Akukho mntu kulo mhlaba, ongazange adane. Ukuphoxeka kwenzeka rhoqo. Abanye abantu banokudana kakhulu, ukuba ibangela ukungaqondi, ukuphazamiseka, iasango, usizi, ubukrakra kwaye ngamanye amaxesha nenzondo. Kodwa yintoni ebangela ukuphoxeka? Ngoba ukuba uyawazi unobangela, ngoko uya kukwazi ukuthintela ukuphoxeka, kunene? Ukuphoxeka kubangelwa lulindelo olungafezekiswanga kunye/okanye umfanekiso ongalunganga owenziwe engqondweni yomntu., oko akuhambelani nenyaniso kunye nenyani.
Oku kunokuba lulindelo oluthile kuwe, abanye abantu (ulindelo onalo kumntwana wakho(ren), abazali, amalungu osapho, bahlobo, abazanayo, oogxa, abamelwane njl.), Ubomi bosapho, sebenza, ubomi ngokubanzi, ngelixa elizayo, ukholo nkqu noThixo, UYesu noMoya oyiNgcwele.
Ukulindela kwabanye abantu
Xa sijonga kulindelo abantu abanalo kwabanye, abantu abaninzi banotyekelo lokuthelekisa abanye kunye nabo. Bazisebenzisa ngokwabo njengomgangatho wokulinganisa. Indlela abayiyo, nendlela abacinga ngayo, benze kwaye baziphathe koko bakulindeleyo nakwabanye. Bazicingela kakhulu yaye bazigqala njengabantu abafezekileyo. Ke ngoko balindele ukuba abanye babe njalo kwaye benze njengabo. Banezinto ezingafaniyo zabanye kwaye balindele izinto zabanye, ukuba omnye umntu akanayo kwaye akakwazi ukuyizalisekisa. Ngoko ke omnye umntu akakwazi ukuhlangabezana nokulindela kwabo.
Oku kungqina, ukuba abamazi ngokwenene omnye umntu, kodwa bona cinga bayamazi omnye umntu. Kwenzeka ntoni, ukuba kamsinya nje omnye umntu enze into engahambelani nentando yakhe kwaye engahambelani nolindelo lwabo, baya kudana, ucaphukile kwaye unomsindo. Ngelixa omnye umntu engenalo nofifi kwaye akaqondi ukuba kutheni ngequbuliso basabele ngendlela eyahlukileyo, utshintshe isimo sengqondo kwaye uphathe omnye umntu ngendlela eyahlukileyo kunangaphambili. Konke oku kuvela kulindelo lobuxoki lomntu, ophuma kukuzingca. Omnye umntu kufuneka enjenjalo, into abalindele ukuba bayenze. Ukuba omnye umntu akahlangabezani nokulindela kwabo, emva koko omnye umntu kufuneka atshintshe.
Ukuba umntu akalindelanga kwabanye kwaye ayeke ukulinganisa nokuthelekisa abanye kunye nabo, kodwa endaweni yoko bahlonele abanye kunye nezigqibo zabo kunye nendlela abayiyo, ke umntu akasayi kuphinda aphoxeke kwabanye kwaye akasayi kucaphuka, nomsindo kwaye unomsindo.
Yiyo loo nto kuyinto entle ukuhlonipha abanye kwaye ubamkele njengoko benjalo kwaye ungabinazinto zilindelekileyo kubo.. Ukuba akukho nakuphi na ukulindela kwabanye abantu, ngoko anisayi kudaniswa, ukudana, nomsindo nomsindo, ke niya kudla ubomi nikhululekile.
Ukulindela umsebenzi
Umgaqo ofanayo uyasebenza nasemsebenzini. Unokuba nomsebenzi omtsha kwaye wenze umfanekiso othile kunye nolindelo lomsebenzi wakho kunye noogxa bakho. Kodwa xa inyani kunye namava akho engahambelani nomfanekiso kunye nolindelo olwenzileyo, unokuphoxeka.
Ulindelo lobomi
Xa ubomi bakho bungahambi ngendlela obucebe ngayo okanye ukuba ngequbuliso kukho into eyenzekayo ebomini bakho echaphazela ikamva lakho ungaphoxeka..
