Modimo ke lerato

Ka Tumelo

Kajeno re bala Baheberu kgaolo ya leshome le motso o mong, e leng kgaolo e tsebahalang haholo mabapi le tumelo.
Kgaolo ena e qala ka mantswe ana:
Baheberu kgaolo ya leshome le motso o mong temana ya pele
“Tumelo ke tiisetso ya dintho tseo re di tshepetseng, le bopaki ba dintho tseo re sa di boneng.”
Ena ke thuto ya bohlokwa eo re tshwanetseng ho e kenya dipelong tsa rona. Ho ba le tumelo ha se feela ho dumela h**e Modimo o teng. Ke ho ba le maikutlo le menahano tse fetolang tsela eo re phelang ka yona. Tumelo e tshwanetse ho fetola dintho tseo re di etelletsang pele, merero ya rona le tsela eo re sebeletsang Modimo ka yona.
Ha o bala kgaolo ena, o tla hlokomela h**e mantswe “Ka tumelo” a ipheta kgafetsa.
Ka tumelo Noe o ile a haha areka.
Ka tumelo Abrahama o ile a mamela pitso ya Modimo.
Ka tumelo Sara o ile a amohela tshepiso ya Modimo.
Tumelo ya bona e ne e sa bonahale feela ka mantswe, empa e ne e bonahala ka diketso tsa bona.
Tumelo ya nnete ha se ntho eo re buang ka yona feela kapa eo re utlwang ba bang ba bua ka yona. E tshwanetse ho bonahala ka bophelo boo re bo phelang letsatsi le letsatsi.
Ha re tswela pele ho Baheberu kgaolo ya leshome le metso e mmedi temana ya pele le ya bobedi, re fumana thuto e matla:
Kaha re potapotilwe ke leru le leholo hakana la dipaki, a re lahleleng thoko moroalo o mong le o mong le sebe se re tshwarang habonolo, mme re mathe ka mamello peisong eo re e behetsweng, re tadimile Jesu, Moqapi le Mophethisi wa tumelo ya rona.
Batho bohle ba boletsweng ho Baheberu kgaolo ya leshome le motso o mong ke dipaki tsa h**e Modimo o tshepahala ho ba mo tshepang.
Ka hona re tshwanetse ho ipotsa:
Na tumelo ya ka e ntse e hola?
Na bophelo ba ka bo bontsha h**e ke tshepile Modimo?
Na ke sebetsa mmoho le Kreste bophelong ba ka ba letsatsi le letsatsi?
Paulose o re hopotsa h**e re tshwanetse ho ba:
Bakorinthe ba bobedi kgaolo ya botshelela temana ya pele
Basebetsi mmoho le Modimo.
Ha re ntse re hola tumelong, Modimo o re matlafatsa leha re fokola.
Jwaloka Lengolo le bolela:
Baheberu kgaolo ya leshome le motso o mong temana ya mashome a mararo a metso e mene
Ba ile ba etswa ba matla bofokoding ba bona.
Molaetsa o Moholo
Tumelo ya nnete e bonahala ka bophelo bo mamelang Modimo. Ha re tshepa Modimo le hoja re sa bone tsohle ka mahlo a rona, tumelo ya rona e a hola, mme re fumana matla a ho mamella diteko tsa bophelo.
A re se ke ra ba batho ba khutlelang morao ha mathata a hlaha, empa re be batho ba tshepang Modimo ho isa qetellong.
Baheberu kgaolo ya leshome temana ya mashome a mararo a metso e robong
Empa rona ha re ba ba khutlelang morao timetsong, empa re ba nang le tumelo bakeng sa pholoho ya meya ya rona.
Ka tumelo re qala leeto la rona le Modimo, mme ka tumelo re tsoela pele ho fihlela qetello eo A re lokiseditseng yona.

Thought: Hebrews 11:3; “BY FAITH”

Today we read the well known Hebrews 11, it starts, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction (evidence) of things not seen.” This is the vital lesson we must take to heart in reading this chapter – that having faith is having a state of mind that must cause us to lead different lives, different priorities – to have different aims. We live our lives in service to our Saviour – accomplishing things in his service. Read the chapter, noticing how often the words “By faith” occur. “By faith Noah" …"by faith Abraham"… "by faith Sarah.”
Our faith is not just something we talk about – or listen to others talking about. We read today of many examples of men and women of faith, highlighting in many cases some particular deed that proved the nature of their faith. It is most valuable to look on into the first 2 verses of tomorrow’s chapter 12, it starts “Therefore” – therefore we should put the chapter break after verse 2.
“Therefore since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses_ (all those examples of men and women of faith in Hebrews 11), let us also lay aside every weight and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1-2).
We must each search our hearts as to how effectively we are living our lives so that he sees that our faith has developed real strength, that we have acquired a real sense of teamwork with our Saviour and our God. That our lives demonstrate that we are “working together with him” [2 Corinthians 6:1].
May we all be able to look back on our lives, on our journey in developing greater and greater faith to see how we have been “made strong out of weakness” [Hebrews11:34] because we have developed a real “conviction of things not seen” and “we are not of those who shrink back, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls” [Hebrews 10:39]

