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40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 11

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 11

Awakening

by Pat Baxter

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

KWABASE-EFESE 5

9Kaloku apho kukhoyo ukukhanya, kulapho kuntshula khona konke ukulunga, nabo bonke ubulungisa, nenyaniso. 10Zamani ukukuqonda ukuthanda kweNkosi; 11ningazibandakanyi nezinto zobumnyama eziphuthileyo ezenziwa ngabantu. Ndaweni yaloo nto zibhenceni ekukhanyeni ezo zinto, zibonakale icace into eziyiyo. 12Kungaziintloni nokuwathetha amanyundululu abawenza ngasese. 13Kodwa ke xa zisekukhanyeni zonke izinto, ziyacaca into eziyiyo; 14kuba kaloku yonke into ecacileyo isekukhanyeni. Yiyo le nto kuthiwa:

“Phaphama, thongorhandini, uvuke ekufeni;

uKrestu wokukhanyisela.”

KWABASE-EFESE 5:9-14XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

In the movie Awakenings, Robin Williams says, ‘The human spirit is more powerful than any drug and that is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship and family.’

When we think of the human spirit, we are amazed, but how much more amazed can we be when taking on the Spirit of God? We are, this day, offered the power of being awakened to a beautiful experience. Let the God-Spirit speak.

Isaiah knew that the people of Zion were in captivity.

They were allowing themselves to be captured by that which drains, that which strangles life. To these people, Isaiah says: ‘Awake, awake, put on your strength, put on the beautiful garments of God.’ This is far more important than allowing yourself to be strangled by what  is not of God.

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