Ukubakha kwilitye

Ukubakha phezu kweLitye

Mathewu 9:31

NguWiley Lowry

Ukuba nizaphindukela kwiincwadi zenu zeBhayibhile kwisahluko se-9 seZenzo; ifumaneka kwiphepha 918 kwiincwadi zenu zeBhayibhile. Ukuba ubekhona apha kakhulu, uva ukuba sihlala sisiphinda umbuzo wokuqala kunye nempendulo kwiKatekismu emfutshane yaseWestminster. Kwaye ngumshishino ocacise kakhulu kwaye uncedo lokuqonda injongo yobomi. “Injongo yomntu ephambili kukuzukisa uThixo nokumyonwabisa ngonaphakade.” Ukuba ndingongeza into enye apho – kwaye ndiqinisekile ukuba amadoda ahlala eJerusalem Chamber kwiNdibano yaseWestminster bebeya kuba nomdla kakhulu ukuva into ekufuneka ndiyithe! Kodwa ukuba ndingongeza into enye ndingayithetha njalo. Injongo yomntu ephambili kukuzukisa uThixo nokumyonwabisa kunye ngonaphakade. Kwaye isizathu sokuba ndiyithetha kuko kuba ibandla liyinxalenye yenjongo kaThixo kubantu bakhe. Kwaye into esiyibonayo kwisahluko se-9 seZenzo verse 31 kukuba ibandla labakhiwa phezu kukaKristu. Kwaye njengoko labakhiwa phezu kukaKristu, bahamba “phantsi koloyiko lweNkosi nakwinyasiso loMoya oyiNkosi.” Ubona, bazukisa uThixo kwaye bayamyonwabisa kunye.

Kwa njalo, masiye kuye ekuthandazeni, emva koko siya kuyifunda ngokuhlwanje.

Utata wethu, siyakucela ukuba uyanike uloyiko lweNkosi, uyanike nyasiso loMoya oyiNkosi njengoko sifunda le verse kwaye siyifundisisa ngokuhlwanje. Kwaye njengoko sihamba apha, siya kuhamba kuzukisa Wena nokuyonwabisa Wena kunye ngonaphakade. Sithandazela ezi zinto egameni likaKristu, amen.

Zenzo 9, verse enye kuphela; verse 31:

“Kwa njalo ibandla lonke eYudea naseGalile naseSamari had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.”

Ingca iyaboma iintyatyambo ziyawa, kodwa iLizwi likaThixo wethu liya phakade.

Ndinqwenela ukuba sifunde lo mshumayeli ngalo lonke amabizo mbini ngokuhlwa. Eyokuqala yile – yakhiwe. Kwaye eyesibili yile – yakhiwe ngaphandle. Yakhiwe kwaye yakhiwe ngaphandle. Siza kuchitha ixesha elininzi kweyokuqala, yaye kulapho siza kuqala khona, ngokwakhiwa.

Yakhiwe

Kuthiwa “iBandla lonke eYudea naseGalile naseSamariya laline uxolo yaye laliyakhiwa.” Enye indlela esinokuyithetha yile yile ilalikhuliswa. Lalomelezwa. Amandla eBandla ngumxholo omkhulu. IBandla ngumzimba kaKristu; ngumkolo kaKristu. Ngumhlambi woph shepherd olungileyo. Yabuthana ngokwendlela yehlebo likaThixo, iqinisekiswe ngokuchithwa kwegazi elimthokozisa likaKristu, yaye ilawulwa nguThixo uYesu Kristu oyavuswa nongoyileyo. Kukhuselekile ukuthi ukukhula namandla eBandla kuxhomekeke kuKristu.

Kwaye kule mshumayeli, ndicinga ukuba sibona izinto zithathu, iindlela zithathu apho uKristu yeyona ndlela iBandla elakhiwa ngayo. Iindlela zithathu apho iBandla lakhiwa khona kuKristu. Eyokuqala yile iBandla lakhiwa phezu komyalelo kaKristu. Siyabona kwakhona ukuba iBandla lakhiwa njengoBandla likaKristu. Kwaye siyabona kwakhona ukuba lakhiwa ngomzamo kaKristu. Siza kuzijonga ezo zinto zithathu.

