Ngalesi sihloko sifuna ukukukhuthaza ukuba uzigcine enhliziyweni yakho lezi amavesi okulalela, emibhalweni engcwele. Ngoba indlela engcono kakhulu yokujabulisa uNkulunkulu iwukwenza nokulalela intando yakhe ejabulisayo.
amavesi okulalela
Abanye abantu banombono oyiphutha wokuthi kuyini ukulalela, ngoba ngokuvamile kudidaniswa nokwenza noma ukuhambisana nento ethile ngenkani. Kodwa akunjalo, njengoba igama elithi ukulalela lisuselwa esenzweni sokulalela, elivela kwelesiLatini elithi oboedescere, igama eliyinhlanganisela elisho ukwazi ukulalela noma ukulalela ngokucophelela lokho okwamukelwa njengomyalelo noma umyalo.
Ngakho-ke, uma ulalela ngokucophelela futhi uqonda isiyalo ositholayo, okungukuthi, lalela, ubambe, uhlaziye futhi ucabange. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho umyalelo ungaqondwa khona, ukuze kube nenkululeko yokunquma ukuthi yini okumelwe yenziwe ukuze ihambisane nawo.
Uma kungenjalo, ngaphandle kokuqonda, umyalelo noma umyalelo onikeziwe awukwazi ukulandelwa. Ngalo mqondo, ukulalela kunombono wakho ezicini eziningana emphakathini, njengokulalela abazali, umqashi, imithetho kanye nokunye.
Ngokomqondo weBhayibheli, imibhalo engcwele isifundisa ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukuba uNkulunkulu amlalele. Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu eBhayibhelini singathola abaningi amavesi okulalela, kamuva sizokubonisa ezinye zazo ezibonisa izizathu zesidingo sokulalela, kodwa okokuqala kudingekile ukwazi ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ekwazisa kangaka ukulalela.
Kungani ukulalela kubalulekile kuNkulunkulu?
Nakuba iBhayibheli likhuluma nathi ngokulalela kusukela embhalweni walo wokuqala kuya kowokugcina. Nokho, incazelo yokuthi kungani ukulalela kubaluleke kangaka kuNkulunkulu ivezwe encwadini kaDuteronomi.
Le ncwadi imelela ukulethwa kwesibili koMthetho kaNkulunkulu kuMose ukuze ugcwaliseke ngabantu bakhe. Futhi esahlukweni 10 sikaDuteronomi, uMose uveza lokho uNkulunkulu akucela kubantu bakhe:
Duteronomi 10:12-13 (NIV)Yini uNkulunkulu ayilindele kuwe?? Ukuthi nje bayamhlonipha futhi bayamlalela, nokuthi bayamthanda futhi bamkhonze ngobuqotho babo bonke. 13 UNkulunkulu ulindele ukuba ulalele yonke imiyalo yakhe, ukuze kukuhambele kahle.
Kamuva esahlukweni 12 sikaDuteronomi, uMose egameni likaNkulunkulu ukhuluma nabantu bakwa-Israyeli ngezibusiso ezithenjisiwe futhi ubenza bakhethe:
Duteronomi 11:26-28 (GNT): 26 -Namuhla kumele ikhethe uma befuna kuhambe kahle, noma befuna kuhambe kabi. 27 Uma ugcina imiyalo uNkulunkulu wakho akunika yona namuhla, uyakwenza kahle; I-28 kodwa uma bengabalaleli futhiukukhonza abanye onkulunkulu, yeka ukwenza konke engikufundise khona namuhla kuzokonakala.
Futhi lapha kuhle ukuhlaba ikhefu bese ubuyela kulokho okushiwo ngaphambili, ukulalela akusona isibopho, umuntu ngamunye unekhono lokubona ukuthi yini elula nengalungile. Kungakho ukulalela uNkulunkulu kubaluleke kakhulu, ngoba noma ubani omlalelayo ubonisa ukuthi uyawuqonda umyalo, ukuthi walilalela ngokucophelela izwi likaNkulunkulu futhi wakhetha ngokuzithandela ukumlalela.
Lowo olalela izwi likaNkulunkulu uyaqonda ukuthi iziyalezo azifuna kithi kungenxa yothando olukhulu analo ngabantwana Bakhe. Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu akacabangi ngokuthanda kwakhe okuhle, kodwa kunalokho, uzibeka esikhundleni sikaBaba onikeza iziqondiso ngenhlalakahle yabantwana bakhe, funda okwengeziwe ngothando lukaBaba waseZulwini ngokufunda isihloko: Amavesi Othando LukaNkulunkulu okwezingane zakho.
