Ukuphatha: Isimemo Sokuphila Ngokfaithfulness

Yini Ukuphatha?
Ukuphatha kuwukwenza kokuphatha izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu ngezindlela ezihlonipha uYe futhi zifeze izinhloso Zakhe. Kubandakanya ukusebenzisa kwesibalo nangokwethembeka kwesikhathi sethu, amakhono, nezinsiza, kanye nemvelo. Njengabaholi, siqaphela ukuthi konke esikukhulumayo kukalwa kuNkulunkulu, futhi sinikezwe umthwalo wokusebenzisa lezi zinsiza ukuze kudunyiswe uYe futhi kuthuthukiswe abanye.

Isisekelo SeBhayibheli Sokuphatha
Umqondo wokuphatha uxhumene neBhayibheli. KuGenesise 1:28, uNkulunkulu wanikela kubantu ukuphatha ukudala Kwakhe, ebizela ukuba silawule umhlaba ngokuqonda. Iparabola yamathalente (Mathewu 25:14-30) igcizelela ukubaluleka kokuba nomsebenzi onembeza nezinto ezenzakalayo ngequilo uNkulunkulu asiphakamisile. Uphawulile uPawulu ku-1 Korinte 4:2 ukuthi abaphathi kudingeka batholakale bephakeme, kugcizelelwa ukuba nesibopho nokuzinikela.

Ukubaluleka KweUkuphatha

1. Ukuhlonipha uNkulunkulu Njengomdali NoMphakeli
   Ukuphatha kuqinisekisa uNkulunkulu njengomthombo wezibusiso zonke. Ngokuphatha kahle izinsiza zethu, sikhonza futhi sihlonipha uYe, sikhombisa ukubonga ngomlilo Wakhe nezwi lokwethemba ekuqhubekeni KweZinhlelo Zakhe.

2. Ukuzehlisa Umthwalo Wethu
   Njengabaphathi, sinegunya elingcwele lokuphatha isikhathi sethu, amakhono, izimali, kanye nemvelo ngezindlela ezifanele izinhloso zikaNkulunkulu. Lo mthwalo usibiza ukuba siphile ngendawo, ngenjongo, nangokwenzo.

3. Ukuqinisa Ibandla Nendawo
   NgeUkuphatha okwethembekile, izinsiza zitholakala zokuthuthukisa umqondo webandla—ukuhambisa ivangeli, ukusiza ababuthakathaka, nokweseka imisebenzi. Iphonsela umoya wokubambisana nokusiza okukhulisa ibandla futhi kushintshe izindawo.

4. Ukuvula Isimo Sokuphila Njengomuntu KaKristu
   Ukuphatha kukhulisa ukuthobeka, ukungabi qhaza, nokwethemba kuNkulunkulu. Ngokubeka umbuso kaNkulunkulu phezulu kunokuzuza komuntu, sikhombisa isimo sikaKristu futhi sikhule ngokomoya.

Ukuhlonipha Kwangempela KweUkuphatha Namuhla

1. Ukwaneliseka Kokuphatha Isikhathi Emhlabeni Ogijimayo
   Emhlabeni ogijimayo, ukuphatha isikhathi akukaze kube kubaluleke kakhulu. Ukuhlanganisa umsebenzi, umndeni, nekhono lempilo ngokomoya kudinga ukuhlelwa ngokucophelela, kuqinisekisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu nezinhlelo Zakhe zihlala zingenhla kwethu.

2. Ukusebenzisa Amakhono Ukuze Kudunyiswe uNkulunkulu
   Amakhono ethu namakhono anikwe uNkulunkulu, azithumele ukuba asetshenziswe emsebenzini Wakhe. Emphakathini ophatha umlando, ukuphatha kukhumbuza ukusiza abanye nokuqhubekisela phambili ukwandisa umbuso Wakhe.

3. Ukuthembeka Kwezezimali Ezikhathini Ezinzima
   Namuhla, ukuphatha kwezimali kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokwethembela uNkulunkulu. Ukubuyisela, izipho, nokupha okwenelisayo kukhombisa ukuncike kithi uYe njengoMphakeli sethule umsebenzi webandla.

4. Umthwalo Wemvelo
   Njengabaphathi bokudala kukaNkulunkulu, sikhuthazwa ukuphatha imvelo. Enyakatho yokushintsha kwemvelo nokuguguleka kwemvelo, ukuphatha kusikhumbuza ukuba sithathe izinyathelo ezinemfundiso, sivikele izinsiza zemvelo, futhi sigcine umhlaba kumakholwa ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.

5. Ukuthola Izidingo Zokuhlala
   Ukuphatha kuhlangene nesithunzi sokwenyama nokuqhubeka komphakathi. Kungokusebenzisa ukwakhiwa, ukukhuthaza, noma ukwabelana ngezinsiza, ukuphatha kusinika ithuba lokuba sibe izashgidi zezinguquko ezinhle emhlabeni ogxile ekuphungweni nasekududuzweni.

Ukuphila Njengabaphathi Abathembekile

• Isikhathi: Phatha izikhathi zansuku zonke zokukhulekela, ukufunda, nokuqonda. Hlukeneyo umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngalesi sikhathi sobunzima.

• Amakhono: Sebenzisa amakhono akho ukuze udunyiswe uNkulunkulu, kungakhathaliseki umphakathi, emsebenzini, noma ezingxoxweni zansuku zonke.

• Izesekeli: Gcina ukuncika nokuzethemba lapho uphatha, uqaphele ukuthi izinsiza zakho zingokukaNkulunkulu.

• Ukudala: Thatha izinyathelo eziphumelelayo zokuphatha imvelo, ubonise uthando lukaNkulunkulu kumsebenzi Wakhe.

Ukuphatha akukhona nje ukukhipha—kubalulekile ukuphila. Kuyindlela yokuphila evuma ukunakekela uNkulunkulu phezulu nje kube kungenasipho lokhu esikubhalayo. Ngokuqhuba ukuphatha, sithatha inhliziyo yethu nezwe, sikhula emoyeni, futhi sithinte umhlaba ozungezile.

Ingabe ungathanda usizo lokukwenza lokhu kube okulungileyo, mhlawumbe kwi-akhawunti ethize noma umcimbi? Thatha Uhlanganyela!
Kukhona umsebenzi wonke umuntu kuTshedza Midrand SDA Church. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufunani, ukukhula, noma ukuhlanganyela, siyakumema ukuba ujoyine emsebenzini wethu bese uba yingxenye yomphakathi ophilayo, onomoya kaKristu.