Abaporofidi, Isiprofetho & Ukukhohlisa
Abantu abaningi baveza isifiso esinamandla sokuthi uNkulunkulu akhulume ezimpilweni zabo. Kodwa-ke, lapho bethola izwi lesiprofetho eliphikisana nokulindele kwabo, bavame ukufuna omunye umuntu ukuba baprofethe phezu kwabo. Udaba lwangempela akusona ukuthi isiprofetho asithembeki kodwa ukuthi abantu abaningi bafuna ukuqinisekiswa kwezinhlelo zabo kunokuba babe yizwi langempela elivela kuNkulunkulu.
IBhayibheli linikeza isibonelo esicacile endabeni yeNkosi uSawule. Lapho uSamuel efa, uSawule wazithola esesimweni esinzima, efuna ukuholwa yiNkosi. Wabuza eNkosini ngamaphupho kepha akatholanga mpendulo. Ubuye wazama ukusebenzisa i-Urimi neThumimi futhi afune abaprofethi, kepha zonke izindlela zehlulekile. Ekugcineni, uSawule waphendukela ekufuneka kowesifazane ngomoya ojwayelekile wokubiza umoya womprofethi kaJehova oshonile. Ngisho nangemva kokuba uSamuel akhuluma, uSawule wangamnaka umyalezo waqhubeka nezinhlelo zakhe, okuholela ekupheleni kokubusa kwakhe (1 Samuweli 28).
Lokhu kubonisa iphuzu elibucayi: Abantu abaningi namuhla bafuna amazwi ayisiprofetho kodwa bayehluleka ukufuna uNkulunkulu uqobo. Bajwayele ukukhuluma nabaprofethi ngesifiso esinqunyiwe semiphumela ethile kunokuba inhliziyo evulekile yentando kaNkulunkulu. Ukuze uzibeke kahle ukuthola izwi lesiprofetho, kufanele uqale uqonde isimiso esebhayibhelini uNkulunkulu asinikeza abelusi ngezinhliziyo zakhe. Njengoba uJeremiya 3:15 athi, "Lapho-ke ngizokunika abelusi abe yizinhliziyo zami, abazokuhola ngolwazi nangokuqonda."
Isihluthulelo akuwona ukucindezela umprofethi ukuthi akhulume lokho ofuna ukukuzwa kodwa ukufuna uNkulunkulu, ukucela ukuba aqondise ukuqondiswa nokucaca. Thandaza ngobuqotho, njengoba kwenza uDavide kweyesi-2 Samuweli 5:19, UDavida wabuza kuJehova, 'Ngabe ngiyakhuphuka kumaFilisti? Uzowanikela ezandleni zami? ' INkosi yamphendula wathi: 'Hamba, ngokuba ngizakuwakhulula amaFilisti ezandleni zakho.' "
UMika, omunye umprofethi, wabhekana nokuphikiswa yiNkosi u-Ahabi ngoba u-Ahabi wakhetha abaprofethi ababekhuluma lokho ayefuna ukukuzwa. UMika waqonda khona komoya wamanga phakathi kwabaprofethi baka-Ahabi futhi wakhuluma iqiniso ngohlu lwenqobelo ka-Ahabi (1 AmaKhosi 22: 22-23). Lesi sibonelo sigcizelela ukuthi amazwi angokwesiprofetho angempela angahambisa amaqiniso angakhululeki kunokuba aqinisekise nje.
IBhayibheli libuye lithi iNkosi ngeke yenze lutho ngaphandle kokuyiveza ezincekwini zayo, abaprofethi (Amose 3: 7). Ngakho-ke, ngenkathi kubalulekile ukuba babe nabaprofethi empilweni yakho, sicela uqonde abaprofethi beqiniso bavuswa uNkulunkulu, futhi nguNkulunkulu okufanele ufune. UNkulunkulu uzonikeza umalusi ahambisana nenhliziyo yakhe futhi azokhuluma iqiniso empilweni yakho.
Impikiswano yabaningi namuhla ukuthi bafuna izwi lesiprofetho ngaphandle kokufuna lowo onikeza iZwi. Baxhumana nabantu / ama-hirelelings hhayi ngemuva kwenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu kepha ngemuva kokuzuza kwabo, okuphumela ekudumazekeni nasekudumazeni. Esikhundleni salokho, gxila ekufuneni uNkulunkulu. Njengoba wenza kanjalo, uzonikeza umalusi ngemuva kwezinhliziyo zakhe ezizokuholela ekuhlakanipheni nangeqiniso.
Inkonzo engokwesiprofetho ibaluleke ngokungafanele esizukulwaneni sethu. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukufuna uNkulunkulu kufanele kube ukugxila kwakho okuyinhloko. NguNkulunkulu ozokuqondisa kuMelusi noma umprofethi ofanele ukuyokhuluma empilweni yakho. Umyalezo lapha akukhona ukuthi inkonzo yesiprofetho ayidingeki kodwa ukuthi umgomo wokugcina ukufuna uNkulunkulu uqobo. Ngokumfuna, uzoqondisa abantu abafanele ukunikeza ukuholwa nokuqonda okungokwesiprofetho okudingayo. Musa nje amadoda; Funa uNkulunkulu
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