. Kungumzamo wamandla akhe nekhono lakhe. Amandla afanayo abonakala kaningi emiBhalweni. Ngamandla uJesu enza ngawo izimangaliso futhi abaphostoli bashumayela ivangeli futhi benza nezimangaliso ukufakazela iqiniso lamazwi abo. Yilawo mandla uNkulunkulu avusa ngawo uJesu kwabafileyo futhi ngolunye usuku uyosivusa nathi. Ngamandla evangeli asindisa insindiso.

Ukunikeza uNkulunkulu amandla kusho ukuvumela uMoya kaNkulunkulu ukuthi uphile, usebenze, futhi usebenzise amandla Akhe ezimpilweni zethu. Kusho ukubona amandla esinawo ngenxa kaMoya kaNkulunkulu ngaphakathi nokuphila ngokunqoba, amandla, ukwethenjwa nobungcwele. Ibhekene nezinsuku ezingaqinisekile nezingakaze zibonwe ngenjabulo nangethemba njengoba zisisondeza esihlalweni sobukhosi!

Uzama ukwenzani empilweni yakho uwedwa? Ubuthakathaka kuphi? Yiziphi izindawo empilweni yakho lapho udinga khona ukuvumela uMoya kaNkulunkulu ukuthi usebenze kuwe? Singakhonza uNkulunkulu ngokubona amandla Akhe eguqula imishado yethu, ubudlelwane bomndeni, futhi sifundisa izingane zethu ukuthi zimazi futhi zimthande uNkulunkulu. Amandla akhe asivumela ukuthi sabelane ngevangeli ngesiko elinobutha. Ngokwami, sivumela uMoya kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ubuse izinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu ngokuchitha isikhathi emthandazweni nasekufundeni izwi likaNkulunkulu.Lapho sivumela kakhulu uNkulunkulu ukuthi aguqule izimpilo zethu, sikhonza uNkulunkulu ngokwengeziwe, sinake futhi sidumise amandla Akhe. .

Sikhonza uNkulunkulu ngokwalokho ayikho, simnike inkazimulo.

Siyamthanda uJesu ngokubaluleka kwakhe, simhlonipha ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye.

Sikhonza uMoya oNgcwele ngamandla akhe, njengoba esiguqula sibe yizimpawu ezibonakalayo zenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.

Lungiselela ukukhonza okuphakade
"Kodwa sonke, ubuso bethu bungagqokiwe, sicabanga ngenkazimulo yeNkosi njengesibuko, siguqulwa sibe ngumfanekiso ofanayo wenkazimulo siye enkazimulweni, njengeNkosi, uMoya" (2 Korinte 3:18).

Sikhonza uNkulunkulu manje ukulungiselela ukukhonzwa okuphakade, kodwa futhi ukuze umhlaba ukwazi ukubona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani ngokweqiniso futhi uphendule ngokumnika inkazimulo. Ukwenza uKristu eze kuqala ezimpilweni zethu kukhombisa abanye ukuthi bangamhlonipha kanjani uJesu futhi abazise njengengcebo yabo eyigugu kakhulu. Isibonelo sethu sokuphila okungcwele nokulalela siveza ukuthi abanye nabo bangathola amandla okuvuselela nokuguqula impilo kaMoya oNgcwele.

“Nina ningusawoti womhlaba; kepha uma usawoti edumele, ubusawoti bovuswa ngani na? Akusasizi ngalutho, ngaphandle kokulahlwa ngaphandle unyathelwe ngabantu. Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi omiswe egqumeni awufihlekile; futhi akekho okhanyisa isibani asibeke ngaphansi kwesitsha, kodwa usifaka othini lwesibani, akhanyisele bonke abasendlini. Ukukhanya kwenu makukhanye phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osemazulwini ”(Mathewu 5: 13-16).

Manje, kunanini ngaphambili, umhlaba udinga ukubheka uNkulunkulu esimkhonzayo. Njengabalandeli bakaKristu, sinombono waphakade: Sikhonza uNkulunkulu ingunaphakade. Isizwe sethu sigcwele ukwesaba nezinxushunxushu; singabantu abahlukaniswe ngezinto eziningi futhi umhlaba wethu udinga ukubona ukuthi ngubani osesihlalweni sobukhosi ezulwini. Khulekela uNkulunkulu namuhla ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, umphefumulo, ingqondo namandla akho, ukuze nabanye babone inkazimulo yaKhe futhi bafise ukumkhonza.

"Ngalokhu nijabula kakhulu, nakuba manje isikhashana, uma kudingeka, nikhathazwe yizilingo ezahlukahlukene, ukuze ukuvivinywa kokholo lwenu, okuyigugu kunegolide elibolayo, noma kuvivinywa ngomlilo, kuvela ukuthi kuveza ukudumisa, inkazimulo nodumo ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu; futhi noma ungambonanga, uyamthanda, futhi noma ungamboni manje, kodwa ukholwa kuye, uthokoza kakhulu ngentokozo engachazekiyo nenenkazimulo ”(1 Petru 1: 6-8).