UKUKHONZA UMSEBENZI
“Izisebenzi ezikanye noNkulunkulu.”
1 KwabaseKhorinte 3:9
Qaphela noma yimuphi umsebenzi owenzela uNkulunkulu okuvumela ukuba ubalekele ukugxila kuYe. Izisebenzi eziningi ezingamaKristu zikhonza umsebenzi wazo. Okukodwa okufanele kukhathaze isisebenzi ukugxila kuNkulunkulu, lokhu kuyosho ukuthi zonke ezinye izinhlangothi zokuphila, ezengqondo, ezokuziphatha, nezomoya zikhululekile ngenkululeko yomntwana, umntwana okhonzayo, hhayi umntwana ophambukayo. Isisebenzi esingenalo leli phuzu elinesizotha nelibusayo lokugxila kuNkulunkulu sivame ukuthwala umsebenzi waso entanyeni; ayikho ingxenye yomzimba, yengqondo noma yomoya ekhululekile ngenxa yalokho siphela amandla, sichotshozwe. Ayikho inkululeko, ayikho injabulo ekuphileni; izinzwa, ingqondo nenhliziyo kusindwa ngokuchoboza kangangokuba isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu asinakuhlala. Kodwa nolunye uhlangothi luyiqiniso ngendlela efanayo — lapho ukugxila sekukuNkulunkulu, zonke izinhlangothi zokuphila zikhululekile futhi zibekwe ngaphansi kokubusa kukaNkulunkulu kuphela. Awuthwele umthwalo wemfanelo womsebenzi; okuwukuphela komthwalo wakho ukuhlala uxhumene noNkulunkulu ngokuphilayo nangokuqhubekayo, uqiniseke ukuthi awuvumeli lutho luvimbele ukusebenza kwakho kanye naYe. Inkululeko yangemva kokungcweliswa iyinkululeko yomntwana, izinto ezazicindezela ukuphila sezihambile. Kodwa qaphela ukukhumbula ukuthi ukhululelwe into eyodwa kuphela — ukuzinikela ngokuphelele kuLowo osebenza kanye nawe.
Asinalo ilungelo lokwahlulela ukuthi kufanele sibekwe kuphi, noma ukwakha imibono kusengaphambili ngalokho uNkulunkulu asilungiselela kona. UNkulunkulu uhlela zonke izinto ngamabomu; noma kuphi lapho asibeka khona injongo yethu eyodwa enkulu ukuthulula ukuzinikela kwenhliziyo yonke kuYe kulowo msebenzi othile. "Noma yini isandla sakho esiyitholayo ukuba siyenze, yenze ngamandla akho."