Ukuzindla kosuku: thandazela intando kaNkulunkulu
Ukuzindla kosuku, thandazela intando kaNkulunkulu: kusobala ukuthi lo ngumbuzo ongaphendulwanga kuJesu. Kepha kusobala ukuthi iphuzu lelo. UJesu uqhubeka athi: “… kakhulu kangakanani uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha okuhle abacela kuye”.
"Ngubani kini ongaletha itshe endodaneni yakhe uma icela isinkwa, noma inyoka uma icela inhlanzi?" UMathewu 7: 9–10 Lapho uthandaza ngokukholwa okujulile, ingabe iNkosi yethu izokunika lokho okucelayo? Ngokuqinisekile akunjalo. UJesu wathi: “Celani, khona nizakuphiwa; funa uzothola; ngqongqothani futhi niyovulelwa umnyango. Kepha lesi sitatimende sidinga ukufundwa ngokucophelela kuwo wonke umongo wokufundisa kukaJesu lapha. Iqiniso lendaba ukuthi uma sicela ngobuqotho "izinto ezinhle", okusho ukuthi, lokho uNkulunkulu wethu omuhle afuna ukusinika khona, ngeke adumazeke. Vele, lokhu akusho ukuthi uma sicela utho kuJesu, uzosinika lona.
Yiziphi lezo “zinto ezinhle” iNkosi yethu esizosinika zona? Okokuqala, ukuthethelelwa kwezono zethu. Singaqiniseka ngokuphelele ukuthi uma sizithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu omuhle, ikakhulukazi eSigrameni Sokubuyisana, sizonikezwa isipho samahhala nesiguqulayo sentethelelo.
Ngaphandle kokuthethelelwa kwezono zethu, kunezinye izinto eziningi esizidingayo empilweni futhi kunezinye izinto eziningi uNkulunkulu wethu omuhle afuna ukusinika zona. Isibonelo, uNkulunkulu uzolokhu efuna ukusinika amandla esiwadingayo ukuze sinqobe izilingo empilweni. Uyohlala njalo efuna ukuhlinzekela izidingo zethu eziyisisekelo. Uyohlala efuna ukusisiza sikhule kuzo zonke izici zobuhle. Futhi nakanjani ufuna ukusisa ezulwini. Lezi yizinto okufanele sizithandazele ikakhulukazi nsuku zonke.
Ukuzindla kosuku: Thandazela intando kaNkulunkulu
Ukuzindla kosuku, thandazela intando kaNkulunkulu - kepha kuthiwani ngezinye izinto, njengomsebenzi omusha, imali eningi, ikhaya elingcono, ukwamukelwa esikoleni esithile, ukwelashwa ngokomzimba, njll. Imithandazo yethu yalezi nezinye izinto ezifanayo empilweni kufanele kuthandazwe, kepha ngesexwayiso. “Isexwayiso” ukuthi sithandazela ukuthi intando kaNkulunkulu yenziwe, hhayi eyethu. Kufanele sizithobe ngokuvuma ukuthi asisiboni isithombe esikhulu sempilo futhi asihlali sazi ukuthi yini ezonika uNkulunkulu udumo olukhulu kuzo zonke izinto. Ngakho-ke, kungaba ngcono ukuthi ungawutholi lowo msebenzi omusha, noma wamukelwe kulesi sikole, noma ngisho nokuthi lesi sifo asipheli ekwelapheni. Kepha singaqiniseka ukuthi Dio njalo izosinika ukuthi kuyini okungcono kakhulu kithi nokuthi yini esivumela ukuthi sinikeze uNkulunkulu udumo olukhulu empilweni. Ukubethelwa kweNkosi yethu kuyisibonelo esihle. Wathandazela ukuthi leyo ndebe isuswe kuye, “kodwa hhayi intando yami, kodwa kwenziwe eyakho. Lokhu kuzindla okunamandla kosuku kungakusiza konke lokhu.
Zindla namuhla ukuthi uthandaza kanjani. Ngabe uthandaza ngokuzihlukanisa nomphumela, wazi ukuthi iNkosi yethu yazi kangcono? Ingabe uyavuma ngokuthobeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu kuphela owazi ukuthi yini ekulungele ngempela? Thembela ukuthi kunjalo futhi thandaza ngokuqiniseka okuphelele ukuthi intando kaNkulunkulu yenziwe ezintweni zonke futhi ungaqiniseka ukuthi uzowuphendula lowo mthandazo. Umkhuleko onamandla kuJesu: Nkosi Ethandekayo yokuhlakanipha nolwazi olungapheli, ngisize ngihlale ngibeka ithemba lami ebuhleni baKho futhi ngizinakekele. Ngisize ngiphendukele kuwe nsuku zonke lapho ngidinga khona futhi ngethembe ukuthi uzophendula umthandazo wami ngokwentando yakho ephelele. Ngibeka impilo yami ezandleni zaKho, Nkosi ethandekayo. Yenza kimi njengoba ufisa. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.