Bible Society of South Africa

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 21

Blessed is the One with a Thorn

by Golebilwe Mathabatha

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

2 KWABASEKORINTE 12

7Ngoko ke, ukuze ndingakhukhumali likratshi ngenxa yezi zityhilelo zimangalisayo, ndabethwa ngesifo esaba sisithunywa sikaSathana ukuze sindintlithe ndingazingci ngokugqithisileyo. 8Ndayithandaza kathathu iNkosi, ndiyicela ukuba isisuse kum. 9Kodwa yandiphendula yathi: “Ubabalo lwam lukwanele, kuba amandla am acaca xa ubuthathaka.” Ngoko ke ndikhetha ukuqhayisa ngezinto ezibonakalisa ubuthathaka bam, ukuze ndikuve ukongama kwamandla kaKrestu phezu kwam. 10Ndanelisekile ke ngoko nokuba ndibuthathaka, nokuba ndiyagxekwa, nokuba nditsala nzima, nditshutshiswa, ndithwala iimbandezelo ngenxa kaKrestu. Kuba xa ndibuthathaka, kuxa kanye ndinamandla.

2 KWABASEKORINTE 12:7-10XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

A thorn is a gift Paul is given, so that he may not become prideful, but rather remain knowing that he is simply a vessel in the hands of God. Blessed is the One who stays grounded in God. We can therefore give thanks for the thorns in our life, for God’s grace is sufficient for us.

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