Amavesi Okulalela: Izizathu Eziyisi-8 ZeBhayibheli Zokulalela
Incazelo yeBhayibheli yokulalela ingashiwo ngamafuphi ukuthi: Ukulalelisisa izwi likaNkulunkulu, ukuthembela ezwini lakhe nokuzithoba noma ukuzinikela ngokusuka enhliziyweni entandweni yakhe enhle, ethandekayo nepheleleyo. Manje ake sibheke ngezansi ukuthi ubuhle bokulalela bubaluleke kangakanani kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yezizathu eziyisishiyagalombili zeBhayibheli, ngamavesi akhuluma ngokulalela.
Kuwukubonakaliswa kothando ngoNkulunkulu
KuJesu Kristu sinesibonelo esikhulu kunazo zonke nesingcono kakhulu sokubonisa uthando ngokulalela. INkosi yethu yamlalela uYise kwaze kwaba sekufeni, ngenxa yothando lwakhe nakithi, uJesu waya esiphambanweni azi ukuthi ngokufa kwakhe wayezothola insindiso yabaningi ekuphileni okuphakade, lokho kuwukubonakaliswa kothando.
UBaba noNkulunkulu wethu, ngenxa yokuthanda izwe, wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze bonke abakholwa yiyo basindiswe futhi zonke izono zabo zithethelelwe, lokho kuwukubonakaliswa kothando. Manje uJesu ufuna ukuba silandele isibonelo sakhe futhi silalele imiyalo kaNkulunkulu ekuboniseni uthando Ngaye:
Johane 14: 15 (TLA): Wena Bayobonisa ukuthi bayangithanda, uma begcina imiyalo yami.
Ngumnikelo ojabulisa kakhulu uNkulunkulu.
Lapho silalela imiyalo yakhe, uNkulunkulu uthola lomnikelo njengamakha amnandi namnandi. Futhi okuncane kakhulu esingakwenza ekubongeni umusa uNkulunkulu asenzele wona.
UNkulunkulu wakujabulela, othandweni ngeNdodana yakhe nakithi, ukuba asinike umusa wensindiso. Asenzanga lutho olusifanele ngisho nangokulalela. Ngoba ukulalela kuwumphumela wokubona ukubonakaliswa kothando, umusa nesihe uNkulunkulu ayenaso kithi, yingakho umphostoli uPawulu efuna kithi:
AmaRoma 12: 1 (PDT): Yingakho bafowethu, ngoba uNkulunkulu usibonise umusa ongaka, ngiyakuncenga ukuba unikele ngomphefumulo wakho wonke ube ngumnikelo ophilayo kuNkulunkulu. lowo mnikelo iyini impilo yakho kumelwe sinikezelwe kuNkulunkulu kuphela ukuze simjabulise. Lolu hlobo lokukhulekela yilona olunengqondo ngempela.
Uthola izibusiso nomvuzo waphakade
UNkulunkulu ngezwi lakhe uthembisa ukusibusisa uma sifeza noma sigcina isivumelwano sakhe. Ngisho nangokwengeziwe thina esingaphansi komusa singagcwalisa umthetho othandweni lukaKristu, kanjalo kube lula kakhulu ukuwugcwalisa.
Abanye amavesi okulalela Basitshela ukuthi ukulalela izwi likaNkulunkulu kuletha umvuzo ezibusisweni futhi singathola umvuzo waphakade. Ake sibheke ezinye zalezi amavesi okulalela bese:
UGenesise 22:18 (PDT): Futhi Ngiyathembisa ukuthi zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyobusiswa wenzalo yakho, ngibonga ukuthi ningilalele.
U-Eksodusi 19:5 (PDT): Manje, uma ningilalela, ningilalela, Ngizokuphatha njengempahla engiyithandayo. Okusho ukuthi, uma ngempela befeza isivumelwano samiNakuba zonke izizwe zomhlaba zingezami, phakathi kwazo zonke ngizoniphatha njengabantu bami.
U-Lucas 11: 28 (PDT): Kodwa UJesu wathi: - Kunalokho, yeka ukuthi banenhlanhla abalizwa izwi likaNkulunkulu balilalele.
Jakobe 1:22-25 (I-ARR): 22-24Lalela umlayezo kaNkulunkulu! uma belalela, kodwa anikulaleli, niyazikhohlisa futhi kuyokwenzeka into efanayo kini njengomuntu ozibuka esibukweni: ngokushesha nje lapho ehamba, uyakhohlwa ukuthi wayenjani. 25 Kunalokho, Uma ubeka konke ukunaka kwakho ezwini likaNkulunkulu, futhi ulilalela njalo, uyojabula kukho konke okwenzayo. Ngoba izwi likaNkulunkulu liphelele futhi liyabakhulula esonweni.