Yakhiwe Phezu koMyalelo kaKristu

Inani yokuqala, sibona ukuba ibandla lakhiwa ekugcwalisekeni nasekuthobeleni umyalelo kaKristu. Uyazi enye yezinto ezimenza lo mgwebenzi ugqwame kwincwadi yeZenzo zeApostile kukuba isebenza njengesishwankathelo. Yishwankathelo lakho konke okwenzekileyo ngaphambi kwayo kwincwadi yeZenzo zeApostile, kodwa iphinde ibe ngumgwebenzi wenguquko. Ke isebenza njengesilungiselelo sokusixelela oko kuya kwenzeka kwelinye ilizwe le ncwadi yeZenzo zeApostile. Kwaye njengesishwankathelo, umgwebenzi we-31 usitsho ukuba ibandla, kulo lonke uJudea neGalile neSamariya, lalakhiwa. Ngoku ngokukhankanya iindawo ezintathu, ngokukodwa, sibotyelwa ekuyeni injongo neendlela nencazelo yencwadi yeZenzo zeApostile. Kuba uyabona, incwadi yeZenzo zeApostile iqala ngaphi? Incwadi yeZenzo zeApostile iqala eJerusalem yaza yaqala noYesu yena wayenabafundi bakhe waza wabaxelela ukuba balinde eJerusalem, balinde uze weLizwi likaThixo, uze weMoya oyiNgcwele. Kwaye ngaphambi kokunyuka kwakhe, uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe. Wathi, “Ngokuza uMoya oyiNgcwele, niyakufumana amandla, yaye niyakuba ngabafekazi bam eJerusalem naseJudeni yonke naseSamariya nakuphela kwehlabathi.” Incwadi yeZenzo zeApostile iqala noYesu eJerusalem. Iphela noPawulos eRoma. Yaye ilandela lo mgca weendawo uYesu abanika bona abafundi bakhe – eJerusalem, eJudea, eSamariya, nakuphela kwehlabathi.

“KwiLitye Eli”

Kwayo, kwivesi 31, sifumana ukuba njengoko iindaba zokuvuka kukaYesu zisabalele, ibandla lakhiwa ngoxolo – phi? “Kuyo yonke iJudea neGalile neSamari.” Kuko kanye njengoko uYesu waye wabuyala, kanye njengoko uYesu wabuyala, ibandla lakhula waza laqinisilewa. Uyabona, into uKristu ayibuyalayo, uKristu uyinika. Xa uKristu ebabiza abafundi bakhe, abalandeli bakhe ukuba bangabingqina yaye bangabafundi, uya kuzalisekisa into ayibuyalayo. Uya kubangeza yaye anike isiqhamo somsebenzi wabo ngenxa Yakhe kuba yile plan kaThixo yaye yile msebenzi kaThixo. Uya kukhumbula kwiintsanganyiso xa uPetro evuma ukuba uYesu nguKristu – yaye uYesu uthini kuPetro? Uthi, “Kulawa lithi,” oku kuvuma kukaYesu njengoKristu, “Kulawa lithi, ndiya kubakha ibandla lam yaye amasango eHadi ayayi kulawula ngokuchasene nalo.” Kwaye kwakho ukhathazeko olunamandla yaye ukuchasana ngokuchasene nebandla ngexesha leencwadi zeZenzo. Yaye abafundi, abapostile, baphoswa ejele. Babethiwa ukuba bangathethi ngoYesu. Sifunda malunga noStefano yaye ngendlela awayebandla ngathi wayebandla; um martyra wokuqala ebandleni lokuqala. Sifunda malunga, kwisahluko esingaphambi kwesi, ukuba uSaul, owaba nguPaul – wayebhubhisa ibandla.

Kodwa ukuba singakwazi ukubilisa umyalezo weZenzo zibe ngamazwi ambalwa, singatsho ukuba yeyona nto yokuzingqina kokuvuka kwakhona ngamandla nangokhathazwa. Yaye yiloo nto sifumana – ukuba umyalezo weNgubapho, ukuba uYesu uvukile kubafileyo, uphuma yaye ngamandla oMoya oNgcwele icawa iyandekile yaye ikhula yaye yakhiwa yaye yomelezwa ekwenzeni umyalelo kaKristo yaye phambi kokhathazwa olunamandla. Ngoku singenza izifundo ezimbalwa kule ndawo, kule ndawo, kuba sihlala kwinkcubeko apho, phantse ngendlela yayo yonke, ichasene neendlela zikaThixo; ichasene neenyaniso zikaThixo. Sibona imisebenzi yobugandaganda, yaye phantse ibe yinto yeviki ngalo lonke; yaye iyabebemxha abantu. Yaye nokho into esiyibonayo kule ndima? Ukuba nokuba icawa ibonakala ngathi ikwi msingeni othetywala, iyafuneka ukuhlaziya, imfuneko yokwenyani kukubuya emuyalelwenz o wokuvuka kwakhona yaye ekuxhomekekeni koMoya oNgcwele uyazi ukuba yindlela uKristo akha ngayo yaye omeleza iCawa yakhe.

