Ukulungiselela Izinhliziyo Zethu NgePhasika: Ukuzinikela ngesikhathi sokuzilaIsampula

Preparing Our Hearts for Easter: A Lenten Devotional

USUKU 26 KWEZINGU- 40

"Usuku lwama-26: Igugu Lezizwe"

Incwadi kaHagayi yabhalelwa labo ababebuyile eBabiloni bezokwakha kabusha ithempeli likaNkulunkulu elibhujisiwe. Kwakuyisikhuthazo kanye nobizo lokwakha kabusha phakathi kwemfucumfucu, ithemba yize laliyincithakalo, futhi sikholwe nangezikhathi zobunzima nokudumazeka.

Emavesini 6 kuya ku-9, uHagayi wakhuluma ngesikhathi esizayo lapho umhlaba uzonyakaziswa ngendlela owawungakaze unyakaziswe ngayo phambilini. Okuxakayo-ke ukuthi lokhu bekuhloselwe ukuba kube induduzo kubantu abebemi doti! Yize lokhu kungabonakala kunzima ukukuqonda ekuqaleni, umbhali wamaHeberu waduduzeka ekunyakazeni kwalomhlaba, njengoba “kukhombisa ukususwa kwezinto ezizanyazanyiswayo… ukuze izinto ezingenakunyakaziswa zihlale… umbuso ”(Hebheru 12: 26-28).

Enhliziyweni yesimemezelo sikaHagai sokuthi yonke indalo (v. 6) nazo zonke izizwe (v. 7) zizonyakaziswa, kunesithembiso sokuthi "ingcebo yazo zonke izizwe izongena." "Amagugu" igama lesiHeberu elingasebenza njengebizo elisebunyeni noma elisebuningini. Ngamanye amagama, hhayi nje kuphela ukuthi ingcebo yezizwe izolethwa endlini kaNkulunkulu njengentela, kepha futhi kuzoba khona Oyedwa, umcebo weqiniso, ogcwalisa indlu futhi okufanele aziswe ngaphezu kwayo yonke ingcebo yomhlaba. KuHagai, kwaba kuphela lapho umhlaba unyakaziswa lapho sabona khona ukuthi yini ezokuma ngempela nokuthi imaphi amagugu azobekezelela.

Lapho umhlaba wakho unyakaza, ingabe unyakaziswa ngawo, noma awunakuzanyazanyiswa naphezu kwawo? Lapho ingcebo yenhliziyo yakho ikudumaza, ingabe inhliziyo yakho iyahluleka, noma ithatha ingcebo yazo zonke izizwe?

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Baba, ngisize ngibambelele embusweni wakho ongenakunyakaziswa lapho umhlaba wami unyakaziswa; ukukhumbula ukuthi uJesu Kristu wezwa ukuzamazama komhlaba kwesiphambano, ngakho ngangingeke ngishukunyiswe; nokukhumbula ukuthi ngenkathi ingcebo emhlabeni ingahle yehluleke, wena uyigugu lazo zonke izizwe. 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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