Ezimpilweni zikamoya zezigidi zabantu, ukwamukela uKristu nokugcina ukholo oluqinile kumelela indlela yokuguquka komuntu siqu kanye nokuxhumana okujulile noNkulunkulu. Imithandazo inendima ebalulekile kule nqubo, isebenza njengendlela yokuxhumana ngokuqondile noMdali wethu. Nakuba ngokuvamile singazi ukuthi siqale kuphi, kunezibonelo nezibonelo eziphefumulelwe yimiBhalo ezingasiqondisa isinyathelo ngesinyathelo.
Lesi sihloko sihlanganisa izimfundiso ezifanele kakhulu ezivela emithonjeni eminingi yobuKristu ethembekile, kuhlanganise nobufakazi obuyiqiniso, imithandazo esekelwe eBhayibhelini, kanye nemibono yezenkolo yalabo abafuna ukubuyela okholweni lwabo noma ukuqinisa ubuhlobo babo noJesu. Ngale migqa, ngeke nje uthole ukuthi ungathandaza kanjani ukuze wamukele uKristu, kodwa futhi uzomenza kanjani abe yingxenye yempilo yakho yansuku zonke ngokuqiniseka, ngokuzithoba, nangokuzinikela.
Ukwamukela uJesu: Isinqumo Esiguqulayo Sokukholwa
Ukwamukela uKristu akukhona nje ukusho umthandazo; Kuwukuthatha isimo sangaphakathi sokuphenduka kweqiniso nokuzinikela ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu. Enye yezindlela ezidume kakhulu zokwenza lokhu kuzibophezela kungomthandazo ophefumulelwe nguJohane 3:16, elinye lamavesi aziwa kakhulu eTestamenteni Elisha.
Leli vesi lithi: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.” ( Johane 3:16 ) Lesi siqephu sifingqa uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngesintu, isifiso sakhe sensindiso, kanye nesimemo asidlulisela kumuntu ngamunye ukuba akholelwe kuJesu ngendlela yakhe siqu.
Ukukholwa, kulo mongo, kusho ukuqiniseka ngokuphelele ukuthi uJesu wafa esiphambanweni ngenxa yezono zethu futhi wavuka futhi ngosuku lwesithathu. Lona umongo weVangeli kanye nesisekelo sensindiso yethu. Igama lesiGreki elisho “kholwa” elisetshenziswe eTestamenteni Elisha lithi pisteuo, okungasho nje ukwamukela kuphela, kodwa nokuthembela ngokuphelele.
Umthandazo wokwamukela uKristu ungase uzwakale kanje:
"Baba, ngiyavuma ukuthi ngiyisoni futhi angikwazi ukuzisindisa. Ngiyabonga ngokuthumela iNdodana yakho uJesu, eyaphila ingenasono futhi yafa esikhundleni sami ukuze ngithethelelwe. Ngiyakholwa yiyo ngempela, ezimfundisweni zakhe, nasemhlatshelweni wakhe. Namuhla ngibeka impilo yami kuwe, futhi ngiyazinikela ekukulandeleni nsuku zonke. Egameni likaJesu, Amen."
Ubufakazi Bomuntu Siqu: Ukuthi Umkhuleko Wayishintsha Kanjani Impilo
Ubufakazi balabo abamukele uJesu bunikeza ugqozi kanye nokuqinisekisa amandla alesi sinqumo. Omunye wabo ulandisa ngendlela aqala ngayo ukuthandaza esemncane ngenxa yokwesaba ukuthi isela lingase ligqekeze ekamelweni lakhe. Leso senzo esilula sasiyisinyathelo sakhe sokuqala esiholela ekuphileni kokholo.
Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, waqonda incazelo yangempela yomhlatshelo kaKristu. Ekamu lentsha, wanikezwa ithuba lokumelela izono zakhe ngenduku yokhuni, eyiphonsa emlilweni njengophawu lokuhlengwa. Ngalobo busuku, wakhala izinyembezi, wabona ukuthi wayethethelelwe ngempela.
Ukholo aluzalwa ngaso sonke isikhathi olwazini olujulile lwezenkolo, kodwa kusukela ekuhlangenwe nakho okuqondile nothando lukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, leli kholwa lanquma ukuthandaza njalo ekuseni ngokukholwa elalinakho kusukela lisemncane, livuselela ukuzibophezela kwalo kuJesu nsuku zonke.
Imithandazo Ephefumulelwe Amazwi KaJesu
IVangeli elikuJohane isahluko 17 lisinikeza omunye wemithandazo kaJesu emide nejulile kakhulu emiBhalweni. Ihlukaniswe yaba izingxenye ezintathu, ibonisa indlela azithandazela ngayo, yathandazela abafundi bakhe, neyabakhulekeli bakusasa.
Engxenyeni yokuqala, uJesu ucela uBaba ukuba akhazinyuliswe ukuze amkhazimulise ngokufeza umsebenzi wakhe. Lo mthandazo ubonisa ukuthembela ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nokwazi ukuhlupheka okuzayo.
Engxenyeni yesibili ( Johane 17:6-19 ), uJesu unxusela abafundi bakhe ngokuqondile, ukuba uBaba abavikele ebubini, abagcine benobunye, futhi abangcwelise ngeqiniso lezwi lakhe. Njengoba Yena uqobo esho, “Izwi lakho liyiqiniso.”
Ekugcineni, kuJohane 17:20-26, uthandazela bonke labo, ngomlayezo wabafundi bakhe, abayokholwa kuye. Isifiso sakhe esikhulu sasiwukuba bonke babe munye, njengoba nje naye emunye noYise. Lomthandazo ulindele indima ebalulekile yebandla njengobufakazi obuphilayo bothando lukaNkulunkulu.
