Kanda hano ubone urutonde rw’amasomo.
Isomo 9 — Imbaraga z'Urukundo Rushya Rwirukana Urwa Kera
"Dutumbira Yesu wenyine, ari we banze ryo kwizera kandi ari we ugusohoza rwose." — Abaheburayo 12:2
Igitekerezo nyamukuru
Intsinzi irambye ku cyaha ntiva mu kwibanda ku cyaha ubwacyo, ahubwo iva mu gukurira mu rukundo rw'Imana rufata umutima ku buryo rusunika hanze urukundo ruto.
Umudendezo unyuze mu rukundo
Benshi barwana n'icyaha, bagerageza kukirwanya bakoresheje imbaraga zabo, kwihata, cyangwa gukurikiza amategeko gusa. Ariko intsinzi nyakuri ntiva mu kwibanda ku byo tugomba kwirinda; iva mu gutumbira Kristo no gukurira mu rukundo rwimbitse dukunda Imana. "Nuko natwe ubwo tugoswe n'igicu cy'abahamya kingana gityo, twiyambure ibituremerera byose n'icyaha kibasha kutwizirikaho vuba, dusiganirwe aho dutegekwa twihanganye, dutumbira Yesu wenyine" (Abaheburayo 12:1–2).
Icyaha gitakaza imbaraga zacyo iyo imitima yacu yafashwe n'urukundo ruruta byose. Thomas Chalmers yabyise "imbaraga z'urukundo rushya rwirukana urwa kera." Ubuzima bwuzuye kumenya no gukunda Imana busanzwe butangira gutakaza inyota y'ibintu bito kandi by'ibyaha.
Igikinisho cya kera n'igishya
Tekereza umwana ukunda cyane gukina n'imodoka nto ishaje kandi yoroshye. Ni yo kintu akunda kurusha ibindi. Hanyuma ku munsi we w'amavuko, ahabwa imodoka nziza cyane igenzurwa kure, igenda ahantu hose — yihuta, ifite imbaraga, ishobora kunyura hose. Ako kanya ya modoka nto ya kera iribagirana. Si uko yahatiwe kuyireka, cyangwa ngo yafashe umwanzuro ukomeye wo kutongera kuyikinisha — ahubwo ni uko urukundo rushya, rumufata cyane kurusha urwa mbere, rwasunitse urwa kera.
Ni ko bimeze no kuri twe: iyo imitima yacu ifashwe by'ukuri n'ubwiza, icyubahiro, n'urukundo by'Imana, "ibikinisho" by'icyaha bitangira gutakaza uburyohe bwabyo. Urukundo rushya dukunda Kristo ruhinduka rukomeye cyane ku buryo rusanzwe rusunika hanze ibyifuzo bya kera byari byaratugize imbohe. "Muyoborwe n'Umwuka, ni bwo mutazakora ibyo kamere irarikira" (Abagalatiya 5:16). "Wishimire Uwiteka, na we azaguha ibyo umutima wawe usaba" (Zaburi 37:4).
Kunda Imana, maze ukore icyo ushaka
Mutagatifu Augustino yavuzweho amagambo azwi cyane ngo: "Kunda Imana, maze ukore icyo ushaka." Ibi si uruhushya rwo kubaho nta tegeko. Bikora hashingiwe kuri iri hame: niba ukunda Imana by'ukuri n'umutima wawe wose, ubushake bwawe busanzwe buhuzwa n'ubushake bwayo. Ibyifuzo byawe birahindurwa ku buryo icyo "ushaka" gukora kiba kinezeza Imana.
Kandi dore ikibazo: niba ubushake bwawe bukikujyana ku mahitamo anyuranye n'ubushake bw'Imana uzi neza, ibyo byerekana iki ku bwimbitse cyangwa ku cyerekezo cy'urukundo uyikunda?
Mubiganireho hamwe
- Kuki gukunda Imana bifite imbaraga nyinshi kurwanya icyaha kurusha kwishingikiriza ku bushake bwacu gusa?
- Ni gute urukundo ruruta byose dukunda Imana rwirukana ibyifuzo by'icyaha?
- Ni iyihe myitozo ifasha gukuriza muri twe urukundo rukomeye dukunda Imana?
Muri iki cyumweru
Gusoma: Igice cya 9 cya The Sight of the Throne.
Umurongo wo gufata mu mutwe: Abaheburayo 12:2a.