Walking on the narrow path of the Lord, means walking in the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord has nothing to do with being fearful, -nokufisa, or afraid of God. But to fear the Lord means to have respect and live in awe of the most High God; UMdali wamazulu nomhlaba, nakho konke okungaphakathi, and to love Him. There is none like Him. Fearing the Lord is not a passive behaviour, but it requires action. KuZaga 2:1-5 we read about walking in the fear of the Lord. Ukuhamba ngokumesaba uJehova kusho ukuthini? How do you walk in the fear of the Lord?
Ukuhamba ngokumesaba uJehova kusho ukuthini?
Umfana wami, uba wemukela amazwi ami, futhi ufihle imiyalo yami kuwe; ukuze ubeke indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni, ubeke inhliziyo yakho ekuqondeni; Yebo, uma ukhala ngokwazi, futhi ukhanyise izwi ekuqondeni; Uma umfuna njengesiliva, futhi uyifune njengengcebo efihliweyo; Khona uyakuqonda ukumesaba uJehova, futhi uthole ulwazi ngoNkulunkulu(Izaga 2:1-5)
When do you walk in the fear of the Lord? Proverbs chapter 2, verses 1-5 gives an answer to this question. Solomon mentions 10 isenzo:
- Thola Amazwi akhe
- Fihla Imiyalo Yakhe
- Umqansa indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni
- Faka isicelo inhliziyo yakho ekuqondeni
- Khala emva kokwazi
- Lift up your voice for understanding
- Funa wakhe njengesiliva
- Sesha for her as for hidden treasures
- Kunawo qonda ukumesaba uJehova
- futhi find ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu
Let’s have a look at each one of these steps.
Receive His words and Hide His words
Okokuqala nje, you should hear, and receive the Words of God, and keep those Words with you in your heart. When you accept His words and gcina imiyalo yakhe, then the Word shall be in you, and you shall be in the Word (uJesu). Njengoba nje uJesu asho:
And the glory which thou gave me I have given them; ukuze babe munye, even as we are one: Mina kubo, and thou in me, ukuze bapheleliswe babe munye; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, futhi ubathandile, as thou has loved me (UJohane 17:22,23).
Incline your ear unto wisdom and
apply your heart to understanding
Lapho wemukela amazwi Akhe, futhi uzigcine enhliziyweni yakho, khona indlebe yakho iyakubona ukuhlakanipha. Because you shall hear, and because you hear, you shall become wise. Ukukholwa comes by hearing, nokuzwa ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu. IZwi liyohlala enhliziyweni yakho, futhi ngenxa yalokho, uyakuphila, uhambe ngokuhlakanipha, nolwazi.
Cry after knowledge and
lift up your voice for understanding
Uzothola ukuqonda ngokuzwa iZwi likaNkulunkulu, keeping the Word of God, and by speaking the Word of God. You’ll therefore cry after knowledge. You will call those things which are not, sengathi bakhona.
There must be a desire inside of you to spend time with God, in His Word. Study His Word, funa futhi uthole wonke amaqiniso alotshwe eZwini (Ibhayibheli). You can only find true wisdom and knowledge in the Word.
Seek her like silver and
search for her as for hidden treasures
Seek Him, as you seek for silver, and search in the Word for those hidden treasures, because God has given you an inheritance. You will only find out what this inheritance contains, if you seek His Kingdom, and search in the Word. Ufuna ukukwembula lezozinto, ngeZwi lakhe.
Walking in the fear of the Lord and
in His knowledge
If you spend time in His Word and seek for truths, then you shall get to know the Lord and find all truth. When you find all truth, then you shall understand the fear of the Lord. When you understand the fear of the Lord, then you shall find knowledge, and you shall be walking in the fear of the Lord, and in His knowledge.
Funda futhi ‘Walking in love‘
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