Izibonelo Zemithandazo Esekelwe EBhayibhelini
Imithandazo eminingi enamandla kakhulu iphefumulelwe ngokuqondile izingxenye ezithile zebhayibheli futhi ibonisa izidingo ezahlukene zenhliziyo yomuntu. Ngezansi, sibuyekeza ezinye ezibaluleke kakhulu:
- Umthandazo Wokuqiniseka: Uphefumulelwe uJohane 17:1-5 , lo mthandazo uphelele ekuqaliseni usuku ngokuqiniseka entandweni kaNkulunkulu.
- Umthandazo wabantwana bakamoya: Ngokusekelwe kuJohane 17:6-19 , iwusizo kulabo abaqondisa abanye okholweni futhi abafisa ukubabona bevikelekile futhi beqiniswa.
- Umkhuleko weBandla: UJohane 17:20-26 uyisililo sobunye nokukhula ngokomoya emphakathini wamaKristu.
- Umkhuleko wabahlukunyezwayo: IzEnzo 4:24-30 zinikeza amazwi esibindi namandla kulabo ababhekene nobunzima ekulandeleni uKristu.
- Umkhuleko womndeni: Eyoku-1 IziKronike 4:10, eyaziwa ngokuthi umthandazo kaJabezi, icela isibusiso, ukwanda, nokungenelela kwaphezulu ekuphileni komkhaya.
- Umthandazo kaBaba wethu: UMathewu 6:9-13 uyisibonelo uJesu asinikeza abafundi, esihlanganisa ukudumisa, ukuthethelela, ukulungiselela nokuvikelwa.
- Umkhuleko Wobulungiswa Nokukhululwa: IHubo 7:1-2 no-9-10 lisikhumbuza ukuthi singaphendukela kuNkulunkulu phakathi kokungabi nabulungisa, sazi ukuthi ulungile.
- Umkhuleko wokukhulekela: IHubo 150 linikezelwe kuphela ekudumiseni uNkulunkulu nasekuqapheleni ubukhulu bakhe kukho konke esiyikho.
- Umkhuleko wokwamukela intando kaNkulunkulu: UMathewu 26:38-39 ubonisa uJesu ezinikela ngokuphelele entandweni kaYise, ngisho naphakathi kosizi.
Ukuqinisa Ukholo Ngomthandazo Wansuku Zonke
Impilo kamoya eqinile yakhiwa ngokungaguquki emthandazweni. Umthandazo awulona nje ithuluzi lokuqala ubuhlobo bethu noKristu, kodwa isiyalo sokusigcina siqinile kukho.
Amakholwa amaningi ajwayela ukuqala usuku ngomthandazo wokuzinikela. Kwanele ukuthatha imizuzu embalwa njalo ekuseni ukuze sivume ukuncika kwethu kuNkulunkulu, sibonge izibusiso Zakhe, futhi sicele isiqondiso Sakhe. Lokhu kungenza umehluko omkhulu ezenzweni nasezinqumweni zethu zansuku zonke.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyatuseka ukuvala usuku ngomthandazo wokuzindla, ucela intethelelo ngamaphutha enziwe futhi ubonge izikhathi zomusa. Ngale ndlela, ubuhlobo neNkosi buyasetshenziswa futhi buqiniswe, njenganoma yisiphi isibopho somzwelo.
Ungasebenzisa futhi ijenali yezomoya ukurekhoda imithandazo, izimpendulo, kanye nokuzindla komuntu siqu ngemva kokufunda imiBhalo. Lokhu kusisiza ukuba sibone ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubelokhu enza kanjani ezimpilweni zethu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izinyathelo Ezilandelayo Ngemva Kokwamukela UKristu
Ukuzalwa okusha komoya ngoKristu kumane kuyisiqalo sohambo oluhle kakhulu. Njengoba umuntu enikela inhliziyo yakhe eNkosini, naye uyazibophezela ekukhuleni okholweni lwakhe futhi athele izithelo.
Ezinye zezinyathelo ezilandelayo ezinconyiwe yilezi:
- Funda iBhayibheli: Ukuqala ngamaVangeli kungaba indlela enhle yokujwayelana nokuphila nezimfundiso zikaJesu.
- Thola umphakathi: Ukujoyina isonto noma iqembu lobuKristu kukusiza ukuba ugweme ukuhamba wedwa futhi uthole ukwesekwa ngokomoya.
- Ukusebenzela abanye: Ukubamba iqhaza emisebenzini noma ezinkonzweni kukuvumela ukuthi usebenzise uthando lukaKristu.
- Ukuze ubhapathizwe: Lesi senzo esingokomfanekiso siwubufakazi obala bokholo nokuzibophezela kuJesu.
Ngokugcina le mikhuba, amakholwa aqala ukuzwa ukukhula okuqhubekayo, ngaphakathi nasezindaweni ezizungezile. Akukhona mayelana nokuphelela, kodwa mayelana nokuzimisela okuqhubekayo ukulolongwa nguNkulunkulu.
La umusho, Ngaphandle kokungabaza, inamandla okuguqula izimpilo. Ngalo, samukela uthando lukaKristu, sithola induduzo phakathi kokulingwa, futhi sigubhe zonke izibusiso Asinika zona. Kusukela ekunxuseni okulula kuya ekunxuseni okujulile, wonke amazwi abhekiswe ezulwini anenani laphakade. Kule ngxoxo eqhubekayo noMdali wethu sithola injongo, ubuwena kanye nokholo oluvuselelwe.