Seguir a Jesus
Seguir a Jesus é o convite mais transformador da Bíblia. Jesus chamou pescadores, cobradores de impostos e pessoas comuns para deixar tudo e segui-lo. Esse chamado continua vivo hoje.
O chamado de Jesus
Jesus disse: 'Segue-me'. Esse convite simples e poderoso mudou a vida de pescadores, publicanos e pessoas comuns ao longo da história.
UJesu wathi, "Wozani lingilandele, ngizalenza abagoli babantu." Masinyane nje batshiya omambule babo bamlandela.
Ukubizwa KukaMatewu
Kwathi uJesu eseqhubeka esuka lapho, wabona indoda eyayithiwa nguMatewu ihlezi endaweni yokuthelisa. UJesu wathi kuyo "Ngilandela," uMatewu wahle wasukuma wamlandela.
UJesu Ubiza UFiliphu LoNathaneli
Ngelanga elilandelayo uJesu wafuna ukusuka aye eGalile. Wabona uFiliphu wathi kuye, "Ngilandela."
Ubunzima Bokulandela UJesu
Bathi belokhu behamba endleleni, enye indoda yathi kuye, "Ngizakulandela loba ungaze uye ngaphi."
UJesu waphendula wathi, "Amakhanka alemilindi lezinyoni zemoyeni zilezidleke, kodwa iNdodana yoMuntu kayilandawo yokufihla ikhanda layo."
Wathi kwenye indoda, "Ngilandela."
Kodwa indoda yaphendula yathi, "Nkosi, akuthi ngiqale ngihambe ngiyengcwaba ubaba wami."
UJesu wathi kuyo, "Yekela abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo, kodwa wena hamba uyememezela umbuso kaNkulunkulu."
Kwathi omunye njalo wathi, "Ngizakulandela, Nkosi, kodwa akuthi kengiyevalelisa abakithi."
UJesu waphendula wathi, "Kakho othi angabamba ikhuba elima athalaze emuva owufaneleyo umsebenzi oqondane lombuso kaNkulunkulu."
O custo do discipulado
Seguir a Jesus exige renúncia. É preciso tomar a cruz diariamente, deixar tudo para trás e amar a Cristo acima de qualquer outro vínculo.
UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe, "Nxa ekhona ofuna ukungilandela, kazidele athathe isiphambano sakhe angilandele.
"Nxa umuntu esiza kimi, kodwa engeke azonda uyise lonina, umkakhe labantwana, abafowabo labodadewabo, kanye lempilo yakhe uqobo, ngeke abe ngumfundi wami. Lowo ongathwali isiphambano sakhe angilandele ngeke abe ngumfundi wami.
UPhethro wathi kuye, "Sesitshiye konke ukuba sikulandele!"
UJesu waphendula wathi, "Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi kakho osetshiye ikhaya kumbe abafowabo, loba odadewabo, kumbe unina loba uyise, loba umntwana kumbe amasimu ngenxa yami levangeli ozakwehluleka ukwamukeliswa okuphindwe ngekhulu kuso lesi isikhathi samanje: amakhaya, abafowabo, odadewabo, onina, abantwana lamasimu, kwengezwe ukuhlukunyezwa, lasesikhathini esizayo, ukuphila kwaphakade. Kodwa abanengi abangabokuqala bazakuba ngabokucina, abokucina babe ngabokuqala."
Caminhar com Cristo
Quem segue a Jesus não anda em trevas, mas tem a luz da vida. Ele nos convida a crescer nele e a servir como Ele serviu.
Ubuqotho Bobufakazi BukaJesu
Kwathi uJesu esekhuluma ebantwini njalo wathi, "Ngiyikukhanya komhlaba. Loba ngubani ongilandelayo kasoze ahambe ebumnyameni lanini kodwa uzakuba lokukhanya kokuphila."
Lowo ongikhonzayo kumele angilandele, lalapho engikhona lesikhonzi sami sikhona. UBaba uzamdumisa lowo ongikhonzayo.
Labizelwa lokhu, ngoba uKhristu walihluphekela, walitshiyela isibonelo ukuba lilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe.
"Yena kenzanga sono,
njalo akukho nkohliso eyatholakala emlonyeni wakhe."
Kwathi bemthethisa, yena kaphindiselanga; lapho ehlupheka, kazange asonge. Kodwa wathembeka kulowo owahlulela ngokulunga.
Kodwa-ke, sikhuluma iqiniso ngothando, sizakhula ezintweni zonke kuye yena oyiNhloko, yena enguKhristu.
Lalelani imithetho yami njalo linanzelele, lilandele izimiso zami. Mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.