Umsebenzi Oqhutshwa IVangeli KwiNhlekelele ye-COVID-19Isampula

Ukuhlukaniswa ngokugqunywa ejele kwakungeyona ingxenye yamacebo kaPawulu. 

Ekuboneni kokuqala, ukuboshwa kwakhe kwakubukeka njengokuphazamiseka kwemizamo yakhe yokusabalalisa ivangeli ngomsebenzi wakhe wokwenza amatende nokuba umshumayeli. Kepha uPawulu wakusho ngokusobala ukuthi “okwenzeke kimi empeleni kusebenzele ukuqhubekisela phambili ivangeli (KwabaseFilipi 1:12).

Kanjani? Njengoba abaseFilipi 1:13 kwenza kucace, ivangeli likwazile ukugqama ngokunembile ngoba linikeze uPawulu ithuba lokukhombisa ukuthi, noma ngabe zinjani izimo, ekugcineni "wayeboshelwe uKrestu," eboshelwe ngokuzithandela ebukhosini bukaNkulunkulu.

Lelo themba esimeni sezimo zikaPaul lalibonakala lingeyelinye izwe “kubo bonke abaqaphi besigodlo." Ngalokho, nabo baliqonda ithemba levangeli.

Yiluphi uhlelo lokusebenza esingalithola kulo mbhalo njengoba mina nawe sisebenza futhi sihlala sihlukene? Thina, njengoPawulu, sinamathuba angafani nalutho okukhombisa ithemba levangeli, hhayi phakathinaphezukwezimo zethu, kepha ngokunembile ngobazazo. Kanjani?

Ngokukhombisa ukuthi sithintekile, kodwa asikhathazekile.Sinezizathu zokuthinteka nge-coronavirus? Kunjalo. Ngabe sinezizathu zokukhathazeka? Lutho neze, ngoba "sinokuthula kukaNkulunkulu, okudlula konke ukuqonda" ngenxa kaKristu nesithembiso sakhe sokusihlenga kanye nomhlaba (KwabaseFilipi 4:7). Ngalesi sikhathi sokungalondekii okukhulu, ukulondeka kwethu ekugcineni kungenza ivangeli liwine kubalingani bethu, amakhasimende, nakubangani.

Ngokukhombisa ukunakekela okungajwayelekile kulabo abasizungezile.Manje kunanini ngaphambili, abalandeli bakaKristu kufanele kube yibona abakhombisa ukubakhathalela okungavamile abantu esisebenza nabo, ngaphezulu "kwenani" abalinikeza izinkampani zethu noma amaqembu. Lesi yisikhathi lapho ubuza khona imibuzo eyengeziwe ephathelene nomndeni futhi nempilo ayamukeleki kuphela, kepha inomqondo wobuntu. Masibe ngabantu esisebenza nabo abaziwa ngokunakekela ngokujulile “wonke umuntu” kubantu esisebenza nabo usuku nosuku.

Ngokwabelana ngokusobala ngethemba lethu. Lezi ziphakamiso ezimbili ezingenhla zingasebenza njengezeluleko zevangeli njengesikhuthazo sethu sokuthanda omakhelwane bethu, kodwa ngesikhathi esithile, kumele sabelane ngevangeli ngamazwi ethu. Manje kuhle njengesikhathi njenganoma yisiphi. Abantu emahhovisi ethu nasezindaweni ezingomakhelwane banxanela ithemba kunanini ngaphambili. Ithemba lomhlaba. Ithemba ngomsebenzi wabo. Ithemba labo. NjengamaKristu, sinomuthi wokugoma letha lelo themba kuze kube phakade. Masibe nesibindi ngokwanele ukwabela futhi “simemezele ivangeli ngaphandle kokwesaba" (KwabaseFilipi 1:14)!