Ndiyafuna ukwenza ukuthanda kukaThixo, kodwa ndiza kukufumanisa njani oko? Andiyifumani imeko yobomi bam obukhethekileyo ichazwe eBhayibhileni, okanye inganelanga. Kodwa ndilangazelela isandla esindikhokelayo. Eli licandelo lokuqala kwamane kulo mxholo nguVernon Shafer

Ndijongene nesigqibo esibalulekileyo. Ndifuna ngokwenene ukwazi ukuba ndenze ntoni. Ndifuna ukwenza okulungileyo kuye wonke umntu obandakanyekayo. Ndihlala ndizibuza, “Ndifanele ndenze ntoni?” Ndiyathandaza, kodwa ngandlel’ ithile akubonakali kunempendulo ilula. UThixo akandiniki impendulo elungeleyo ngesitya. Kodwa ndihlala ndisilwa: "Ndihambe ngeyiphi indlela?"

ndithetha nabahlobo Omnye uthi kum: “Yima umzuzu!” Omnye uyandicebisa: “Yiya!” “Zama ithamsanqa lakho!” Owesithathu ucebisa esinye isisombululo. "Ukuba nje bendisazi ukuba ndenze ntoni?" Ndiyacinga. Kodwa akukho mpendulo.

Thembela kuThixo!

Ngexesha elidlulileyo ndafunda ngobomi bukayise oyinkedama uGeorg Müller - owayephila ngexesha lika-Ellen White. Wayeyindoda yokwenyani, ekhutheleyo kaThixo elungiselela kakhulu kwiimfuno zeenkedama zaseBristol. UGeorg Müller wayengumshumayeli wecawa enkulu yaye wayifundisisa ngenzondelelo iBhayibhile. Ngasekupheleni kobomi bakhe wavuma ukuba uzifunde izihlandlo ezimalunga nama-200. Njengoko wayefundisisa, wakholelwa ukuba xa ubani esenza umsebenzi weNkosi, uThixo umnika amandla Akhe apheleleyo.

Ngoxa wayefunda amadinga kaThixo, uMüller waqonda: Xa uYehova eya kuzenzela “imfuyo yeentaba eziliwaka” ( INdumiso 50,10:46,2 ) yaye uThixo uya kuba “ngamandla ethu” ( INdumiso 11,6:XNUMX ) aze ‘abanike umvuzo wabo abo bamfunayo. ’ ( Hebhere XNUMX:XNUMX ) Ngoko simthemba ngakumbi kunabantu.

Emva phaya, wawuxhasa icawa yakho ngokuqesha uthotho lwezihlalo kunye nosapho lwakho. Imiqolo engaphambili yayibiza kakhulu, ngoko abona bantu banempembelelo ekuhlaleni babehleli phezu kwayo. bekungekho namnye ubehleli elucandweni lomnye, ukuba ebengamenyiwe; Irenti yendawo yayihlawulela umshumayeli kunye nokugcinwa kwecawe.

Umfundisi uMüller wathi: "Andicingi ukuba yinto entle leyo. Ndifuna abantu bahlale apho bafuna khona ecaweni yam, ukuze balive iLizwi likaThixo simahla.” Ngoko wagqiba ngelithi, “Ukususela ngoku ukuya phambili, akusayi kuqeshwa zihlalo ecaweni yam.

Emva koko kwaphakama umbuzo: “Yintoni umshumayeli afanele ukuphila ngayo ngoku?” Umfundisi uMüller waphendula wathi: “Andisayi kuphinda ndithabathe mvuzo. Endaweni yoko, sibeka ibhokisi ngasemva kwecawa kwaye ukuba nabani na ufuna ukunikela, angenza umnikelo wokubulela. Ke mna ndikholose ngoYehova. Uza kundinika oko ndikudingayo.’ Le ngcamango yayiyeyenguqu yaye ayizange idibane kakuhle noogxa bakhe; kodwa wammamela uThixo ngelizwi lakhe.

Akuzange kudlule xesha lingakanani waziva efuna ukusebenzela iinkedama zaseBristol, eNgilani. Wabona ukuba aba bantwana bangamalolo babemfuna ngamandla umntu oza kubanyamekela. Ngoko waqalisa ukuseka amakhaya eenkedama. Waqala kancinane, kodwa xa wabona iintswelo ezingakumbi, waqhubela phambili ngokuzithemba de wakha amakhaya amawaka aliqela aba bantwana bangamalolo.

