UHagayi: Ikuphi Okulandelayo?Isampula

Yikuphi okulandelayo uNkulunkulu azokwenza empilweni yakho?

Sikhuluma ngokholo lwaso lobuKristu, esinye isazi semfundiso yenkolo sathi, ‘Iminyaka yokuqala engu-50 inzima kakhulu.’ Mhlawumbe lokho kuyihaba nje. Mhlawumbe kuyiqiniso. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu, ngemva kwamashumi eminyaka bezabalaza, bafinyelela esiphethweni sabo futhi bafunda ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu ukuze bathole ithemba, amandla, nokondleka. Nathi singenza okufanayo.

Njengoba ngibhala, sengibe ngumKristu iminyaka engu-20 futhi angazi ukuthi ngenze kanjani kuze kube manje. Kuke kwaba nezikhathi lapho ubudlelwane bami noJesu buye baba namaphutha, futhi ngiye ngazizwa sengathi ngeyisa uNkulunkulu ngezindlela ezinkulu. Ngike ngabona ukuthi, ngedwa, anginakho okudingekayo ukuze ngihambe noNkulunkulu. Nakuba imizamo yethu iyodwa inganele ukusibonisa lokho uNkulunkulu azokwenza ngokulandelayo ezimpilweni zethu, singajabulela amazwi eTestamente Elisha avame ukusetshenziswa, ‘Kodwa Nkulunkulu!’. Lawo mazwi asinika ithemba elikhulu ngezimpilo zethu zobuKristu.

UNkulunkulu wenza okuthile ngokuntula kwethu ukuze siphilele Yena ngempela. Uyasiqinisa futhi asisekele ohambweni lokholo ukuze sikwazi ukweqa izithiyo ezingenakunqotshwa ngaphandle kwamandla Akhe. UHagayi 2:1–9 uchaza usuku lwesibili lokugcina loMkhosi Wamadokodo. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu babethutheleke eJerusalema ukuze bakhumbule iminyaka engu-40 yama-Israyeli yasehlane futhi bayogubha ukunakekela kukaNkulunkulu okuyisimangaliso ogwadule. Enyangeni ngaphambilini, babephendukile, babeka kabusha izinto ezibalulekile, futhi baphinde bagxila ekwakheni indlu kaNkulunkulu - kodwa noma kunjalo, isimilo saseJerusalema sasisibi. Abantu baphazanyiswa isifiso esingokomoya esasibavimbela ukuba bangene kulokho uNkulunkulu ayebabekele kona ksasa. Babedangele, uma beqaphela ukuthi imizamo yabo emihle yayinganele ukwenza lokho uNkulunkulu ayebabizele kona. Nokho, lokho uNkulunkulu afuna ukukwenza ngekusasa ezimpilweni zethu kuhlale kukhulu kunalokho esake sakwazi ngaphambili uma sizinikela kuYe. NgoHagayi, uNkulunkulu wathembisa abantu ubukhona Bakhe, amandla, nokuthula kwaKhe, futhi wabaqinisekisa ngokuthi ikusasa laliyoba ngcono kunesikhathi esidlule.

UNkulunkulu wanxusa abantu baKhe ukuba baqhubekele phambili besazi ukuthi wayenabo, futhi wayebaqinisa emphefumulweni nasezintweni. Wayezonyakazisa izizwe ukuze athole izinsiza ezidingekayo zokwakha kabusha ithempeli - Okuyilokho Akwenza, ngoDariyu wasePheresiya. Ukukhumbula ukuthi ubani onawe - iNkosi uMninimandla onke - kuyokuqinisa ukuze usebenzele okulandelayo empilweni yakho. Awuwedwa, futhi uNkulunkulu uzoqhubeka ekuvikela futhi ekuhlinzekela, ekwenza ukwazi ukuthatha isinyathelo sakho esilandelayo.

Ngokwethu, akekho kithi onakho okudingekayo ukuba senze konke uNkulunkulu asibizele kukho. Kodwa Nkulunkulu! Kwangathi ungakhumbula ukuthi isahluko esilandelayo sempilo yakho embusweni ka Nkulunkulu asizo zanyazanyiswa muntu. Akukhathalekile ukuthi indawo ekuzungezile isizanya zanyiswe kangakanani. UBaba wakho waseZulwini uthembisa ukukusekela kulokho Akubizela kukho.