Bible Society of South Africa

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 4

A New Creation

by Noelene Curry

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

2 BAKORINTHE 5

7Re phela ka tumelo, e seng ka ho mmona. 8Ka hona re kgothetse, mme se ka re kgahlang ke ho falla mmeleng ona, re tle re yo aha le Morena. 9Ka baka leo, leha re ntse re le mmeleng ona kapa re faletse ho wona, re ikitlaeletsa ho mo kgahlisa, 10hobane eka kgona diketso tsa rona bohle di pepeswe pela setulo sa Kreste sa kahlolo, e le hore motho ka mong a amohele se mo lokelang, ka ho ya ka tse ntle kapa tse mpe tseo a di entseng, ha a sa ntsane a phela mmeleng.

Mosebetsi wa ho boelanya batho le Modimo ka Kreste

11Ka ho tseba hore na ho tshaba Morena ke eng, re leka ho kgodisa batho. Modimo o re tseba ka ho tlala; le teng ke tshepile hore le lona, ka dipelo tsa lona, le ntseba ka ho tlala. 12Ha re sa tla ikemela pela lona, re mpa re le fa sebaka sa ho ithorisa ka rona, e le hore le tle le tsebe ho fetola ba ithorisang ka se bonahalang, e seng ka se ka pelong. 13Haeba re sa nke hantle ke ka baka la Modimo; haeba re nka hantle, ke ka baka la lona. 14Lerato la Kreste le a re susumetsa, rona ba kgotsweng hore ha a le mong a shwetse bohle, eba bohle ba shwele le yena. 15Jwale Kreste o shwetse bohle, e le hore ba phelang ba se hlole ba iphelela, ba mpe ba phelele ya ba shwetseng, a ba a tsoha ka baka la bona.

16Ha ho le jwalo, ha re sa tseba mang kapa mang ka mokgwa wa botho. Le haeba re ile ra tseba Kreste ka mokgwa wa botho, kajeno ha re sa mo tseba jwalo. 17Ka tsela ena, ha motho a le ho Kreste, ke mmopuwa e motjha; tsa kgale di fetile, tse ntjha di hlahile. 18Tsena tsohle di tswa ho Modimo, ya ileng a re boelanya le yena ka Kreste, a ba a re nea mosebetsi wa ho boelanya batho ba bang le yena. 19Seo ke se bolelang ke hore Modimo o ile a boelanya batho bohle ba lefatshe le yena ka Kreste, ka ho ba leballa dibe tsa bona, le ka ho re nea mosebetsi wa ho ba boelanya le yena. 20Kahoo re maqosa a Kreste, kaha Modimo a kgothatsa ka rona. Re a le kopa lebitsong la Kreste: Boelanang le Modimo. 21Kreste ya neng a se na sebe, Modimo o ile a mo nka e le moetsadibe ka baka la rona, e le hore ka yena Modimo a re etse ba lokileng.

2 BAKORINTHE 5:7-21SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

As believers, we are called to live as a ‘new creation’ on a daily basis. We are not called to turn over a new leaf, we are called to begin a totally new life in Jesus Christ.

Through Christ we are reconciled to God, brought into a close and new relationship with Him, and in turn we are His ambassadors to the world. We need to know and experience this relationship with Him as a reality before we can become ambassadors for Him.

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