Zvauchaitirwa neShoko raMwari (Chikamu 2)

Kubata kweIzwi raMwari pahupenyu hwedu kunogona kuva nesimba—kana tikafambirana nezvipikirwa zvaro nemamiriro aro. Muiyi nhevedzano ine zvikamu zvitanhatu pamusoro unoti, Zvauchaitirwa neShoko raMwari, tichave tichidzidza zvimwe zvinhu chaizvo zvichabudiswa neShoko raMwari matiri. Muchikamu chekutanga, takadzidza nezveShoko raMwari. Takaona kuti mhenyu, ine simba, uye inopinda mukati. Uyezve, takacherechedza nzira iyo Shoko raMwari nomudzimu waMwari zvinopindirana nayo. Kushanda pamwe chete, Shoko neMweya zvinoratidzira simba rose rekusika raMwari.

Muchidzidzo chedu chekutanga, ndakaonesa kuti miuyo inobudiswa matiri neShoko raMwari ichaenderana nemabatiro atinoita kushoko iroro. Kuti tigamuchire mibairo inodiwa naMwari, tinofanira kubvisa tsvina nouipi ndokuhugamuchira nokuzvininipisa. Tinofanira kubata Shoko raMwari seshoko kwatiri rinobva kuna Mwari pachake—kupfuura nokure shoko rinongobva kumunhu.

Kuuya Kunoita Kutenda

Muchikamu chino chenhevedzano yedu, tichasimbisa mhedzisiro yekutanga ichaburitswa neShoko raMwari mauri. Mhedzisiro iyoyo kutenda. Ndichatanga nekukutaurirai kubva pane zvakaitika kwandiri kuti ndakadzidza sei chidzidzo ichi.

MuHondo Yenyika II, pandakanga ndichishanda somushandi wechipatara nemauto eBritain kuNorth Africa, ndakarwara. Sezvandaipera simba muchipatara mwedzi nomwedzi, ndakavamba kuziva kuti vanachiremba vakanga vasina nzira yokundiporesa mumamiriro okunze iwayo uye mumamiriro iwayo eNorthern Africa.

Ndisati ndagara muchipatara umu, ndakanga ndasvika pakuziva Ishe nenzira yangu. Kupfurikidza nokutendeuka kwangu, ndakanga ndasvika pakudavira kuti Bhaibheri zvirokwazvo rakanga riri Shoko raMwari. Kunyange zvakadaro, pakanga pachine pfungwa dzakawanda nechokwadi chiri muBhaibheri chandakanga ndisati ndanzwisisa. Naizvozvo, sezvandakarara pamubhedha iwoyo womuchipatara vhiki nevhiki, mwedzi nomwedzi, ndakanyura chaizvoizvo mune icho John Bunyan anodana kuti “Slough of Despond”—mupata uri woga uri woga wokuora mwoyo.

Mukati menguva refu iyi, yekugara muchipatara kwenguva refu, ndakaramba ndichifunga ndega kuti, “Ndinoziva kana ndiine kutenda kuti Mwari vaizondiporesa.” Zvisinei, mufungo unotevera waizotevera nguva dzose waizova wokuti: “Asi handina kutenda.” Kutaura zvazviri, kutaura mashoko iwayo okuti “Handina kutenda” kwakabvisa tariro yose yokuporeswa kwangu, zvichiita kuti ndidzokere mumupata wokuora mwoyo.

Asi rimwe zuva, pandakanga ndakagara pamubhedha ndakatsigira Bhaibheri rangu pamabvi angu, mwaranzi inopenya inopenya yaibva kuna Mwari yakapinda murima iroro. Zvakazarurwa zvaAkapa zvakaunza tariro huru kwandiri. Ungada here kuziva kuti mwaranzi iwoyo wechiedza wakabva kupi? Yakabva muchitsauko chechigumi chaVaRoma, ndima 17—ndima yakavhenekerwa naMwari pandakanga ndakagara ndakatarisa Bhaibheri rangu rakatsiga.

Saka kutenda kunobva pakunzwa, uye kunzwa neshoko raKristu. (NAS)

Pandaiverenga ndima iyi, mazwi maviri akasvetuka kubva papeji kwandiri: “kutenda kunouya.” Ndakadzokorora ndadzokororazve mashoko iwayo: “Kutenda kunouya... kutenda kunouya.” Mwari vaindiudza kuti kana ndisina kutenda, ndaigona kuzviwana. Izvi ndizvo zvaaindiratidza: pane nzira iyo kutenda kuchauya nayo.

