Ukuzila Ukudla OkuseBhayibhelini: Kungani AmaKristu Ezila Ukudla Nokuthi Angaqala Kanjani

UJesu wayecabanga ukuthi abafundi Bakhe—ngaleso sikhathi namanje—babezozila ukudla. Wathi,

“Uma nizila ukudla, ningabukeki nidabukile njengabazenzisi” (Mathewu 6:16)

futhi futhi:

“Kuyofika izinsuku lapho umyeni eyosuswa kubo, khona-ke bayokuzila ukudla” (Mathewu 9:15)

Ukuzila ukudla akuyona into ongayikhetha empilweni yobuKristu; kuyisici esilindelekile nesibalulekile sokuzinikela kwethu kuYe. Kuyinkolo eyisisekelo—isiyalo esingokomoya okufanele sibe yingxenye yendlela yokuphila yawo wonke amakholwa, hhayi nje isenzakalo esingavamile.

Siphila nasesikhathini esibucayi. Ngomprofethi uJoweli, uNkulunkulu ubiza abantu baKhe: “Ngisho namanje,” kusho iNkosi, “buyelani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhala nangokulila” (Joweli 2:12). Lokhu akusikho nje ukubizwa komuntu ngamunye kodwa okweqembu: “Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, memezelani ukuzila ukudla okungcwele, bizani umhlangano ongcwele” (Joweli 2:15). NgoMoya waKhe, uNkulunkulu ukhuluma okufanayo neBandla namuhla—sekuyisikhathi sokuzila ukudla, sokuzithoba, nokumfuna ndawonye.

Esinye isizathu ukuthi uNkulunkulu wethu ungumlilo oqothulayo (Hebheru 12:29). Ukuzila ukudla akudali umlilo kaNkulunkulu; kusibeka eduze kwaKhe, kusenza sikwazi ukubona ubukhona baKhe nezinto zikaMoya. Kuphinde kushise iziphazamiso kanye nokungacaci kwenyama, kwandisa ukuzwela kwethu ngokomoya kanye nokulambela Yena. Ukuzila ukudla kuqinisa yonke imfundiso engokomoya—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umthandazo, ukukhulekela, noma ukufunda iZwi.

Kodwa masicacise: ukuzila ukudla akusithengi lutho eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu. Insindiso, ukulunga, nokwamukelwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu kwathengwa ngokugcwele nguJesu Kristu esiphambanweni. “Kuphelile” (Johane 19:30). Ukuzila ukudla akunezeli lutho entengweni esivele ikhokhwe. Esikhundleni salokho, ukuzila ukudla kusenza sikwazi ukuzwa okwengeziwe ngalokho uJesu asekufezile. Kuvula izinhliziyo zethu ngokugcwele ebukhoneni Bakhe nakukho konke okungokwethu ngomsebenzi oqediwe weSiphambano.

Ngaphezu kwakho konke, isizathu esiyinhloko sokuzila ukudla uthando ngoJesu nokulambela ukumazi kangcono. Sizila ukudla ngoba sifuna ukumlambela kakhulu kunanoma yini enye. Sibeka eceleni ukudla ukuze imiphefumulo yethu ikhale kakhulu: “Jesu, Wena uyisinkwa sami sokuphila, Wena uyisabelo sami, Wena wanele.” Lokhu akukhona ukuthola uthando lwaKhe—kumayelana nokusabela othandweni lwaKhe ngokuzinikela ngenhliziyo yonke.

Izizathu EziseBhayibhelini Zokuzila Ukudla

IBhayibheli libonisa izizathu eziningi ezenza abantu bakaNkulunkulu bazile ukudla. Nazi ezinye zezizathu eziyinhloko:

• Ukuzithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu (Ezra 8:21; IHubo 35:13).

• Ngenxa yokulangazelela okwengeziwe ngoJesu (Mathewu 9:15).

• Ukubuyela kuYe ngokuphenduka (Joweli 2:12).

• Ukufuna isiqondiso Sakhe (IzEnzo 13:2–3).

• Ukuqinisa umthandazo kanye nokunxusa (Nehemiya 1:4; Daniyeli 9:3).

• Ukunqoba izimpi zokomoya (Mathewu 17:21).

• Ukulungiselela inkonzo kanye nokuphumelela (Luka 4:1–14).

• Ukusondela ebukhoneni Bakhe (Jakobe 4:8).

Ngisho noma ukuzila ukudla kuzwakala komile noma lapho sizwa ukuthi akukho lutho olwenzekayo, uNkulunkulu usebenza kokungabonakali: kukhona okwenzekayo ngoMoya.