Usenokudana kakhulu, nomsindo kwaye unomsindo, ukuba ibangela iimvakalelo zokudakumba. Kuphela ngenxa yokuba udale umfanekiso kwaye ulindele ikamva lakho kunye nobomi bakho, kodwa akazange ayithathele ingqalelo inyaniso, ukuze izinto zingasoloko zihamba ngendlela obucebe ngayo nofuna zihambe ngayo.
Ukulindela kokholo
Kuyenzeka nokuba amakholwa adane. Ngenxa yokuba balindele okuthile kwaye badale umfanekiso wokholo, uThixo, UYesu, UMoya oyiNgcwele, abefundisi, kunye namanye amakholwa, oko akuhambelani nenyaniso, inyaniso, kunye namava abo.
Oku kunokwenzeka, ngenxa yeemfundiso ezigwenxa; iimfundiso zobuxoki ezishunyayelwa epulpitini, ezishumayela ezinye iindaba ezilungileyo, kungekhona eziyinyaniso zikaYesu Kristu. Ngenxa yoko, amakholwa adale umfanekiso ongalunganga kunye nolindelo lobuxoki lokholo, uThixo, UYesu, UMoya oyiNgcwele, kunye namanye amakholwa. Xa inyaniso ayihambelani nomfanekiso wabo kwaye ayihambelani nokulindela kwabo, bayaphoxeka yaye amaxesha amaninzi bayalushiya ukholo. Kodwa le nto yayisele yenzeka eBhayibhileni.
Ulindelo lukaThixo
Kuyo yonke iBhayibhile, sifunda ngezinto ezilindelwe ngabantu kunye nokuphoxeka kwabo. Xa sijonga kwiTestamente eNdala kwaye sijonge imfuduko yabantu bakaThixo basenyameni, ababephila ngokwenyama, siyabona ukuba babenolindelo oluthile kuThixo. Ngexesha lokufuduka eYiputa nangexesha lasentlango, abantu bakaThixo babenolindelo oluthile kuThixo wabo. Babedale umfanekiso kaThixo owawungahambelani nenyaniso.
Babephile ubomi babo bonke eYiputa yaye babeqhelene noothixo babo, inkcubeko kunye namasiko. Bayibona indlela amaYiputa awayebanqula ngayo oothixo bawo nendlela awayephila ngayo.
Xa uThixo wakhulula abantu bakhe kwingcinezelo kaFaro waza wabakhokelela kwilizwe ledinga, babelindele ukuba uThixo abe njengoothixo ababonakalayo baseYiputa, nokuba uya kwenza ngokwentando yabo.
Babelindele uThixo obonakalayo, owayeza kubabonelela kuzo zonke izinto abafuna ukuba nazo. Babenze umfanekiselo wenyama kaThixo wabo owawungahambelani noThixo oyinyaniso kunye nendalo yakhe.
Ngenxa yenyani, ukuba babengazange kwaye babengenakuzithoba kuThixo ongabonakaliyo, Abangazange bahlangabezane nokulindela kwabo, baphoxeka ngokuphindaphindiweyo kuThixo.
Ukuphoxeka kwabo kwabonakala kubo ukukhalaza nokumbombozela. Abazange bayibone indlela uThixo awayebalungiselele ngayo kwaye abazange babone kwaye bayixabise yonke imiqondiso nezimanga awayezenza phambi kwamehlo abo.. Abazange babone indlela ababephumelele kwaye basikelelwe ngayo ngenxa yokuba uThixo wayenabo. Hayi, abazange bazibone zonke ezi zinto zimangalisayo.
Kunoko, babona kuphela izinto ezilahlekileyo kunye nezinto ezingahambi ngokwentando yabo kwaye abazange bahlangabezane nolindelo lwabo..
Badale umfanekiso ongeyonyani woMsindisi noMhlawuleli wabo owawungahambelani nobunyani kunye nendlela uThixo ayiyo.. Ngenxa yenyani, ukuba badale umfanekiso wobuxoki owavela koko babekulindele, kwaye abazange bakwazi ukuwuyeka lo mfanekiso wobuxoki kunye nokulindela kwabo, bahlala bevukela uThixo kwaye baphulukana nobomi babo.
UThixo wathembisa abantu bakhe UMesiya, Ngubani owayeza kubakhulula kwingcinezelo yomtyholi. Nangona kunjalo, Abantu bakhe babenolindelo olwahlukileyo kuMesiya wabo, Yiyo loo nto amaYuda amaninzi nangoku belindele ukuza kukaMesiya wabo.
