INGABE AMANDLA AKHO OKUCABANGA NGONKULUNKULU ALAMBILE?
“Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu, nibone ukuthi ngubani owadala lezi zinto.”
U-Izaya 40:26
Abantu bakaNkulunkulu ngosuku luka-Izaya babelambise amandla abo okucabanga ngokubuka ubuso bezithombe, futhi u-Izaya wabenza babheke phezulu emazulwini, okungukuthi, wabenza baqala ukusebenzisa amandla abo okucabanga ngendlela efanele. Imvelo iyisakramente kumuntu ongcwele. Uma singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, sinengcebo enkulu eMvelweni. Kuwo wonke umoya ovunguzayo, kubo bonke ubusuku nemini yonyaka, kuzo zonke izimpawu zesibhakabhaka, kukho konke ukuqhakaza nakukho konke ukubuna komhlaba, kukhona ukuza kukaNkulunkulu kwangempela kithi uma nje sisebenzisa amandla ethu okucabanga alambile ukuze sikubone.
Ukuhlolwa kokugxila ngokomoya ukuletha amandla okucabanga ekuthunjweni. Ingabe amandla akho okucabanga abheke ubuso besithombe? Ingabe isithombe nguwe? Umsebenzi wakho? Umqondo wakho wokuthi isisebenzi kufanele sibe yini? Okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho kwensindiso nokungcweliswa? Khona-ke amandla akho okucabanga ngoNkulunkulu alambile, futhi lapho ubhekene nobunzima awunawo amandla, ungabekezela ebumnyameni kuphela. Uma amandla akho okucabanga elambile, ungabheki emuva kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho; nguNkulunkulu omdingayo. Phuma ngokuphelele kuwe, kude nobuso bezithombe zakho, kude nakho konke obekulambisa amandla akho okucabanga. Zivuse, thatha inselele u-Izaya ayinika abantu, futhi ngamabomu uqondise amandla akho okucabanga kuNkulunkulu.
Esinye sezizathu zokukhubazeka emthandazweni ukuthi awekho amandla okucabanga, awekho amandla okuzibeka ngamabomu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Kumelwe sifunde ukuba isinkwa esihlephukile newayini elithululiwe ekunxuseleni kunasekuthintaneni komuntu siqu. Amandla okucabanga angamandla uNkulunkulu awanikeza ongcwele ukuze azikhiphe kuye ngokomcabango angene ebudlelwaneni angakaze abe kubo.