INkosi ibona yonke imihlatshelo: konke esikwenzayo nakho konke esikugwemayo ngenxa yothando ngaYe. Ukuzila ukudla kuyindlela yokutshala imali esikhathini esizayo. Noma yini esiyitshala manje, sizoyivuna kamuva. Uma kungekho okunye, sizovuna okwengeziwe kobukhona baKhe—futhi lowo ngumvuzo omkhulu kunayo yonke.

Izinhlobo Zokuzila EBhayibhelini

Ukuzila KukaDaniyeli: Ukuzila Okungaphelele KweBhayibheli

Daniyeli 1:12; 10:2–3

UDaniyeli wayegwema ukudla okunothile, inyama, newayini futhi wayedla imifino, ubhontshisi, namanzi kuphela. Igama lesiHebheru elisetshenzisiwe lithi zeraʿ—okusho izinto ezikhule ngembewu (imifino, ubhontshisi, okusanhlamvu, izithelo). Wayedla imifino futhi ephuza amanzi kuphela. Lokhu kwakuzohlanganisa ukudla okufana nalokhu:

• Ama-lentile, ubhontshisi, ubhontshisi, uphizi

• Okusanhlamvu okuphelele (ibhali, ukolweni, unyaluthi, i-oats, mhlawumbe ilayisi) — qaphela: izinhlobo zesimanje ziyi-GMO, zicutshungulwa kakhulu futhi ziguqulwa ngokushesha zibe ushukela, ngakho azinconywa namuhla

• Izithelo (amadethi, amakhiwane, amagilebhisi, amapomegranati, ama-apula, njll.)

• Imifino (u-anyanisi, ama-leek, ukhukhamba, amakhambi, njll.)

Lokhu ukuzila ukudla okuyingxenye—kususa ukudla okuthile kuyilapho kuvumela ukondleka.

Qaphela: Ngokudabukisayo, abanye baphatha ukuzila kukaDaniyeli njengemvume yokudla ngokweqile ngoba nje ukudla “kunempilo,” okuguqula ukuzila kube yidili. Izingxenye ezinkulu zamantongomane, ama-avokhado, amafutha, noma imifino enesitashi kungangeza amakhalori abalulekile futhi kunqobe injongo yokuzila. Ukuze ugcine ukuzila kwangempela, gxila ezingxeni ezincane, ukudla okulula, nokudla ngokuzibamba nangenhloso yomthandazo.

Ukuzila kuka-Esteri

U-Esteri 4:16

U-Esteri wacela ukuzila ukudla okuphelele—kungabikho ukudla namanzi izinsuku ezintathu—ngaphambi kokuba athathe isinyathelo sokuphila noma ukufa. Lokhu ukuzila ukudla okuphelele noma okomile futhi kubonisa ukuzimisela okukhulu nokuthembela kuNkulunkulu. Noma ubani ozama ukuzila ukudla okomile kufanele aqale alungiselele ngezinsuku eziningana zokudla okuhlanzekile, bese eqala ngokuzila ukudla okuhlanzekile. Ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili okungenani, susa amanzi.

Izexwayiso: Ukuzila ukudla ngokuphelele kungaba nezingozi. Ngisho nabantu abadala abanempilo bangaphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni ezinsukwini ezintathu. Akufanelekile ezinganeni, kubantu asebekhulile, kwabesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisayo, noma kulabo abanezinkinga zempilo.

Gcina uJesu Ephakathi Kwezilo Zakho

Ukuzila ukudla akukhona nje ukudla, ukukhuthazela ngokomzimba, noma ukuqeda inselele engokomoya. Kuyithuba lokuzithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ukususa iziphazamiso, nokunikeza ukunaka okukhulu emthandazweni, emiBhalweni, ekuphendukeni, ekukhulekeleni, nasekunxuseni.

Asizili ukudla ukuze sithole uthando lukaNkulunkulu, sithenge umusa waKhe, noma sibonise ingokomoya lethu. Konke esikuthola kuNkulunkulu kwathengwa nguJesu Kristu ngeSiphambano. Ukuzila ukudla kumane kusiza ekubekeni izinhliziyo zethu ekumfuneni ngenhloso futhi sizizwe ngokugcwele lokho asesikunikezile kakade.

Umvuzo omkhulu wokuzila ukudla awuyona impendulo ethile yomthandazo, ulwazi olungokomoya, noma impumelelo yomuntu siqu. Umvuzo omkhulu nguJesu uqobo lwakhe.

Yini Okufanele Siyenze Ngesikhathi Sokuzila Ukudla?

Ukuzila ukudla kufanele kudalele uNkulunkulu isikhala esengeziwe, kungashiyi nje indawo engenalutho lapho ukudla kwakukhona khona.

Sebenzisa isikhathi ovame ukusichitha ulungiselela futhi udla ukudla ukuze:

• Thandaza futhi ulinde buthule phambi kweNkosi.