Ulindelo lukaYesu
Xa uYesu, UMesiya, yeza, abantu bakaThixo babelindele ukuba akhulule uSirayeli emandleni nakwingcinezelo yobukumkani bamaRoma. Kodwa uYesu weza ukuze kukhululwe umntu omdala ngokwasemoyeni hayi intlawulelo yasenyameni. Ulindelo lwabantu bakaThixo lwalungahambelani nobunyani kunye nomfanekiso ababewudalile ngoKristu wabo. Yiyo loo nto abaninzi baphoxeka kuYesu baza bamgatya.
UYesu wazityhila njengoNyana kaThixo ekushumayeleni uBukumkani bukaThixo yaye emele uBukumkani bukaThixo ngemiqondiso nemimangaliso emininzi., Wenza phambi kwamehlo abantu. Kodwa ngeli thuba Wenza zonke ezi zinto, abantu abaninzi babengakholwa kuYe njengoKristu noMesiya wabo, Ngubani owathunywa nguThixo emhlabeni.
Kodwa nangona wayenze imimangaliso emininzi kangaka phambi kwabo, noko abakholwa kuye: ukuze ilizwi likaIsaya umprofeti lizaliseke, awayithethayo, Nkosi, owalukholwayo udaba lwethu? nengalo yeNkosi yatyhilelwa kuye? Ababa nako ukukholwa ngoko, ngokuba uIsaya watsho kwakhona, Uwamfamekisile amehlo abo, ayenza lukhuni intliziyo yabo; ukuze bangaboni ngamehlo, bangaqondi ngeentliziyo zabo, kwaye uguqulwe, ndibaphilise. Ezi zinto wazithetha uIsaya, wabubona ubuqaqawuli bakhe, wathetha ngaye. Noko ke nakubo abaphathi into eninzi yakholwa kuye; kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi babengamvumi, hleze bagxothwe endlwini yesikhungu: kuba babethanda uzuko oluvela ebantwini, ngaphezu kozuko oluvela kuThixo (Yoh 12:37-43)
Kodwa uYesu akazange aphelele nje ekushumayeleni nasekuziseni uBukumkani bukaThixo, kodwa Wangqina kananjalo ngemisebenzi engendawo yehlabathi, and not everyone appreciated that (Yoh 7:7).
Abafundi bakhe, ngaphandle kwabalishumi elinababini, left Him after Jesus spoke hard words to them. They were not able to follow Him any longer (Yoh 6:60-66) There were many Jews, who did believe in Him when they heard Him speak. But when Jesus continued speaking with them, they also left Him and even tried to stone Him (Yoh 8:30-59). Kanjalo, there were also Jews, who did believe in Him and followed Him. But the majority didn’t believe in Him as the Christ and the Son of the living God.
Although Jesus represented God on this earth, ezininzi (kubandakanya neenkokeli zonqulo) accused Him of being possessed (o.k. Yoh 7:20, 8:48, 52, 10:20). They accused Him of blasphemy, by violating the Sabbath, remission of sin (Mat 9:3, Mar 2:7) and because Jesus called God His own Father and made Himself equal to God (Yoh 5:1-18, Yoh 9:16). That’s why they, kubandakanya neenkokeli zonqulo, tried to catch Him many times (Yoh 10:31), tried to stone Him (Yoh 10:31) and kill Him, which they eventually did.
The expectation of the Holy Spirit
Even in these days, we see that the image of the Holy Spirit that is created in the mind of many believers doesn’t correspond with Whom He really is. Many believers want to feel and experience Him, while the Holy Spirit is not carnal, but spirit. That’s why He doesn’t reveal Himself and act in the flesh of the carnal man but in the spirit of the new man. He has nothing to do with feelings, emotions and certain manifestations in the natural realm. But because of the fact, that many believers have been taught that certain manifestations in the natural realm or a certain feeling or emotion is the work of the Holy Spirit, many think that they have and experience the Holy Spirit. But the presence of the Holy Spirit is not measured by feelings, iimvakalelo, and manifestations in the flesh, but by the transformation and obedience to the Word and the isiqhamo soMoya.
