Qala usuku lwakho ngokuzinikela okusheshayo kwansuku zonke: Februwari 23, 2021

Lapho ngiyodla kwagogo ngisengumfana, wayehlala engivumela ngigeze izitsha. Iwindi lakhe losinki lasekhishini lalineshalofu elinama-violets ase-Afrika amahle, amhlophe futhi abomvana. Wayegcina namakhadi efasiteleni elinamavesi eBhayibheli abhalwe ngesandla. Ngiyakhumbula ikhadi elilodwa, ligcizelele i iseluleko esizwakalayo esivela kuPawulu sokuthandaza "kuzo zonke izimo".

Ukufundwa kwemibhalo - Filipi 4: 4-9 Ungakhathazeki ngalutho, kepha kunoma yisiphi isimo, ngomkhuleko nangokunxusa, ngokubonga, ziletha izicelo zakho kuNkulunkulu. - KwabaseFiliphi 4: 6

Yize mhlawumbe wayeyisiboshwa ngaleso sikhathi, UPawulu ubhalela ibandla laseFilipi incwadi ethokozile nethemba, kuchichima injabulo. Kubandakanya ukwelulekwa okuyigugu kwempilo yobuKristu yansuku zonke, kufaka phakathi iziphakamiso zomkhuleko. Njengakwezinye izincwadi, uPawulu unxusa abangane bakhe ukuthi bathandaze kuzo zonke izimo. Futhi “ungakhathazeki ngalutho,” usho kanjalo, kodwa letha konke phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

UPawulu ubalula nesithako esibalulekile: ukuthandaza ngenhliziyo enokubonga. Ngempela, "ukubonga" kungenye yezimpawu ezisemqoka zempilo yobuKristu. Ngenhliziyo enokubonga, siyabona ukuthi sincike ngokuphelele kuBaba wethu waseZulwini onothando nothembekile. UPaul uyasiqinisekisa ukuthi uma siletha konke kuNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko ngokubonga, sizozwa ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula konke ukuhlakanipha okuvamile futhi kusigcine sivikelekile othandweni lukaJesu. Ugogo wami wayekwazi futhi ekuthanda lokho wangikhumbuza.

Umkhuleko: Baba, gcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu ngokubonga ngezibusiso zakho eziningi, futhi usisize ukuthi sifinyelele kuwe kuzo zonke izimo. Amen.