Yisiphi isimo ngaphakathi kubantu, lezi zilingo eziqondiswe kuso? Ziqondiswe esimweni esihlubukayo kubantu esingakwazi ukwanelisa uNkulunkulu. Kuningi okungekho msulwa kubantu, futhi kuningi ukuzenzisa, ngakho uNkulunkulu ubafaka ezilingweni ukuze abahlambulule.
… Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lweqiniso, yisimo sakhe sisonke, futhi uma isimo sikaNkulunkulu sivezwa kuwe, lokhu kulethani enyameni yakho? Uma isimo esilungile sikaNkulunkulu sivezwa kuwe, inyama yakho ngokungenakugwemeka iyozwa ubuhlungu obukhulu. Uma ungabuzwa lobu hlungu, ngeke uze upheleliswe nguNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke ukwazi ukunikela uthando lweqiniso kuNkulunkulu. Uma uNkulunkulu ekuphelelisa, uzokukhombisa isimo Sakhe sisonke. Kusukela esikhathini sokudala kuze kube namuhla, uNkulunkulu akakaze akhombise isimo Sakhe sisonke—kodwa ngezinsuku zokugcina Uyasiveza kuleli qembu labantu abamisele phambilini futhi wabakhetha, futhi ngokuphelelisa abantu uveza obala izimo Zakhe, ngalokho wenza iqembu labantu liphelele. Lunjalo uthando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu lwabantu. Ukuzwa uthando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu kudinga ukuthi abantu babekezelele ubuhlungu obugedlisa amazinyo, futhi bakhokhe inani eliphezulu. Isemva kwalokhu kuphela lapho beyozuzwa khona nguNkulunkulu futhi bakwazi ukubuyisela uthando lwabo lweqiniso kuNkulunkulu, futhi ilapho kuphela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu iyokwaneliseka khona. Uma abantu befisa ukupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu, futhi uma befisa ukwenza intando Yakhe, futhi banikele uthando lwabo ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, ngakho kufanele bezwe ubuhlungu obukhulu kanye nezinhlupheko eziningi ezivela ezimweni, ukuzwa ubuhlungu obudlula ukufa, ekugcineni bayophoqeleka ukuba banikeze inhliziyo yabo yeqiniso kuNkulunkulu. Noma umuntu umthanda ngeqiniso uNkulunkulu noma cha, kubonakala ngesikhathi sobunzima nokucwengwa. UNkulunkulu uyaluhlambulula uthando lwabantu, futhi nalokhu kwenzeka kuphela phakathi kobunzima nokucwengwa.
kwesithi “Ukuthanda uNkulunkulu kuphela Okuwukukholwa kuNkulunkulu Ngeqiniso” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Ebhekene nesimo somuntu nangendlela abheka ngayo uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wenze umsebenzi omusha, uvumela umuntu abe nolwazi kanye nomthobela Yena, kanjalo nothando nobufakazi. Yingakho, umuntu kufanele abhekane nokucwengwa nguYe uNkulunkulu, kanjalo nokwahlulelwa nguYe, ukumazi kanye nokuthenwa nguYe, ngaphandle kwalokho umuntu ngeke abe nakho ukumazi uNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke akwazi ukumthanda ngokweqiniso kanye nokufakaza ngaYe. Ukucwengwa nguNkulunkulu komuntu akukona nje okokuzuzisa uhlangothi olulodwa, kodwa kunomphumela onezinhlangothi eziningi. Kungale ndlela kuphela lapho uNkulunkulu enza umsebenzi wokucwenga kulabo abazimisele ukufuna iqiniso, ukuze ukuzimisela komuntu kanye nothando kwenziwe kuphelele nguNkulunkulu. Kulabo abazimisele ukufuna iqiniso, nalabo abalangazelele uNkulunkulu, ayikho into ebaluleke ngaphezu kwale, noma ewusizo ukwedlula, ukudlula ukucwengwa. Isimo sikaNkulunkulu asaziwa noma asiqondwa kalula ngumuntu, ngoba uNkulunkulu, ekugcineni, unguNkulunkulu. Ekupheleni kwakho konke, akwenzeki ukuthi uNkulunkulu abe