ISIPHAMBANO EMTHANDAZWENI
“Ngalolo suku niyocela egameni laMi.”
NgokukaJohane 16:26
Sithambekele kakhulu ekucabangeni ngesiPhambano njengento okufanele sidlule kuyo; sidlula kuso kuphela ukuze singene kuso. IsiPhambano simele into eyodwa kuphela kithi — ukuhlanganiswa okuphelele nokugcwele nokungenamkhawulo neNkosi uJesu Kristu, futhi akukho lutho lapho lokhu kuhlanganiswa kwenziwa kube ngokoqobo khona ngaphezu komthandazo.
"UYihlo uyakwazi lokho enikudingayo, ningakamceli." Pho kungani sicela? Injongo yomthandazo akukhona ukuthola izimpendulo kuNkulunkulu; umthandazo uwubunye obuphelele nobugcwele noNkulunkulu. Uma sithandaza ngoba sifuna izimpendulo, siyomcasukela uNkulunkulu. Izimpendulo zifika ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa azifiki njalo ngendlela esiyilindele, futhi ukucasuka kwethu kukamoya kubonisa ukwenqaba ukuzihlanganisa neNkosi yethu emthandazweni. Asilapha ukufakazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyayiphendula imithandazo; silapha ukuba sibe yizikhumbuzo eziphilayo zomusa kaNkulunkulu.
"Angisho ukuthi ngiyonicelela kuBaba: ngoba uBaba uqobo lwaKhe uyanithanda." Ingabe usufinyelele ekusondelaneni okunjalo noNkulunkulu kuze ukuphila komthandazo kweNkosi uJesu Kristu kube ukuphela kwencazelo yokuphila kwakho komthandazo? Ingabe ukuphila kweNkosi yethu okwenzelwa omunye ngokuthatha indawo yakhe sekuphenduke ukuphila kwakho okubalulekile? "Ngalolo suku" uyobe usuhlanganiswe noJesu kangangokuthi ngeke kube khona mehluko.
Lapho umthandazo ubonakala ungaphenduliwe, qaphela ukuzama ukubeka icala komunye umuntu. Lokho kuhlale kuwugibe lukaSathane. Uyothola ukuthi kunesizathu esiyisifundo esijulile kuwe, hhayi komunye umuntu.