Amandla omthandazo asoloko ejongelwa phantsi. Kuyo yonke iminyaka, Umthandazo uye watyeshelwa kubomi bamaKristu amaninzi. Because if something isn’t exciting and challenging enough, but boring and the desired goals are not achieved, ayihoywa kwaye ityhalelwa ecaleni. Kodwa ithini iBhayibhile ngamandla omthandazo?
Is praying boring?
Praying is often considered boring, njengokufunda nokufundisisa iBhayibhile (God’s Word). Praying makes people sleepy. As soon as people try to pray, their minds wander and various thoughts about their everyday life take over and draw their attention away from God.
AmaKristu amaninzi akakwazi ukunikela ingqalelo yaye akufumanisa kunzima ukuchitha ixesha ethandaza.
Emva koko 5 imizuzu, they discussed their matters with the Father and went through their wishlist and don’t know what to say anymore. Baba nobuthongo kwaye bayekele ekudinweni nasekuthandeni kwenyama yabo. Because the flesh can’t and won’t pray. That’s because prayer doesn’t feed the flesh, kodwa umoya. That’s why many Christians postpone their prayers or don’t pray at all.
Umyalelo wokuthandaza
Kukho abashumayeli, who say that you don’t have to set time apart and make time for prayer because you talk with God the whole day. Kodwa ngokushumayela lo myalezo, Christians become passive and lukewarm toward prayer and don’t see the need and power of prayer.
Kanjalo, you are continuously connected with Jesus and the Father through the Holy Spirit, kwaye unxibelelana nabo. Kwakhona uYesu wayesoloko ekubudlelane noYise. Nangona kunjalo… UYesu wazikhwelisa ukuze achithe ixesha yedwa noYise emthandazweni, because Jesus knew the power of prayer.
Ukuba uYesu wayezinkile ukuba abe yedwa noYise emthandazweni, sobeka phi na ke ukumlandela uYesu’ Umzekelo kwaye sizimise ukuba sichithe ixesha kunye noBawo emthandazweni? ngaphandle koko, kuMateyu 6:6-8, Jesus also gave us the commandment to pray.
Why is the importance and power of prayer underestimated?
The importance and power of prayer are often underestimated, because not all preachers and church leaders are uzelwe ngokutsha and spiritual, but carnal.
Because they are carnal they don’t see the importance and power of prayer. Therefore they don’t speak about prayer and don’t emphasize the importance and power of prayer.
Ngenxa yenyani, that many church leaders don’t emphasize the importance and power of prayer and let it be, the believers don’t consider the importance and power of prayer either and also let it be.
Kodwa isiseko sokholo siso, ngaphandle kokwazi iLizwi, umthandazo. Yonke into iyavela kwaye ijikeleza emthandazweni!
If you know the Word, you can pray the Word and pray after the will of God. If you pray according to the will of God then God will empower His words.
Every change starts with prayer. Ngoko ke, it’s about time that Christians find out the value, ukubaluleka, and power of prayer and wake up and step into the spiritual battle and fight for the Kingdom of God. Lo nto, His will shall be done on earth as it is in Heaven and that His Kingdom shall come on this earth.
What are the consequences of a poor and defective prayer life?
The consequences of a poor prayer life are visible in the lives of people. Lonke usizi, intlupheko, nesiphithiphithi ehlabathini namhlanje, ukwanda kobutshijolo, ukungahloneli Thixo, and apostasy is for a large part due to a poor and defective prayer life of Christians (who are the church).
The deception of the devil in the church
Kuyo yonke le minyaka icawa iye yawisa ibhola. The devil has succeeded in misleading the church and caused many believers to leave the path of righteousness and enter the carnal path of the world.
The devil caused them to focus on themselves; the lust and desires of their flesh, impumelelo yezinto eziphathekayo, kunye nezinto zehlabathi.
Many Christians spend more time on the (temporary) things of this world than the things of the Kingdom of God.
Prayer meetings are not very popular among believers and don’t draw many believers.
Hayi, people rather sing songs, yonwatyiswa, kwaye ube nexesha elimnandi.
Yiyo loo nto ezicaweni ezininzi iintlanganiso zemithandazo ziye zathatyathelwa indawo lunqulo nokudumisa.
People love music, singing, and praising the Lord because it makes them happy.