Ibonisa isithelo noma ubufakazi bothando lwethu ngoNkulunkulu
Umyalo omkhulu womthetho owokuthanda uNkulunkulu nokuthanda umakhelwane wethu. Uma sithanda abanye njengoba sizithanda thina, sisuke sithanda uNkulunkulu futhi sigcwalisa umyalo wakhe wokuqala nomkhulu kunayo yonke.
Ngaphansi komthetho lokhu kwakungelula ukukufeza, kodwa ngaphansi komusa wokuba kuKristu kuba lula ukugcwalisa nokulalela uNkulunkulu, kube isithelo sikaMoya esisobala:
1 Johane 5:2-3 (TLA): 2 KANYE siyazi ukuthi siyamthanda uNkulunkulu futhi sigcina imiyalo yakhe, lapho sithanda futhi abantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 3 Sibonisa ukuthi siyamthanda uNkulunkulu lapho silalela imiyalo yakhe; futhi ukuzilalela akunzima.
2 Johane 6 (I-TLA): Lowo othanda ngokweqiniso ulalela nemithetho kaNkulunkulu. Futhi njengoba wazi kusukela ekuqaleni, UNkulunkulu usiyala ukuthi siphile njalo sithande abanye.
Ikhombisa impilo kuKristu
Ukulalela izwi likaNkulunkulu kukhombisa kuqala ukuthi siyamazi futhi okwesibili ukuthi siphila ukholo lweqiniso nempilo kuKristu:
1 Johane 2:4-6 (PDT): 4 Omunye angathi: -Ngiyamazi uNkulunkulu-, kodwa uma ungayilaleli imiyalo yakhe ungumqambimanga, neqiniso alikho empilweni yakho. 5 Yebo uthando lufinyelela ukuphelela kwalo lapho umuntu elalela lokho uNkulunkulu akufundisayo. Ubufakazi bokuthi silungile kuNkulunkulu lokhu okulandelayo: 6 lowo othi uhlala kuNkulunkulu umelwe phila ngendlela uJesu aphila ngayo.
Bonisa ukwethembeka ezwini likaNkulunkulu
IBhayibheli lisifundisa ukuthi awukwazi ukukhonza amakhosi amabili, ngoba ngokushesha noma kamuva uyobe ungathembeki kwenye ukuze ulalele enye. Kungakho uNkulunkulu ejabula ngokulalela kwethu okuphelele ngoba yile ndlela esibonisa ngayo ukwethembeka kuye:
1 Samuweli 15:22-231 22 Kepha uSamuweli wathi:Okujabulisa kakhulu uJehova: imihlatshelo okufanele ishiswe ngokuphelele kanye neminye imihlatshelo noma ilalele imiyalo kaJehova na? Kungcono ukumlalela kulokunikela kuye imihlatshelo. Kungcono ukumlalela kulokunikela kuye amanoni ezinqama. 23 Ukwenqaba ukumlalela kubi njengokuthakatha. Ukuba nenkani nokwenza intando yakho kufana nesono sokukhonza izithombe. Wala ukulalela izwi likaJehova, ngakho akafuni ukukwamukela njengenkosi.
Buyisela ubudlelwano bethu noNkulunkulu
Ngokungalaleli kuka-Adamu isono sangena emhlabeni kanye nokufa, kanye nokuhlukaniswa komuntu ngemva kwesihenqo sikaNkulunkulu. Kepha ngokulalela kukaJesu iveli liyagqashulwa, nobudlelwane bethu noNkulunkulu bubuyiselwe:
AmaRoma 5: 19 (BLPH): Futhi uma ukungalaleli komuntu oyedwa kwenza zonke izoni, futhi ukulalela komuntu oyedwa kuphela sekubuyiselwe kubo bonke, ubungane bukaNkulunkulu.
kuholela ekuphileni okuphakade
Okokugcina, isizathu esihle kakhulu sokulalela ukuthi ukulalela kuholela ekuphileni okuphakade:
1 Korinte 15:22 ( NIV ): Ngenxa yesono sika-Adamu sonke sajeziswa ngokufa; kodwa, sibonga uKristu, manje sesingaphila futhi.
Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, sikumema ukuba ufunde lezi amavesi okuphila okuphakade nensindiso kuKristu Jesu noma futhi abanye amavesi ethemba.