• Funda futhi uzindle ngemiBhalo.

• Khonza uJesu.

• Cela uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi uhlole inhliziyo yakho.

• Phenduka kunoma yini akwembulayo.

• Thethelela labo abakulimazile.

• Funa ukubuyisana lapho ubudlelwano buphukile khona.

• Ncengela umndeni wakho, isonto, idolobha kanye nesizwe.

• Lalela isiqondiso sikaNkulunkulu bese usabela ngokulalela.

Ukuzila ukudla ngaphandle komthandazo kungaba yinto engelutho ngaphandle kokuyeka ukudla. Ukuzila ukudla okuseBhayibhelini kuphendulela ukunaka kwethu kuNkulunkulu.

Ukushesha Ngokuthobeka

UJesu waxwayisa ngokuzila ukudla ukuze abanye bakuqaphele:

“Kepha wena, nxa uzila ukudla, gcoba ikhanda lakho, ugeze ubuso bakho, ukuze ukuzila kwakho kungabonakali kubantu, kodwa kuYihlo osekusithekeni; noYihlo obona okwenziwa ekusithekeni uyakukuvuza.”—Mathewu 6:17-18

Ungasebenzisi ukuzila ukudla ukuze uziqhathanise nabanye noma ukuze ubonakale ungumuntu ongokomoya kakhulu.

Umuntu oyedwa angazila ukudla kanye kuphela. Omunye angazila ukudla usuku olulodwa, izinsuku eziningana, noma ngaphezulu. Abanye bangazila ukudla okuyingxenye ngenxa yempilo, ubudala, ukukhulelwa, imithi, noma eminye imisebenzi.

Umbuzo obalulekile awusiwo:

"Ingabe ukuzila kwami ​​​​kunzima njengokwabanye abantu?"

Umbuzo obalulekile uthi:

"Ingabe ngimfuna ngobuqotho uJesu futhi ngiyalalela lokho akucelayo kimi?"

Ukuzila Ukudla Kumelwe Kuhambisane Nokulalela

UNkulunkulu akahlatshwa umxhwele ukuzila ukudla kwangaphandle uma izinhliziyo zethu zihlala ziqhosha, zingathetheleli, zingenabulungisa, noma zivukela.

U-Isaya 58 wembula ukuthi ukuzila ukudla kwangempela kuhilela okungaphezu nje kokuzila ukudla. Kuhlanganisa ukuphenduka ekucindezelweni, ukunakekela labo abaswele, ukukhulula izibopho zobubi, nokuphila ngothando nangokulunga.

UJoweli uphinde axhumanise ukuzila ukudla nokubuyela kuNkulunkulu ngeqiniso:

“Kepha namanje,” kusho uJehova, “buyelani kimi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, nangokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila; niklebhule izinhliziyo zenu, hhayi izingubo zenu kuphela.”—Joweli 2:12-13

Umgomo awukona nje umhlatshelo wangaphandle. UNkulunkulu ufisa inhliziyo ephukile, ezinikele, nezimisele ukushintsha.

Njengoba uzila ukudla, cela iNkosi:

• Ingabe ukhona umuntu engidinga ukumthethelela?

• Ingabe ukhona umuntu engidinga ukucela kuye intethelelo?

• Ingabe kukhona isono ebengisithethelela?

• Ingabe ikhona indawo empilweni yami engiye nganqaba ukuyinikela?

• Ingabe ukhona umuntu okufanele ngimsize?

• Ingabe kukhona isenzo sokulalela engisilibazise?

Ukuzila ukudla kweqiniso kufanele kuveze uthando olukhulu ngoNkulunkulu nokumlalela okukhulu.

Ungashintshi Ukuphazamiseka Okukodwa Ngesinye

Kungenzeka ukuyeka ukudla ngenkathi uqhubeka nokugcwalisa yonke imizuzu yokuthula ngezinkundla zokuxhumana, ezokuzijabulisa, izindaba, umsebenzi, noma ezinye iziphazamiso.

Cabanga ukunciphisa noma yini ehlala ithatha ingqondo yakho futhi ikuvimbele ekunakeni uNkulunkulu.

Lokhu kungafaka:

• Imidiya yezenhlalo.

• Ithelevishini kanye nokuzijabulisa.

• Ukusetshenziswa kwe-inthanethi okungadingekile.

• Ukusetshenziswa kwezindaba ngokweqile.

• Ukuthenga.

• Imidlalo.

• Imisebenzi edla isikhathi esiningi.

• Izingxoxo ezikhuthaza inhlebo, ukugxeka, noma ukungakhululeki ngokomoya.

Inhloso akukhona nje ukuyeka izinto, kodwa ukuvulela uJesu indawo.