Kubo bonke ubomi bakhe akazange nakanye acele iminikelo, mhlawumbi esidlangalaleni, ecaweni, okanye ngasese. Akazange enze nawaphi na amaphulo okunyusa ingxowa-mali. Ukuba ebefuna imali, waguqa, wayizisa loo nto phambi koYehova, wayimisa ke uYehova.

Ukholo lwakhe lwavavanywa izihlandlo ezininzi, kodwa wahlala eqinile. Ngesinye isihlandlo, kamsinya nje emva kokuba enze eso sivumelwano noThixo, elinye ibhinqa leza kuye laza lathi, “Mfundisi, ndiyazi ukuba udinga imali. Udinga malini?” Waphendula wathi, “Dade othandekayo, ndenze umnqophiso neNkosi wokuba andisayi kuxela into endiyidingayo kwabanye, kodwa ndiya kuxelela iNkosi kuphela.” UMnumzana undixelele ukuba ufuna imali. Nantsi ke.” Wamnika isixa semali eyayiyiloo nto kanye awayeyifuna ukondla iinkedama zakhe ngaloo mini.

Bekuya kuba luncedo ukuba neakhawunti etyebileyo yokutsala imali ukuze uncede umsebenzi weNkosi, kodwa iNkosi ithi, “Hayi, ndithembe yaye ndiya kukunyamekela oko ukusweleyo.” Lawo mava uMfundisi uMüller. Wazigcina ngokucokisekileyo iingxelo, yaye ngasekupheleni kobomi bakhe, wavuma ukuba imithandazo yakhe engqalileyo yaphendulwa izihlandlo ezingaphezu kwama-5000 XNUMX.

Ndangena kubomi bukaMfundisi uMüller apha ukuze ndibonise uhlobo lomntu awayelulo nokuba ubuhlobo bakhe noThixo babunjani. Ngaphambi nje kokufa kwakhe, watyhila imithetho awayeyilandela ukuba wayefuna ukwazi ukuthanda kukaThixo. Wangqina wathi: “Le ndlela ibisoloko indisebenzela kwimibandela emincinci nakwintengiselwano ebaluleke kakhulu.” (uBasil Miller, UGeorge Muller: Indoda yoKholo kunye neMimangaliso, Bethany House Pub. 6820 Auto Club Road, Minneapolis, Minn. 55438; 50-51.)

Ngoku ndingathanda ukwabelana ngemfihlelo Yakhe ngokuqwalasela okuthile eBhayibhileni kunye neengcaphuno ezithile ezivela kuEllen White kulo mbandela: Ndingayazi njani intando kaThixo?

Oko uThixo asilungiselele kona

Kungcono ukuba siqale sijonge oko kuthethwa yiBhayibhile: Liliphi icebo uThixo analo ngathi? UPawulos usixelela ukuba uThixo ufuna sikwazi ukuthanda kwakhe “ngabo bonke ubulumko nokuqonda kokomoya.”— Kolose 1,9:1,10 . Wandula ke achaze isizathu sokuba: “Hlalani niyifanele iNkosi, nikholise kuyo yonk’ into.” ( Kolose 1:4,1 ) ukuze ufunde “ukuphilela ukukholisa uThixo.”— XNUMX Tesalonika XNUMX:XNUMX .

UPawulos uhlabela mgama esithi: Xa sikwazi oko uThixo akufunayo, siya ‘kuthwala isiqhamo kuwo wonke umsebenzi olungileyo, sikhule ekumazini uThixo.’ ( Kolose 1,10:13,21 ) Ewe, ‘sifanelekele ] ezintweni zonke ezilungileyo ukuze senze ukulunga kwakhe. ” ( Hebhere 1:4,3 ) Le yindlela uThixo afuna ukuba singcwaliswe ngayo (XNUMX Tesalonika XNUMX:XNUMX).

