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Mutungamiri waVasikana kuKuvandudzwa Kunodzidzisa kweHunhu hweKhristu

Chitendero Chokweli Chinotanga Kushanduka

NaHarvey Newcomb

Kuchinja kukuru kwetsika na mweya, izvo zvinyorwa zveBhaibheri zvinoti zvinodikanwa kupedza, kunafanana nacho Jesu na vaapositori nenzira yokuzvarwa patsva, nokuti ndiko kutanga kweupenyu hwe mweya. Izwi rekuti kuzvarwa patsva, zvisinei, rinotumidzwa chete kuchinja huku mukutanga kwake, izvo zvinongoitika kamwe. Mutende wechidiki, naizvozvo, anonzi zvakanaka naapostora Petro "mwana akazvarwa patsva." Zvinokosha zvikuru kukanganisa, ipapo, kufunga kuti mukristu wechokwadi, ari mumamiriro akakodzera epfungwa, anotarira kumashure kwekanguva kokushanduka kwake pamabasa ake akasimba na akajeka ekutenda, kana pamapowo akuru okuva munzvimbo yenzira ya kutenda. Zvinogona, zvechokwadi, kuva panguva iyoyo zvikajeka, nokuti kuchinja kubva kwenyika kuenda kuchengetiwa kukuru. Zisinei, huku huchinja husina kukwana, na chikamu chikuru chebasa la "kupfeka munhu wekare,"-kwe "kuisa pasi muviri na kuuchengeta pasi," hucharamba huchinziitwa; ne "munhu mutsva" anofanira kukura kubva kufirabwe kwevana kusvika "urefu womunhu akakwana naKristu Jesu."

Religion yechokwadi inofanira, naizvozvo, kukosha kufambira mberi. Iri ndiro dingindira rakajeka rinobva kuzvirevo zvose zvinoshandiswa muShoko laMwari kutsanangura basa lacheni murutsa. Inofananidzwa nombeu wemustard, ndiyo diki pane dzimwe mbeu. Asi, inapo ikamera, inokura uye inotambanudza matavi ayo kusvikira yabva ikava guru pane dzimwe miti. Runako na kufaa kwemufananidzo uyu hazvizokosheswi kunze kwokuti tifunge nezvekukura kwakawanda kwemiti kumodzera dzeEasts. Asi hatifaniri kutarisira kudyara kwakadai kukura kamwe kamwe kusvika kukura kwakakwana. Iri ndiro howa hunovhurika hwakakura kutokumbira zuva rokutanga romusi; asi hwaipwa nokukurumidza. Zvisinei hatifaniri kutarisira kudyara kwakadai kumira kukura, isati yasvika kukura. Kana ikarega kukura, panofanira kunge paine honye paganda, kana chirwere chine ngozi, chichikonzera kutsvinya nekufa.

Mabasa erutsa anofananidzwa na mbiriso; iyo inotanga idiki zvekuti kuvepo kwayo mukudya hakuna kutorwa. Asi inapo inotanga kushanda, inokura uye inotambanudzira kusvikira zvese zvave mbiriso. Zvisinei kufambira kwayo kunogona kuvhiringidzwa nechando; na mchakato hauwezi kudzorerwa, kuitira kuti usakuvadza zvekudyara. Saizvozvo, Kristu hawezi kuporera kubva kumigumisiro yokuipa ya kutemberera nekuwa nechando murudo rwake rwechokwadi.

Zvake, nyasha dzinoenzaniswa nechembera chemvura - tsime, mvura yaro ichibubuka ichituma rwizi ruchiramba. Kristu anoti, "Mvura yandichamupa ichamuyeza achava tsime remvura, richibubuka kuenda muupenyu hweusingaperi." Zvirevo izvi pavataurwa, Ishe wedu akanga akagara pamvura yakadzika, mukukurukurirana nawo mukadzi weSamaria. Semadzimbu awo aiva, akadzidzisa achitora zvidzidzo kubva kuzvinhu zvaiva zvakamupoteredza. Akaturikira iye kutarisa kwake kubva kumvura yaingokwanisa kuzima nyota yenyama, kuenda kumvura yepenzi, inozorodza mweya. Asi yeye, asina kumunzwisisa, akavhiringika kuziva sei aweza kuwana mvura yepenzi kubva kwadzika mvura, asina chero chinhu chekukokora nacho. Kuti aoneshe ukuru wemvura yeupenyu, akamudzidzisa kuti vaya vanonwa nayo vakayo, ichava muvanhu, ichibubuka ichiramba ichiyerera sendimbu kubva mufountani inopovera.