Phomolo e Lokelang ho Lwanelwa

Baiseraele ba ne ba eme le Joshua moeding wa Naha ya Pallo, ba loketse ho kena lefatsheng leo Modimo a neng a ba lokiseditse lona — lefatshe le phallang lebese le mahe a dinotshi, sebaka sa phomolo ka mora dilemo tse ngata tsa ho hlahlathela lehwatateng.
Empa pele ba ka thabela phomolo eo ka botlalo, ho ne ho tshwanetse h**e dira di hlolwe.
Jeriko e ile ya wa ka mohlolo. Batho ba ne ba tshwanetse feela ho potoloha motse, ba letse diterompeta mme ba hoeletse. Tlholo ha ya ka ya tla ka matla a batho, empa ka tshepo le kutlo ho Modimo.
Ka mora moo ha tla motse wa Ai. Baiseraele ba nahana h**e ho tla ba bonolo ho o hlola, kahoo ba romela banna ba mmalwa feela. Empa ba ile ba hlolwa habohloko.
Sena ke setshwantsho sa leeto la rona la semoya.
Jesu, Joshua e moholo ho feta bohle, o tlile ho re isa phomolong eo Modimo a e tshepisitseng. O re pholosa ka lerato la hae le mohau wa hae.
Empa ho ntse ho ena le dira ka hare ho rona tse hlokang ho hlolwa:
Bohale
Lesebo
Mohono
Meharo
Ho se tshwarele
Boikgohomoso
Hangata re leka ho hlola dibe tsena ka matla a rona, empa re qetella re hloleha kgafetsa.
Empa tlholo ha e fumanehe ka matla a motho.
Kreste ke yena Mohlodi wa nnete. Ha re mo tshepa letsatsi le letsatsi, re inehela ho yena mme re dumella Moya wa hae h**e o sebetse ka hare ho rona, o fetola dipelo tsa rona mme o re isa botebong ba kgotso le phomolo ya Modimo.
Jwaloka Lengolo le bolela:
Baheberu kgaolo ya bone temana ya pele
“Ka baka leo, kaha pallo ya ho kena phomolong ya hae e sa ntse e le teng, a re hlokomeleng h**e ho se be le ya mong wa lona ya ka fumanwang a haellwa ke yona.
Molaetsa o moholo
Modimo o re memela phomolong ya Hae. Empa h**e re e fumane, re tshwanetse ho tshepa Jesu, re mo mamele, mme re dumelle h**e a re thuse ho hlola dibe le mefokolo ya rona. Ha re etse jwalo, re tla fumana kgotso le phomolo tseo lefatshe le ke keng la fana ka tsona.

Rest Worth Fighting For

Israel stood with Joshua on the border of the Promised Land, ready to enter the place God had prepared - a land flowing with milk and honey, a place of rest after years of wandering. Yet before they could fully enjoy that rest, enemies needed to be conquered. Jericho fell miraculously through a march, a trumpet blast, and a shout. Victory came not through human strength, but through trust and obedience. Then came Ai. Israel assumed it would be easy, sent only a few men, and suffered a crushing defeat. What a picture this is of our own spiritual journey. Jesus, our greater Joshua, has come to lead us into God's promised rest, saving us completely through His love and grace. Yet enemies still remain within us - anger, gossip, envy, greed, unforgiveness, pride. So often we try to conquer these sins in our own strength, only to fail again and again. But victory is never found in self-effort. Christ Himself is the conqueror. As we daily trust Him, surrender to Him, and allow His Spirit to work within us, He transforms our hearts and leads us deeper into the peace and rest of God. "Therefore, since the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it." (Hebrews 4:1). (Nicky B). Open Bible - bit.ly/Heb4v1

Is God a Trinity?

