Cabanga namhlanje ngokuzithoba nokuthembela kwakho
Nkosi, angifanele ukukuvumela ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami; vele usho izwi futhi inceku yami izophulukiswa. "UMathewu 8: 8
Leli binzana elijwayelekile liyaphindaphindeka njalo lapho silungiselela ukuya eNhlanganyweni eNgcwele. Kuyisimemezelo sokuthobeka okukhulu nokumethemba umphathi wezikhulu waseRoma owacela uJesu ukuthi aphilise inceku yakhe kude.
UJesu uhlabeka umxhwele ukukholwa kwale ndoda ethi "akekho kwa-Israyeli engilutholile ukholo olunje". Kuhle ukubheka ukholo lwale ndoda njengesibonelo sokholo lwethu.
Okokuqala, ake sibheke ukuthobeka kwakhe. Induna yekhulu iyavuma ukuthi 'ayifanele' ukuba uJesu eze endlini yayo. Yiqiniso lokhu. Akekho kithi ofanelwe ngumusa omkhulu kangaka. Indlu lokhu okubhekisele kuyo ngokomoya umphefumulo wethu. Asimfanele uJesu oza emiphefumulweni yethu ezokwenza ikhaya lakhe lapho. Ekuqaleni lokhu kungaba nzima ukwamukela. Asikufanele ngempela lokhu? Hhayi-ke, cha. Lokhu iqiniso nje.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi lokhu kunjalo ukuze, kulokhu ukwazi ukuthobeka, futhi singabona ukuthi uJesu ukhetha ukuza kithi noma kunjalo. Ukubona ukungafanele kwethu akufanele kwenziwe lutho kodwa kusigcwalise ukubonga okukhulu ngeqiniso lokuthi uJesu uza kithi kulesi simo sokuthobeka. Indoda le yayilungile ngomqondo wokuthi uNkulunkulu wathululela umusa wakhe kuye ngokuzithoba kwakhe.
Wayenokwethemba okukhulu kuJesu. Futhi iqiniso lokuthi induna yekhulu yayazi ukuthi ayifanelwe ngumusa onjalo yenza ukuthembela kwakhe kube ngcwele ngokwengeziwe. Kungcwele ngoba wayazi ukuthi akamfanele, kepha futhi wayazi ukuthi uJesu umthanda ngandlela thile futhi wayefuna ukuza kuye ezokwelapha inceku yakhe.
Lokhu kusikhombisa ukuthi ukuthembela kwethu kuJesu akufanele kususelwe ekutheni sinalo yini noma cha ilungelo lobukhona Bakhe empilweni yethu, kunalokho, kusikhombisa ukuthi ukuthembela kwethu kusekelwe olwazini lwethu ngesihe nobubele bakhe obungenamkhawulo. Lapho sibona lowo musa nesihawu, sizokwazi ukusifuna. Futhi, asikwenzi ngoba sinelungelo; kunalokho, sikwenza ngoba yilokho uJesu akufunayo. Ufuna sifune isihe sakhe yize singafanele.
Cabanga namhlanje ngokuzithoba nokuthembela kwakho. Ungawuthandaza lomkhuleko unokholo olufana nolomkhuzi wamakhulu? Akube yisibonelo kuwe ikakhulukazi ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho ulungiselela ukwamukela uJesu “ngaphansi kophahla lwakho” enhlanganyelweni eNgcwele.
Mnumzane, angikufanele. Angikulungele ngokukhethekile ukwamukela kini eNhlanganyweni eNgcwele. Ngisize ngithobise leliqiniso ngokuzithoba futhi, kulokhu kuthobeka, ngisize nami ukuthi ngibone iqiniso lokuthi ufuna ukuza kimi noma kunjalo. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.