Ukulungiselela Izinhliziyo Zethu NgePhasika: Ukuzinikela ngesikhathi sokuzilaIsampula

Preparing Our Hearts for Easter: A Lenten Devotional

USUKU 11 KWEZINGU- 40

"Usuku 11: iNdodana"

Ilent yisikhathi sokuphenduka nokuzithoba, isikhathi lapho sibizelwe khona ukuthi sibheke isono sethu sobuntu nobuthakathaka ekukhanyeni kobukhazikhazi nokuphelela kukaNkulunkulu iNkosi yethu. Ihubo 2 lingelokuqala kulawo amaningi okuthiwa “amaHubo asebukhosini,” agxile esimweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu. Ihubo livula ngombuzo oziphendulayo, lisungula ukuhlubuka nokulahlwa kwejoka likaNkulunkulu njengesifiso sezizwe namakhosi akha uzungu ngeNkosi yeqiniso. Ukuphendula kuka “Ohlala emazulwini” kuwukuhlekwa okuhlekisayo, okugqamisa ukuhlekwa usulu kwalowo ongeke ahlekwe usulu.

Ukusabela akukhona ukuhlekwa usulu kuphela, kepha isenzo. Inkosi ibhekise eNdodaneni yayo, inkosi yangempela futhi eyiqiniso, ezofika ifeze konke obekulindelwe ekuqaleni kuDavide nakuyo yonke inzalo yakhe. Konke okwakhe nokubusa kwakhe phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi nezizwe zamanga kukhombisa isimo sabahlubuki njengokuthi akusona ubuwula nje kuphela, kodwa kuyingozi. Ngomfanekiso wesimbongi ohlekisayo nohlekisayo, “umbumbi” (u-Isaya 45: 9) uzokubhidliza izimpilo zabo njengezitsha zobumba eziphukile, ezinyathelwa ngezinyawo futhi ekugcineni ezingabalulekile - udoti phansi.

Yize lelihubo lisangulukisa ekwahluleleni kwalo, futhi linikeza nethemba elikhulu. Kukhomba phambili eNdodaneni yaphezulu eyiqiniso eyaba yinkosi yokugcina futhi eyiyo kuphela elunge ngokweqiniso, eyalalela uYise ngokuphelele futhi yephula ijoka lesono ukuze isikhulule. Ngoba uKristu wafeza umsebenzi wakhe emhlabeni, wayengasho ngokuqiniseka ukuthi: "Nginikwe lonke igunya ezulwini nasemhlabeni" (uMathewu 28:18). Nguye imibhalo embiza ngokuthi “ukukhazimula kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kanye nesimo uqobo sakhe, futhi usekela indawo yonke ngezwi lamandla akhe.” (KumaHeberu 1: 3).


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Inkosi noBaba wethu, lapho ukhona kukhona ubukhosi nokuphelela. Siyabonga ngokusinika iNdodana yakho, ekhombisa inkazimulo yakho futhi isikhulumele, isimele, futhi isithumele uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi usihole kulo lonke iqiniso. Egameni likaKristu, Amen.

Ilungelo lobunikazi (c) 2012 yiRedeemer Presbyterian Church.

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Preparing Our Hearts for Easter: A Lenten Devotional

Yini ukuzila? Yisikhathi lapho silindele ukunqoba kokukhanya nempilo kaKristu phezu kobumnyama besono nokufa. Njengoba sisuka kwinkonzo yomlotha ngoLwesithathu siye ePhasika, sikhunjuzwa ngeqiniso lobuthakathaka bethu nomusa kaNkulunkulu ohlelayo.

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