Imwe yezviyeuchiso zvokunyanya kukoshesa kwemunyori mukomana, itsime remvura raiwerera kubva padombo pedyo neimba yavakomana. Chaya chakaomeswa kwazvo chaingova nemvura, uye mumwaka wakaomeswa kwazvo wechando waNorthern, chaingova nechando. Kazhinji, pandakamuka mangwanani, apo mhepo inotonhora yaipfururira pamativi edzimba, zvinhu zvose zvainge zvakaoma nechando, aiva utsi na chando zvichipoteredza tsime. Zvaye, sendimbu dzakasimba, nyasha zvedu zifanirwa kuyerera, tisina kubatwa nachaya chaomeswa kana kubarwa kwako vamwe, kuchanyungudutsa mwoyo yakaoma yakapoteredza.

"Vakarurama," anodaro Dhavhidhi, "vachabudirira sega merimwa; achakura semuti wekedari muLebhanoni." Gemu merimwa rinoramba richikura richiwedzera, rinoramba rine nguvu nawozvibereko zvayo mimi zvekupfuura miti mivhiri. Iyo zvakare inozivikanwa nerwake kukwanisa kuziparadzanisa, mizizi yayo ichibereka vabereki vewanenge; naapo ipo yakadyalwa nerwizi ruridza murenje, munguva pfupi vanenge vawana musango muto wega merimwa uchikura wakamupoteredza. Iyi ndiyo imwe yemiti yakanakisa, nhengo zayo dzese dzichiitwa kushandiswa kunobatsira. "Kubudirira semu merimwa," nawo, izere nezvirevo. Izvi vanhu vakristu vanozviitisa apo vachifambira mberi mukukura kwekwa mweya wavo, vachipa, nerwake rusununguko, kuwedzerwa kwemiti yerurama mugindu raShe, nawo vachiwanda mubasa renyasha.

Muti wekedari unotonzwa. Haudonhedzi mawerwe awo, osara akafanana akapfa hafu yegore, nawo achimera zvakare nerwake runyoro mwaka; asi kukura kwake kwakatsiga nawo kwakachengeteka. Iyo munotonzwa girini. Kukura semuti wekedari, nawo, kunoratidza kufambira mberi kwakatsiga mukati mweya waMwari.

Mazvikiro anotikurudzira kutsvaga nekuchengeta chiyero chokudzika che ushingi, ndiwo akanakisa anogona kutaratidzwa pfungwa zedu. Kubwinya kwaMwari kunozvida. Uyu ndiwo wakanakisa wabvumwa. Iko kuzoratidzwa kwemabasa akanaka aMwari kune zvinhu zvake zvine njere. Kuzoratidzwa uku kunaitwa nekumutsvagira zvinhu zvake zvekusika, kutarisa, nekutonga, uye nekudhira mufananidzo wake wehunhu mukati memoyo yedu. Mufaro wavo unoitika mune izvi. Nekusimudzira kubwinya kwake, Mwari anoita kiwango chokudzika chekupa zvinhu zvakanaka pasina kuzvida. Hapana chingawedzera mufaro wake: hapana chingamupunguza. Kana zvinhu zvose zvisikwa zvikabviswa, naMwari akava chinhu choga chete munyika, achiri kubwinya zvachose na mufaro muuyo wake. Naizvozvo, hapana chikonzero chekuti Mwari azvidye mune kusimudzira kubwinya kwake. Kubwinya kwaMusiki ndezvokubatsira kwakakosha kwazvo kwezvisikwa. Chido chekumutukuza Mwari chinofanira, ipapo, kuve ngirozi inotonga mienzaniso yedu, chitubu chinofambisa matendo edu.

