Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne KwabaseFilipi 4:4

Umbhali othengisa kakhulu uMax Lucado uhlola icebo likaNkulunkulu lokwelapha ukukhathazeka elitholakala kwabaseFilipi 4:4–8. Njengoba ulandela lesi siqondiso - ukugubha ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu, ukucela usizo lwakhe, ukushiya ukukhathazeka kwakho kuye, nokuzindla ngezinto ezinhle - uzothola ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu. Nakuba ukukhathazeka kuyingxenye yokuphila, akudingekile ukuba kubuse ukuphila kwakho

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.

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.

Kwabanye, isikhathi sikaKhisimusi singagcwala usizi, ubunzima, ubuhlungu, nokuhlukana. Nokho uKhisimusi ugubha ukuthi uNkulunkulu waba umuntu futhi wangena phakathi nezwe lethu elilimazayo, elithukuthele, elinesiphithiphithi ukuze asilethele ukuthula—ukuthula phakathi kwabantu futhi, okubaluleke nakakhulu, ukuthula noNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela nathi kulesi sikhathi seAdvent sibheke ukuthula okulethwa uKristu.

Jabulela iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngokusebenzisa ilensi yokubonga. Imithandazo yalolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezinhlanu zonke isukela ekuphawuleni kukaDkt. Tony Evans okutholakala ku-CSB Tony Evans Bible Commentary.

Sigcwele ukulangazelela njengoba sincika kulesi sikhathi sokugubha ngenhloso yokulalela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela nathi amasonto angu-4 njengoba: Sibheka Ubuhle; Sephula Izithiyo; Sivulela Igumbi; futhi Simangazwa nguNkulunkulu. Njengazo zonke izinto ezihamba phambili ekuphileni, lolu hambo luhambeka kahle kakhulu nabanye—ngakho bamba umngani noma ababili kanye nomuzwa wakho wokumangala bese ungena kwi nkathi ye-Advent.

Sonke sinesimo esifanayo. Sizofa. Ngizofa. Uzofa. Ukufa kuzokwehlula. Ngeke ukwazi ukukuvika, ukukubeka eceleni, ukukhohlisa noma ukukwenza kunyamalale. Kodwa kukhona uJesu, indoda eyanqoba ithuna. Ujesu wamelana nethuna futhi wanqoba ukufa. Lapho uJesu ekhuluma, ithuna liyakhuluma. uyakhuluma.

Kuthiwani uma kunendlela engcono yokulwa nokukhathazeka okungapheli okukugcina uphapheme ebusuku? Ukuphumula kwangempela kuyatholakala—mhlawumbe kuseduze kunalokho obucabanga ngakho. Faka esikhundleni sokwethuka ngokuthula ngalolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-7 oluvela ku-Life.Church, oluhambisana nochungechunge lomlayezo kaMfundisi Craig Groesschel oluthi Ungakhathazeki Ngalutho.

Ingabe uke uvuke unesimo sengqondo esibi? Noma ube nokubhubuka kwemizwelo? Noma unake wonke amaphutha amancane ocabanga ukuthi unawo? Hhawu. Akumnandi. Kodwa uNkulunkulu akafuni siphile ngaleyo ndlela. Lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli luzokusiza ufunde iqiniso kwabaseFilipi isahluko 4. Luzokusiza ucabange ngalokho ocabanga ngakho!

Iningi lezimpi zempilo liyanqotshwa noma liyalahleka engqondweni. Manje-ke siqala kanjani ukunqoba ezinye zalezo zimpi? Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli Lwezinsuku Ezngu-7 oluvela encwadini keMfundisi u-Craig Groeschel weLife.Church, sizothola indlela yokulwa nemicabango enobuthi, ukunqoba ukucabanga okungalawuleki, futhi siqale ukunqoba impi emiqondweni yethu sisebenzisa iqiniso likaNkulunkulu njengohlelo lwethu lwempi.

Masikhumbule ukuthi uJesu uqobo wakhuluma nabafundi bakhe wathi, “Ezweni lusizi. Kodwa yimani isibindi! mina ngilinqobile izwe. Ngokuvamile, njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, asikhululekile ekuhluphekeni, ezinkingeni, noma ekulingweni. Sinokuphila kokunqoba, kodwa lokho akusivimbi ukuba sidlule osizini njengoba uPawulu afundisa. Indlela esisabela ngayo esilingweni ikhuluma kakhulu kunalokho esikushumayelayo.

Kunoma ubani ofuna ukuvulela uNkulunkulu indawo kodwa azonde ukuzila ukudla, ngikuphathele into nje—uhlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezingu-10 olusekelwe encwadini ethi, Zila Ukudla NjengoDaniyeli! Incwadi ethi I-Daniel Fast ISHINTSHE IMPILO YAMI, futhi ngiye ngabona wonke umuntu ohlanganyele kulokhu kuzila ethola okuthile okukhulu okuvela kuNkulunkulu! Lungela ukuxhuma kuYe futhi ubuke uNkulunkulu edala ushintsho lwempilo!

Elinye lamaqhinga kaSathane amakhulu ukwenza abantu bazizwe bebodwa ekungabazeni, ekwesabeni nasezilingweni zabo. Lokhu kuzinikela kugqamisa iqiniso mayelana nezindawo ezivamile phakathi kohambo lobuKristu abesifazane abasebasha abangase babhekane nazo. Ezinsukwini ezingu-12, uzofunda ukubona amanga uSathane akutshela wona futhi wazi iqiniso elitholakala kuKristu. Ungase uthole nokuthi awuwedwa emizabalazweni yakho njengoba ucabanga ukuthi uwedwa.

Angikuthandi ukuzila ukudla! Masikhulume iqiniso; akukho lutho olujabulisayo ngokuzincisha ukudla okuthandayo nempilo enethezekile oyijabulelayo. Kungenzeka ngingakuthandi ukuzila ukudla, kodwa ngiyayithanda imiphumela. I-Daniel Fast ISHINTSHE IMPILO YAMI! Uma uzibophezela ekuzileni ukudla futhi ulandele lolu hlelo, luzoshintsha nolwakho. Masimvulele uNkulunkulu indawo kulolu hambo olumangalisayo njengoba sizila NjengoDaniyeli.

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 wakwenza futhi wakubeka ngalomzuzu wesikhathi, ukuba uthande abangathandeki, ubonise ukuthula esiphithiphithi, futhi ubonise injabulo yokudela kuzo zonke izimo. Lokhu kungase kubonakale kungenakwenzeka, kodwa ungakwenza lokhu ngokufunda lokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo ngemizwa yakho engokwemvelo yomuntu nendlela yokuyilawula. Le nkonzo ihlanganisa izinselelo ezijwayelekile futhi kwesinye isikhathi ezimangalisayo esibhekana nazo nsuku zonke, futhi inikeza izinkomba zeBhayibheli zokuthi ungayilawula kanjani imizwelo yakho ngendlela kaNkulunkulu.

Ibhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi “ebukhoneni bakhe kukhona ukugcwala kwenjabulo” nokuthi “ukuthokoza kukaJehova kungamandla ethu”. Injabulo ayiwona nje omunye umzwelo; kuyisithelo sikaMoya kanye nesinye sezikhali ezingcono kakhulu kunqolobane yakho yokulwa nokudumazeka, ukudangala, kanye nokunqotshwa. Chitha izinsuku ezingu-31 ufunda lokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo ngenjabulo, futhi uziqinise ukuze ube umKristu ojabulayo ngokungenamibandela.