Cabanga namuhla nganoma iyiphi indlela ozithola umelana ngayo nobizo lothando lokuzinikela
UJesu waphenduka wathi kuPetru: “Suka emva kwami, Sathane! Uyisithiyo kimi. Awucabangi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenza kanjani, kepha ucabanga ukuthi abantu benzani “. Mathewu 16:23
Lokhu kube yimpendulo kaJesu kuPetru ngemuva kokuthi uPetru athi kuJesu: “Makube kude, Nkosi! Akukho okunjalo okuyoke kwenzeke kuwe ”(uMathewu 16:22). UPetru wayekhuluma ngoshushiso nokufa okwakusondela uJesu ayesanda kukubikezela phambi kwakhe. UPetru wethuka futhi wakhathazeka futhi akakwazanga ukwamukela lokho uJesu ayekusho. Wayengeke akwamukele ukuthi kungekudala uJesu wayezoya “eJerusalema futhi ahlupheke kakhulu ngabadala, abapristi abakhulu nababhali, abulawe futhi avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu” (Mathewu 16:21). Ngakho-ke, uPetru wazwakalisa ukukhathazeka kwakhe futhi wahlangatshezwa ngokukhalima okukhulu okuvela kuJesu.
Uma lokhu kushiwo omunye umuntu ngaphandle kweNkosi yethu, umuntu angavele aphethe ngokuthi amazwi kaJesu abemakhulu kakhulu. Kungani uJesu kufanele abize uPetru ngokuthi "uSathane" ngokuveza ukukhathazeka kwakhe ngenhlalakahle kaJesu? Yize lokhu kungaba nzima ukukwamukela, kwembula ukuthi ukucabanga kukaNkulunkulu kuphakeme kakhulu kunokwethu.
Iqiniso ukuthi ukuhlupheka nokufa kukaJesu okwakusondela kwakuyisenzo sothando esikhulu kunazo zonke ezake zaziwa. Ngokombono wobungcwele, ukwamukela kwakhe ukuhlupheka nokufa kwakuyisipho esizedlula zonke uNkulunkulu angasinika umhlaba. Ngakho-ke, ngenkathi uPetru ethatha uJesu eceleni ethi, “Makube kude, Nkosi! Ayikho into efana naleyo eyoke yenzeke kuwe, ”empeleni uPeter wayevumela ukwesaba nobuthakathaka bomuntu kuphazamise ukukhetha okungcwele kukaMsindisi ukunikela ngempilo Yakhe ukuze kusindiswe umhlaba.
Amazwi kaJesu kuPetru ayezoveza "ukwethuka okungcwele". Lokhu kushaqeka kwakuyisenzo sothando esaba nomphumela wokusiza uPetru ukuba anqobe ukwesaba kwakhe futhi amukele ikusasa elikhazimulayo nomsebenzi kaJesu.
Cabanga namuhla nganoma iyiphi indlela ozithola umelana ngayo nobizo lothando lokuzinikela. Uthando akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi izikhathi eziningi kungadinga ukuzidela okukhulu nesibindi kuwe. Ingabe usukulungele futhi uzimisele ukwamukela iziphambano zothando empilweni yakho? Futhi, ingabe uzimisele ukuhamba nabanye, ubakhuthaze endleleni, lapho nabo bebizelwa ukwamukela iziphambano zempilo? Funa amandla nokuhlakanipha namuhla bese ulwela ukuphila ngombono kaNkulunkulu ezintweni zonke, ikakhulukazi ekuhluphekeni.
Nkosi, ngiyakuthanda futhi ngiyathandaza ukuba ngikuthande njalo ngendlela yokuzidela. Kwangathi ngingeze ngesaba iziphambano enginikwe zona futhi kwangathi ngingeze ngavimbela abanye ekulandeleni izinyathelo Zakho zokuzidela. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.