Kwaye yinto yokhuthaza kuthi. Mhlawumbi abambalwa benu bayabuzwa ukuba ngaba yinto yokuzinikela ecaweni? Ngaba yinto yokusebenza yaye yokunikela yaye ukuzenza babe sesichengeni kubomi bebandla? Mhlawumbi abambalwa benu basebenze ecaweni iminyaka eminingi; udiniwe? Mhlawumbi ayisiyiyo into ephambili njengeyayiyo? Into esiyibonayo apha yukuwa icawa, amandla ecawa, ycommand kaKristo. Yiyo iphango likaThixo yaye uThixo uyabona umsebenzi wakhe wokugqiba, ukwenziwa, ukuya ekupheleni kwexesha, ngokuqaqambileyo kukaKristo yaye ngenxa yobulungisa bantu bakhe. Le ndima isitsho kithi, “Khawubone oko uThixo akwenzayo ecaweni yakhe, kunye ecaweni yakhe. Unika into ayiyo yaleleka.” Lindel’ oko! Thandaza oko. Linda oko. Yaye zinikela ecaweni yakhe.

Yakhiwa KanjengoCawa kaKristo

Oko kuthatha ukusisa kwinto yesibini. Iyabani igereja? Yigereja likaKrestu! Yigereja likaKrestu ebakwayo. UKrestu yintloko yegereja kwaye yigereja enye; igereja enye enoxolo kunye nomanyano kuKrestu. Jonga umva kuloo ndima, ndima yama-31. Jonga oko kusithi. Isithi, “Ngoko igereja,” igereja isinye, “yaluxolo kwaye yayakhiwa.” Yigereja enye, nangona ikhona iindawo ezininzi. Ikhona eYudea naseGalile naseSamari, kodwa yigereja enye. Ngokwenene, ukuba besiya kutafsira oko kusithi “kuyo yonke,” kwindawo kusithi “kuyo yonke,” besiya kuthi, “kwindawo yonke.” Kweza kuthi yigereja “kwindawo yonke yaseYudea naseGalile naseSamari.” Kwaye oko kusithi ngesiGrike yinto enye apho sifumana khona igama, “Catholic.” Yiloo nto siyivumayo okanye siyivuma xa sithi iKredithi yabaPostile kwaye sithi sikholwa “kigereja likathولي enobungcwele.” Asisithi sikholwa kigereja likaRoma Catholic, kodwa sikholwa kigereja enye youniversal, igereja yonk 'waKrestu. Sivuma ukholo lwethu kunye nokuzinikela kwethu kuyo. Igereja eyakhiwe ngabakholekileyo abavela kwisizwe ngasinye, isizwe ngasinye, ulwimi ngalunye, abantu balunye.

Igereja Enye KUKrestu Yesu

Yilokho uYesu wayethandaza ngaphambi kokubulawa kwakhe. Wathandaza nabafundi bakhe ukuba “bonke abakholekileyo kuye babe nye, kanye njengokuba Yena noYise benye.” Yilokho uYesu awabayala ngabafundi bakhe ekupheleni kukaMateyu xa esithi, “Yiya, yenza abafundi kuzo zonke izizwe.” Kwaye sifumana ntoni xa sifika eNcwadini yeSityhilelo kodwa yimixube yobuninzi engenakubalwa inenephambi kwetrone, ikhukhula uMvana, ikhukhula uKristu. Oku yisiphethelo sikaThixo, ukuya kumsini wakhe oowayesithembisa uAbraham ukuba ngenzalo kaAbraham iintsapho zonke zomhlaba ziya kuba zibusisiwe. Yicawa enye yaye ikuKristu Yesu. Kwaye sibona ekuqaleni kwelo uhlelo apha eNcwadini yeZenzo kwivesi 31 yeshaphalo 9 njengokuba abo bavela eYudea naseGalile naseSamariya behlanganiswe yaye bafumana uxolo yaye bafumana ukwakhiwa, bakhiwa.