The devil is an imitator of God, and as soon as a believer opens himself/herself for carnal manifestations he is down on it like a flash. Because when during a service, young people and adults begin to act like animals and start making animal sounds, and waddle and cluck like chickens, they consider this a manifestation of the Holy Spirit. But the Holy Spirit is not an animal and a human being is not an animal and shall never become an animal. Who compares animals with human beings? Ngokuchanekileyo, umtyholi. Because the devil claim that people derive from apes.
Since we don’t read anything in the Bible about Jesus, who was filled with the Holy Spirit, nor about the other apostles, who were also filled with the Holy Spirit, acting like chickens, we must reject this manifestation on the basis of the Word. We shouldn’t consider this manifestation as a manifestation of the Holy Spirit, but as a demonic manifestation in the flesh.
The devil works in the flesh; the soul and body. Therefore if people open themselves for the spiritual world and enter the spiritual realm out of the soul, then demonic manifestations in the soul and body, will be the result.
Kwakhona, if something doesn’t line up with the Word of God, then you should reject it. Even if it seems so heavenly, godly and wonderful.
Ngenxa yenyani, that many have created a false expectation and image of the Holy Spirit, many believers are being misled and are taken captive by the forces of darkness. This will result in spiritual laziness, ukungasebenzi kakuhle, becoming lukewarm and passive for the things of the Kingdom of God, being more focused upon signs and wonders, impumelelo, enrichment of self, pride etc. that will eventually lead to sin. Kunjalo ngoba, many have started right, but on their way they have changed their focus and opened themselves for carnal manifestations, supposedly coming from the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is the Comforter
But the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, just like Jesus was the Comforter, while He walked upon this earth. Kuba uYesu watshoyo, that He would send another Comforter.
Nam ndiya kucela kuBawo, woninika omnye uMthetheleli, that he may abide with you for ever; NoMoya wenyaniso; elingenako ukubamkela ihlabathi, because it sees him not, kananjalo abamaziyo: ke nina niyamazi; ngokuba uhleli nani, kwaye uya kuba kuwe (Yoh 14;16-17)
The Holy Spirit will raise the believers and be their Teacher in the Word, so that the spirit of the new creation shall be fed with the words of Jesus and shall understand His words, lo nto (s)he shall grow up into the image of Christ. NjengoYesu, when He fed the people of God with the words of God.
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but He that sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of Him (Yoh 8:26)
Wathi ngoko uYesu kubo, xa nithe namphakamisa uNyana woMntu, nazi ukuba ndinguye, and that I do nothing of Myself; kodwa njengoko uBawo wandifundisayo, Ndithetha ezi zinto. Lowo wandithumayo unam: uBawo akandishiyanga ndedwa; kuba mna ndihlala ndizenza izinto ezikholekileyo kuye (Yoh 8:28-29)
Mna ndithetha endikubonileyo kuBawo;: nawe wenza oko ukubonileyo kuyihlo (Yoh 8:38)
Kuba andithethanga ngam; kodwa uBawo owandithumayo, wandinika umthetho, mandithini, nento endiya kuyithetha. Kwaye ndiyazi ukuba umthetho wakhe bubomi obungunaphakade: Ngoko ke izinto endizithethayo mna, njengokuba uBawo wathethayo kum, ngoko ndiyathetha (Yoh 12:49-50)
Musa ukukholwa kukuba ndikuye utata, Kwaye uBawo endim? amazwi endiwathethayo kuni mna, andiwathethi ngokuphuma kum: Kodwa uBawo uhlala ngaphakathi kum, Wenza imisebenzi (Yoh 14:10)
UMoya oyiNgcwele uyalikhalimela ihlabathi ngesono, ubulungisa nomgwebo
UMoya oyiNgcwele uyalikhalimela ihlabathi ngesono, Ukulunga Nomgwebo. Just like He did when Jesus walked upon this earth. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth and He shall guide every person, who has become a new creation by regeneration, into all truth. The Holy Spirit shall not speak of Himself. But He shall speak what He hears from Jesus and indirectly from the Father, nimzukise. He shall show the things to come (Joh 16:8-15). That’s why the Holy Spirit shall always act according to the Word and shall never say or do something that goes against the Word.
But because of the fact, that many believers don’t take time to study the Word by themselves, they build their knowledge upon the words of other people, that don’t always line up with the Word of God.
