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Pentecost – Day 2 (26 June)
Gerhard Lindeque

Pentecost – Day 2 (26 June)

God’s Spirit makes us new

(Di)temana ya Bibele

BAFILIPI 1

Paulose o rapelela Bafilipi

3Ke le lebogela go Modimo wa ka nako le nako ge ke le gopola; 4gomme ka mehla ge ke le rapelela bohle ke rapela ke thabile, 5ke le lebogela ka mo le nthušitšego ka gona mo modirong wa go bega Ebangedi, go tloga tšatšing lela la mathomo go fihlela gonabjale. 6Se ke nago le nnete ya sona ke gore Modimo yo a thomilego modiro wo mobotse wo mo go lena o tla o tšwetša pele go fihlela a o phetha ka letšatši le Kriste Jesu a tla bego a etla ka lona. 7Go ntshwanetše ge ke le gopola bohle ka mokgwa wo, ka gobane le ka mo pelong ya ka. Gobane le hlakanetše kgaugelo ya Modimo le nna ke le mo kgolegong, ke emela Ebangedi ke bile ke e hloma. 8Modimo ke hlatse ya ka gore ke le hlolosetše bohle ka lerato la Kriste Jesu.

9Ke rapela gore lerato la lena le gole le eya le na le tsebo le kwešišo ye e feletšego, 10gore le kgone go kgetha se sebotse. Ke mo le tlago ba ba ba hlwekilego ba go hloka bosodi ka letšatši le Kriste a tla bego a etla ka lona. 11La ba ba ba tletšego toka ye e tlago ka Jesu Kriste gore ka yona le tumiše le be le rete Modimo.

BAFILIPI 1:3-11NSO00Bula go Mmadi wa Bibele

None of us are perfect. This does not necessarily mean that we are bad people, but that we are all sinners. This is confirmed in several places in the Bible, such as Galatians 5:17 and Romans 7:15. It is, therefore, absolutely necessary for God to constantly mould us.

God’s Spirit works in us. He transforms our lives so that he can work through us. When God’s Spirit works in us, something happens. We begin to see life and people in a different way. As humans, we tend to look at the outward appearance, but God looks at our hearts. God wants to change our attitudes so that we will act differently. The result of this constant working of God’s Spirit in us, is that we will eventually develop a servant’s heart. This is the same attitude that Jesus Christ had.

It is important to remember that it is not us who are capable of this. It is God who works in us and who will continue to do so until the day when Jesus Christ returns. We must always keep in mind that God’s Spirit is also at work in other people, at the same time. We are all sinners with shortcomings and we all make mistakes. Therefore, it is necessary that our love for each other should grow and include understanding, so that we will be able to discern what really matters in life. Once we acknowledge our own weaknesses, we will get better at understanding other people and learn to be more tolerant.

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