Okuhlangenwe nakho okusha kweningi lethu. Ibhalwe ngu-Ellen White

Isikhathi sokufunda: imizuzu eyi-5

“Lapho iNkosi yethu neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ithi, ‘Phendukani!’ ( Mathewu 4,17:XNUMX ) Yayifuna ukuba yonke impilo yamakholwa ibe eyokuphenduka.
Martin Luther kweyokuqala kwezingama-95

Namuhla siphila osukwini olukhulu lokubuyisana. Lapho umpristi omkhulu esenzela u-Israyeli inhlawulo yokuhlawulela emuva ngaleso sikhathi enkonzweni yesithunzi, wonke umuntu waphendukela kuye: Baphenduka esonweni sabo futhi bazithoba phambi kukaJehova ukuze bangahlukaniswa nabantu.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezisele zokuvivinywa, bonke labo abangathanda ukuba namagama abo eNcwadini yokuPhila bayongena ngaphakathi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngendlela efanayo. Bakhala ngesono futhi baphenduke ngobuqotho.
Bahlola izinhliziyo zabo ngokujulile nangokucophelela, belahla isimo sengqondo sokukha phezulu, esinesimo sengqondo sokungathembeki esibonisa “amaKristu” amaningi kangaka. Umshikashika ongathi sína ulindele labo abafisa ukulawula ububi, ukuthambekela kokufuna ukulawula. - impikiswano enkulu, 489

Into eqondene nawe kakhulu

Ukulungiselela kuyinto yomuntu siqu. Asilondolozwanga ngamaqembu. Ukuhlanzeka nokuzinikela kokunye akukwazi ukuvala lokho okushodayo kwenye. Nakuba zonke izizwe ziyokwahlulelwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, nokho uyohlola indaba yomuntu ngamunye njengokungathi ayikho enye into ephilayo emhlabeni. Ngamunye uyavivinywa futhi ekugcineni “akufanele abe nebala, noma umbimbi, nanoma yini efana nakho” ( Efesu 5,27:XNUMX ). - impikiswano enkulu, 489

Imicimbi enesizotha ihlotshaniswa nomsebenzi wokugcina wokubuyisana. Kuyindaba ebaluleke kakhulu. Ukwahlulelwa endlini engcwele yasezulwini kuyaqhubeka. Sekuyiminyaka eminingi manje isebenza. Ngokushesha—akekho owaziyo ukuthi maduzane kangakanani—amacala abaphilayo azofika. Ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu obumangalisayo, izimpilo zethu zizohlolwa. Ngakho-ke senza kahle ngokulalela umyalo woMsindisi: “Qaphelani futhi nithandaze! Ngokuba anazi ukuthi isikhathi siyofika nini.”—Marku 13,33:XNUMX; impikiswano enkulu, 490

Gcina izifungo zakho!

“Ngakho khumbulani lokho enikuphathisiwe nalokho enikuzwile. Bambelela uphenduke!” ( IsAmbulo 3,3:XNUMX DBU ) Labo abazelwe ngokusha abakhohlwa indlela ababejabule futhi bajabula ngayo lapho bethola ukukhanya kwasezulwini nokuthi babekushisekela kanjani ukwabelana nabanye ngenjabulo yabo…

“Bambeleleni kukho!” Hhayi ezonweni zenu, kodwa kube induduzo, ukholo, ithemba uNkulunkulu aninika lona ezwini lakhe. Ungalokothi uphele amandla! Odangele ubekwa eceleni. USathane ufuna ukukuthena amandla, athi kuwe: »Akunanzuzo ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Akulona usizo. Ungase futhi ujabulele izinjabulo zezwe.” Kodwa “kuyomsizani umuntu uma ezuza izwe lonke futhi alahlekelwe ukuphila kwakhe” ( Marku 8,36:XNUMX )? Yebo, umuntu angaphishekela izinjabulo zezwe, kodwa ngemva kwalokho ngokulahlekelwa izwe elizayo. Ingabe uyafuna ngempela ukukhokha inani elinjalo?

