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Ungubani UNkulunkulu?

Ekuqaleni kweBhayibheli kusitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wadala abantu ngomfanekiso wakhe. Kodwa silingekile ukuba sicabange kabusha uNkulunkulu ngomfanekiso wethu. Umphumela? Ukukholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu mncane kakhulu kunalokho Anakho ngempela. Le mibono eyiphutha ingenza uNkulunkulu abonakale enjengesikhohlakali samakhathuni esikhundleni sokuba uMdali onothando nomusa anguye.  

Ngakho singasibona futhi sisiqonde kanjani ngempela isimo sikaNkulunkulu? Sibheka impilo kaJesu eTestamenteni Elisha.

Ababhali beTestamente Elisha babelana ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wangena kanjani emlandweni. UNkulunkulu wazembula ngokucace kakhulu lapho elenga esiphambanweni samaRoma, lapho azidela khona ngokuzithandela ngenxa yezwe.

Kungalokho kufa komhlatshelo lapho sivezelwa khona iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani nokuthi unjani: iNceku ehluphekayo neNkosi yethu eyabethelwa. 

Uma siqonda uNkulunkulu ngempilo kaJesu, siyathola:

• UNkulunkulu akakude futhi akahlukanisiwe. Useduze futhi unozwelo. 
• UNkulunkulu ugcwele umusa neqiniso. Hhayi ekukodwa noma okunye, hhayi kwesinye isikhathi lena futhi kwesinye isikhathi lesiya, kodwa wonke umusa nalo lonke iqiniso—ngaso sonke isikhathi.
• UNkulunkulu uyakhathalela, uNkulunkulu uyazi, uNkulunkulu uyabona, futhi uNkulunkulu uyathanda.  
• UNkulunkulu akaphoqi ukuba simdumise ukuze kuzuze yena, kodwa ngozwelo ungene emlandweni ukuze kuzuze thina. 

Futhi konke lokhu kuhambisana kahle nendlela uNkulunkulu aziveza ngayo ku-Eksodusi 34:

… INkosi—uJehova unguNkulunkulu ogcwele isihe nomusa, owephuza ukuthukuthela novama umusa neqiniso, ogcina umusa wothando ezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane<2 >, ethethelela ububi, nokuhlubuka, nezono. Kodwa ngeke ashiye onecalaangajeziswa, eletha imiphumela yobubi boyise kubantwana nabazukulukwesesithathu kanye nesesine isizukulwane . Eksodusi 34:6-7 CSB

Ingabe uwutholile umehluko phakathi kwalezo zinombolo ezimbili? UNkulunkulu usitshela ukuthi ugcina uthando futhi unikeza intethelelo ezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane, kodwa ujezisa kuphela izono esizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine.  

Kungase kusimangaze ukufunda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ujezisa izono esizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine size siphuthwe lokho uNkulunkulu akushoyo ngempela. UNkulunkulu uzobhekana nokulunga nesono nobubi, kodwa ngeke kushayisane nothando Lwakhe.

Usibonile isilinganiso phakathi kothando lukaNkulunkulu nesijeziso? Kwakungeyena u-50/50, noma u-80/20, noma u-90/10. UNkulunkulu ubonisa uthando Lwakhe esizukulwaneni senkulungwane futhi ujezisa izono kuphela esizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine.  

Uyakubona lokho? Uyakuzwa? Isabelo singu-1,000 kuya kwezine! Yilokho uNkulunkulu ayikho—unothando ngokuphelele, futhi ulungile ngokuphelele. Futhi ubulungiswa Bakhe, futhi buyohlala bunjalo, ukusebenza kothando Lwakhe.  

Imibuzo Ongayiloba 

• Bhala elinye lamavesi okufunda kwanamuhla. Yini eshintshe umbono wakho ngoNkulunkulu ukwazi ukuthi ubonakala ngokucacile ngobuntu bukaJesu?  
• Umcabange ngaziphi izindlela uNkulunkulu okungahambisani nesimo sikaJesu?   
• Kungani kubalulekile ukuba nokuqonda kweqiniso ukuthi uNkulunkulu unjani ngempela?

Ivesi Lokufunda

“ ‘Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.’ Owesibili yilo: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’ umyalo omkhulu kunale.” NgokukaMarku 12:30-31 NIV