Zindla namuhla ngezindlela olibona ngazo ivangeli
UHerode wayesaba uJohane, azi ukuthi wayeyindoda elungile futhi engcwele, futhi wamgcina esitokisini. Lapho emuzwa ekhuluma wayedidekile kakhulu, nokho wakujabulela ukumlalela. Marku 6:20
Ngokufanelekile, lapho ivangeli lishunyayelwa futhi lamukelwa ngomunye, umphumela uba ukuthi lowo owamukelayo ugcwala injabulo, induduzo, kanye nesifiso sokushintsha. Ivangeli liyashintsha kulabo abalalela ngokweqiniso futhi baphendule ngokukhululekile. Kepha kuthiwani ngalabo abangasabeli ngokukhululekile? Ivangeli libathinta kanjani? Ivangeli lethu namuhla lisinikeza le mpendulo.
Umugqa ongenhla uvela endabeni yokunqunywa ikhanda kukaSt. John the Baptist. Abadlali ababi kule ndaba nguHerode, unkosikazi kaHerode Herodias, kanye nendodakazi kaHerodiya (ngokwesiko obizwa ngoSalome). UJohane waboshwa nguHerodi ngoba uJohane wathi kuHerode: "Akuvumelekile ukuthi ube nenkosikazi yomfowenu." Kepha into ethakazelisa kakhulu ngale ndaba ukuthi, nasejele, uHerode wayilalela intshumayelo kaJohane. Kepha esikhundleni sokuhola uHerode aguquke, "wakhungatheka" yilokho uJohn akushumayelayo.
Ukudideka kwakungeyona ukuphela kwento eyasabela ekushumayeleni kukaJohane. Ukusabela kukaHerodias kwakunenzondo. Wayebukeka enenhliziyo ebuhlungu ngokulahla kukaJohn "umshado" wakhe kuHerode, futhi nguyena owahlela ukuba uJohane anqunywe ikhanda.
Leli vangeli, ngakho-ke, lisifundisa ezinye izindlela ezimbili ezejwayelekile eqinisweni levangeli elingcwele lapho lishunyayelwa. Enye inzondo kanti enye ukudideka (ukudideka). Yiqiniso, inzondo yimbi kakhulu kunokumangala nje. Kepha ngisho nokusabela okulungile kumazwi eQiniso.
Uyini impendulo yakho ngevangeli eliphelele uma lishunyayelwa? Ingabe zikhona izici zevangeli ezikwenza ungakhululeki? Zikhona yini izimfundiso ezivela eNkosini yethu ezikudidayo noma ezikuholele entukuthelweni? Qala ubheke enhliziyweni yakho ukuthola ukuthi ngabe unenkinga yokuphendula efana naleyo kaHerode noHerodiya. Bese ubheka ukuthi umhlaba usabela kanjani eqinisweni levangeli. Akufanele kusimangaze nakancane uma sithola uHerode noHerodiya abaningi besaphila namuhla.
Cabanga namuhla ngezindlela ozibona ngazo ivangeli linqatshwa kwelinye izinga noma kwelinye. Uma uzizwa lokhu enhliziyweni yakho, phenduka ngawo wonke amandla akho. Uma uyibona kwenye indawo, ungavumeli ubutha bukunyakazise noma bukukhathaze. Gcina ingqondo nenhliziyo yakho eQinisweni futhi uhlale ugxilile noma ngabe uhlangabezana nayiphi impendulo.
Nkosi yami yalo lonke iqiniso, iZwi laKho neZwi laKho kuphela okuletha umusa nensindiso. Ngicela unginike umusa engiwudingayo wokulalela iZwi lakho njalo futhi uphendule ngokukhululekile ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami. Sengathi ngingaphenduka lapho ngikholiseka yiZwi laKho futhi sengingabuyela Kuwe ngenhliziyo yami yonke. Nginike isibindi lapho abanye benqaba iQiniso laKho nokuhlakanipha kokwazi ukuthi bangabelana kanjani leloZwi ngothando. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.