Sibizelwe ukuba sibambelele siphile konke ukukhanya esikutholile okuvela eZulwini. Kungani? Ngoba uNkulunkulu ufuna siqonde iqiniso laphakade, senze njengezandla zakhe ezisizayo futhi sikhanyise isibani salabo abangakaluboni uthando lwakhe. Lapho uzinikela kuJesu, wenza isifungo phambi kukaYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele—izikhulu ezintathu ezinkulu zasezulwini. Gcina izifungo zakho!

Ukuphenduka njalo

“Futhi buyela emuva!” Phenduka. Ukuphila kwethu ukuba kube ngeyokuphenduka njalo nokuthobeka. Kuphela uma siphenduka njalo lapho siyohlala sinqoba njalo. Lapho sinokuthobeka kwangempela, siyanqoba. Isitha asikwazi ukuhlwitha esandleni sikaJesu omane encike ezithembisweni Zakhe. Lapho sisethemba futhi silandela isiqondiso sikaNkulunkulu, siyakwamukela okuvela kuNkulunkulu. Ukukhanya kukaNkulunkulu kukhanya enhliziyweni futhi kukhanyisa ukuqonda kwethu. Yeka amalungelo esinawo kuJesu Kristu!
Ukuphenduka kweqiniso phambi kukaNkulunkulu akusibophi. Asizizwa sisohambeni lomngcwabo. Kufanele sijabule, hhayi ukungajabuli. Nokho, ngesikhathi esifanayo, kuyosilimaza sonke isikhathi esadela iminyaka eminingi kangaka yokuphila kwethu emandleni obumnyama, nakuba uJesu asinika ukuphila kwakhe okuyigugu. Izinhliziyo zethu ziyodabuka lapho sikhumbula ukuthi uJesu wazinikela ngenxa yensindiso yethu, kodwa siye sanikela enkonzweni yesitha esinye sesikhathi sethu namathalenta uJehova esiphathise wona njengamathalenta okuwenza egameni lakhe udumo. Siyozisola ngokuthi asizamanga konke esingakwenza ukuze sifunde iqiniso eliyigugu. Kusenza sikwazi ukusebenzisa ukholo olusebenza ngothando futhi luhlanze umphefumulo.

ukwenza ukuzisola kwabanye

Lapho sibona abantu abangenaye uMesiya, kungani singazifaki ezicathulweni zabo, siphenduke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yabo, futhi siphumule kuphela lapho sesibalethe ekuphendukeni? Kulapho sibenzela konke esingakwenza kodwa singazisoli ngokuthi isono sisodwa emnyango wabo; kodwa singaqhubeka sidabukile ngesimo sabo, sibabonise indlela yokuphenduka, futhi sizame ukubaholela isinyathelo ngesinyathelo kuJesu uMesiya wabo. - Incazelo yeBhayibheli 7, 959-960

Ukuphepha kwethu kuphela

Indawo yethu yangempela, futhi ukuphela kwendawo lapho siphephe khona ngisho nalapho siphenduka futhi sivume izono zethu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Lapho sinomuzwa wokuthi siyizoni, siyothembela eNkosini yethu noMesiya uJesu, okunguye yedwa ongathethelela iziphambeko futhi asibale ukulunga. Lapho izikhathi zokuqabuleka zifika ebusweni beNkosi (Izenzo 3,19:XNUMX), khona-ke izono zabaphendukayo, abathola umusa kaMesiya futhi banqotshwa ngegazi leWundlu, ziyokwesulwa ezincwadini. wezulu, wabekwa phezu kukaSathane - imbuzi yomhlatshelo nomsunguli wesono - futhi angeke aphinde akhunjulwe ngokumelene naye. - Izimpawu Zezikhathi, NgoMeyi 16, 1895