nesimo esifanayo nesomuntu, yingakho kungelula ukuba umuntu asazi isimo saKhe. Iqiniso umuntu akazalwa nalo, futhi akulula ukuba liqondwe yilabo abangcoliswe nguSathane; umuntu akanalo iqiniso, futhi akanawo amandla okuphila ngeqiniso, futhi uma engahlupheki, futhi angacwengwa noma ahlulelwe, lapho-ke amandla akhe ngeke apheleliswe. Kubo bonke abantu, ukucwengwa kubuhlungu, futhi kunzima ukukwemukela—kodwa noma kunjalo kungesikhathi sokucwengwa lapho uNkulunkulu enza isimo saKhe sokulunga sicace bha kumuntu, futhi azise nomuntu izidingo nezimfuno zaKhe, futhi ahlinzeke ngokukhanya okuthe xaxa, kanye nokuthenwa nokusebenzelana; ngokuqhathaniswa phakathi kwamaphuzu namaqiniso, unikeza umuntu ulwazi oluthe xaxa ngaye nangeqiniso, aphinde anikeze umuntu ukuqonda okukhulu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngaleyo ndlela avumele umuntu ukuba abe nothando lweqiniso nolumsulwa lukaNkulunkulu. Lezi yizinhloso zikaNkulunkulu lapho enza ukucwengwa kwethu. Wonke umsebenzi awenzayo uNkulunkulu unezinhloso kanye nokubaluleka kwawo; uNkulunkulu akawenzi umsebenzi ongenamsebenzi nanhloso, futhi akawenzi umsebenzi ongeke uhlomulise umuntu. Ukucwengwa akuchazi ukususa abantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi akuchazi ukubashabalalisa esihogweni. Kuchaza ukushintsha isimo somuntu ngesikhathi sokucwengwa, ukushintsha izintshisekelo zakhe, imibono yakhe yakudala, ukushintsha uthando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu, kanye nokushintsha impilo yakhe yonke. Ukucwengwa ukuvivinywa kwangempela komuntu, kanye nendlela yangokoqobo yokuqeqeshwa, futhi kungesikhathi sokucwengwa kuphela lapho uthando lwakhe lungenza umsebenzi walo ophelele.
kwesithi “Ukuthola Ukucwengisiswa Kuphela Okungenza Umuntu Athande UNkulunkulu Ngokweqiniso” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
UNkulunkulu angabaphelelisa abantu ezintweni ezinhle nakwezimbi. Kuya nokuthi uyakwazi yini ukubona, nokuthi ngabe uphokophelele na ukupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu. Uma ufuna ngempela ukupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu, izinto ezimbi ngeke zikwenze uzwe ungolahlekelwe, kodwa zingakulethela izinto zeqiniso, zikwenze wazi ukuthi yini le oyintulayo kuwe ngaphakathi, nokuthi ukwazi ukubhekana nezimo zakho, nokuthi ubone ukuthi umuntu akanalutho futhi akayilutho; uma ungahlangabezani nezilingo, awazi, futhi uzohlala uzwa sengathi ungaphezulu kwabanye futhi ungcono kunabo bonke abantu. Kukho konke uzobona ukuthi konke lokhu okuze ngaphambilini kwakwenziwe nguNkulunkulu futhi kwavikelwa uNkulunkulu. Ukungena ezilingweni kukushiya ungenalo uthando noma ukholo, ungakwazi nokuthandaza, ungakwazi nokucula amaculo—kuthi ungasanakile, kukho konke lokhu ufinyelele ekuzazini wena uqobo. UNkulunkulu unezindlela eziningi zokuphelelisa umuntu. Usebenzisa zonke izindlela zezimo ukuze abhekane nesimo sokukhohlakala somuntu, asebenzise izinto ezehlukene ukuze abeke umuntu obala; ngakolunye uhlangothi ubhekana nomuntu, ngakolunye ubeka umuntu obala, kolunye uveza umuntu, agubhe aveze “izimfihlakalo” zisekujuleni kwenhliziyo yomuntu, akhombise umuntu ubunjalo bakhe ngokuveza izimo zakhe eziningi. UNkulunkulu uphelelisa umuntu ngezindlela eziningi—ngezambulo, ngokubhekana naye, ngokumcwengisisa, nokumsola—ukuze umuntu akwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu owenzayo.