Ukoyisa Imiqathango

Kwaye ngoku kwinqanaba kwincwadi yeZenzo, ibandla likaThixo ligqumile imiqobo emikhulu. Uyazi ukuba ukuba uthatha loo mazwi mathathu, “iJudea neGalile neSamaria,” kukho kwloo mazwi mathathu imbali eyinkimbinkimbi nebuhlungu. Kukho ubuhedeni, kukho imfazwe yombani, kukho intiyo, kukho ukuxexeshelwa, kukho ukwahlula, kukho ukungcwele, kukho ukuziqhelisa. I-Judea yayindawo yetempile. Yindawo abahlali bengingqi yonke yokholo lokwenyaniso. IGalile yindawo yamaYuda kodwa yayichaphazeleke kakhulu kwaye yachatshazelwa ziimpembelelo zenkultshwanga yiRoma neGrike. ISamaria yayiphakathi kwezi zimbini kwaye abantu bakhona babengenawo ukhokho olusulungekileyo jwe ngamaYuda kwaye balandela iindlela zenkolo ezahlukeneyo. AmaYuda ayewathiya amaSamaritani. Siyazi ukuba abo baseGalile xa behla beya eJudea babewela umlambo iJordani ukuze bajikelezise indawo yaseSamaria. Abazange bafune ukudibana nabo. Kwaye ngamanye amaxesha, zenzeka ziqubuke phakathi kwabantu. Kodwa apha siyazi ukuba yibandla elinye kule ndawo kwaye eli bandla linompumelelo kwaye lalakhiwa. Alizange likhululeke kuphela kweyephikiso; kwakunompumelelo phakathi kwabo. Kwakunompumelelo phakathi kwabantu ababekade bechasiwe nguThixo yaye ngoku behlangene kabusha kuYise yaye bafumana isipho sobomi obungunaphakade ngoYesu Kristo, isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele. Abantu ababekade bechasiwe omnye komnye, yaye ngoku bajonge ngokholo, ngokholo, nangebandla. Kwaye elo gama lebandla esinalo apha, lithetha ngokuqinileyo, “batsalwe ngaphandle.” Babetsalwa ngaphandle kwiindlela zabo zangaphambili yaye kwimvelaphi yabo eyahlukeneyo ukuze beze kwibandla elinye, umzimba omunye, abantu abaninzi ngokuBuyekezwa Kristo.

Kwaye mzekelo ocacileyo wokuguqulwa okunobukhali abantu abafumana yuguqulwa olwenzeke ngoSaul okanye uPaul. Nanga yindoda eyayiphambili ekuzingeleni nasekuhluphuleni ibandla, yaye ngoku ingeniswa ebandleni, ekunye nentsapho yabantu abantu abayikholwayo. Yaye ayesenguye yodwa umzingeli, kodwa ngoku yena ngomnye wabasebenzi abaphambili ekwakheni ibandla. Yiyo leyo yuguqulwa olunobukhali olwenzekayo apha kule khapha, kule verse siyixelelwa yona. Ukukhula kwebandla ulethe uxolo phakathi kwabo babedume yahlukene. Kutheni muhle? Kutheni ukubana phakathi kweyantlukwano kubalulekile? Kuba akukho nto iyinako enye; yiyo uKrestu kuphela oyenza. Yenzeka kuphela ebandleni likaKrestu, yaye ngaloo ndlela yongeza inkazimulo egameni likaKrestu. Yaye siyibona loo nto kanye apha kule verse.

Iyakhiwe Ngokuzinikela kukaKrestu

Into yesi thathu esiyibona malunga nendlela ibandla elakhiwa ngayo phezu kukaKrestu yile nkcazo yobomi eyayikonwatywa phakathi kwabakholekileyo. Sibona apha ukuzinikela kukaKrestu okuqhubekayo, i-ministri yakhe ebandleni. Ibandla likhiwe ngokuzinikela kwabo. I-verse iyatshoyo babe “bebahamba ekoyikeni iNkosi nasekuthuthuzeleni kweMoya oyiNgcwele.” Cinga ngeempawu zeministry kaYesu. Zeziphi iinkalo zeministry kaKrestu? Ewe, ungazichonga ezi mpawu zibini apha, awunakho? Kuba yonke into uYesu ayenzayo nendlela yakhe yayiyenziwa ngenkazimulo yothixo. Ukuziboleka kwakhe ixesha lokuthandaza noYise. Yonke imisebenzi yakhe emikhulu nemimangaliso nemiqondiso nemifundisho awayifundisa yenzeka ukuze uthixo azuze inkazimulo. Kwaye ukuya kwakhe emsaleni emhlangeni nokuthwala ukuthwa kweNkosi, loo nto yayiyenziwa ngoku thobela noku nikela phantsi kwentando kaYise. Yayikukoyika iNkosi okwakho konke ukuphatha minstryi kaKrestu.

