Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne KwabaseFilipi 2:9

Ngenkathi uJesu efa esiphambanweni, igazi lakhe laphuma ezinsikeni zokhuni laya ekujuleni kwemimoya yethu. Ekugcineni sahlanganiswa noNkulunkulu, okhuluma nathi ngolimi lomhlaba wonke oluhumusha ngokuqondile isimo sethu - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi singobani, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sivelaphi, futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izindonga ezisihlukanisayo. Wopha ukuze bonke bangene!

Incwadi ka-Esteri iveza ukungabi namandla kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu okuzisindisa ekuqothulweni ngokohlanga. Efaka ukuphila kwakhe engozini, u-Esteri uzihlanganisa nabantu bakubo, ezimbandakanya ebasiza phambi kwenkosi. Lolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezintathu lusivezela indaba ka-Esteri yesibindi nothando futhi ifanekisela kanjani indaba yothando lukaJesu: Siwumfanekiso naye, wasifela, wasisindisa lapho singakwazi ukuzivikela thina.

Incwadi uPawulu ayibhalela ibandla laseFilipi iye yahamba ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane ukuze yondle futhi inselele izinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu namuhla. Le nkonzo yezinsuku ezinhlanu ikunika ukunambitheka kwencwadi yabaseFilipi, emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka kusukela lapho uNkulunkulu eyibhala ngoPawulu. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu anganigcwalisa ngokumangala nangokulindela njengoba nifunda le ncwadi yenjabulo! Ngoba lawa akuwona nje amazwi kaPawulu ebandleni lasendulo—lawa amazwi kaNkulunkulu kuwe.

Kulolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezinhlanu, uDkt. u-Tony Evans uzohamba nawe esigabeni sokuqala samaHeberu (1:1—3:6) futhi axoxe ngoJesu: Umuntu Ophakeme. AmaHeberu abhalelwa ukukhuthaza amakholwa ukuba angalokothi alahle ithemba. Ngakho, uma uke wabhekana nokudumazeka ohambweni lwakho lokholo, khona-ke lena yincwadi okufanele uyifunde ukuze uthole isikhuthazo nethemba lokuwuqeda kahle umncintiswano wokholo.

Ukucindezeleka kungokoqobo, kodwa akufanele kulawule impilo yakho. NgoKristu, singakuhlela kabusha, sikugxilise kabusha, futhi sikuchaze kabusha. Uma ulwa nengcindezi, hlola lolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-5 ukuze ufunde ukuthi ungathola kanjani inkululeko nokuthula.

Kungakhathalekile ukuthi yiziphi izimo obhekana nazo, kunamandla nokuthula okutholakala kuwe. Zitholele kabusha ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu kulokhu kuzinikela kwezinsuku ezingu-5 okuvela ku-Life.Church Worship, okusekelwe ku-albhamu entsha, ethi uNkulunkulu emuhle kakhulu.

Ku Isaya 9: 6, siyabona ukuthi uJesu unguMluleki omangalisayo, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uYise ongunaphakade,, neNkosi yokuthula. Kule pulani yezinsuku ezinhlanu, sizogubha ukufika kukaJesu ngokufunda ngamagama akhe ahlukene, nokuthi anomthelela muni ezimpilweni zethu namuhla.

Yehlisa ijubane futhi ujabulele isikhathi noMsindisi kule sizini. Khetha ukuma kancane uzindle njengoba kwenza uMariya, uduke esimangalisweni sika-Imanuweli, kaNkulunkulu unathi. Kulo nyaka, makube nguKhisimusi nje.

Ingabe uke ufune okuthe xaxa? Amateku amaningi. Ama-skateboard amaningi. Uswidi owengeziwe. Imidlalo eminingi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini oyithandayo, ufuna nje okungaphezulu! Lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli luzokusiza ufunde ukuthi “kwanele,” futhi likusize ubone ukuthi lapho uphila njengoJesu, ungathola injabulo eyengeziwe ngokubuza ukuthi “Nginganikela ngamalini?” esikhundleni sokuthi “Yimalini engingayithola?”

Ngokwe-Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ukuphazamiseka kokukhathazeka yisifo sengqondo esivame kakhulu e-United States, esihlasela abantu abadala abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingamashumi amane. Ungase ube ngomunye wabantu abaningi abanenkinga yokukhathazeka, ukholelwa ukuthi kufanele ube nemithi noma ngaphansi kokunakekelwa ngudokotela ukuze uthole ukuthula okufisa kakhulu. Iqiniso liwukuthi ukuthula okuphishekelayo ukunikwa mahhala eZwini likaNkulunkulu. Ukunqoba Ukukhathazeka kuzokukhombisa ukuthi ungazitholela kanjani lokhu kuthula futhi uqede ukukhathazeka nokwesaba okuhle.

Ngithole okuthile okumangazayo: ukuziphilela wena kuwumsebenzi omningi. Ukugxila ekutheni ungaba kanjani u-“mina” ongcono kakhulu kuzwakala kukhulula, kodwa empeleni kuyisisindo esicindezelayo—ngoba uNkulunkulu usibizela ukwazi injabulo yokugxila kuqala kuye. Ngiyethemba ukuthi lokhu kubuka kwencwadi yami ethi I-Free of Me kuhambisana nesifiso sakho sokuzikhulula futhi ubambelele kuNkulunkulu. Kulapho sithola khona inkululeko yeqiniso!