Ndeipi tarisiro ya kubwinya kwaMwari inosimudzwa nekukura kwedu muuhiriri?

1. Iko kuzoratidzwa kwake kwatiri nekudhira mufananidzo wake mukati memoyo yedu, na nekutipa kuzivana kwemweya wekunaka, kuchena, nekuda kwaunhu hwake wehunhu.

2. Iko kuzoratidzwa kwake kwavanhu vake, kusvika pamwero wakakura wemunhu akachengeta hupenyu hwakatsvaga; nekudaro mufananidzo wehunhu waKristu unoratidzwa, semwenje wezuva unoratidzwa nemwenje wemwedzi.

3. Kubwinya kwaMwari kunosimudzwa nekutumikira vavanhu vane chitubu cheuhiriri, na kuvakwezva kuKristu; nekudaro, ivo vanogamuchira chiedza chemoyo kuona kunaka nekubwinya kwemabasa akanaka aMwari, na mufananidzo wake unyoro pamweya yavo.

Tine, saizvozvo, kukurudzira kukuru kutsvaga kufambira mberi muzviito zveMwari. Shoko laMwari rine zvipikirwa zvakawanda kwatiri tichitsvaga kuzadziswa kwezvaMwari zviri nani. Muprofita Hosea anoti, "Tatizo ziva, kana tikatevera kuziva Jehova: kubuda kwake kwakarongwa sevhora; uye achauya kwatiri semvura, semvura yaNovember naApril pamunda." Kubuda kwake, kwatiri tichitevera kuziva, kucha sekuhakika, sekuvimbika, uye kunge kwakadzikama, sekudzoka kwedzuva kuno vhura; na kucha sekuenderera sekusvibiswa kwedzuva, kana mwenje wake ukatanga kupaza kubva kumabvazuva, ukawedzera muchiedza na simba, kusvikira dzapaza kupisa kunopisa, na mwenje wakajeka, wezuva rakakwana. "Kana tikatevera kuziva Jehova," kutwasudzira kwedu kucha sekuvimbika, na ruzivo rwedu rwerufaro rwaMwari rucha sekuhakika, sekuvimbika kwekutevedzana kwehusiku na zuva; na kubatana kwedu naMwari, na kuwedzera kwechiedza, kucha sekuvimbika sekufambira kwedzuva kubva pakuvhura kusvika adhala. Panogona kunge paine makore; asi acho achapera nekukasika, na Zuva reRuramisiro rachabuda nemwenje inotapira na chiedza chinokurudzira.

Achauya kwatiri sedova, sedova ya mwishiro na ya mwanzo juu ya nchi.

Mune Palestine, mvura haiwi, sezvimwe zvinoitika munyika ino, mumwaka wose; asi mvura inorema inodzika, kunwisa mbeu, kuita kuti mbeu ibuke ikure; na mvura idzi dzine uwandu hwegona kutakura majani kuenderera kusvika ku kukohwa, apo mvura ya mwisho inodzika, kuita zvekukomesa goho — kupa muviri wegai, kuitira kuti, pazvinoita nguva ya kukomesa, rive rakazara nafutsa. Kana mvura iyi ya mwisho ikasauya, gai rinoonda, rikapwa, kuitira kuti zviyo zvikadzikira muhunhu, na kuwandisa muuwandu. Mvura ya mwanzo, munyambo wakatorwa, naivai kunoreva kuti "kutsva kubva kure," kunova kwaunzi mweya unakidzwa apo mbeu yakanaka yaShoko rokutanga inabuka; na, kana izvi zvikawanda, na wekuchinjwa achatevera kuziva Ishe, kachamuita achamuita achifamba nenzira yakarurama ya kukura kwe mweya, kusvika mvura ya mwisho yadzika kuzokomesesa michero yake.

