Amavesi eBhayibheli ukukhombisa ukubonga uNkulunkulu

AmaKhristu angaphendukela emibhalweni ukukhombisa ukubonga kubangani nasemndenini, ngoba iNkosi ilungile nomusa wayo ungowaphakade. Khuthazeka amavesi eBhayibheli alandelayo akhethwe ngokuqondile ukukusiza ekutholeni amagama afanele okubonga, ukuveza umusa, noma ukubonga okusuka enhliziyweni kothile.

Izindima Zebhayibheli Zokubonga
UNawomi, ongumfelokazi, wayenezingane ezimbili ezashada zashona. Lapho amadodakazi akhe ethembisa ukumphelezela, wathi:

"Futhi sengathi iNkosi ingakuvuza ngomusa wakho ..." (Ruthe 1: 8, NLT)
Lapho uBhowazi evumela uRuthe ukuba avune ukolweni emasimini akhe, wambonga ngomusa wakhe. Futhi, uBhowazi wamhlonipha uRuthe ngakho konke ayekwenzile ukusiza umkhwekazi wakhe, uNawomi, ngokuthi:

"Kwangathi iNkosi, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, osuphephele phansi kwamaphiko akhe, ungakuvuza ngokugcwele ngokwenzile." (Ruthe 2:12, NLT)
Kwelinye lamavesi amangalisa kakhulu eTestamente eNtsha, uJesu Kristu wathi:

"Alukho uthando olukhulu kunokunikela ngokuphila kwakho ngenxa yabangani bakho." (Johane 15:13, NLT)
Iyiphi indlela engcono yokubonga umuntu nokwenza usuku lwayo luqhakaze kunokubafisela lesi sibusiso esivela kuZefaniya:

“NgeNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho uhlala phakathi kwakho. Ungumsindisi onamandla. Uzokuthaba ngentokozo. Ngothando lwakhe, uzothulisa konke ukwesaba kwakho. Uzokuthaba ngezingoma zenjabulo. " (Zefaniya 3:17, NLT)
Ngemuva kwekufa kwaSawula kanye nekutsi Davide agcotfulwe kutsi abe yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Davide wabusisa wabonga emadvodza labembele Sawula.

"Sengathi iNkosi ingakukhombisa umusa neqiniso, nami ngizokukhombisa umusa ofanayo ngoba ukwenzile lokhu." (2 Samuweli 2: 6, NIV)
Umphostoli uPawulu wathumela amazwi amaningi okukhuthaza nokubonga kumakholwa emabandleni ayewahambela. Ebhalela ibandla laseRoma wabhala:

Kubo bonke eRoma abathandwa uNkulunkulu nababizelwa ukuba ngabantu bakhe abangcwele: makube kini ukuthula nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. Okokuqala, ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami ngoJesu Kristu ngani nonke, ngoba ukholo lwenu seludluliselwa emhlabeni wonke. (Roma 1: 7-8, NIV)
Lapha uPawulu wabonga futhi wathandazela abafowabo nodadewabo esontweni laseKhorinte:

Ngihlala ngimbonga uNkulunkulu wami ngani ngomusa wakhe enawunikezwa kuKristu Jesu, ngoba kuye senicetshiswe ngazo zonke izindlela - ngalo lonke uhlobo lwamazwi nangalo lonke ulwazi - uNkulunkulu ngaleyo ndlela aqinisekisa ubufakazi bethu bukaKristu phakathi. kuwe. Ngakho-ke awulahli izipho ezingokomoya njengoba ubheke phambili ekwambuleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Kuzokugcina futhi kuze kube sekupheleni, ukuze ungasoleki ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. (1 Kor. 1: 4-8, NIV)
UPowula akaze ehluleke ukumbonga uNkulunkulu ngokungathí sina ngabalingani bakhe abathembekile enkonzweni. Wabaqinisekisa ukuthi ubathandazela ngenjabulo:

Ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho ngikukhumbula. Kuyo yonke imithandazo yami kini nonke, ngihlala ngithandaza ngenhliziyo yonke ngenxa yokubambisana kwenu nevangeli kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube namuhla ... (KwabaseFiliphi 1: 3-5, NIV)
Encwadini ayibhalela umndeni weSonto lase-Efesu, uPaul waveza ukubonga kwakhe okungagodli kuZimu ngezindaba ezimnandi azizwile ngabo. Wabaqinisekisa ukuthi uhlala ebahlanganela, abese ebabusisa kakhulu abafundi bakhe:

Ngalesi sizathu, selokhu ngezwa ngokholo lwakho eNkosini uJesu nangothando lwakho ngabo bonke abantu bakaNkulunkulu, angizange ngiyeke ukukubonga, ngikukhumbula emithandazweni yami. Ngiyaqhubeka ngicela ukuthi uNkulunkulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uBaba okhazimulayo, akuphe uMoya wokuhlakanipha nokwambulwa, ukuze umazi kangcono. (Efesu 1: 15-17, NIV)
Abaholi abaningi abakhulu basebenza njengabeluleki kothile omncane. Kompostoli uPowula “indodana yakhe yeqiniso ekukholweni” bekunguThimothi:

Ngibonga uNkulunkulu, ukuthi ngikhonza, njengoba kwenza okhokho bami, ngonembeza omsulwa, njengasemini nasebusuku ukuthi ngikukhumbula njalo emithandazweni yami. Ngikhumbula izinyembezi zakho, ngilangazelela ukukubona, ukuze ugcwale injabulo. (2 KuThimothi 1: 3-4, NIV)
UPawuli waphinda futhi wabonga uNkulunkulu futhi wathandazela abafowabo nodadewabo eThessaloniki:

Sihlala sibonga uNkulunkulu ngani nonke, nginikhumbula njalo emithandazweni yethu. (1 Thes. 1: 2, ESV)
KuNumeri 6, uNkulunkulu watshela uMose ukuthi u-Aaron namadodana akhe babusisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngesimemezelo esingavamile sokuphepha, umusa nokuthula. Lomkhuleko waziwa ngeSibusiso. Ingenye yezinkondlo ezindala kunazo zonke eBhayibhelini. Isibusiso esinenjongo siyindlela enhle yokubonga kumuntu omthandayo:

INkosi ikubusise ikugcine;
INkosi ikhanyisa ubuso bayo kuwe
ube nomusa kuwe;
INkosi iphakamisela ubuso bayo kuwe
futhi ikunikeza ukuthula. (Amanani 6: 24-26, ESV)
Ephendula ekukhululeni ngesihe kweNkosi ezifweni, uHezekiya wahlabelela ingoma yokubonga uNkulunkulu:

Abaphilayo, abaphilayo, ngiyabonga, njengoba ngenza namuhla; Ubaba wazisa izingane zakho ngokwethembeka kwakho. (Isaya 38:19, ESV)