Kwaye uMoya oNgcwele, loo Moya oNgcwele wenza imisebenzi engaphezu kwendalo emzimbeni kaJesu nangobomandelayo bakhe yilo uMoya oNgcwele uyaqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe phakathi nangobomandelayo bonke abakholelwa kuKristu. UJesu wayethembisile oko. Wayethembisile ukuba uya kushiya abafundi bakhe kodwa akabashiyi bodwa kodwa uya kuthumela uMoya oNgcwele ukubaxhobisa, ukubafundisa ukuze bakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi phakathi negama lakhe. Elinye igama loMoya oNgcwele, siyalitshilo, nguMcomforter okanye uNcedisi. Yintoni esiyibonayo isenokwenzeka apha kule ndima? Kuko ukuba uMcomforter uyabathuthuzela. Bahamba “phakathi koloyiko lweNkosi nentuthuzelo yoMoya oNgcwele.” Loo yeyona bungqina ukuba uKristu wayesebenza ecaweni yecawa yakhe. Wayeziboleke kwicawa yakhe. Wayeqhubeka nokwenza umsebenzi phakathi kwabantu bakhe kuba bebombonakalisa koloyiko lweNkosi nentuthuzelo yoMoya oNgcwele. Ezo mpawu zimbini zihlala zihamba kunye – ukoyika, ukuhlonela, ukuzinikela, noku thandaza uThixo kunye noku khuthaza nentuthuzelo, ulonwabo nentsikelelo yoMoya oNgcwele.

Uloyiko lweNkosi

Sivayi ukuva kancinane ngokoyika kweNkosi, asivayo? Kuyinto ekhangeleka ngathi yeyexesha elidala lamaTestamente, mhlawumbi. Kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo, impendulo efanelekileyo kwinkazimulo yobuThixo kulo lonke iTestamente elidala yiyo yokoyika kweNkosi. Kodwa kwiTestamente entsha, ngamaxesha amaninzi, ababhali bayasibiza ukuba soyike ekukhanyeni kwenyaniso yeNgcwele. Kuba ubona, yiyo le nto iNgcwele isifundisa yona. iNgcwele isifundisa ukuba soyike iNkosi. iNgcwele isifundisa ukuba izono zethu zifanelwe yintukuthelo nentswela-kudala nestrao yobuThixo. Akhuko nto singayenza ukuze sisuse izono zethu yaye sifumane iintsikelelo zikaThixo. Kodwa isindiso sethu sihlelwa ekufeni nasekuyeni kwuJesu Khristu, uNyana kaThixo. Yiyo le nto sihluphekileyo ngaphandle kukaKhristu. Yiyo le nto isindiso sethu sibiza kakhulu. Yintoni le ingafanelekanga kakhulu kunokoyika nasekuthuseni nasekukhonzeni nasekudumiseni phambi koThixo? Yintoni le ingafanelekanga kakhulu kunokuthi, uJ.I. Packer, okanye ukuboleka kwisihloko sakhe sencwadi, “ukuthatha uThixo ngokunzulu”? Siyifumana njani na induduzo yomiNyama oyiNgcwele ukuba asimniki uThixo uthando lwethu olukhulu?

Ndicinga ukuba ikhuselekile ukutsho ukuba sonke sindlafu kwaye siyathanda induduzo yeSpirit Holy, kodwa ngaba siyamthatha uThixo ngokubalulekileyo? Ndiyavuma ukuba ukuba sibuza abantwana bethu, ukuba sibuza abamelwane bethu, abasebenzi beethu, “Yintoni eyona nto ibalulekileyo ebomini bethu?” Ndiyavuma ukuba babeza kuthi! Sonke sikholona sizithatha ngokubalulekileyo. Akunjalo? Siyazithatha imisebenzi yethu ngokubalulekileyo, siyazithatha iimidlalo zethu ngokubalulekileyo, siyazithatha ukubonakala kwethu, ukutya kwethu neziselo zethu, ukuzonwabisa kwethu, sizithatha ngokubalulekileyo. Yintoni eyona nto ibonakalisa ngakumbi oko kunokuthandwa kwe-selfie? Sifuna ukuthatha umfanekiso wethu. Kwaye ukuba sizithatha ngokubalulekileyo, sifuna ukuxelela abantu abanye ngathi. Ngako oko siyabona kwinkcubeko yethu. Kodwa ngaba siyamthatha uThixo ngokubalulekileyo? Ndiyavuma ukuba ndifuna iSpirit iguqule ubomi, kodwa ngaba ndihlala ndenza oko ngamathemba nangokulangazelela koko uThixo angenza? Kwaye ngaba ndifuna ukufumana ikhredithi encinane koko endleleni? Ndiyavuma ukuba sifuna kangakanani na abantwana bethu, sifuna kangakanani na uluthathe luhleke kwaye lonwabele induduzo yeSpirit Holy, ukuze bavuke kwinkolo, ukuze bakhe ekulandeleni uKristo, kodwa kanye xa bekonwabele oko. Kwaye singakanani na amaxesha athetha ngokulinganisa uloyiko olufanelekileyo lweNkosi ebomini bethu nakwizinto ezibalulekileyo esizikhethela iintsapho zethu? Sonke sikholona sifuna induduzo yeSpirit Holy kwaye siyanishiya uloyiko lweNkosi. Kodwa induduzo yeSpirit Holy iza kunye noloyiko lweNkosi.