Many church leaders emphasize the importance of praise and worship and make Christians believe that there is power in the singing of songs, apho iingoma ezininzi zithetha nge (nzima) ubomi, iingxaki, and sorrows of believers, and therefore the believers have become the center of the songs.
Kodwa oku kwakhona bubuxoki bukasathana, that many church leaders and Christians believe.
Is singing more important and powerful than prayer?
Singing is not more important and powerful than prayer. Although many make believe it is. A Bible verse that is often cited, to emphasize the importance and power of singing is the part where Paul and Silas were bound in prison and sang songs to the Lord.
While they sang songs to the Lord, there came a big earthquake and the chains fell off, zavuleka iingcango, basinda. Nangona kunjalo, they don’t read and emphasize the first part, apho ithi:
Ezinzulwini zobusuku uPawulos noSilas babethandaza, Bavuma iindumiso kuThixo: babeva amabanjwa (IZenzo 16:25)
The part where they were praying is not emphasized or discussed.
Amakholwa aculayo ayisosisongelo kubukumkani bukasathana. That’s why the devil has nothing to fear for singing Christians.
Usathana uvele ancume ahleke acinge, “Mabacule baze bahlanganisane, fellowship, kwaye zizonwabele.”
Akumangalisi, ukuba iindibano zokudumisa nonqulo kunye neekonsathi azifumani nakuphi na ukuxhathisa ngokomoya kwaye azihlaselwe ngokwasemoyeni ngendlela iintlanganiso zomthandazo ezihlaselwa ngayo ngokomoya..
Umthandazo welungisa uye wasebenza ngamandla
Hayi, umtyholi uyawoyika amaKristu, abakholwa ngenene nabalaziyo iLizwi balivumayo iLizwi. And what the devil fears most are praying Christians, who pray after the Spirit. Soulish Christians, who pray after the flesh, aren’t considered a threat. Kungenxa yokuba amaKristu enyameni agxile kubo nakwindawo ebangqongileyo nasekwakheni ubukumkani bawo.
The devil fears praying Christians, who are seated in Christ and pray out of Him (ilizwi) after the Spirit. They are a danger to his kingdom. Ngoko ke, the devil puts effort into eliminating and silencing them.
How does the devil eliminate and silence them? By distractions and keeping them busy and focused on worldly matters so that they don’t have time for prayer.
As soon as people decide to pray, the devil casts hindrances and distractions on their path, like for example, a telephone that rings, a text message, a doorbell, a family member asking or needing something, njl. The devil shall do anything to interrupt and disturb and stop a praying believer.
The devil works among others in the soul and that’s why the devil shall cast various carnal thoughts in the mind of the believers, which ensures that they postpone or cancel their prayer time.
Xa ikholwa liqalisa ukuthandaza, the devil shall cast thoughts in the mind of the person, nto leyo eya kwenza umntu abhadule, ukuze loo mntu abe nobunzima ekuzinziseni emthandazweni.
Ngexesha lomthandazo, umtyholi uya kuzama ukumkhupha umntu emoyeni amse enyameni, ngokufaka iingcinga zenyama engqondweni yekholwa ezigxile kwimiba yenyama kunye nokuchuma komntu ngokwakhe..
Umtyholi uya kubonelela ngezityhilelo zobuxoki nezithembiso, ezo zonke zigxile kwimpumelelo yomntu. Ewe, usathana uya kwenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukwenza ikholwa ligxile kubukumkani balo ukuze ikholwa elithandazayo libushiye lodwa ubukumkani balo., kwaye umtyholi unokuqhubeka, ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka kwekholwa elithandazayo kwaye andise ubukumkani bakhe.
Xa umntu esehlelwa zezi zinto, ke usathana usenamandla ebomini bomntu kwaye usamlawula umntu.
Yiyo, ke ngoko, ixesha lokuvuka. Ukuze amaKristu avuke ngokomoya kwaye abone into eyenziwa nguMtyholi kweli hlabathi.
Kungexesha, ukuze oonyana neentombi zikaThixo babe nokusebenza kunye noThixo, UYesu, and the Holy Spirit establish the Kingdom of God on this earth and battle against sin and death, kwaye ayitshabalalise imisebenzi yobumnyama.
UYesu wamoyisa njani umtyholi?
Ngaba uYesu wamoyisa umtyholi entlango ngokuculela iNkosi iingoma?? Xa uYesu wazilungiselela ukuzalisekisa okukhulu umsebenzi wokuhlangula for humanity, Ngaba uYesu wayecula iingoma kwibandla umyezo waseGetsemane? Hayi! UYesu wamoyisa wamoyisa umtyholi ngeLizwi likaThixo.
