Kungani uNkulunkulu ezifihla kithi? Umbuzo obuziwe, hhayi kuphela ngabakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu akaziwa kanye nabaphika ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, kodwa ngabaningi abadunyazwayo nangabakholwayo abaningi, bekhungathekile ngenxa yokungafinyeleleki kukaNkulunkulu lapho befuna izimpendulo endabeni ethile.

Kufanele kube sobala kithi sonke ukuthi uNkulunkulu, uma Engumdali wakho konke okukhona, kufanele akwazi ukukhombisa ubukhona bakhe neqiniso lakhe ngendlela ezobeka umbuzo wokuba khona kwakhe ngaphandle kokungabaza okunengqondo.. Pho kungani engakwenzi?

Impendulo iyinkimbinkimbi. Ngempela, kungashiwo ngokunengqondo ukuthi ayikho impendulo eyodwa efanele zonke izimo, ngaphezu kokuba sinye kuphela isizathu esingaba khona sokuthi kungani ungakhetha ukugwema ukuthintana nomuntu othile nganoma isiphi isikhathi. Noma kunjalo, Ngingathanda ukunikeza umcabango owodwa oyinhloko ongasiza ukuqonda kwethu lolu daba.

Umgomo Uthando

Ngikholwa ukuthi umsuka wendaba uhlobene nento eyodwa uNkulunkulu ayazisa kakhulu - uthando. IBhayibheli lithi uNkulunkulu IS uthando. Kodwa kungani lokhu kungenza uNkulunkulu afune ukuzifihla?

Cabangela ukuthi bekungenzekani uma usuka nje endaweni yokukhipha imali, futhi wamiswa ikhehla elibukeka kabi licela ukuthi uhlukane nalolo doshi osanda kuwuhlohla esikhwameni sakho. Mhlawumbe ubungakwenza, futhi mhlawumbe ubungeke, kuye ngezinga lozwelo lwakho kuye. Kepha uma ngabe usubona umgqomo wesibhamu ukhomba ngqo ku-midriff yakho ngizokuqinisekisa ukuthi, ngaphandle uma ubunguchwepheshe wokuzivikela noma unenkani emangalisayo, ubungalungela ukumnika konke okusesikhwameni sakho. Kodwa mhlawumbe bekungeke kube khona uthando oluncane ezenzweni zakho.

Ingqikithi yothando ukuthi i ngokuzithandela ukunikeza lokho oyikho futhi onakho komunye. Uma unikela ngoba uphoqelekile, noma ngoba nje umiselwe ukwenza kanjalo, akusilo uthando.

Ukucasha ukusikhulula

Pho ihlangene ngani lento yokuthi uNkulunkulu azifihle? Indaba ngesibhamu ukuthi siwusongo olucishe lubalekelwe enhlalakahleni yakho yesikhathi esizayo uma ungahambisani nesicelo.. Kodwa uma uNkulunkulu enamandla onke ngempela, ukwazi yonke imicabango nezenzo zakho, bese kuthi Yena IS engenakubalekela; Ungu'Big Brother wokugcina’ – ngikubuka njalo, noma ngabe ukuphi. Lokhu kungase kuphumele emphakathini we-Utopian, ngokuthi akekho ongalokotha ephule izindinganiso zikaNkulunkulu zokuziphatha: kodwa uhlobo lomphakathi ongafisa ukuba yingxenye yalo, kanti uthando lungaba kuphi?

Kodwa, ngokungafani nomphakathi oqaphayo owesabekayo, lapho ikhambi kungaba ukuvele ucime amakhamera, UNkulunkulu uyohlala ekhona. Ngakho-ke yini Angayenza ukuze sibe nenkululeko eyanele yokuzenzela izingqondo zethu ngalokho esifuna ukukwenza, ngaphandle kokuthi azenze angabonakali?

Lesi sihloko sisithola sithuthukiswa ezindaweni eziningi kulo lonke iBhayibheli, kusukela ngo-Adamu no-Eva (Genesis 3:1-10), lapho ngokusobala bavumela ubuqili benyoka phakathi nenkathi yokuhlangana kwabo noNkulunkulu. Futhi lesi sibonelo sokuqala siphinde siveze uhlangothi lwendaba: ukuthi umuntu uzama ukugwema ukuziphendulela kwakhe ngokucasha kuNkulunkulu.

Ukusinika indawo yokucasha

Evangelini likaJohane uJesu ukubeka ngale ndlela: “Yilokhu ukwahlulela, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile emhlabeni, futhi abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya; ngoba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi. Ngoba wonke owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, futhi akezi ekukhanyeni, hlezi obala imisebenzi yakhe. Kodwa owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe yambulwe, ukuthi zenziwe kuNkulunkulu.” (John 3:19-21.)

Kunjalo, ukucasha kokuhlala kukhona, ukwazi konke uNkulunkulu kuyisenzo sobuwula obunengqondo: ngakho ukuze uNkulunkulu asinike isilinganiso esilinganiselwe senkululeko kufanele enze lokhu ngendlela yokuthi asivumele ukuba sikhethe ukungakuvumi ukuba khona kwakhe uma sifisa ukwenza kanjalo..

Kukhona kulabo abakhathalelayo

Ngokwesinye isandla, kuyadingeka futhi ukuba uNkulunkulu asishiyele imikhondo eminingi futhi azenze atholakale kulabo abafuna ngempela ukumazi..

Njengoba umhubi esho, “Amazulu amemezela inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Umkhathi ukhombisa umsebenzi wezandla zakhe. Imihla ngemihla bakhuluma inkulumo, futhi ubusuku ngemva kobusuku baveza ulwazi. Akukho nkulumo noma ulimi, lapho izwi labo lingezwakali khona.” (Psalm 19:1-3.) I-Universe iyinkomba enkulu kakhulu: ingasaphathwa eyobufakazi obuqhubekayo babantu bezimpendulo ezimangalisayo zomthandazo. NoJesu uyasiqinisekisa, “Buza, futhi niyakuphiwa. Funa, futhi nizothola. Qhosha, futhi liyovulelwa nina. Ngoba wonke ocelayo uyemukela. Ofunayo uyathola. Ongqongqozayo uzovulelwa. (Matthew 7:7-8.)

Kodwa ekugcineni (okwamanje), ake ngiphinde ngigcizelele ukuthi lena akuyona incazelo ephelele yokuthi kungani ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala sengathi uNkulunkulu usuke engekho., noma akanandaba nathi ngokuphelele. Eziningi zalezi ezinye izindaba empeleni ziyavela endabeni yesiHlabelelo SeziHlabelelo, futhi ngixoxa ngazo encwadini, ‘Uguqulwe Uthando.’ Nokho, uma uneminye imibuzo, ngicela ukhululeke ukuphawula.