Thembela eNkosini

Uthembe bani na? Asilitholi ngempela ithuba lokucabanga ngalezi zinto kuze kube yilapho siphakathi kwesiphepho noma kuze kube yilapho ukholo luvivinywa. Ubuhlobo obuphukile, ukulahlekelwa othandekayo, noma inkinga ngezimali zakho kungase kukwenze ufune umuntu ozoncika kuye noma umngani ongakunikeza ukuhlakanipha, kodwa kungaba nzima ukwazi ukuthi ubani ongathululela kuye isifuba sakho. Ngesikhathi sobumnyama, uthemba bani?

Isichazamazwi sichaza ukwethemba njengokuthembela okuqinisekisiwe kumlingisi, ikhono, amandla, noma iqiniso lothile noma into ethile. Ukwethembana kungase kube nzima kwabaningi bethu ngoba siphila ezweni eliphukile elizungezwe abantu abangaphelele. Siyashaqeka lapho abangani bethu besidumaza, kwenzeka izinhlekelele, futhi izinkinga zethu zibonakala zingapheli. Kodwa masibhekane nakho, izinto eziphukile akufanele zisebenze kahle. Nokho, kukho konke lokhu, singaba nokuthula sazi ukuthi akukho lutho olumangaza uNkulunkulu. Kukhona amazwi ka-Adrian Rogers athi, “Uke ucabange ukuthi akukho lutho oluke lwenzeka kuNkulunkulu?” Uyakwazi ukuguqula zonke izinto zibe kuhle kulabo abamthandayo hhayi nje ezinye izinto, kodwa zonke izinto. Inkinga iwukuthi sifuna ukuzwa izimangaliso zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa asifuni ukuba sendaweni yokudinga. Sifuna ukholo lwethu nokwethemba kwethu kwande, kodwa asifuni ukudlula ekuqeqeshweni okudingekile.

IBhayibheli lisitshela ngendaba kaMose nama-Israyeli, ababesendaweni embi; base benabaseGibhithe emva kwabo noLwandle Olubomvu phambi kwabo, futhi kwakungekho obangakhetha kukho. Kodwa—babephakathi nendawo yentando kaNkulunkulu. Babengeke bakwazi ukubona amandla Akhe amakhulu okuhlukanisa amanzi ukuba babengekho esimweni esingenakwenzeka.

Njengama-Israyeli, singakwazi kanjani thina ngokwethu ukuthi uNkulunkulu unokwethenjwa futhi unamandla okuxazulula izinkinga zethu ezinkulu uma singakaze isike saba nazo?

Siyayihlonipha iNkosi lapho sikhetha ukumethemba. Ukukholwa Kuye futhi kusho ukukholwa emandleni Akhe, isikhathi, kanye nezindlela Zakhe.

Yebo, siphila ezweni elingaphelele, kodwa sinoNkulunkulu ophelele, osikhumbuza ukuthi ngisho nokhozi ludinga isiyaluyalu ukuze lukhuphuke futhi lundize.

KHULEKA:
Nkosi ethandekayo, uthembekile, umuhle, unami njalo. Ngiyabonga ukuthi ngingakwethemba ngenhliziyo yami yonke.

ZINDLA:
"Asikwazi ukulandelela isandla sikaNkulunkulu ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa singahlala sithemba inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu." - UCharles Spurgeon