Kwaye xa ndithetha ngokoyika kweNkosi ndithethi ngobume obuhlukileyo okanye obumnyama. Oku kunobushushu, kunenjongo yokoyika kweNkosi. Kukho inkululeko nokunyaniseka, ithemba ngamaxesha ovavanyo; ukuzithemba ngamaxesha obukhohlakali. Amandla kunye nobunzulu kunye nomanyano lwakhiwa njengecawa kaKristu. Le yimbono enhle yecawa yakhiwa kwiSahluko 9 verse 31 yeZenzo. Icawa yiphambano likaThixo ngokuqaqambileyo kukaKristu nokulungileyo kwabantu bakhe. Uyazi, kwintsapho yethu, siye sabandakanyeka kakhulu kubomvu. Andiyi kuthi kakhulu malunga nale nto kuba andazi ukuba ndifuna ukuveza kangakanani na malunga nokuba sikhowoke kangakanani, kodwa siqaphele kakhulu kwinto eyenzekayo kubomvu eyadini yethu! Kwaye ngosuku olulandelayo ndafumana isihlaha sebomvu. Siyabona ezi zinto zonke ixesha, kodwa wazishaya ingqondo ukuba isimangalo sebomvu sasinjani. Yayikho isitshani kunye nenkunkuma kunye nomhlaba kwaye ezi bomvu zinako ukuzihlanganisa zenze isihlaha amaqanda azo kunye nazo. Akumangalisi into ayenzayo uThixo ekwakheni icawa? Uthatha uYuda noGentile, umGalileya noSamaritani, isic奴 kunye nelikhulule, umcebisi kunye nomfuthe, kwaye uyabahlanganisa njengecawa Yakhe, njengecawa kaKristu ngokuqaqambileyo kuko, le mbono enhle yokuhamba ngokoyika kweNkosi nakuthuthuzelo lweSpirit Holy? Yilento uThixo ayenzayo ekwakheni icawa Yakhe. Kwaye icawa yakhiwa. Iyakhuzwa.

Sasixelelwa kwakhona kwindawo yokugqibela yesi vesi ukuba njengoko yakhishwa phezulu, yakhishwa ngaphandle. Oku kuza kuba yindawo yethu yokugqibela namhlanje. Ibandla lakhiwa ngaphandle; ibandla landa. Njengoko ibandla lakhiwa, ibandla landa. Ngokuqinisekileyo, singatsho ukuba enye yeempawu zamandla ebandla kukuba ijoliswe ngaphandle. Yakhiwa ngaphandle njengoko yakhishwa phezulu yaye yakhishwa phezulu njengoko yakhishwa ngaphandle. Oku akusiyo umzimba omileyo wabakholekileyo. Oku akusiyo iklabhu ekhethekileyo. Oku kufundo oluguquguqukayo esixelelwa ngalo apha. Enye yamagama angundo-ndoo kwibandla namhlanje, kwinkcubeko yethu, ndicinga, ngu “uluntu – ukwenza ubomi kunye.” Kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo enye yezinto ezibalulekileyo kwisigaba esithile; enye yezinto ezintle apha. Bafumana uluntu kunye. Kodwa enye yezingozi zokuphakamisa nokugxila kuluntu kukuba ingqalelo inokujolisa ngaphakathi yaye uluntu lunokukhula ngaphakathi. Kwaye kunokuba nzima ukwamkela abasafikayo okanye abangaphandle. Kwaye ndiqinisekile ukuba uninzi lwethu luye lwafumana oku kumaqela amancinci okanye iSonto Schools okanye izinto ezinjalo.