Nangona kukho izibhalo ezininzi, esinye isicatshulwa esivela kuPawulos siyakwanela. “Kuba uThixo akasinikanga moya wabugwala; wasinika owamandla, nowothando, nowesidima.” ( 2 Timoti 1,7:XNUMX

Ke uThixo akafuni nje ukuba siqonde kwaye senze ukuthanda kwakhe, kodwa ufuna ukuba sisebenzise ingqondo yethu kunye nokuqonda ngokuzithemba. Wasinika thina sobabini, ukuze nathi simzukise ngobomi bethu. Ngokuqinisekileyo lo mgaqo weBhayibhile uqukwe kwezi zikhokelo zilandelayo ezalandelwa nguMueller xa kwakufuneka enze isigqibo:

1. Ukwamkela ukuthanda kukaThixo

UMüller wathi: “Okokuqala, ndiqinisekisa ukuba intliziyo yam ayinakuthanda kwayo kulo mba ukhoyo.”

Eli nyathelo ngokubanzi lelona linzima kakhulu. Ukuba sibeka kwakhona i-ego yethu, sele sifikelele kwi-90%. Ukuba ngokunyanisekileyo sicela uThixo ukuba asinike ubabalo namandla okuyeka iminqweno yethu kunye nolangazelelo kulo mbandela, phantse lonke idabi liya kulwela thina.

UPawulos usixelela le mfihlelo kwakhona: Kufuneka sifunde ukucinga njengoYesu size silahle ikratshi nokulangazelela kwethu ukwamkeleka ( Filipi 2,5:9-XNUMX ).

UYesu wakwenza kwacaca oku xa wathi: “Okwam ukutya kukuba ndenze ukuthanda kowandithumayo, ndiwugqibe umsebenzi wakhe.” ( Yohane 4,34:6,38 ) Le yindlela uYesu awayesebenza ngayo. Wayiyeka intando yakhe, neminqweno yakhe yobuntu. Wathi: “Ndihle emazulwini, ndingaze kwenza ukuthanda kwam.” ( Yohane XNUMX:XNUMX ) Ngoba? Yayingengomdali? Ngaba wayengenguye uxanduva ngayo yonke into? Akadalanga mna nawe? Ngubani, ukuba yayingenguye, owayenelungelo elingakumbi lokwenza nantoni na ayifunayo?

Kodwa wathi, ‘andizanga kwenza ukuthanda kwam, ndize kwenza ukuthanda kwalowo wandithumayo.’ ( Yohane 6,38:XNUMX ) Weza ukuze asibonise indlela yokuphila ngokuvisisana nokuthanda kukaThixo.

U-Ellen White uye wathetha ngalo mgaqo ngamaxesha amaninzi. Ngaxa lithile uqukumbela ngelithi: “UThixo akanakuze abalathise ngendlela eyahlukileyo abantwana bakhe kunokuba bebenokubona kwasekuqaleni indlela izinto eziya kwenzeka ngayo nendlela oluzuke ngayo uthumo abalufezayo njengamaqabane akhe.” ( The Ministry of Healing , 479)

UThixo ulawula, yaye ukuba besinembono Yakhe, besiya kudanduluka, ‘Ewe, kunjalo, Nkosi; Kumele kube njalo!” Kodwa ngenxa yokuba singakwazi ukubona yonke into, oko kuthetha ukuba: qhubeka unokholo, mthembe, mthobele ngokwelizwi lakhe.

“Into eyenziwa nguYesu yayikukubonisa abantu uhlobo lobukumkani bakhe. Wabonisa ukuba emehlweni eZulwini akuyona into yamagama, izikhundla kunye neziqu kuzo zonke, kodwa kuphela isidima esicocekileyo kunye nomlingiswa ongcwele ... Wanikela kubo indawo apho amabhongo abantu kunye neenkanuko zehlabathi zingenandawo. (Mphakamiseni, 135)

“Unqulo olunyulu lunento yokwenza nentando. Umyolelo ligunya elilawulayo emntwini. Zonke ezinye izakhono uzibeka phantsi kwamandla akhe. Ukuthanda asikokungcamla okanye kutyekelo, kodwa ligunya elenza izigqibo elibangela ukuba abantu bathobele uThixo okanye bangathobeli.Ubungqina 5, 513)

Into ogqiba ngayo - yintando leyo: amandla akho okugqiba. "Uhlala usengozini ngaphandle kokuba uyayiqonda indlela yokuqina ngayo intando." (ibid.)