Kumyezo waseGetsemane, UYesu waloyisa utshaba lwakhe; uloyiko ngokuthandaza.
Ngelo xesha, ufika uYesu nabo kumhlatyana ekuthiwa yiGetsemane, Athi kubafundi bakhe, Hlala apha wena, ngelixa ndisiya kuthandaza phaya (UMateyu 26:36, Phawula 14:32)
UYesu wawufeza umsebenzi wakhe ngomthandazo
UYesu wachitha ixesha elininzi kunye noYise. He often withdrew Himself to a quiet place to spend time alone with the Father. Yiyo loo nto uYesu wakwaziyo ukuphumeza umsebenzi kaThixo nokuzalisekisa icebo likaThixo ngobomi baKhe.
Ezindulule ke izihlwele, Wenyuka waya kuthandaza entabeni ngasese: kwakuhlwa, Wayelapho yedwa (UMateyu 14:23, Phawula 6:46)
In the morning, ukuvuka ekuseni kakhulu ngaphambi kobusuku, Waphuma, yemka yaya endaweni eyintlango, wathandaza apho (Phawula 1:35)
Yena ke yena wemka waya entlango, wathandaza (ULuka 5:16)
It came to pass in those days, that He went out into a mountain to pray, bamana ubusuku bonke bethandaza kuThixo (ULuka 6:12)
Kwaye kwenzeka, as He was alone praying, His disciples were with Him: and He asked them, esithi, Bathi abantu ndingubani? (ULuka 9:18)
Kwathi, malunga neentsuku ezisibhozo, emveni kwala mazwi, Wathabatha uPetros noYohane noYakobi, wenyuka waya kuthandaza entabeni (Lu 9:28)
UYesu wabalela yonke into noYise, endaweni yabantu, kuba uYesu wayekwazi okungaphakathi indoda endala (UYohane 2:24). Yiyo loo nto uYesu engazange athembele ebantwini kwaye engazange abeke ithemba lakhe ebantwini kwaye azinikele kubo. Kodwa uYesu wathembela kuYise waza wabeka ithemba lakhe kuye, kwaye wayezinikele kuYe.
Ngenxa yobomi bakhe bomthandazo, UYesu wayenokuyinyamezela yonke intiyo nentshutshiso yabantu. Naxa bonke abafundi bakhe, abo uYesu wababiza ngokuba ngabahlobo, wamshiya uYesu, UYesu akazange oyike waza waqhubeka nomsebenzi Wakhe.
Ngexesha lobomi bakhe enyameni, UYesu wanikela imithandazo nezikhungo kunye nodanduluko olunamandla neenyembezi kulowo unako ukumsindisa ekufeni, wavakala esoyika; Nangona wayenguNyana, wafunda ukululama ngobunzima awabuvayo; Nokwenziwa wagqibelela, waba yimbangi yosindiso olungunaphakade kubo bonke abamlulamelayo (Hebhere 5:7-9)
Ngomthandazo, UYesu wayekwazi ukuwenza umsebenzi Wakhe waza wamphakamisa wamzukisa uYise.
Kungokunje umphefumlo wam ukhathazekile; ndithini na? Utata, ndisindise kweli lixa: ke kungenxa yoku le nto ndizele leli lixa. Utata, lizukise igama lakho. Kwabakho nezwi eliphuma ezulwini, esithi, Ndilizukisile zombini, kwaye ndiya kubuya ndilizukise (UYohane 12:27-28)
Ukungabikho komthandazo kubangela uwexuko
Xa uYesu waya kuthandaza eNtabeni yemiNquma, UYesu wabayalela abafundi bakhe, ababeseyindalo endala, ukuthandaza, ukuze bangangeni esilingweni, apho isikhubekiso sobubi sinokuvela, nto leyo eyayiza kukhokelela kwisenzo sesono.
Wathi akuba ekuloo ndawo, Wathi kubo, Thandazani, ukuze ningangeni ekuhendweni. (ULuka 22:40)
Lindani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekuhendweni: umoya unentumekelelo, ke yona inyama ithambile (UMateyu 26:41, Phawula 14:38, ULuka 22:46)
Ngelishwa, zabo inyama yayingenakuthandaza Yiyo loo nto bebuthathaka kwaye balala.
