Iviki 4: Abaphukile Futhi bayalalela
1. OKWEPHUKILE FUTHI WALALELA
Lapho senza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu noma iziyalezo ngendlela yethu, sisuke singalaleli. AmaKristu amaningi azelwe ngokusha, afunda iZwi, akhuleke futhi afune ukuthethelelwa izono zawo, kodwa abafuni ukukwenza ngendlela kaNkulunkulu. Encwadini yeZenzo 9, sifunda ukuthi uSawulu washushisa futhi wabulala amaKristu, ecabanga ukuthi usebenzela uNkulunkulu futhi uphila impilo engcwele. Wayecabanga ukuthi yilokho uNkulunkulu ayefuna akwenze.
Kulo lonke iTestamente Elisha, abaphostoli babezibiza ngokuthi bayizinceku zikaJesu Kristu ngenxa yokuthi babezithoba futhi bemlalela. Kwabase-Efesu 2:2 kanye nabaseKolose 3:6 bathi sasingabantwana bokungalaleli uJehova waze wasisindisa futhi wasishintsha. Kungosizo lukaMoya oNgcwele kuphela, iGazi leWundlu, nangamandla kaNkulunkulu ukuthi sisuse imvelo yethu endala. Kufanele sizinikele ngokuphelele Kuye.
2. ULUNGELE UKUHLUPHEKA
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UPawuli wathi, “ngokushisekela, ngizingela ibandla; ngokulunga okusemthethweni ngimsulwa.” Filipi 3:6 (NKJV)
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Ngaphambi kokuba uSawulu abe nguPawulu, wayengenasici ekugcineni umthetho, kodwa izindinganiso zakhe nobuyena kwashintsha lapho ehlangana noKristu. UJesu wamtshela ukuthi kwakuyodingeka ahlupheke kangakanani ngenxa yaKhe, futhi wazilungiselela.
KHULEKA: Baba siyaphenduka ngenxa yokungalaleli nokwenza izinto ngendlela yethu ngoba sasingafuni ukuhlupheka. Siguqule ukuze sibe yizinceku zikaKristu ezivumayo nezilalelayo. Amen.
3. EPHUKILE
UPawuli wathi,“Nokho futhi zonke izinto ngikushaya indiva ngobukhulu bokumazi uKristu Jesu iNkosi yami, engilahlekelwe yikho konke ngenxa yakhe, ngikushaya izibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu, ngifunyanwe kuye.” Filipi 3:8-9 (NKJV).
Kumelwe sithathe ipeni elibomvu sibhale ngosonhlamvukazi phezu kwakho konke okungokwenyama—izinto esizifezile nezinto eziza kuqala—igama elithi: UKULAHLEKELWA. Lezo zinto azikwazi ukusilethela ndawo eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu. UJesu Kristu uyigugu futhi ukhazimula ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto zenyama. Umgomo wethu kuphela kufanele kube ukumazi. Konke okunye kufanele kuhambe.
Kumelwe sivumele uNkulunkulu asebenzise ukuhlupheka kwethu ukuze asenze sifane noJesu. INingizimu Afrika izowabona amandla akhe kuphela ngokuphuka kwethu.
4. #PRAY4SA
Beka isikhathi eceleni futhi ukhulekele ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ibone amandla kaNkulunkulu ngokuphuka kwethu.
Ephukile
UJesu akazange avumele ukwaliwa, ukuhlupheka, kanye nobuhlungu ukuba lukhuni inhliziyo Yakhe. Kunalokho, waphuka futhi wathulula ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu.
Masilandele isibonelo sakhe futhi sivumele uNkulunkulu asebenzise ukuphuka kwethu ukukhulula imiphefumulo eNingizimu Afrika.
“Umhlatshelo wami [umhlatshelo owamukelekayo] kuNkulunkulu ungumoya ophukile; inhliziyo eyaphukileyo nedabukileyo [edabukile ngenxa yesono futhi ngokuthobeka nangokuphenduka ngokuphelele], ongeke uyidelele, Nkulunkulu.” IHubo 51:17 (AMPC)