“Kuxhomekeke kuwe ukunikezela intando yakho kwintando kaYesu Krestu. Ukuba uyakwenza oko, uThixo uya kukulawula ngoko nangoko aze akwenze ufune wenze oko kukholekileyo kuye.”Ubungqina 5, 514)

Ngoko nasi isicombululo salo mzekeliso: Ngoko sifanele sikuqonde ukuthanda kukaThixo ukuze senze oko kumkholisayo. Ngokwenene, oku kuyimfuneko efunekayo ukuba ngokwenene sifuna iNkosi isikhokele. Kuba “kuxa sifuna ukuthobela uThixo kuphela apho anokusikhokela khona.”Ubungqina 5, 511)

Ukuphumelela kwethu kuxhomekeke kulwalathiso lwakhe, njengoko sisebenzela iNkosi. Oko kukuthi: “Abo bakholose ngezicwangciso zehlabathi ukuze baphumelele emsebenzini wabo kuThixo baya kusilela.” (Ukuvangela, 148).

Isilumkiso sicacile. Ukuba sithembele kwinto esiyifunayo, kubulumko bethu behlabathi, siyasilela. Nokuba siqinisekile ukuba sisebenzela uThixo. Ukuba senza into esiyifunayo kwaye siceba njengehlabathi, akukho nto iya kuvela. Kungenxa yoko le nto kubalulekile, okokuqala, ukuyiyeka iminqweno yakho yokuzingca nolangazelelo lwakho lokuzingca ngoncedo lukaThixo uze ucele ukhokelo lwakhe.

2. Ukungathembeli kwiimvakalelo

Umthetho wesibini kaMüller wawusithi: »Andizivumeli iimvakalelo zam okanye iimbono zam zindikhokele. Kuba ukuba ndenza oko, ndiwela kwiinkohliso ezinkulu ngokulula ngakumbi. ”

Ewe, inkohliso ziingcamango okanye iingcamango ezikude lee kunenyani. Aziyonyani kwaphela, kodwa awuziqapheli. UMüller uthi: “Ukuba ndihamba nje ngovakalelo, ngembono yam, ngethuku lam, ndizivula ngokupheleleyo kwiingcamango ezikhohlisayo.”

IBhayibhile isixelela oku: “Inye indlela ebonakala ilungile kwabathile; kodwa ekugqibeleni uya kumbulala.” ( IMizekeliso 14,12:XNUMX ) Ngoko ukuba sihamba ngokwezethu iingcamango nokucinga kwethu, sijamelana neengxaki ezinzulu.

Ndikhumbula omnye usisi owandixelela ukuba uyekile emsebenzini waza waxelela zonke izihlobo zakhe ukuba uyatshata. Ndambuza ukuba ngubani onethamsanqa. Ngovuyo wachaza ukuba wakwenza oko kuba uYehova wayembonisile ukuba ndandiyindoda awayeza kuyitshata.

Kuyaqondakala ukuba le yayiyimeko ekhohlisayo kum, eyenziwa nzima nangakumbi kukuba ndandisele ndonwabile emtshatweni wam ndinabantwana abathathu abahle. Kwafuneka ndimcacisele ngobulali kodwa ngokuqinileyo ukuba iNkosi ayizange indinike umyalezo ofanayo. Ewe, umyalezo awandinika wona wawuchasene ncam nomyalezo wabo.

Ndazithuthuzela ngamazwi akwileta ecebisayo uEllen White wakha wabhala oku: “Awunakuzithemba iimvakalelo zakho, iimvakalelo zakho, iimvakalelo zakho, kuba azithembekanga.” ( Ellen White)Ubungqina 5, 513.)

Ukuba ndifunde nantoni na ngabantu njengengcali yezengqondo, kukuba le ngxelo iyinyani. Inye into eyinyani ngokupheleleyo malunga neemvakalelo, iimpembelelo kunye neemvakalelo: Ziyaguquka. Njengoko ndandifunda lo mbandela, ndachukumiseka gqitha kukufunda okuninzi kukaEllen White. Nanga amanye amacebiso abo:

“Ngaphezu kwayo nje imiyalelo ecacileyo evela kuThixo, amadoda nabafazi balandela utyekelo lwabo baze babe nobuganga bokuthandazela isizathu. Bafuna ukukholisa uThixo. Kufuneka abavumele ukuba benze ngokuchasene nentando yakhe ecacileyo." (Ubungqina 3, 72)

Mhlawumbi awuzange wenze into enjengale kodwa wazi umntu oyenzileyo. Kodwa ukuba senjenjalo, kuya kwenzeka ntoni emva koko?