Shesha Nabanye Uma Kungenzeka

Ukuzila ukudla kuyinto yomuntu siqu kakhulu, kodwa imiBhalo iphinde ibonise imiphakathi yonke izila ukudla ndawonye.

UJoweli wabiza umhlangano ongcwele. U-Esteri wacela abantu bamaJuda ukuba bazile ukudla ndawonye. KuzEnzo, abaholi besonto babekhonza futhi bezila ukudla njengoba befuna isiqondiso eNkosini.

Imindeni, amaqembu amancane, amasonto, kanye nezinkonzo zingavumelana ukufuna uNkulunkulu ndawonye ngenkathi zivumela abantu ngabanye ukuba bakhethe uhlobo lokuzila olufanele bona.

Ukuzila ukudla kwezinkampani kungasiza ekudaleni:

• Ubunye.

• Indlala engokomoya ehlanganyelwe.

• Ukubuyisana.

• Ukungenelela okunamandla.

• Ukuzwela okukhulu esiqondisweni sikaNkulunkulu.

• Impendulo ehlangene yokuphenduka nokulalela.

Nokho, akekho okufanele acindezelwe, alahlwe, noma aphathwe njengongaphilile kahle ngokomoya ngenxa yesimo noma ubude bokuzila kwakhe.

Kufanele Uqale Kanjani?

Beka eceleni isikhathi phambi kweNkosi bese umbuza ukuthi ufuna uzile kanjani. Khetha uhlobo nesikhathi esikuvumela ukuthi umfune ngobuqotho nangokwethembeka.

Ngaphambi kokuqala:

1. Thola injongo yakho engokomoya.

2. Nquma ukuthi ukuzila kuzoqala nini futhi kuphele nini.

3. Beka eceleni izikhathi ezithile zomthandazo nemiBhalo.

4. Susa iziphazamiso ezingadingekile.

5. Lungiselela umndeni wakho noma umndeni wakho uma kudingeka.

6. Bhala phansi abantu nezimo ozothandazela zona.

7. Cela uNkulunkulu ukuthi ambule noma yini okumele ishintshe empilweni yakho.

8. Ungalindi uze uzizwe ulungele ngokuphelele. Qala ngokuthobeka nokholo.

Umthandazo Ngaphambi Kokuthi Uqale

"Jesu, Wena uyiSinkwa Sokuphila futhi uyisidingo sami esijulile. Angizili ukudla ukuze ngithole uthando Lwakho noma ngifakazele ukuzinikela kwami, kodwa ngoba ngifisa ukukwazi kangcono. Njengoba ngizila ukudla, hlola inhliziyo yami futhi wembule noma yini ekudabukisayo. Ngiphe umusa wokuphenduka, ukuthethelela, ukulalela, nokuzinikela kuzo zonke izindawo zokuphila kwami ​​​​ebuholini Bakho. Susa iziphazamiso, qinisa indlala yami yokuba khona Kwakho, futhi ungifundise ukuzwa izwi Lakho ngokucacile. Lokhu kuzila ukudla makuveze izithelo ezihlala njalo empilweni yami, emndenini wami, esontweni lami, nakulabo engibathandazelayo. Jesu, yiba yisikhungo, inhloso, kanye nomvuzo wokuzila kwami. Amen."

Ingabe Ufuna Ukunisela Ngokushesha?

Leli khasi ligxile enjongweni yokuzila ukudla engokomoya neseBhayibhelini.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi oluwusizo mayelana nokulungiselela, uketshezi, imiphumela yomzimba, izimpawu eziyisixwayiso, nokuthi ungayeka kanjani ukuzila ukudla isikhathi eside, funda umthombo wethu ohlukile:

Ukuzila Ukudla Emanzini: Umhlahlandlela Wokulungiselela Nokuphepha Osebenzayo

Joyina Izinsuku Ezingu-21 Zokuzingcwelisa

Joyina abalandeli bakaJesu emhlabeni wonke ngezinsuku ezingu-21 zokuphenduka, ukuzila ukudla, ukuthandaza, ubunye, kanye nokuzahlukanisela, kusukela mhla ziyi-11 kuMandulo kulo nyaka.

Phakathi nalezi zinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nanye, abantu ngabanye, imindeni, amasonto, izinkonzo, kanye nemiphakathi yamaKristu bazofuna uNkulunkulu ndawonye, ​​babuyele othandweni lwabo lokuqala, futhi balungiselele izinhliziyo zabo ukuba zibe izindawo zokuhlala zokuba khona kwaKhe.

Uma ubhalisa, uzothola ukufinyelela kuMhlahlandlela Wezinsuku Ezingama-21 ophelele kanye nazo zonke izinsiza zeBhayibheli ezitholakalayo kulabhulali yethu.

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