Yakhiwa Ngaphandle

Kodwa sibona apha, ukuba ingqalelo igxile kuThixo yaye ingqalelo igxile kumyalelo kaKristu wokwakha ibandla Lakhe nokuya nokwenza abafundi, ibandla lifikelela ngaphandle yaye ukukhula kwebandla kunika uzuko kwigama likaKristu. Yaye sibona njengoko ibandla lifikelela ngaphandle, iimpawu ezibonelela ngamandla ebandla zizo iimpawu ezihanjiswa ukukhula. Izinto ezazikho yaye ziyaBoniwa kwinkonzo kaKristu kubo – uloyiko lweNkosi nentuthuzelo yeSpirit Holy – ezo zinto zimbini zithumela ngaphandle, ziqhuba ngaphandle, yaye ziza ekwandeni kwabantu abangaphandle kwebandla. Kuku njengoko behamba kuloyiko lweNkosi yaye kwintuthuzelo yeSpirit Holy ukuba ibandla landa. Yakhiwa ngaphandle.

Ukakhiwa Kuholela Ekwandeni

Ngoku, loo nto ngokuyintloko umgawo othi wena uvile Ed esithi ngamaxesha athile, “into eyenza ukuya nzulu entliziyweni igqiba ukuya kude kwihlabathi.” Oko njengoko ibandla lakhiwa, lakhiwa ngaphandle. Amaxesha amaninzi weva kummiselo weMission iquote kaJohn Piper ethi, “Umsebenzi wobufosthu ubukho kuba ukunqumla akho!” Sinaweza kutshiwo ukuba umsebenzi wobufosthu ubukho kuba kukho ukunqumla. Kwaye loo nto uPiper wena uya kuthi kwi-preaching yakhe. Ukwakha ibandla kuqala, uya kuthi oku kuya kwenzeka. Kwaye isizathu sokuba loo nto ibalulekile kuba ibandla liqhubeleza phambili iindawo ezinzima; iya kubantu abanawo umsebenzi wokwenziwa. Kuba yintoni imeko yihlabathi? Yintoni imeko yabo abangaphandle kwebandla? Ewe, yinto eyahlukileyo koko esikubonayo apha. Banawo ukwesaba kukaYehova nabanawo ukuthuthuzela koMoya oyiNkosi. Akhona umva wokuxhomeleka kuThixo. Akhona ithemba noyolo notuthuzelo kodwa kukho ukuzingca nokungenamsebenzi. Andingacingi ukuba sifuna ukunika imizekelo yendlela loo nto ihleza ihlabathi elijikelezileyo, kodwa uKristu usinika into engcono. Usinika Yena uYena. Kwaye kuye, sibizwa ukuba siqinile noyolo noyolo noxolo nothando. Sibizwa kubomi, ubomi obungunaphakade kuye.

Njengoko sinethemba lento, sithandaza lento, silinde lento, enye yencoko esiyithathayo kuba sithandaza ngokuhlaziyeka. Sithandaza ngokubuyisela, ukuhlaziya, ukuvuselela. Ngaba uva o 're' loo nto? Bukhona uThixo wenza into ayenzileyo ngaphambili. Sithandaza aze ayenzile loo nto. Kwaye singaba nabanomdla kuba sibona ayenzileyo ngaphambili. Kwaye ubufakazi bulo buhleli apha eZenzo isahluko 9 verse 31. Sibiza uThixo aze ayenzile loo nto kwakhona ngobukhazikhazi bukaKristu nokulunga kwabantu bakhe.

Ndifunda incwadi ngoku malunga nendlova kaMisisipi ka-1927, iRising Tide. Incwadi yimangalisa! Omnye wabahambi abaphambili kwincwadi yingxube kaMisisipi. Yomnye wabahambi abanamandla kakhulu kwincwadi. Kwaye imangalisa ukuva indlela ayichaza ngayo amandla kunye nobukhali bongxube njengoko uhamba phantsi kwaye njengoko ukhuphuka phezulu. Kwaye kuwo wonke umzuzu wendlela, ongxube ujonge ukwaphula iindonga. Ujongke ukukhuphuka ngaphezulu kweendonga kunye nokusasazeka ngaphandle kwemabhanki ongxube. Yiyo ubukhali kunye namandla ongxube.

Ndiyo nto siyibona ngeCawa njengoko iCawa yakhiwa, njengoko isiba nkulu, njengoko ikhula. Ijongke ukufikelela ngaphandle kunye nokwakha ngaphandle kunye nokukhula kunye nokuzala ngokuqaqambileyo kukaKrestu. Yiyo nto iCawa iyenza. Yiyo nto siyibona iyenza apha eZenzo isahluko 9 verse 31. Sithandaza ukuba iyayenza oko ngamaxesha ethu.