\p Ndichakuudza zvandakatanga kunzwisisa. Mukubata kwaMwari nesu, Anotisvitsa pakutenda kuburikidza nematanho matatu anotevedzana. Danho rokutanga: Shoko raMwari—tinofanira kuwana Shoko raMwari. Danho rechipiri: Kunzwa—tinofanira kunyatsonzwa Shoko raMwari. Tinofanira kuzarura mwoyo yedu yose nepfungwa. Tinofanira kuteerera kune izvo Mwari ari kutaura kwatiri, kunyangwe kunze kwezvimwe zvese. Tinofanira kutendera Mwari kutaura nesu kuburikidza neShoko ravo. Danho rechitatu: Kutenda—semugumisiro wemuitiro uyu wokunzwa, kutenda kunouya. Aya ndiwo matanho matatu: Shoko raMwari, kunzwa, uye ipapo kutenda.

Ndinoda kukukurudzira nekutaura kuti kana ukatevera maitiro aya, mhedzisiro inovimbiswa. Kana usina kutenda—kana uri kutamburira kutenda mumupata une rima uye uri woga—ndinoda kukuudza chokwadi chinoshamisa ichi: kutenda kunouya.

Izwi rakadzama reMunhu

Nekuziva kunoshamisa ikoko, ngationgororei chimwe chikamu chevhesi iroro. Unofanira kuziva kuti shoko rakashandiswa ipapo nokuda kwe“Shoko raKristu” ishoko rechiGiriki rokuti rhema. Kubva mumakore angu akawanda ekudzidza chiGiriki, ndakadzidza kuti shoko rokuti rhema rinoreva chaizvo “shoko rinotaurwa.” Chokwadi ichi chiri pachena paunotarisa mashoko anotevera mundima iyi: “kunzwa neshoko.” Chirevo chinova pachena, nekuti kana izwi rikasataurwa, haugone kurinzwa. Saka musimboti uyu hausi wekungoverenga bhaibheri rako nekuona mablackmark pabepa jena pamberi pako. Sezvinei iwo mavara matema anofanira kushandurwa kuita izwi raunogona kunzwa. Kutenda kunouya nokunzwa—kwete nokuverenga Bhaibheri chete.

Chii chinogona kushandura mavara matema iwayo kuita izwi benyu rinotaura newe pachako? Mhinduro ndiMweya Mutsvene. Kana Mweya Mutsvene amutsa Shoko raMwari, Anoriita kuti rive rechokwadi uye pachezvako kwauri. Paunoterera kushoko riya rakapihwa kwauri neMweya Mutsvene, kutenda kunouya.

Mweya Mutsvene wakachenjera! Anoziva chete izwi raunoda chero nguva. Anokutungamirira kuShoko raMwari uye anobva aita kuti rive benyu kwauri. Kana izvozvo zvikaitika, unogona kunzwa izwi chairo raMwari mupenyu achitaura newe kuburikidza neshoko iroro. Paunoteerera kuizwi iroro, kutenda kunouya—kutenda pane zvaunoda, uye chero chipi zvacho icho Mwari anoda kuti uve nacho panguva iyoyo.

Mharidzo Inobva Kuna Mwari

Panguva ino muchidzidzo chedu, ndinoda kukupa mumwe wemienzaniso yakanakisa muMagwaro yekuti kutenda kunouya sei nekunzwa Shoko raMwari. Tiri kuzotarisa hupenyu hwemhandara Maria. Ndine chokwadi chokuti nyaya yacho unoiziva—mararamiro aaiita mumusha muduku weNazareta, uye rimwe zuva ngirozi yakazviratidza kwaari iine shoko raibva kuna Mwari. Ngatigadzirisei chikamu chechiitiko ichocho muna Ruka 1, kutanga pandima 30:

“Ipapo mutumwa akati kwaari, ‘Usatya, Maria; nekuti wawana nyasha kuna Mwari. Uye tarira, uchava nemimba, ugozvara mwanakomana, ugomutumidza zita rinonzi Jesu... Maria akati kumutumwa, Izvi zvingaitika seiko, ini mhandara?’ Mutumwa akapindura akati. kwaari: Mweya Mutsvene uchauya pamusoro pako, nesimba reWokumusoro-soro richakufukidza; uye nokuda kwechikonzero ichocho Mwana mutsvene achanzi Mwanakomana waMwari’... ‘Nokuti hakuna chinhu chisingazogoneki naMwari.’ Uye Maria akati, ‘Tarirai, muranda waShe; ngazviitike kwandiri sezvamareva.’ Ngirozi ikabva paari. (NAS)

Vamwe vanogona kusabvumirana nemaonero angu, asi ndinotenda kuti chiitiko ichi ndicho kiyi yechishamiso chinoshamisa chati chamboitika muruzivo rwevanhu. Mhandara Mariya payakaberekwa Jesu, yaiva chimwe chezvishamiso zvikuru zvisati zvamboitika. Izvi tichazviona zvakajeka muchikamu chinotevera sezvandinokuratidza kuti Mariya akakwanisa sei kugamuchira ichi chishamiso chikuru.

