Siphila kwi-microwave society. People are always in a hurry, living a rushed life, and can hardly wait anymore. They want to get things done as quickly as possible, instead of waiting and being patient, because ‘time is money’. Ngenxa yokuziphatha, many mistakes or wrong decisions are made that can affect the rest of people’s lives. This also happens with Christians. Many mistakes and wrong decisions could have been prevented if only Christians would wait on the Lord.
What is opposed to wait? A man rests and does his duty
Living a rushed life and responding quickly and acting speedily is not always a good thing. Sometimes it’s better to take some time and think about something before responding or acting.
As a believer of Jesus Christ, you should be patient and be able to wait on the Lord. Kuba ukuba ufuna ukwenza izinto ngokukhawuleza kwaye awukwazi ukulinda kwaye ube nomonde, unokumphazamisa uThixo, kwaye kubangele isiphithiphithi esikhulu.
Ebhayibhileni, mininzi imizekelo ebhekisa kolu kuziphatha. Sinemizekelo emininzi yezinto eziza kwenzeka xa abantu bengakwazi ukulindela eNkosini kwaye bengakwazi ukulindela isithembiso sikaThixo. Kuba babengakwazi ukulindela kuYehova, basizalisekisa isithembiso ngezenzo zabo (Funda kwakhona: Ilinde isithembiso sikaThixo).
Babengenamonde yaye befuna ukumnceda uThixo nokumnika isandla sokunceda ukuze isithembiso sakhe sizaliseke.
Kodwa uThixo akafuni naluphi na uncedo ekwenzeni isithembiso sakhe sizaliseke. Ufuna kuphela abantu bakhe bathembele kuye kwaye bathembele kuye. Ufuna abantu bakhe babe nomonde baze bamlinde.
UDavide wayekholose ngoYehova
Lindela kwiNkosi: yomelela, Woyiqinisa intliziyo yakho: yima, Ndithi, eNkosini (Iindumiso 27:14)
UDavide wabhala ngobomi bakhe, amava akhe, kunye nolwalamano lwakhe noYehova. Wabhala ngeemeko zakhe, kunye nendawo, awayenayo iNkosi ebomini bakhe. Ngaphandle kweNkosi, UDavide wayeza kulahleka. Nangona uDavide wayezenza iimpazamo, UDavide wafunda kuwo onke amava akhe, ukulindela kuYehova, nokukholosa ngoYehova ngokupheleleyo.
Lindela kwiNkosi
Kwinxalenye yokuqala yale ndinyana, UDavide wabhala umyalelo: Thembela kuYehova. Ixesha likaThixo ayiloxesha lethu. Kodwa ixesha lakhe kufuneka libe lixesha lethu. Xa sihamba emva koMoya, ngoko ixesha lakhe liya kuba lixesha lethu kwaye siya kukwazi ukulinda.
Ukuba iNkosi isibonisa into, akuthethi ukuba kuya kwenzeka ngokukhawuleza, kodwa ngexesha elifanelekileyo, kuya kwenzeka. Amaxesha amaninzi iNkosi iya kusibonisa into, oko kuya kwenzeka kwixesha elizayo. Inye kuphela into omawuyenze kukuMkholelwa, uthembele kuYe, kwaye silindele ukuba kwenzeke.
Yomelela
Waqhubeka uDavide namazwi, ukuba nesibindi esihle. Ukuba uyakwazi ukulindela eNkosini, womelele, ukhaliphile.
Amagama athi ‘yibani nesibindi’ aguqulelwe ngokusuka kwigama elithi ‘châzaq’ nentsingiselo yalo:
ukubambelela; kungoko ukubamba, Yomelela (nesibindi ngokomfuziselo, ukomeleza ngokubangela, unyango, Nceda, ukulungisa, qinisa), inkani; ukubopha, ukubamba, yoyisa: – uncedo, lungisa, X calker, bamba, hlukana, qinisekisa, hlala uhleli, ukunyanzela, qhubeka, yiba mhle (thabatha) isibindi (-thina, -ly), khuthaza (ubuqu), zimiselwe, qinisa, amandla, qinisa, yenza nzima, lukhuni, Nceda, (lala) bamba (ngokukhawuleza), ngqiyama, gcina, dlala indoda, lungisa, ibe (wax) ngamandla, ukoyisa, abuyiselwe, ukulungisa, gcina, hlutha, yiba (wax) buhlungu, qinisa (ubuqu), Yiba nesibindi, yiba (yenza, bonisa, wax) yomelele (-yi), Qiniseka, thabatha (bamba), ngxamiseka, yibani nobugorha, ukumelana (Strong's Concordance no. H2388)
Xa uthembela kuYehova, you show that you are strong and courageous and that you are able to withstand any temptation and won’t take action by yourself.
While you wait on the Lord, don’t become passive and lazy. Don’t let yourself yonwatyiswa lihlabathi. Don’t feed yourself with the things of the world, because that will cause spiritual poverty and you don’t want that. You want to become spiritually strong.
Therefore you need to stay active in the Spirit, by spending time with the Lord. Study and meditate on the Word of God (imini nobusuku), get to know Him and His will, thandaza, ngokukhawuleza, and build yourself up by speaking in tongues.
Prepare yourself for that moment, when the promise of the Lord will come to pass in your life.
The Lord shall strengthen your heart
When you wait on the Lord and be of good courage, then the Lord will strengthen your heart. Your heart, which is the center of your being, shall be strong, ngokungenaloyiko, uzinzile, and unshakable.
Therefore be patient and of good courage in your daily walk with the Lord. Keep His commandments and keep the faith in Jesus Christ. Let Him be the Master over every situation of your life. When you trust and rely on Him, then His promises will come to pass in your life.
This blog post is part of a series, which is written a few years ago. If you want to read more about this subject, you can click on the following links:
‘Ukulinda….‘
‘Ilinde isithembiso sikaThixo‘
‘Ilinde iqabane elifanelekileyo‘
‘Ilinde de iphupha libe yinyani‘
‘Ukulindela idinga likaMesiya‘
‘Ilinde Ukubuya kukaYesu Krestu‘
‘Yiba yityuwa yomhlaba’
