UKUBEKEZELA KOKHOLO
“Ngoba uligcinile izwi lokubekezela kwami.”
ISambulo 3:10
Ukubekezela kungaphezu kokukhuthazela. Ukuphila kongcwele kusezandleni zikaNkulunkulu njengomnsalo nomcibisholo ezandleni zomcibisheli. UNkulunkulu uqondise kokuthile ongcwele angenakukubona, futhi uyelula ayiqinise, futhi ngezikhathi ezithile ongcwele uthi — "Angisakwazi ukubekezelela okunye." UNkulunkulu akanaki, uyaqhubeka nokwelula kuze kube yilapho injongo yaKhe ibonakala, bese ededela umcibisholo. Zibeke ngokwethemba ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu. Yini okudingela ukubekezela manje? Gcina ubudlelwano bakho noJesu Kristu ngokubekezela kokholo. "Noma engibulala, nokho ngiyomlinda."
Ukholo akuwona umuzwa odabukisayo, kodwa luwukwethemba okuqinile nokunamandla okwakhelwe eqinisweni lokuthi uNkulunkulu uluthando olungcwele. Awukwazi ukumbona manje, awukwazi ukuqonda lokho akwenzayo, kodwa uyamazi Yena. Ukuphahlazeka komkhumbi kwenzeka lapho kungekho ukuzinza kwengqondo okuvela ekusekelweni eqinisweni laphakade lokuthi uNkulunkulu uluthando olungcwele. Ukholo ngumzamo wobuqhawe bokuphila kwakho, uziphonsa kuNkulunkulu ngokwethemba okungacabangi ingozi.
UNkulunkulu wabeka konke engcupheni kuJesu Kristu ukuze asisindise, manje ufuna sibeke konke okwethu engcupheni ngokwethemba kuYe okuzinikele ngokuphelele. Kukhona izindawo lapho lolo kholo lungakasebenzi khona kithi, izindawo ezingakathintwa ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu. Zazingekho izindawo ezinjalo ekuphileni kukaJesu Kristu, futhi akumelwe zibe khona kokwethu. "Lokhu kungukuphila okuphakade, ukuba bazi Wena." Incazelo yangempela yokuphila okuphakade ukuphila okungabhekana nanoma yini okumelwe kubhekane nayo ngaphandle kokuntengantenga. Uma samukela lo mbono, ukuphila kuba yindaba eyodwa enkulu ethokozisayo, ithuba elikhazimulayo lokubona izinto ezimangalisayo sonke isikhathi. UNkulunkulu uyasiqeqesha ukuze asifikise kule ndawo eyinhloko yamandla.