Mune zviitiko zvevaKristu vakafamba daro refu mune hupenyu hwechina, pane chinhu chakafanana nemvura ya mwisho. Vanoenderera nenzira yakarurama, pashure pekuchinjwa kwavo, nguva zose vachifambira mberi, kunyange, zvimwe zvinoitika zvishoma kupfuura zvimwe, sezvimwe zvinoitika mu majani apo zvinoita sema zvisingaite progress. Asi, pakupedzisira, pashure pokutevera vachifamba kuziva Ishe, vanogamuchira utsva unotsva kubva kure. Mweya waIshe unodururwa kwavari patsva, semvura ya mwisho, kukomesa kukura kwe ngoni zaKristu. Zvinoitika, mukukura kwemajani Mumabvazuva, kuti, kwenguva yakati asati mvura ya mwisho, kusanaya kunogona kuita zvekuti zviyo zidonhe, na, zvimwe, kuita sema zvikapwa na kuoma.

Kazhinji, zvisati zvaitika izvi zvitsva izvo zvandiri kutaura, Kristu anotungamirwa kupitia miedzo mikuru, kazhinji kupita kudarika, mukusimba kwokuedzwa na kwokunzwisisa, izvo zvaitangira ruzivo rwake rwekutanga rweruregero. Asi, apo chiedza chingopinda pfungwa zake dzake, anotungamirwa kunze "munzvimbo huru," onazve "runako raJehovha," nerukudzo rwegraces yake, nekuona kwakajeka kupita kudarika kare. Pfumi dzechokwadi chakakwana dzinopinda mune mweya wake, nerunyararo rwake ruchiyerera serwizi rusinganeti. Ane matsva matsva ajeka ekubwinya kwaMwari, neyechowo chakavanzika chose chose, "Mwari akazviratidza munyama." Mweya wake unakwidzwa munzira zaMwari, kunyange akadzvanywa zvikuru paari, nokuzviisa pasi paMwari. Achinje "mweya webhande" wokuva "mweya wokuva mwana." Pfungwa zake dzine "runyararo rwakakwana, rakatsigirwa naMwari." Nawo "mvura yaNovember" inoita kuti michero yake ikure. Rudo rwake nerufaro rwake, semiitiro yese yaumwari, yakachena kupita kudarika; kutenda kwake kwakasimba, kwakajeka, kwakatsiga; kushivirira kwake kwakusimbiswa; anotakura, ane mutsa, ane nyoro, ane kuzviisa pasi, ane kuenderana kwake na kutendeka kwake nguva zose. Anobereka michero "nekuvhomora." Michero yake inoramba iripo, inoonekwa, kukudza ngoni zaMwari. Uye nevazhinji, izvi zvinyororo zvinodzokororwa, panguva yose yaupenyu hwaKristu, zvichiita kuti "agare achibereka michero nguva yake."

Pane chinhu chakadaiwa ne "mvula yechishamiso" muchiitiko chevaMubibheri vatsvene, saJobho, panguva yedambudziko lake, naDhavhi naPetro, mushure mekuwa kwavo. Saizvozvo, tinochiona muzvinyorwa zvevaKristu vanozivikanwa, saBunyan, Mai Edwards, (mukadzi waJonathan Edwards,) Edward Payson, James Brainerd, Taylor, Griffin, nevamwe vakawanda. Mai Edwards, kwenguva refu, vakafadzwa, sezvavaiitaura, "hupfumi hwovimbiso kamili." Akawanzonzwa "kusiya kusina kuvhiringwa na kukwana kunoendekera kunaMwari, maererano nehutano kana kurwara, nyore kana marwadzo, hupenyu kana rufu; na kusiya kukwana kwaupenyu hweshamwari zake dzepanyika dzepedyo." Akawanzonzwa "runyararo rutsva nerunyararo rwepfungwa, pasina gore rekukanganisa; kufara kusingaperi muzvose zvinoitwa naMwari naKutungamirira; kuwana kusingaitewa kwaMwari namunamato, kutaura naye pachena, sezvamuMwari ari pano panyika; mhinduro dzinowanzoitika, pachena, dzinonzwika, na dzakananga kumunamato; misodzi yose yapukutwa; matambudziko ose arapfuura na kusuruvara kwaupenyu kwakanganwa, kunze kwokusuruvara kwechivi; kuita zvose nokuda kwoukuru waMwari, na kufara kusingaitewa na kukoromoka, runyararo, na mufaro." Tangu nguva imwe cheteyo aitengesa majukowo oupenyu hwakajairika nomungwariro mukuru, achiona sokunge ari chikamu chokushumira Mwari; na, paakaitwa nokuda kwokuda huku, akati aifara sezvakaita munamato. Akawoneka "kushushikana kwakanyanya kudzivisa chivi chese, na kuzadzisa vose vabvunze vebasa; Aiva muenzaniso mukuru mukuzadzisa vose vabvunze vevanhu na waiva vepedyo; akaratidza kufara kwakanyanya muupenyu na muhurukanyo; kunyoro kukuru, rudo, na kupfava kwepfungwa; na kudzivisa, na kusika kwechokwadi, zvose zvinhu izvo zvaiona sokukanganisa muhunhu hwake."

