Ukukhungatheka kanye namandla enjongo
Ukukhungatheka empilweni kuvame ukubalwa ngaphandle kokubona noma ukuqonda inhloso yomuntu. UJona wazithola ehamba ngezinyawo ngaphesheya kokuthi uNkulunkulu ambize ngakho, okwaholela ezinkingeni ngoba akazange aqonde izinhloso zikaNkulunkulu (uJona 1: 1-3). Ngokufanayo, abantu abaningi namuhla bathola ukukhungatheka, hhayi ngoba bekuhloselwe ukuba yingxenye yohambo lwabo, kodwa ngoba bakuhumusha kabi noma abangaqondi nentando kaNkulunkulu ngezimpilo zabo.
IBhayibheli lithi, "Lapho kungekho mbono khona, abantu bayabhubha" (IzAga 29:18 KJV). Uyini umbono? Umbono intando kaNkulunkulu, umklamo wakhe, nephupho lakhe ngawe. Abantu bayashabalala lapho bengenayo umbono ngoba abahambelani nenjongo kaNkulunkulu ngezimpilo zabo. IBhayibheli libuye lithi, "Ngaphandle kokuthi iNkosi yakhe indlu, abakhi abasebenza ngeze" (IHu. 127: 1), bekhombisa lokho kukhungatheka, okuyize, nokunganeliseki kuvame ukuhambisana nenjongo kaNkulunkulu.
Ngabe uvumelana kanjani nenjongo kaNkulunkulu? IBhayibheli lithi, "Isango liyingcindezelo yindlela eholela ekuphileni, futhi bambalwa abakutholayo" (UMathewu 7: 14 NKJV). Indlela emincane ivame ukubonwa kunzima ukuhamba ngayo, kepha akusikho ukuhamba okunzima - ukuthola indlela eyinselele. Intando kaNkulunkulu ivame ukutholakala ezindaweni ezelulela indawo yakho yokududuza. Isibonelo, thatha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu wabathembisa izwe laseKhanani, kodwa lalihlalwa ngabakhulu (Numeri 13: 30-33). Bekungaba lula ngabo ukungabaza ukube lokhu bekuyisithembiso sikaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso ikakhulukazi uma begxile emadongeni, kodwa iziqhwaga zaziyingxenye yalo. Ukumelana akusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu akakubizelanga.
Isizathu sokuthi indlela incane ukuthi abantu abaningi abafuni ukukhokha inani elidingekayo ukufaka leyo ndawo ngenhloso. Kuhlala kukhona intengo okufanele ikhokhwe ubiyele ucingo oluphezulu, kepha intengo akuyona eyakho - yiyo. Abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ukungena entandweni kaNkulunkulu, izinto kufanele zibe nzima. Kepha iBhayibheli lithi, "Ukulalela kungcono kunomhlatshelo, nokulalela kungcono kunamafutha ezinqama" (1 Samuweli 15:22 NIV). Umhlatshelo uhilela ubunzima, kepha ukulalela izibonelelo uyakwazi ukuthola isibusiso. Abaningi abahambeli esibusisweni sikaNkulunkulu, bacabanga ukuthi ufuna umhlatshelo lapho befuna ukulalela, abazange bazithobe ngokuphelele ekuholeni kwakaNkulunkulu.
Bheka udaba lukaDavide. Lapho umprofethi uSamuel eya endlini kaJese ukuyogcoba inkosi elandelayo, uDavide akazange acatshangelwe (1 Samuweli 16: 1-13). Yize abafowabo babekhona, babengenzeki ukuqeqeshwa okufanayo noDavide. UDavida wayeqinisile ngenxa yesikhathi ayesichithe njengomalusi. Abafowabo kungenzeka ukuthi bakhethwe, njengoba ubukhosi bebuzophumula phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda, kodwa ukuntuleka kwabo kokulungiselela kwabo kwawazisa esithembisweni. Ngenkathi elusa umhlambi, uDavide wafunda izifundo ezibalulekile: Inkosi kumele ibe ngumalusi nomaqhawe. Ukuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe kuvikela izimvu zakhe, ngokubulala ibhubesi nebhere, kwamlungiselela ukunqoba uGoliyati (1 Samuweli 17: 34-37). Njalo uNkulunkulu ukuhola ngenkathi yokuqeqeshwa ukukuhlomisa ukwabelwa kwakho.
Uma umelana nesikhathi sokuqeqeshwa, ngeke ube nayo into edingekayo ukondla lokho uNkulunkulu afuna ukukwenza ngesikhathi esizayo. Ngaphambi kwanoma isiphi isikhathi sonyaka, uNkulunkulu ukuvumela ukuba uqeqeshe ukuwalungiselela lokho okulandelayo. Ukuqeqeshwa kukaDavide kwakuhlanganisa ukukhulekelwa, okwakulima inhliziyo inhliziyo evumelana nezwi likaNkulunkulu (Amahubo 23: 1; 2 Samuweli 6:14). Isipiliyoni ngasinye uDavide samhlomela isikhundla uNkulunkulu ayemgcinela wona.
Abaningi kini bangazizwa bekhungathekile ngoba awuzange uvumelane ngokugcwele ekuqeqeshweni kukaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi sokulungiselela. Kuhlale kunemiyalo eyandulela uhambo lwakho. Ngakho-ke, ungenasiphi isizini? Ingabe usesikhathini sokuqeqeshwa, noma uyinkathi lapho uhloselwe ukusebenzisa ukuqeqeshwa uNkulunkulu akunikeze wona?
Enye inselelo kumaKristu amaningi ukuphatha okulindelwe. IBhayi- bheli lithi, "Ukulindela kokulukule akuyikunqunywa" (IzAga 23:18 KJV). Kepha abangobani abalungileyo? Umuntu olungileyo ungumuntu oqonde ngqo noNkulunkulu, okusho ukuthi ahambisana nentando nenjongo kaNkulunkulu. Ukulindela kwabo akuyona nje okwabo; Balindele uNkulunkulu, bafakwa ezinhliziyweni zabo ngokuqondanisa kwabo nentando yakhe.
Isizathu sokuthi abalindeli babalungile abakaze banqunywe ukuthi babekwa ngendlela ebavumela ukuba bangene ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu. "Ngoba ngiyazazi amacebo enginawo ngawe," kusho uJehova, "ahlele ukuphumelela wena hhayi ukulimaza wena, amacebo okukunika ithemba nangekusasa" . UNkulunkulu unesithembiso kuwe, kepha kuthatha labo abazimisele ukuvumela ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe ukuze bakwazi ukufinyelela ifa elilungiselele. Ngifuna ukuthi ufinyelele kuleso sifa, futhi ngikholwa ukuthi njengoba uvumelanisa nenhloso kaNkulunkulu, uzokwenza.
Inkosi ikubusise.