“Imithandazo enjalo ayimkholisi uYehova. USathana uza kwicala laba bantu, njengoko wenzayo kuEva e-Eden. Usebenza kubo kwaye basebenzise ingqondo kwaye bayichaza njengamava amakhulu abaye bawafumana kuThixo (ibid.) Ukukhohlisa kukukholelwa into engeyonyani.

“Amava okwenyaniso aya kusoloko evisisana ngokupheleleyo nemithetho kaThixo yemvelo neyokuziphatha. Amava obuxoki achasene nesayensi kunye nemigaqo yeNkosi...

Kukho abantu abanokuwuqonda uthumo lwabo ngokucacileyo, ukuba beluvumelana notyekelo lwabo lwendalo. Iimeko kunye nengqiqo zibonisa ngokucacileyo umsebenzi wabo; kodwa ngenxa yokuba ingqubana notyekelo lwabo lwendalo, bayayibekela bucala loo nkcazelo. Emva koko aba bantu baye kuThixo ukuze bazi umsebenzi wabo. Kodwa uThixo akazivumeli ukuba aqhathwe naye. Ubayeka aba bantu balandele iminqweno yabo. 'Kodwa abantu bam abalithobela ilizwi lam, yaye uSirayeli akandifuni. Ndabanikela ekuqaqadekeni kwentliziyo yabo, ukuba bahambe ngokwamacebo abo.”— INdumiso 81,12.13:XNUMX-XNUMX .

Ukuba ufuna ukulandela ikhondo elikholisa ukucinga kwakho, usemngciphekweni wokulandela utyekelo lwakho kuphela - ucinga ukuba uMoya kaThixo ukukhokela. Umyalelo ucacile ngokweemeko nakwiinyani; kodwa ubuza abahlobo bakho. Oku ke kulungelelaniswa notyekelo lomntu kwaye ke umntu uyasishiya isabelo sakhe aze atyeshele ulwazi olucacileyo ngalo mbandela; emva koko ubani athandazele ukukhanya ixesha elide, ngokunyanisekileyo nangokunyanisekileyo. Kukho uvakalelo olundilisekileyo malunga naloo nto, kwaye ucinga ukuba nguMoya kaThixo. Kodwa umfanyekisiwe. Le ndlela iyamkhubekisa uMoya kaThixo.”Ubungqina 3, 73)

'Babenokukhanya kwaye bekufanele ukuba bawuqondile umsebenzi wabo njengesiphumo sezinto; kodwa iimpembelelo ezimbalwa ezinomtsalane ziphosa iingqondo zabo kwicala elingelilo, baze bayibeke yonke ingongoma phambi koThixo, bazingise kwinjongo yabo, kwaye iNkosi ibavumele ukuba benze eyabo indlela. Utyekelo lokuhamba ngendlela yakho lunamandla kangangokuba uThixo uyakuvumela ukuba wenze nantoni na uze ufumane imiphumo yoko. Emva koko bacinga ukuba baye bafumana amava amnandi." (ibid., 74)

Yiloo nto inkohliso uMfundisi uMüller athetha ngayo ibonakala ngathi. Ngoko sifanele silumke. Kuyingozi ukuthembela kwiimvakalelo kunye nemibono.

3. Zimiliselwe eLizwini

Hlala ufuna ukuthanda kukaThixo ngeLizwi. “Umoya nelizwi mazibe nto-nye. Xa ndijonga umoya ngaphandle kwegama,” utsho uMüller, “ndizivulela ithuba lokuba ndicinge ngezinto ezikhohlisayo ezinamandla ngendlela efanayo.” Kusoloko kubalulekile ukubethelela iimvakalelo zikabani elizwini. IBhayibhile sisiseko sokwakha. “Lisisibane seenyawo zam ilizwi lakho, likukukhanya emendweni wam.”— INdumiso 119,105:XNUMX .