UYesu wazingisa emthandazweni nangomthandazo, UYesu waloyisa uloyiko emphefumlweni wakhe kwaye wayenokuma azalisekise intando kaThixo nomsebenzi wakhe kulo mhlaba. Kodwa abafundi babengenakuthandaza, ndingazingise emthandazweni.
Kwaye ngenxa yenyani, ukuba bangabi nakuzingisa emthandazweni, baba lixhoba lomtyholi; umchasi lowo, ababa nako ukuma. Bamshiya uYesu baza bamkhanyela.
Phaphani ngoko, kwaye nithandaze rhoqo, ukuze kuthiwe nikufanele ukuzisaba zonke ezo zinto ziza kuhla, nokuma phambi koNyana woMntu. (ULuka 21:36)
Kwaye oko kuya kwenzeka ekupheleni kwemihla yokugqibela xa ingcinezelo yehlabathi iya kwanda, kwaye amaKristu amaninzi ayanikezela aze amshiye uYesu; iLizwi kunye Mkhanyele.
Ngokwenene, oku sele kwenzekile. Kuba xa amaKristu esiba abangathobeliyo kwiLizwi kwaye ushiye iLizwi, ngokuthatha imbono noluvo lwehlabathi nokuvumela nokunyamezela isono, AmaKristu sele enikezele kwingcinezelo yehlabathi aza amshiyile uYesu; ilizwi, wamkhanyela.
Ngoko ke, kubalulekile ukuba hlalani nilindile, kwaye nithandaze, ukuze ningahendwa, nilahlekiswe bubuxoki bukaSathana, kodwa ube nako ukucalula ubuxoki bomtyholi kwaye uhlale uthobela kwaye unyanisekile kwiLizwi, kwaye ube lingqina lakhe (Funda kwakhona: Iimfundiso zeedemon zilibulala kanjani ibandla?).
Amandla omthandazo
Wonke umKristu kufuneka athandaze aze azingise emthandazweni. Ixesha liya kufika kanye kuphela, kwaye yiyo loo nto kubalulekile ukuba ulichitha njani ixesha lakho. Musa ukugxila kwizinto zokwexeshana zeli hlabathi. Kodwa gxila kwizinto ezingunaphakade zoBukumkani bukaThixo uze umisele uBukumkani bukaThixo kulo mhlaba, kwaye ayityhile kwaye ayitshabalalise imisebenzi yobumnyama.
Ungu ehleli kuYesu Kristu Kungoko nanikwayo ukungena nesibindi sokuza phambi kwetrone kaBawo nithandaze kuBawo ngqo..
Ungakholelwa nabani na, othi akufuneki uthandaze kwaye umthandazo awunamsebenzi okanye awusebenzi. Makungabikho mntu unikholelwayo, ukuba awukwazi ukwenza nantoni na ngomthandazo. Kaloku obu bubuxoki bukaMtyholi.
UYesu uthi, ukuba kufuneka urhoxe, uthandaze emfihlekweni kuBawo. UYesu uyazi, kubaluleke kangakanani ukuthandaza nokuba awukwazi ukuhlala uphaphile kwaye ubukele, kwaye ayinako ukuma ngexesha lentiyo nentshutshiso yehlabathi ngaphandle komthandazo (Funda kwakhona: Ubomi obuyimfihlo bomthandazo wekholwa).
Kholwa, ukuba akukho lizwi, ophuma kuMoya, nasemlonyeni wakho, uya kubuya ulambatha, kodwa iya kwenza kwaye ifeze oko imele ikwenze. Ukunyamezela kubalulekile. Ngamanye amaxesha izinto azenzeki ngokukhawuleza, kodwa hlalani nimile nize nizingise emthandazweni ningayeki! ILizwi lithi, ukuze sithandaze singayeki (1 KwabaseTesalonika 5:17). Xa utyala imbewu emhlabeni, awuzuwufumana umthi oneziqhamo ngengomso. Ngoko ke yibani nomonde, kwaye uzingise.
Thandazela iinkokeli zebandla nezelizwe. Thandazela abazalwana noodade bakho kuYesu Kristu. And pray, nokuba ukuthanda kukaThixo kuya kwenziwa kulo mhlaba nokuba uBukumkani bakhe buya kufika kulo mhlaba, njengokuba kuseZulwini.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
