Ubufakazi bezinto ezithenjwayo
Ngemuva kokuvuka kwakhe, uJesu waqhubeka nokulungiselela abafundi bakhe inkonzo - “Manje uTomase, obizwa ngokuthi iWele, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayengekho lapho kufika uJesu. Ngakho-ke abanye abafundi bathi kuye: "Siyibonile iNkosi." Ngakho wathi kubo: Ngaphandle kokuthi ngibone ezandleni zakhe iminwe yezipikili, bese ngifaka umunwe wami ezincekwini zezipikili, bese ngifaka isandla sami ohlangothini Lwakhe, angiyikukholwa. Emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili abafundi bakhe babephindile ngaphakathi, noTomase enabo. UJesu weza, iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi, wathi: "Ukuthula makube kinina." Wabe esethi kuThomas, 'Faka umunwe wakho lapha, bese ubheka izandla Zami; finyelela isandla sakho lapha, usibeke ohlangothini Lwami. Ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo. ' UTomase waphendula, wathi kuye: Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami! UJesu wathi kuye, 'Ngoba ukholwe kimi, ngoba ungibonile. Babusisiwe abakholwa bengabonanga. '” (Johane 20: 24-29) UJesu wayekwazi okwakudingeka uTomase ukuze akholwe, futhi wayezimisele ukumbonisa ubufakazi bokuthi wayedinga. UJesu wakhomba uTomase ukuthi ngoba embona uyakholelwa; kodwa-ke, babebusisiwe labo abangazange babone uJesu kodwa abazokholwa.
Kufundisa kumaHeberu ukuthi ukholo luyinto yezinto ezithenjwayo, ubufakazi bezinto ezingabonwayo (Heberu 11: 1). Kuphinde kusitshele ukuthi ngaphandle kokholo akwenzeki ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu (Heberu 11: 6). Njengoba sibheka ukuthi ukukholwa 'kuwubufakazi bezinto ezingabonwayo,' ukholo nobufakazi kuhlobene kanjani? Imvamisa lapho sicabanga ngokukholwa, asicabangi ngobufakazi. Kubukeka sengathi bakhethekile. Kuwo wonke ama-11th Isahluko samaHeberu ('ihholo lokholo'), sinikezwa izibonelo zokholo noma zobufakazi bezinto ezingabonwanga: UNowa walungisa umkhumbi; U-Abrahama washiya izwe lakubo waphuma, engazi ukuthi uyaphi; UMose wafihlwa ngabazali bakhe; UMose wasuka eGibithe; URahabi wamukela izinhloli; nokunye okwenziwa yilaba ababengamakholwa kwakungubufakazi besandla sikaNkulunkulu esiqondisayo ezimpilweni zabo. AmaHeberu isahluko 11 futhi anikeza obunye ubufakazi bokuthi la makholwa enzani: anqoba imibuso; wasebenza ukulunga; izithembiso ezitholakele; yamisa imilomo yezingonyama; ucime udlame lomlilo; waphunyuka osizini lwenkemba; ngobuthakathaka benziwa baqina; waba ngamaqhawe empini; waphendukisa amabutho abafokazi; bamukela abafileyo babo bevuselwa ekuphileni; bahlukunyezwa, bahlekwa usulu, babhaxabulwa, bagqunywa ejele, bakhandwa ngamatshe, basikwa kabili, futhi babulawa ngenkemba; bazulazula bembethe izikhumba zezimvu; babeswele, behlupheka, futhi behlushwa (Heberu 11: 32-40).
Ukholo lwethu aluhlali luholela ekunqobeni ngokomzimba phezu kwezinselele zempilo. Ukusebenzisa ukholo kuNkulunkulu kungahle kuholele ezinhlotsheni ezahlukahlukene zokushushiswa, nezinhlupheko. Kude kude nezimfundiso ezimfushane nezingamanga zevangeli lokuchuma, njengoJoel Osteen ushumayela, lawa ngamazwi kaJesu - “Uma izwe linizonda, niyazi ukuthi langizonda mina ngaphambi kwenu. Uma beningabomhlaba, umhlaba ubungathanda okwakhe. Kepha anisibo abezwe, kepha mina nginikhethile ezweni, ngakho-ke izwe linizonda. Khumbulani izwi enganitshela lona lokuthi, 'Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo,' Uma beyizingela mina, nani bayakunizingela. Uma begcina izwi lami, nelenu bazoligcina. Kepha konke lokhu bazakukwenza kini ngenxa yegama lami, ngokuba bengamazi ongithumileyo. ” (Johane 15: 18-21)
UThomas wayefuna ukubona nokuthinta ubufakazi bokuthi uJesu wayeyiNkosi yaKhe evukile ebethelwe esiphambanweni. Sihamba ngokukholwa, ukukholwa kulokho okwembulwe kithi ngoJesu. Sengathi singakhungatheka futhi sidumale lapho ubufakazi obusezimpilweni zethu besandla sikaNkulunkulu bungeyona indlela ecwebezelayo noma umgwaqo ophuzi wezitini okungenzeka besikulindele.
