Bible Society of South Africa

Grow a Spiritual Garden – Day 4

Cultivate charity.

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

NgokukaMathewu 25

37“Khona bayakuyiphendula abalungileyo ngokuthi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile sakupha ukudla, noma womile sakuphuzisa, na? 38Sakubona nini ungumfokazi sakungenisa, noma uhamba ze sakwembathisa, na? 39Sakubona nini ugula, noma usetilongweni, seza kuwe, na?’

40“Isiyakuphendula iNkosi, ithi kubo: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, njengokuba nikwenzile komunye walaba bafowethu abancane, nikwenzile kimi.’

NgokukaMathewu 25:37-40ZUL59NOVula kumfundi weBhayibheli

NgokukaLuka 14

22“Yathi inceku: ‘Nkosi, sekwenziwe ngokuyala kwakho; kepha isekhona indawo.’

23“Yathi inkosi encekwini: ‘Phuma uye ezindleleni nasezintangweni, ubacindezele bangene ukuba igcwale indlu yami. 24Ngokuba ngithi kini: Ayikho neyodwa yalawo madoda abemenyiwe eyakulizwa idili lami.’ ”

NgokukaLuka 14:22-24ZUL59NOVula kumfundi weBhayibheli

The minute we forget that all people are created in the image of God, and are not just souls or bodies, we lose sight of the one who is suffering. But if you love your neighbour, as Jesus commands us to do, we cannot help but be concerned about them. We can risk letting people unlike ourselves into our lives, by practising the kind of hospitality that breaks social rules restricting us to our own class because we are doing it as if we were doing it for Christ.

According to our Christian belief every person has an inalienable worth as a person. Man, woman and child have all been created in the image of God. And if you believe this, let it become evident in all you do.

Bible Society of South Africav.4.26.9
SITHOLE KU