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Remember his strength – Day 16
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Remember his strength – Day 16

Dereliction

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

NgokukaMarku 15

34Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?”

NgokukaMarku 15:34ZUL59NOVula kumfundi weBhayibheli

Ihubo 22

Isiprofetho ngenhlupheko nenkazimulo yolungileyo

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Indlela: Indluzelekazi yokusa. Ihubo likaDavide.

1Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami,

ungishiyeleni na?

Ukude namazwi okubububula kwami nokusindiswa kwami.

2Nkulunkulu wami,

ngikhala emini, kepha awuphenduli,

nasebusuku, ngingabi nakuthula.

3Kepha wena ungoNgcwele

ohlezi ezibongweni zika-Israyeli.

4Obaba bethu babekwethemba;

babethemba, wena wabakhulula.

5Bakhala kuwe, bakhululwa;

bethemba wena, abaze bajabha.

6Kepha mina ngiyimphethu,

angisiye umuntu;

ngiyisithuko sabantu,

ngiyindelelo yabantu.

7Bonke abangibonayo bayangiklolodela,

baphukule imilomo,

banikine amakhanda,

8bathi: “Zinikele kuJehova;

makamsindise, amkhulule,

njengokuba emthanda.”

9Impela nguwe owangikhipha esizalweni,

wangikhoselisa ngasemabeleni kamame.

10Ngaphonswa phezu kwakho kwasesizalweni;

unguNkulunkulu wami kwasesizalweni sikamame.

11Ungabi kude nami,

ngokuba inhlupheko iseduze,

nosizayo akakho.

12Izinkunzi eziningi zingibunganyele,

ezinamandla zaseBashani zingizungezile.

13Zingikhamisele umlomo wazo

njengengonyama edwengulayo nebhodlayo.

14Ngichithiwe njengamanzi;

onke amathambo ami enyele;

inhliziyo yami injengengcina,

incibilikile phakathi kwezibilini zami.

15Amandla ami omile njengodengezi;

ulimi lwami lunamathela olwangeni lwami;

ungibeka othulini lokufa.

16Ngokuba izinja ziyangibungayela;

umbonda wababi ungizungezile;

izandla zami nezinyawo zami bazibhobozile.

17Ngingabala onke amathambo ami;

bayabukela, bangibuke bengiklibhizela.

18Babelana izingubo zami,

benzelana inkatho ngesambatho sami.

19Kepha wena Jehova mawungabi kude,

wena mandla ami, shesha ungisize.

20Sindisa umphefumulo wami enkembeni,

ukuphila kwami emandleni ezinja.

21Ngisindise emlonyeni wengonyama;

nasezimpondweni zezinyathi uyangizwa.

22Ngiyakushumayeza abafowethu igama lakho,

ngikudumise phakathi kwebandla.

23Nina enesaba uJehova, mbongeni;

nina nonke nzalo kaJakobe, mdumiseni,

nimesabe nina nonke nzalo ka-Israyeli.

24Ngokuba akadelelanga,

akanengwanga yinhlupheko yohluphekayo;

akamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe,

kepha nalapha ekhala kuye, wezwa.

25Kuyakuvela kuwe ukudumisa kwami ebandleni elikhulu;

izithembiso zami ngiyakuzigcwalisa

phambi kwabamesabayo.

26Abamnene bayakudla, basuthe;

abafuna uJehova bayakumdumisa;

inhliziyo yenu mayiphile kuze kube phakade.

27Imikhawulo yonke yomhlaba iyakukhumbula,

iphendukele kuJehova,

nezizukulwane zonke zezizwe ziyakukhuleka ebusweni bakho.

28Ngokuba umbuso ungokaJehova;

nguye obusa izizwe.

29Bonke abacebileyo bomhlaba bayakudla, bakhuleke;

bonke abehlela othulini bayakukhothama phambi kwakhe,

naye ongenakugcina umphefumulo wakhe ekuphileni.

30Inzalo iyakumkhonza;

isizukulwane esizayo siyakulandiswa ngayo iNkosi.

31Bayakuza bashumayele ukulunga kwayo

kuso isizwe esiyakuzalwa ngokuthi ikwenzile.

Ihubo 22ZUL59NOVula kumfundi weBhayibheli

Many people have felt utterly forsaken by God at different times in their lives. King David certainly did, during one of the courses in his life. He wrote a psalm about it, Psalm 22. It is the opening verse of this psalm that Jesus quotes on the cross.

Did I say, “quotes on the cross”? This is hardly a description for what happened there, that Good Friday. It was more likely a shout, a shriek, a howl of deep anguish. In this verse alone, correctly understood, we have the whole gospel story. Everything culminates in Christ and his death on the cross. It is here on the cross that something so deep and profound is happening, that no human mind can adequately conceive of it. “Forsaken by God”? Is it possible? Dear reader, what you are confronted with here is the mystery of Christ suffering for our sins. Who can tell what that suffering entails? Here is a man facing judgement for us. The final banishment, which we should face, is now being visited upon him. He is bearing our sins so that we might be forgiven.

Please do not take this lightly. What is happening here is more than words can describe. We all need to bow in wonder and amazement that such a thing should happen. God punishes his own Son on our behalf, so that we might go free! Has the world ever heard of such a thing!

Nevertheless, the truth is, it happened. This means that there is hope for everyone who comes to him. The scandal of the cross is that even the most undeserving of human beings, who turn to Jesus in true repentance, find forgiveness, acceptance and hope for the future. This scandalises the sense of those who live decently and uprightly, and whose ideas of justice demands that evil people should be punished. However, what they do not understand is that evil people have indeed been punished. The One who stood in for them has borne their punishment. A fair exchange has been made. He who knew no sin became sin for them, so that they could become the righteousness of God in him.

Is there a name for this kind of action? Yes, it is grace! Grace, undeserved mercy to the world of sinners, provided they turn to the best of men – indeed, the God/Man, who became this redeemer on the cross.

Let no one despair. All sin may be forgiven. All sinners may be accepted. There is room at the cross for you – only come! Come, even today!

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