Cabanga ngezinto eziza kuqala empilweni yakho namuhla. Yini ebaluleke kakhulu kuwe?

“Inhliziyo yami idabukile ngesixuku, ngoba sebenami izinsuku ezintathu manje futhi bengenakudla. Uma ngibathumela belambile emakhaya abo, bazowela endleleni abanye babo bahambe ibanga elide ”. UMarku 8: 2-3 Umsebenzi oyinhloko kaJesu kwakungokomoya. Weza ukuzosikhulula emiphumeleni yesono ukuze sikwazi ukungena ebukhazikhazini beZulu ingunaphakade. Impilo yakhe, ukufa nokuvuka kwakhe kwachitha ukufa uqobo kwavula indlela yabo bonke abaphendukela kuye ukuze basindiswe. Kodwa uthando lukaJesu ngabantu lwaluphelele kangangokuthi wayebuye anakekele nezidingo zabo zomzimba. Okokuqala, zindla ngomugqa wokuqala walesi sitatimende esivela eNkosini yethu engenhla: “Inhliziyo yami ishukunyiswa isihawu ngalesi sixuku…” Uthando lukaJesu olungcwele lwalungene nobuntu baKhe. Wayethanda wonke umuntu, umzimba nomphefumulo. Kulokhu kulandisa kweVangeli, abantu babenaye izinsuku ezintathu futhi belambile, kepha abakhombisanga zimpawu zokuhamba. Babambe ongezansi iNkosi yethu yangabe isafuna ukuhamba. UJesu waveza ukuthi babelambile kakhulu. Uma ebadedela, wesaba ukuthi "bazowela endleleni". Ngakho-ke, la maqiniso ayisisekelo sesimangaliso sakhe. Isifundo esisodwa esingasifunda kule ndaba ukuthi esiza kuqala empilweni. Ngokuvamile, singavame ukuhlehliswa eziza kuqala kithi. Vele, ukunakekela izidingo zokuphila kubalulekile. Sidinga ukudla, indawo yokuhlala, okokugqoka nokunye okunjalo. Sidinga ukunakekela imindeni yethu futhi siyinikeze izidingo eziyisisekelo. Kepha kaningi siphakamisa lezi zidingo eziyisisekelo empilweni ngaphezu kwesidingo sethu somoya sokuthanda nokusebenzela uKristu, kube sengathi laba ababili bayaphikisana. Kepha akunjalo.

Kuleli Vangeli, abantu ababenoJesu bakhetha ukubeka ukholo lwabo phambili. Bakhethe ukuhlala noJesu yize babengenakudla. Mhlawumbe abanye abantu babeshiye usuku noma ezimbili ngaphambili bethatha isinqumo sokuthi isidingo sokudla sihamba phambili. Kepha labo okungenzeka benze njalo balahlekelwe yisipho esimangalisayo salesi simangaliso lapho isixuku sonke sondliwe saze saneliseka ngokuphelele. Impela, iNkosi yethu ayifuni ukuthi singahloniphi, ikakhulukazi uma sinesibopho sokunakekela abanye. Kepha le ndaba isitshela ukuthi isidingo sethu esingokomoya sokondliwa yiZwi likaNkulunkulu ngaso sonke isikhathi kufanele sikukhathalele kakhulu. Lapho sibeka uKristu phambili, zonke ezinye izidingo ziyahlangatshezwa ngokuhambisana nokuphathwa Kwakhe. Cabanga ngezinto eziza kuqala empilweni yakho namuhla. Yini ebaluleke kakhulu kuwe? Ukudla kwakho okuhle okulandelayo? Noma impilo yakho yokholo? Yize lokhu kungadingeki ukuthi kuphikisane, kubalulekile ukubeka uthando lwakho ngoNkulunkulu kuqala empilweni. Zindla ngalesi sixuku esikhulu sabantu esachitha izinsuku ezintathu noJesu ehlane ngaphandle kokudla bese uzama ukuzibona unabo. Yenza ukukhetha kwabo ukuhlala noJesu kube ukukhetha kwakho futhi, ukuze uthando lwakho ngoNkulunkulu lube yinto esemqoka empilweni yakho. Umkhuleko: Nkosi yami ephathekayo, wazi zonke izidingo zami futhi ukhathazekile ngazo zonke izici zempilo yami. Ngisize ngikuthembe ngokuphelele ukuthi ngihlale ngibeka uthando lwami Kuwe njengeyona nto eza kuqala ekuphileni kwami. Ngiyakholelwa ekutheni uma ngingakugcina Wena nentando yakho njengengxenye ebaluleke kunazo zonke empilweni yami, zonke ezinye izidingo empilweni zizolunga. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.