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40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 4

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 4

A New Creation

by Noelene Curry

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

2 kwabaseKorinte 5

7ngokuba sihamba ngokukholwa, asihambi ngokubona; 8simi isibindi, singathanda kakhulu ukwahlukana nekhaya elisemzimbeni, sihlale ekhaya eliseNkosini. 9Ngalokho futhi, noma sisekhaya noma sahlukene nalo, sihlose ukuba sibe ngabathandeka kuye. 10Ngokuba thina sonke simelwe ukubonakaliswa phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu, ukuze yilowo nalowo amukele njengalokho akwenzileyo esesemzimbeni, noma okuhle noma okubi.

Ubukhulu benkonzo yokubuyisana

11Ngakho lokhu sikwazi ukwesaba iNkosi, siyabancenga abantu; kepha sibonakalisiwe kuNkulunkulu; ngiyethemba ukuthi nakuye unembeza wenu sibonakalisiwe. 12Asizincomi futhi kini, kodwa sininika ithuba lokuzibonga ngathi, ukuze nibe nakho okokuphendula abazibongayo ngokusemehlweni kungesikho okusenhliziyweni. 13Ngokuba noma sigcwaneka, kungenxa kaNkulunkulu; noma sisangulukile, kungenxa yenu. 14Ngokuba uthando lukaKristu luyasiqhubezela, sikubona lokhu ukuthi munye owafela bonke; ngakho-ke bonke sebafa; 15wafela bonke, ukuze abaphilayo bangabe besaziphilela bona, kodwa baphilele yena owabafelayo, wabuye wavuka.

16Kanjalo thina asisayikwazi umuntu ngokwenyama; nokuba besimazi uKristu ngokwenyama, nokho manje asisamazi. 17Kanjalo uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; okwakuqala kudlulile; bheka, sekuvele okusha. 18Kepha konke kuvela kuNkulunkulu owenza ukuba sibuyisane naye ngoKristu, wasinika inkonzo yokubuyisana, 19ngokuba uNkulunkulu ekuKristu wenza ukuba izwe libuyisane naye, engababaleli iziphambeko zabo, ebeka kithi izwi lokubuyisana. 20Ngakho singamanxusa kaKristu ngokungathi uNkulunkulu unxusa ngathi; siyanincenga esikhundleni sikaKristu, sithi: “Buyisanani noNkulunkulu.” 21Ongasazanga isono wamenza isono ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuyena senziwe sibe ngukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.

2 kwabaseKorinte 5:7-21ZUL59NOVula kumfundi weBhayibheli

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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