Ubomi bokulula

Ndifuna ukugqiba ngamazwana ambalwa ukuqukumbela. Uyazi ndiza kupasa njengawo kwaye ndihlala ndifumana ukuba ukushumayela nokufundisa ngokwesaba iNkosi kuba yinto enzima kakhulu. Ndicinga ukuba yinto yobumzabalazo bukaThixo; kunzima ukuyibeka ngamazwi kunye nokubamba kungekhala kodwa kungekwesaba okanye ukuthanda okwesaba. Kwaye kuthetha ukuthini? Kuthetha ukuthini ukuba nesaba seNkosi kunye nentuthuzelo yoMoya oyiNgcwele? Amazwi ambalwa afika engqondweni. Kwaye omnye, ndingathi yinto – yubomi bokulula. Uyazi siziphazamisa kwaye sibalek busy lonke ixesha. Sibalek ukuzalisa naluphi na uhlobo lwexesha lokuphumla okanye ukuthula ngomsindo okanye ngenstimulation visual. Kodwa kukho umbizo apha, ndicinga kwethu ukuba sithule. Ndicinga njengoDavide wathandaza ngaphambili, “zimisele kwaye wazi ukuba NdinguThixo,” ukuze uthathe ixesha lokumangalisa nokumangala ngumdalo kaThixo; ukukhumbula iintsikelelo zakhe, ukukhumbula iNgiliso, kunye nokumbulela ngayo. Ukukhula kokuqonda koko wakenzayo.

Kukho ukulula esibonayo kwicawa eyenziwa nguMpostoli. Akunjalo? Ukuba sibuya kwisahluko sesibini, yintoni icawa eyayingenzayo kwixesha lecawa lokuqala? Yayilula kakhulu. Bazinikela ekudumiseni noThixo nangomthandazo. Bazinikela kwilizo kunye nesikhumbuzo. Kwaye bazinikela ekubonakaleni ubuhlobo nokupha. Kulula kodwa kukumangalisa. Akunjalo? Kwaye njengoko bazinikela kwezo zinto, babekulungele ukwahluka kwabanye kwihlabathi elibangquleleyo, ukuba yityuwa nokukhanya kwihlabathi labo. Kwakukho ukulungele kwabo ukunyamezela amacululation, ukunyamezela ukubandezeleka, ukubandezeleka, ngentlekele, nokulungele ukunika isizathu kutho bonke ababona isizathu sentlekele yabo. Kutheni babenethemba elikhulu kangaka? Kungenxa yokuvuka kwabafileyo; kungenxa yobomi obungunaphakade kuKristo Yesu. Kwaye babekunye besomeleza omnye nomnye ngamaxesha awo. Kwaye babekulungele ukuba yingqina likaKristo.

Kwaye mhlawumbi kulapho silinganisa khona. Ukuba asina nlanga neenjongo zokufuna abalahlekileyo, mhlawumbi asiyifumananga ngokupheleleyo inkalo yentlekele yokoyika uThixo nentuthuzelo yoMoya oyiNgcwele. Mhlawumbi asiyixabisanga ngokupheleleyo ilungelo elimangalisayo lecawa, kodwa kunye nenxaxheba elikhulu labalahlekileyo. Kwaye mhlawumbi sifuna ukubuya apho saqala khona inkonzo, kwisiHloko sesithathu seNcwadana yeZililo, umbizo wokunconga – “Masiyikhangelele yaye siyihlolisise imisebenzi yethu, siyibuyisele kuThixo, yaye siphakamise iintliziyo zethu neengalo zethu kuThixo ezulwini.” Masiye kuye ngomthandazo!

Bawo, sikubulela ngenxa yaLowo uyiNkosi, nangegenxa yoSuku lweNkosi olayo, ekuseni nasebusuku, ukuze sizive uLowo uyiNkosi, size siyakudumisa. Sithandazela ukuze wena, ngomoya waKho, usenze umsebenzi kuthi ukuze usivuselele, nokufezekisa kuthi, nokufezekisa kuthi injabulo kaKristu, nokufezekisa kuthi inhliziyo yabalahlekileyo, nokufezekisa kuthi amathuba okwelula. Nathi njengoko sisakha, ukuba sisakhe ngaphandle, ngenxa yenkazimulo yaKhe, ngenxa yenkazimulo kaKristu, nangengenxa yobulungisa bethu obungenasiphelo. Sithandazela ezi zinto egameni likaKristu, amen.