Unkulunkulu ulubonise kanjani uthando lwakhe, noma amandla akhe? Ibhayibheli likaJesu libonisa izindlela uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngazo nathi, indalo yakhe, ngoJesu Kristu eTestamenteni Elidala neLisha. Lolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezingu-7 lukhanyisa izici zikaNkulunkulu ukuze likusize ujulise ukuqonda kwakho nokumangalisa kwezipho zakhe. 

Uyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukupha ukuphila okuchichimayo kunalena oyiphilayo, kodwa iqiniso elibuhlungu liwukuthi isiqhathaniso siyakuvimbela ukuba uye kwelinye izinga. Kulolu hlelo lokufunda u-Anna Light wembula imininingwane ezophazamisa ukuqhathaniswa kwesembozo emakhonweni akho, futhi ikusize uphile impilo ekhululekile nechichimayo uNkulunkulu ayidalele wena. 

Ukuzinikela kuJesu kuyisikhathi esiyishintshayo impilo. Kodwa ngabe lesi sinqumo sichaza ukuthini futhi siphila kanjani naso usuku nosuku? Ngabe simayelana nezinqumo ezinkulu zempilo kuphela, noma esomuntu okholwe kakhulu? Ukwesaba, ukwahluleka kwethu okwedlule, nokungaqondisisi kungasivimbela. "Hamba Yenza Yisho Nikela" yisicelo/umthandazo esichaza kabanzi izinyathelo ezilandelayo ohambweni lwakho lokholo. Zizwele inkululeko efika nokulandela uJesu. 

Ezweni elimatasa, kufanele senze indawo yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu. Kumele sifunde ukusebenzisa ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okuyokusiza ukuba uhlanganise le misebenzi ekuphileni kwakho okumatasa. Kwezinye izimo, uyothola ukuthi wenza izinto ezingalungile. Noma ungase uthole ukuthi wenza izinto ezinhle ngesizathu esingalungile noma ngendlela engafanele, ngakho azinikezi ukuphila noma azinelisi. 

Kuthiwani uma kungadingeki sihambe ibanga elide ukuze sisondele kubantu abakude noNkulunkulu? Kuthiwani ukube amaKristu ayengomakhelwane abangcono kakhulu? Ingabe umgwaqo wakho ungashintsha? Ingabe izulu laliyogcwala ngokwengeziwe? Esikhathini eside esidlule, umholi wenkolo wabuza uJesu indlela yokungena ezulwini. Ujesu waphendula ngombuzo, kwase kuba indaba kaMakhelwane Omuhle. Akumangalisi, eminyakeni eyingu-2000 kamuva indaba kaJesu isachaza indlela yomakhelwane. Joyina uMfundisi Craig Groeschel kanye ne-Life.Church kumhlahlandlela osebenzayo, ogcwele indaba wokuhlanganyela nomakhelwane bakho futhi ubathande njengoba uzithanda wena. Kodwa ungamane uliyunde—Iphile!

Siyakwamukela ochungechungeni lwenkonzo lwe-Hym of Heaven. Ukufunda kwansuku zonke okuhambisana neculo elihlukile le-albhamu yami, Ihubo Lezulu. Lezi zingoma zibhalelwe ukukhuthaza ukukhuleka ezinhliziyweni zabalaleli, futhi ngithandazela ukuthi lolu chungechunge lwenze okufanayo njengoba ufunda. Ngibonga kakhulu kumngani wami nomfundisi, u-Benji Horning, ngokungisiza ukuba ngiphilise le micabango. Sithandazela ukuthi ubusiseke!

Singafunda kanjani ukuphila njengoJesu uma singaqali ngokuthanda njengaYe? Funda kanye nabasebenzi nabalingani be-Life.Church ngenkathi bekhuluma ngabakwaziyo kanye nemiBhalo enza bafise ukuphila impilo egcwele nokuThanda Njengo Jesu.

Ukuzalwa kukaKristu, ukufika Kwakhe, kuphawula icebo likaNkulunkulu lokuhlengwa kwethu. KuKristu, sibona isithombe esigcwele sethemba likaNkulunkulu, ukuthula, injabulo nothando. Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyiqiniso esazi ngalo futhi sihamba Naye nsuku zonke. Sethemba ukuthi lo mhlahlandlela uzokhuthaza futhi wenze lula isikhathi sakho osichithwa eZwini futhi unikezele insiza yemindeni enezingane ukwenza lokho ndawonye.

UNkulunkulu unathi - ezithembisweni eziphenduliwe, amaphupho agcwalisekile, nethemba eliqabulayo. Besingenza kanjani kodwa sicule. Ngalesi sikhathi sikaKhisimusi, hlola izingoma ezizalwe ngenxa yenjabulo yethu yokuthi uKristu ungene emhlabeni futhi wathole kabusha ukuhlobana nempilweni yakho namuhla kulolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezingu-25.

Ungalahlekelwa ukugxila kwakho ngenxa yenkathi kaKhisimusi—uJesu. Ukugubha i-Advent kuyindlela enhle yokugcina uKristu emaphakathi eholidini futhi kulolu hlelo lokufunda, uzothatha uhambo ngemiBhalo ukuze ukhulekele iNkosi yethu ngokufunda iBhayibheli nsuku zonke nangokuzinikela.