Asi vanhu ava vasvika sei kure kure uku muupenyu hwechiKristu? Kunyange kunyika kwaive nerufaro rwake, rwakasununguka—zvisinei, hazvina kuitika nechishamiso. Kana tikashandisa nzira imwe cheteyo, tinogona kusvika kumagumo ayo; nawo pasina kukanganisa kutsamira kwedu kuna Mwari, kana kutonga kwake mukugovera kwake kutenga; nekuti akagadzira nzira, sezvakagadzwawo mwisho. Mukutaura nezvekuwanikwa kwaMwanasikana Edwards, murume wake anoti, "Mwanasikana Edwards aive akureba, nenzira isina kujairika, achikura munyasha; akakwira, nekukwidza kunge kwakajeka, rudo rwepamusoro kuna Mwari, kusakubvuma kwepasiriro, kutonga pamhepo nemutongo, kuburikidza nemiedzo mikuru nemakakatanwa, nematambudziko akareba akapambana ekurwisa dhambi, namunamato wakapenga naushingi mukutenda, nebasa rakabatiswa mupfungwa mukushandisa nzira dzese. Kukura uku kwaive kwakabatanidzwa, kwete chete nekukura kunge kunowedzera kwemanzwiro echitendero, asi pamwe nawo nemuchinjiko ungangaonwa wehunhu hwake hwe kunze; kunyanya mukugara pamusoro pepsiriro, nawo mukuderedzeka kukuru kwokugara kwakasimba naushingi munzira yemabasa na kuzviparadzanisa; kubatsira mupikano wechiKristu pasi pemiedzo, nawo kukunda, nguva nenguva, pasi pemiedzo mikuru; kus堅持ira munhu asina kukunguruka, asina kubatwa nerufaro na kuzorora, pasi pezvachinja nezvikonzero zvenguva, sezvakaita mitu yemarwadzo ekupfeka, nawo njodzi inonzwika yerufu rwokukurumidza."

Tinowana kuverenga nhoroondo dzekuedzwa uye kutambura kwakafanana muupenyu hwemamwe. Izvi ndizvo zvatinogona kutarisira. Zvinowirirana nehupenyu hweKrisitiani, sezvakatsanangurwa muShoko laMwari. Ndiko "kuburikidza nematambudziko akawanda kwazvo kuti tinenge tichipinda muushe wemuchinda waMwari." Iyi ndiyo nzira yatofanira kufamba nayo, kana tichida kupinda imomo. Tifanira kuita ibasa rakakura la Mwari, riri pamusoro pezvose zvimwe. Tifanira kuita basa iri nemweya yedu yose, tichitarisa kwaKrisiti kuti atipe simba pamusoro pevavengi vedu vechipfuva; tichitevera muenzaniso wa Pauro, "kukanganwa zvinhu izvo zviri shure, uye kutambura kusvika kune zvinhu izvo zviri mberi; kudzvanya kuelekea kunongwa kwemubayiro wekudana kweMwari mukuru waKrisiti Jesu;" uye ipapo tinenge tichibuda vakakunda pakupedzisira, "kuburikidza naaye akatitida, akazvidza kwaari."