“Yonke imiphefumlo ifuna ukhokelo lomthetho kaThixo. Thelekisa yonke into ofuna ukuyenza nomthetho kaThixo! Zibuze: Ngaba le yindlela kaYehova?”Ellen G. White 1888 Izinto, 1685)

“Zintathu iindlela uThixo asityhilela ngazo intando Yakhe yokusikhokela kwaye asiqeqeshe ekukhokeleni abanye. Sinokulahlula njani ilizwi lakhe kwelomntu wasemzini? Sifanele silahlule njani ilizwi lakhe kwilizwi lomalusi wobuxoki? (Ubungqina 5, 512)

“Ulindele ukuba uluqonde utshaba uze umelane nalo.” (ibid.) Emva koko uthi ukufunda ukulazi ilizwi likaYehova nako kubalulekile.

Xa umntu ethetha nawe ngefowuni, uthi, “Owu, nguwe uMichael!” okanye “Molo, Christina!” Uyazi njani ukuba ngubani? Ewe, uyabazi abantu obathandayo ngokwaneleyo ukuba baqonde ilizwi labo.

Kufuneka simazi uMsindisi wethu ngokunjalo. Xa sithetha naye, xa simva ethetha nathi, siye siqhelane naye kangangokuba siyaliqonda ilizwi lakhe! Masiqiniseke ukuba ilizwi lakhe lisoloko livisisana noko akutyhile ngaphambili kwilizwi lakhe!

Okokuqala, sixelelwa ukuba, “UThixo usibonisa ukuthanda kwakhe kwiLizwi lakhe, iZibhalo . . .

Indlela yesibini iNkosi ekutyhila ngayo ukuthanda Kwayo kuthi “ngumsebenzi wayo wokulunga” [indlela Ayalathisa ngayo iimeko, ukuvula okanye ukuvala iingcango].

“Enye indlela ilizwi likaThixo eliviwa ngayo kukuphenjelelwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele osebenza entliziyweni.” (ibid.)

Kodwa makhe sicinge ngamava kaMüller. Imibono iyodwa ayonelanga. Nabani na odibanisa imbonakalo kunye neLizwi unokulihluza ilizwi likaThixo kwiimbonakalo ezahlukeneyo. Ke iimbono zibe yenye yeendlela iNkosi enokuzisebenzisa ukunxibelelana nentando Yayo. Kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo kuphela emva kokuba sithathele ingqalelo ingxaki yentando yethu kwaye siyiyeke.

Kukho isithembiso esimangalisayo esifihlwe kumazwi ka-Ellen White ngalo mbandela. Uthetha “ngomoya osebenza entliziyweni nosebenza kumlingiswa wakhe.” (ibid.)

Ngoko asiyonto nje yokutyhuthuzela esiyenzayo, kodwa yinto esebenzayo kwisimilo sethu ukuzisa kuthi ukungcwaliswa awathetha ngako uPawulos.

“Ukuba akuqinisekanga ngawo nawuphi na umbandela, jonga iBhayibhile kuqala. Ukuba ubuqale ubomi benene bokholo, uzinikele eNkosini ukuba ube yiyo ngokupheleleyo. Wakwamkela ukuba akubumbe aze akubumbe ngokweenjongo Zakhe, ukuze ube sisitya esizisa indumiso kuye. UThixo udinga umnqweno wakho wenene wokuba uthobeke ezandleni Zakhe kwaye umlandele naphi na apho akukhokelela khona. Ke, ukuba uyamthemba ukuba uya kuziphumeza iinjongo zakhe, uya kumncedisa ekufezekiseni olwakho usindiso ngoloyiko nangokungcangcazela.” (ibid.)

Emva koko ubhekisa kumntu ambhalela oku: “Mntakwethu, kuya kuba nzima kuwe ngenxa yokuba uswele amava okulamkela ilizwi loMalusi Olungileyo nangenxa yokuba uzichanaba kumathandabuzo neengozi. Funda ukuliqonda ilizwi lakhe!” (ibid.)

Ndiyathandaza ukuba ngamnye wethu abe nonxibelelwano olusondeleyo olunjalo, ingxoxo esondeleyo noMsindisi wethu ukuze sikwazi ukuqaphela ilizwi lakhe kuyo yonke imeko ebomini.

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