Ukukhanya phakathi kobumnyama, uJesu ukukhanya okukhulu
"Izwe lakwaZebuloni nezwe lakwaNafetali, indlela yolwandle, phesheya kweJordani, iGalile Labezizwe, abantu abahleli ebumnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu, kulabo abahlala ezweni elifiphazwe ukukhanya. ukufa kunomusa. " UMathewu 4: 15-16
Lesi siqephu esivela eVangelini likaMathewu sicashunwe ngu-Isaya uMprofethi ekuqaleni kwenkonzo kaJesu yasobala. Ngemuva kokucaphuna u-Isaya, uJesu uqhubeka athi: "Phendukani, ngoba umbuso wezulu useduze".
Lesi siprofetho sika-Isaya sigcwaliseka ngokusobala ekufikeni kukaJesu.UJesu ungukukhanya okukhulu u-Isaya akhuluma ngakho. Ngakho-ke, u-Isaya uprofetha lo mzuzu othile womlando lapho uJesu evela emhlabeni wethu eshumayela iZwi laKhe elingcwele.
Kepha amazwi ka-Isaya akumele asitshele nje kuphela ngalo mcimbi oyingqayizivele wokufika kukaKristu nomsebenzi Wakhe wasobala, kepha kufanele futhi asembulele iqiniso lokuthi uJesu "ungukukhanya okukhulu" okuqhubeka kukhanya ebumnyameni esihlangana nabo.
Hlala phansi nalesosithombe. Cabanga ubumnyama obuphelele bumboze umhlaba wonke. Mhlawumbe zicabange uphume ugwadule ngobusuku obunamafu kakhulu nezinkanyezi nenyanga zimbozwe ngokuphelele. Cabanga-ke ukuthi amafu ahlukana njengoba ilanga liqala ukuphuma ngokushesha. Kancane kancane ubumnyama buqhutshelwa eceleni njengoba ilanga eliphumayo likhanyisa umhlaba wonke.
Lesi akusona nje isithombe salokho okwenzeka kudala ngenkathi uJesu efika futhi eqala inkonzo yakhe, kwenzeka futhi noma nini lapho sizwa ngobuqotho iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi sivumela iZwi laKhe ukuba lingene ezingqondweni nasezinhliziyweni zethu. Amazwi kaJesu kufanele asigcwalise ngaye ngoba ungukukhanya okukhulu kweqiniso.
Cabanga namuhla ngendawo yempilo yakho ebonakala imbozwe ubumnyama. Yini ekwenza uzizwe ulimele, uthukuthele noma udidekile? Yini le esinda inhliziyo yakho ngaphezu kwanoma yini enye? Kule ndawo yempilo yakho, ngaphezu kwanoma iyiphi enye, lapho uJesu efisa ukungena futhi aphonse imisebe yenkazimulo yakhe.
Nkosi, woza kimi ungene ebumnyameni bengqondo yami nenhliziyo yami. Woza ubeke eceleni ubuhlungu nobuhlungu engibuzwayo namuhla. Letha ukucaca ekudidekeni kwami bese ukumiselela ngolwazi oluqhakazile lobukhona bakho bothando. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.