kwesithi “Yilabo Kuphela Abagxila Ekwenzeni Abangapheleliswa” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Akunandaba ukuthi kukuyiphi ingxenye yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, konke akuqondakali kumuntu. Ukube benikwazi ukukuqonda, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ubungeke ubaluleke noma ube yigugu. Umsebenzi owenziwe uNkulunkulu awuqondakali, awuhambisani nhlobo nemibono yenu, futhi lapho ushayisana nemibono yenu, ukufakazela nakakhulu ukuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu unenjongo; ukube ubuhambisana nemibono yenu, ubungeke ube nenjongo. Namuhla, nizwa sengathi umangalisa kakhulu, futhi lapho umangalisa, yilapho nicabanga khona nakakhulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyinkimbinkimbi, futhi niyabona ukuthi zinkulu kangakanani izenzo zikaNkulunkulu. Ukube Wenza umsebenzi ngokunganaki ukuze anqobe abantu kuphela, ngemva kokuqedwa kwalo msebenzi, kusho ukuthi umuntu ubengeke akwazi ukubona ukubaluleka komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Nakuba niye nacwengisiswa kancane namuhla, kuyinzuzo enkulu ekukhuleni kwempilo yenu—ngakho ubunzima obunjalo buyisidingo esikhulu kini. Namuhla, nithole ukucwengwa kancane, kodwa nakanjani kamuva nizokwazi ukubona ngempela izenzo zikaNkulunkulu, futhi akugcineni niyothi: “Izenzo zikaNkulunkulu zimangalisa kakhulu!” Lawo kuyoba amazwi asezinhliziyweni zenu. Ngemva kokubona ukucwenga kukaNkulunkulu isikhashana (uvivinyo[a] lwezikhonzi nezikhathi zokulungiswa), abanye abantu ekugcineni bathi: “Kunzima ngempela ukukholelwa kuNkulunkulu!” Lobu “bunzima” buveza ukuthi izenzo zikaNkulunkulu aziqondakali, ukuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu unenjongo enkulu futhi uyigugu, futhi kufaneleka kakhulu ukuthi ube yigugu kumuntu. Uma, ngemva kokuba ngenze umsebenzi omkhulu kangaka, ngingenalo noluncane ulwazi, ingabe umsebenzi Wami usabalulekile? Kuyokwenza uthi: Kunzima ngempela ukukhonza uNkulunkulu, izenzo zikaNkulunkulu zimangalisa kakhulu, uNkulunkulu uhlakaniphe ngempela! Unothando olukhulu! Uma, ngemva kokulubona isikhashana, ukwazi ukusho amazwi anjalo, lokho kufakazela ukuthi uwuzuzile umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu okuwe.
kwesithi “Labo Abapheleliswayo Kumele Bacwengwe Kuqala” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Lapho uNkulunkulu enza umsebenzi wokucwenga umuntu, umuntu uyahlupheka, uthando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu luba lukhulu, futhi amandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu enziwa acace kumuntu. Lapho kuncipha ukucwengwa komuntu, luyancipha nothando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu, futhi aba mancane namandla kaNkulunkulu enziwa abe sobala kuye. Lapho kuba kukhulu ukucwengwa kwakhe nobuhlungu nalapho kwanda usizi lwakhe, luyojula nakakhulu uthando lwakhe lweqiniso ngoNkulunkulu, luyoba qotho nakakhulu ukholo lwakhe kuNkulunkulu, lujule nakakhulu ulwazi lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu. Ezintweni enizodlula kuzo, nizobona ukuthi labo abadlula ekucwengweni okukhulu nasezinhlungwini, nokusebenzelana okukhulu kanye nesiyalo, bamthanda ngojulile uNkulunkulu, futhi baba nolwazi olunzulu kanye nokuqonda ngoNkulunkulu. Labo abangakaze badlule kunoma yikuphi ukusebenzelana kodwa abanolwazi olungatheni, yilokhu kuphela abangakusho: “Nkulunkulu muhle kakhulu, abantu ubanika umusa ukuze bajabule Ngaye.” Uma abantu bedlule emsebenzini nasesiyalweni, kusho ukuthi bayokwazi ukukhuluma ulwazi olunembile lukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho lapho umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu umangalisa ngokwengeziwe kumuntu, uba yigugu futhi ubaluleke nakakhulu; uba inkimbinkimbi kakhudlwana kini futhi awuhambisani nakakhulu nemicabango yenu, lapho umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukwazi kakhulu khona ukuninqoba, ukunizuza, nokuniphelelisa. Incazelo yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ibanzi kakhulu! Ukube akamcwenganga ngale ndlela umuntu, ukube akasebenzanga ngale ndlela, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ubungeke ube namiphumela futhi ubungeke ubaluleke. Lesi isizathu sencazelo engajwayelekile yokukhetha Kwakhe iqembu labantu ngezinsuku zokugcina. Ngokwedlule, kwathiwa uNkulunkulu wayezokhetha futhi alizuze leli qembu. Lapho uba mkhulu umsebenzi awenza kini, luyajula futhi luhlanzeke nakakhulu uthando lwenu, futhi uba mkhulu umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, umuntu ukuthanda kakhulu ukuhlakanipha Kwakhe futhi luyajula nolwazi lomuntu Ngaye.
kwesithi “Labo Abapheleliswayo Kumele Bacwengwe Kuqala” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
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