Kuba ukuba kuya kuba njalo, then many believers wouldn’t act like psychiatric fugitives, showing convulsions, uncontrollable hand movements, shaking, scornful laughter, and twist on the ground like a serpent. This is not God, Kodwa uMtyholi, who manifests himself in the flesh. Ewe, he ridicules the creations of God, who are the crown of His creation. Let me tell you, as soon as a carnal manifestation takes place, the Holy Spirit has already left. Because the Holy Spirit manifests Himself in the spirit.
How many times do believers say, that they need a leading of the Holy Spirit and base that leading upon a feeling? This is being preached from many pulpits and many believers have accepted this doctrine as the truth.
But this is a false expectation and image of the Holy Spirit, which will result in spiritual passivity. Because believers will only do something when they feel something. But the Word of God says, that the sons of God are continuously led by the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit habitually lives inside of them and doesn’t come and go (I-ROM 8:14).
KwiTestamente eNdala, we read that the Holy Spirit came upon a person, who was still the carnal old creation, for a certain time.
But the new creation is born of the Spirit of God, and the Holy Spirit dwells inside the new creation and therefore He is always present in the new man. That’s why singing songs like ‘Welcome, Holy Spirit of God‘, ‘Yiza, oh Holy Spirit'Kwaye ‘Holy Spirit of God fill our heart‘ or calling upon the fire from heaven or for a new anointing, makes no sense at all. It only proves, that the person, who sing these songs or call upon those things are not uzelwe ngokutsha, and don’t have the Holy Spirit of God. Because the new man would know, that the Holy Spirit lives inside of him/her and doesn’t need a new anointing or a new outpouring of the Spirit. These songs and these sayings are only used to encourage feelings and emotions and cause excitement in the flesh, that will cause nice and pleasant feelings.
Waiting for a leading of the Holy Spirit is a way of the devil to keep the believers passive because He doesn’t want them to find out the real truth and become active for the Kingdom of God and do the things that Jesus has commanded to do. That’s why we need the real Holy Spirit and the Word to guide us into the truth and discern the lies from the truth.
Kanjalo, it happens sometimes that the Holy Spirit, will specifically instruct you and lead you to do something. Kodwa oko akuthethi, that when you meet someone, osweleyo, let’s say that the person is being attacked by all kinds of fears, that you should experience some kind of feeling to get approval from the Holy Spirit to set the person free. Hayi, because God’s Word says, that believers should cast out demons. If the words you speak line up with the Word of God than the Holy Spirit shall always empower your words.
The expectation of the new man
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Hayi, uyolo lwalowo uluncedo lunguThixo kaYakobi!, othembele kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe: Owenza izulu, kunye nomhlaba, ulwandle, nayo yonke into ekuyo: which keeps truth for ever: (INdumiso 146:3-6)
The expectation of the new man is based upon the Word of God and not upon people. How many times have famous preachers and prophets prophesied about the ukuza kukaYesu Kristu? They even prophesied the time and date of the end of the world. But if you look around you, you see that Jesus has not returned and that the earth still exist. These people are fools, that use the gospel for their own prosperity and gain. Ngokuba, how books have they sold with this nonsense? How many believers have been misled and have listened and believed the lies of these fools? These fools, abangamaziyo uThixo, Jesus nor the Holy Spirit. Kuba igama litsho, that no one, knows the time or date of Jesus His return. Even Jesus doesn’t know the time of His return. Only the Father knows. Ukuba iLizwi lithi, that no one knows, then how come that so many Christians still believe the words of men, that they have received through revelations, ngaphezu kwamazwi kaThixo? Kanjani, that so many believers are being misled? Because they don’t know the Word. Ngelishwa, that’s the truth.
That’s why it’s time that the new man, owadalwa ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo, begin to walk after the Spirit and get to know the real Jesus Christ. Kungexesha, that the Word becomes the highest authority in the lives of the believers. So that they shall think and walk as the Word.
The new creations shall not build their expectations upon men, or the teachings of men, but upon the Word. Because only through the Word they will find out the truth and build their expectations upon this truth. If you do that then you wouldn’t become disappointed again, but you shall be prepared and warned for the truth and the things to come, ngeLizwi. You shall be encouraged and build up, and live in peace and spiritual freedom. We should hold on to the faith and keep living after His Word and His will, kwaye ubukele, so that every day, we will be ready for the coming of Jesus Christ.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