Chokutanga, mutumwa akauya neshoko rhema rakabva kuna Mwari. (Yeuka kuti rhema inotsanangurwa seshoko rinotaurwa.)Iri izwi raive chimwe chinhu Maria angadai asina kumbozvinamatira. Pamwe angadai asina kumbozvirota. Sezvo Mariya akanga ari mukadzi asina kuroorwa panguva iyi, mashoko aya aibva kuna Mwari angadai asina kupinda mupfungwa dzake. Tinogona chete kugumisa ipapo kuti kutanga kweshoko iri kwaive kuna Mwari. Chinangwa chaMwari nokuda kwake chakanga chakakwirira zvikuru kupfuura zvaaifunga kana kuti kuzviitira iye amene. Zano raMwari rakauya kwaari muchimiro cheshoko rerhema—ndiko kuti, shoko rinotaurwa.

Mudanho rekutanga rechiitiko ichi, Maria akaita sei neshoko iri? Chokutanga uye chikuru, akachigamuchira. Akavhura moyo wake. Haana kuramba. Haana kuita nharo. Haana kupikisa kuti zvaizoita zvisingaite. Akangoti, “Tarirai muranda waShe; ngazviitwe kwandiri sezvamareva. Maria akazarura mwoyo wake kushoko raMwari rehema—shoko Rake raakataura.

Mudanho rechipiri rechiitiko chake, chii chakazoitika mushure mekunge Maria agamuchira shoko iri? Rutendo rwakapiwa kwaari. Unoyeuka here zvakataurwa naVaRoma 10:17 ? “Kutenda kunouya nokunzwa uye nokunzwa neShoko raMwari.” Patinovhura mwoyo yedu tobvumira Shoko raMwari kuti ridzika midzi matiri, kutenda kunopiwa kwatiri.

Mudanho rechitatu rezvakaitika kwaari, chii chakaguma nemhinduro yaMariya nechido? Kutenda kwake kwakasunungura simba rekuita zvishamiso rakanga riri mushoko raakanga apiwa naMwari. Mutumwa akati, "Hakuna chinhu chisingagoneki naMwari." Shanduro yeshoko yechiGiriki yevhesi iyoyo inoti, “Hapana shoko rinotaurwa raMwari richashaya simba.” Kuzvitaura neimwe nzira, kuchishandura kune chakanaka: “Shoko rimwe nerimwe rinotaurwa raMwari rine simba rokuzadzika kwaro rimene.” Izvi zvinoreva kuti kana tagamuchira shoko rinobva kuna Mwari, rinopa kutenda. Uyewo, kutenda kwedu kunozarura simba raMwari rokuita zvishamiso riri mushoko iroro.

Kupindura Mukutenda

Nyaya yemhandara Maria muenzaniso wakanaka kwazvo uye wakakwana wekuti kutenda kunouya sei. Kutenda kunouya kuburikidza neshoko rerhema-iro iro Mweya Mutsvene anomutsa kwatiri. Zvinorevei izvo? Mweya Mutsvene anoita kuti izwi iri rive benyu, rive chairo uye pauzima. Apo patinogamuchira shoko iri, rinopa kutenda. Mhinduro yedu yekutenda inobva yasunungura simba riri muizwi ratinopihwa naMwari. Kusunungurwa uku kunobvumira kuti shoko raMwari rizadzise zvaAkavimbisa. Shoko rimwe nerimwe rinotaurwa raMwari rinouya kwatiri zvakananga richibva kuna Mwari rine simba rokuzadzika kwaro rimene.

Patinovhara meseji iyi, regai ndikubvunzei mubvunzo mumwe chete. Nei kutenda kuchikosha? Mhinduro kumubvunzo uyu inotaurwa muna VaHebheru 11:6 :

“Uye pasina kutenda hazvibviri kumufadza [Mwari], nokuti uyo anouya kuna Mwari anofanira kutenda kuti ariko, uye kuti anopa mubayiro vaya vanomutsvaka. (NAS)

Mwari vanoda kutenda—uye havazosiyana pakuda kwavo. Asi tinoonga, Ishe vane nyasha huru netsitsi kwatiri. Anotiratidza kuti tingagamuchira sei kutenda kwaanoda. Anoita kuti kutenda ikoko kuvepo kwatiri, uye nokudaro anotigonesa kuita zvaanoda.

Ita Ive Mhinduro Yako

Kutenda kunouya sei? Ngationgororei maitiro aya zvakare patinovhara iyi meseji. Heano matanho matatu ekuona kuti kutenda kunouya. Danho rokutanga: Kutenda kunouya nokunzwa shoko raunotaura kwauri. Danho repiri: Mweya Mutsvene unoita kuti izwi iri rive rimwechete uye pachezvako kwauri. Nhanho yechitatu: Kana iwe ukagashira izwi iri, rinokupa kutenda kwauri. Ndeupi mugumisiro wekupedzisira wematanho aya? Mhinduro yako yekutenda inobva yasunungura simba riri mushoko raMwari kuti riite zvaanovimbisa.

Wakambotora matanho aya here? Ungada here kudaira patiri kusvitsa shoko iri? Kana wagadzirira kuita kudaro, tapota ita munyengetero unotevera uratidze kutenda kwako: