Cabanga namuhla ngobizo lwakho lokulingisa ukuthobeka kukaSt. John the Baptist
“Wabhapathizwa ngamanzi; kodwa kukhona phakathi kwenu eningamazi, lowo oza emva kwami, engingakufanelekeli ukukhumula izimbadada zakhe ”. Johane 1: 26–27
Manje njengoba iOctave yethu kaKhisimusi isiphelile, ngokushesha siqala ukubheka inkonzo yesikhathi esizayo yeNkosi yethu. Kulelo vangeli lethu namuhla, oNgcwele uJohane uMbhabhadisi nguyena osikhomba kuleyo nkonzo kaJesu yesikhathi esizayo.Uyabona ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe wokubhabhadisa ngamanzi ungowesikhashana futhi ulungiselela Lowo ozayo emva kwakhe.
Njengoba sibonile ekufundweni kwethu okuningi kwe-Advent, uSt. John the Baptist uyindoda ethobekile kakhulu. Ukuvuma kwakhe ukuthi akafanelekile ngisho nokuqaqa imichilo yezicathulo zikaJesu kuwubufakazi baleli qiniso. Kepha okuxakayo ukuthi lokhu kuvunywa okuthobekile okwenza kube kuhle kangaka!
Ngabe ufuna ukuba mkhulu? Ngokuyinhloko sonke siyakwenza. Lesi sifiso sihambisana nesifiso sethu esingokwemvelo senjabulo. Sifuna izimpilo zethu zibe nenjongo nenjongo futhi sifuna ukwenza umehluko. Umbuzo uthi "Kanjani?" Ukwenza kanjani lokhu? Ubukhulu bangempela butholakala kanjani?
Ngokombono wezwe, ubukhulu ngokuvamile bungafana nempumelelo, ingcebo, amandla, ukunconywa okuvela kwabanye, njll. Kepha ngombono waphezulu, ubukhulu butholakala ngokunika uNkulunkulu ngokuthobeka inkazimulo enkulu kakhulu esingayenza ngempilo yethu.
Ukunikeza uNkulunkulu lonke udumo kunomthelela ophindwe kabili ezimpilweni zethu. Okokuqala, lokhu kusivumela ukuthi siphile ngokuvumelana neqiniso lempilo. Iqiniso ukuthi uNkulunkulu noNkulunkulu kuphela abafanelwe yilo lonke udumo nenkazimulo yethu. Zonke izinto ezinhle zivela kuNkulunkulu nakuNkulunkulu yedwa.Okwesibili, ngokunika uNkulunkulu inkazimulo yonke inkomba futhi ekhomba ukuthi asimfanele Yena kunomphumela wokuphindisela wokuthi uNkulunkulu wehlele phansi futhi asiphakamise ukuze sabelane ngempilo yaKhe nenkazimulo yaKhe.
Cabanga namuhla ngobizo lwakho lokulingisa ukuthobeka kukaSt. John the Baptist. Ungalokothi ube namahloni okuzithoba phambi kobukhulu nodumo lukaNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela ngeke wehlise noma uvimbele ubukhulu bakho. Esikhundleni salokho, kungokuthobeka okujulile kuphela ngaphambi kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu lapho uNkulunkulu akwazi ukukudonsela ebukhulu bempilo yakhe nomsebenzi wakhe.
Nkosi, nginikela lonke udumo nodumo kuwe nakuwe wedwa. Wena ungumthombo wakho konke okuhle; ngaphandle kwakho angilutho. Ngisize ukuthi ngiqhubeke ngizithobe phambi Kwakho ukuze ngikwazi ukuhlanganyela inkazimulo nobukhulu bempilo yakho yomusa. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.