Ukuqonda Inqubo KaNkulunkulu Ngokuphila KukaDavide

Cabanga nje uthenjiswe ubukhulu ngoNkulunkulu, njengoba uDavide ayekhona lapho egcotshwa ukuba yinkosi yakwa-Israyeli (1 Samuweli 16:13). Kodwa-ke, ngemuva kokuthola lesi sithembiso, uDavide wazithola ephendula emasimini anakekela izimvu. Ingabe lokhu kugxila? Lapho isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu sithatha isikhathi sokubonakalisa, ingabe kusho ukuthi siqinile?

Ngokusho kwesichazamazwi, ukuqina kuyisimo lapho kungekho khona ukunyakaza, ukukhula, noma ukuthuthukiswa, kaningi ngenxa yokuvinjwa. Abantu abaningi bahlonza izinkumbulo ezingezinyonga zokulinda njengokuqina, hhayi ukuqaphela inqubekela phambili ecashile eyenzeka eduze kwabo. Emvelweni, kungavela umzimba wamanzi ebusweni, kepha iqabunga elintantayo kulo lingaveza okwamanje. Ngokufanayo, uNkulunkulu uvame ukusebenza ezimpilweni zethu ngezindlela ezingabonakala zisobala ekuqaleni.

Uhambo lukaDavide: Isifundo sokubekezela nasothembayo

Ngemuva kwekugcotshwa uDavid, wabuya kusaluya. Cabanga ukutshelwa ukuthi uzoba yinkosi, kuphela ukuze uzithole ubuyela emasimini. Kamuva, wabizelwa ukuyokhonza esigodlweni seNkosi uSawule njengomculi, hhayi njengombusi. Isithembiso sasingobukhosi, hhayi ubuhlakani, kepha lokhu bekungekhona ukuqina - kwakuwukulungiselela. UNkulunkulu wayeqeqesha uDavidi ngezindlela zoMbuso, emkhombisa amandla wobukhosi, njengoba nje ayedlala umculo weNkosi yamanje (1 Samuweli 16: 21-23).

Lesi sigaba empilweni kaDavid sisifundisa ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi lokho okubonakala sengathi kubambezeleka noma kungadukiswa empeleni kuyindlela kaNkulunkulu yokusipheka. UDavid wayefunda izifundo ezibalulekile ezazomsebenzela kamuva njengenkosi. Njengoba ithhubo 37:23 lithi, "Izinyathelo zomuntu olungileyo ziyalwa yiNkosi, zithokozela indlela yakhe." Ngisho nalapho bekungabukeki sengathi wayeqhubekela phambili ebukhosini, uNkulunkulu wayehola uDavid ngesinyathelo.

Inqubo yokuguquguquka kwe-stagnation

Ukuqina kweqiniso kwenzeka lapho kungekho ukunyakaza, nangokomoya, lokhu kusho ukuthi akukho impilo. Ukuchitheka kungenzeka lapho sinqanyulwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu neZwi lakhe. Kepha inqobo nje uma siqondaniswa nomoya kaNkulunkulu, kukhona impilo nokunyakaza, noma ngabe kubonakala kuhamba kancane. "Umoya unikeza impilo; Inyama ibala lutho. Amagama engiwakhulume kuwe - agcwele umoya nokuphila " (NgokukaJohane 6:63). IZwi likaNkulunkulu lingumthombo oqhubekayo wobuntu, ukusigcina sigelezele ngenhloso nenqubekela phambili.

Lapho inqubo kaNkulunkulu izizwa ithanda ukubambezeleka

Uhambo lukaDavide lwalugcwele izinselelo: wabhekana noGoliyati, wakhuthazelela umhawu kaSawule, waze wacasha emihumeni ukusindisa impilo yakhe (1 Samuweli 18: 1). Ubunzima bungabonakala njengezithiyo esithembisweni sikaNkulunkulu, kodwa kwakuyizinqubo zaphezulu ukuzilwa ngeqhaza lakhe lokugcina. "Futhi hhayi lokho kuphela, kodwa futhi nathi sidumele ezinsizini, sazi ukuthi usizi luveza ukukhuthazela; ukubekezela, umlingiswa; Futhi umlingiswa, ithemba " (KwabaseRoma 5: 3-4). Njengokucwilisa umlilo, inqubo kaNkulunkulu imvamisa izizwa ilangazelela noma ukubambezeleka, nokho kuyindlela esesibumba ngayo ngenxa yezinjongo zakhe.

Inselelo ngayinye yaso uDavide abhekana nayo ayilungiselela umthwalo wemfanelo ophakeme. Lapho ehlula uGoliyati (1 Samuweli 17: 45-47), Wayengeyona nje ukuwina impi; Wayengena enjongweni yakhe. Ngokufanayo, izilingo esibhekana nazo namuhla zingasicwelisa thina ngemithwalo yemfanelo yesikhathi esizayo eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu.

Ukubona isandla sikaNkulunkulu ekunyakazeni okucashile

Impilo zethu zingaba nezinkathi ezisebenzayo noma ezixakile, kodwa wonke umuntu aphendule umthandazo, zonke izinyathelo eziya phambili, futhi sonke isifundo esifundile siwuphawu lomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngaphakathi kwethu. UJesu wahlanganyela umzekeliso ngesihlahla esasingenazithelo nokuthi umnikazi wawo wahlola kanjani lokho, ngilindele ukukhula (Luka 13: 6-9). Ngokufanayo uNkulunkulu ulindele izithelo kithi ngaso sonke isizini, kepha abaningi abazinikeli eZwini lakhe nasekusebenzeni kwakhe futhi bangavezi. Noma singakhiqizi, singapheli amandla okuhlala sibangele futhi sithembekile eZwini lakhe.

Wamukela inqubo: umkhuleko wokubekezela nokuqondanisa

Abantu abaningi balwa nalokho okubonakala sengathi kuqinile, kepha imvamisa kungumbono ongafanele. Udaba lweqiniso kungenzeka lungaboni izinyathelo ezincane ezisiholela phambili. Kwesinye isikhathi, lezi zinyathelo zilula njengokufunda ukuyokhonza lapho sikhona, njengoba kwenza khona uDavide esigodlweni sikaSawule. Lapho seqa noma singazinaki lezi zinyathelo, sizibeka engcupheni yokubambezela injongo kaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu. "Uma uthembekile ezintweni ezincane, uzothembeka kwabakhulu abakhulu" (Luka 16:10).

Umkhuleko wami ngawe ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuvumelanisa neZwi lakhe nentando yakhe, akusize ubone yonke inhlangano ecashile yokukhula nenqubekela phambili. Kwangathi ungamukela isinyathelo ngasinye sokulungiselela, futhi kwangathi ubakhona uNkulunkulu angabonakala ohambweni lwakho. NjengoDavide, kwangathi ungaqiniswa ngazo zonke izindlela, ekugcineni ungene ekugcwaleni kwalokho uNkulunkulu akuthembisile.

Ngegama likaJesu, kwangathi ungabona ukubonakaliswa kwezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho. Amen.