Understanding the Relationship Between God and Jesus
1. What is the relationship between God and Jesus?
Many verses in the Bible clearly explain the relationship between God and Jesus. The Bible teaches that Jesus is the Son of God, and that God is the Father of Jesus Christ.
This is what the angel told Mary:
“You will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest Luke 1:31–32
At the baptism of Jesus, a voice from heaven said:
“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”Matthew 3:17
Just as a normal father is not the same person as his son, God and Jesus are distinct from one another.
Jesus is described as the image of his Father, reflecting God’s character to mankind:
“Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person…”
Hebrews 1:3
When you look into a mirror, you see an image or reflection, but the reflection is not the actual person. In the same way, Jesus reflected God’s character, but he was not God Himself.
A father exists before his son. God has always existed, but Jesus, as God’s Son, was brought into existence according to God’s plan. Peter says:
“He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.”
1 Peter 1:20
Jesus was born because God loved the world:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…”
John 3:16
God gave His Son. The words are simple and clear.
Jesus often referred to God as his Father. He said:
“My Father is greater than I.
John 14:28
If the Father is greater than Jesus, then they are not the same being.
Speaking about the end of the age, Jesus said:
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the Son, but only the Father.”
Mark 13:32
If the Father knows something that the Son does not know, this again shows they are distinct.
After his resurrection, Jesus said:
“I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.”
John 20:17
The Apostle Paul also wrote:
“The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…”
2 Corinthians 11:31
Paul understood the relationship clearly:
“The head of Christ is God.”
1 Corinthians 11:3
Even after Jesus was raised and glorified, God remained greater than him.
Paul also wrote:
“For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 2:5
Jesus is called a man and mediator between God and mankind. The Bible never uses the term “God the Son.”
John wrote:
“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.”
1 John 4:15
The Bible consistently teaches that Jesus is the Son of God.
2. What is Jesus called in the Gospels?
Jesus is often called:
Christ
Lord
Teacher
He is also called:
a. Son of Man (81 times)
b. Son of God (27 times)
c. Son of David (17 times)
d. Beloved Son (8 times)
Jesus is called the Son of Man because he was born of a human mother. He is called the Son of God because God was his Father. He is called the Son of David because he descended from King David and will one day reign on David’s throne.
“The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.”
Luke 1:32–33
He is called the Beloved Son because he was obedient to God.
In all these references, Jesus is described as the Son, distinct from God the Father.
3. Why cannot Jesus be God?
Although God and Jesus are united in purpose, their roles are different.
God gave Adam a choice, and Adam sinned through disobedience. Because of sin, humanity became mortal. To bring salvation, a sinless man was needed to overcome sin and restore mankind.
That man is Jesus Christ.
“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.”
1 Corinthians 15:20–23
God Himself could not die, because He is immortal and cannot be tempted by evil.
“God cannot be tempted by evil.”
James 1:13
Jesus, however, was mortal and could be tempted:
“He Himself has suffered, being tempted.”
Hebrews 2:18
“He was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
Hebrews 4:15
God sent His Son to save the world:
“God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
John 3:17
Jesus died for us:
“While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8
God cannot die, but Jesus did. Through his sacrifice, salvation became possible.
4. Who or what is the Holy Spirit?
The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit is the power of God, not a separate person.
The angel said to Mary:
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you.”
Luke 1:35
God used His holy power to bring about the birth of Jesus, His Son.
5. What will be the relationship between God and Jesus in the future?
Jesus is now immortal, yet his role remains different from that of God.
Soon, God will send Jesus back to the earth to establish His Kingdom.
“Behold, your King is coming to you…”
Zechariah 9:9
“When the Son of Man comes in His glory…”
Matthew 25:31
Jesus will reign as King until he hands the Kingdom back to God.
Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father…1 Corinthians 15:24–28
Even then, Jesus, as God’s immortal Son, will remain subject to the Father, so that “God may be all in all.”
We too can have a place in God’s Kingdom if we:
A. Believe God’s Word and keep His commandments
B. Treasure God’s gift of His only begotten Son
C. Value the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who died for us
Jesus gives the final words:
“This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.John 17:3

Na Modimo ke Boraro bo Bopang Bonngwe?

Ho Utulla Kamano Pakeng tsa Modimo le Jesu
1. Kamano pakeng tsa Modimo le Jesu ke efe?
Ditemana tse ngata ka Bibeleng di hlalosa hantle kamano pakeng tsa Modimo le Jesu. Bibele e ruta h**e Jesu ke Mora wa Modimo, mme Modimo ke Ntate wa Jesu Kreste.
Lengeloi le ile la bolella Maria la re:
“O tla emola ka popelong ya hao, mme o tla tswala Mora, o mo rehe lebitso la Jesu. O tla ba moholo, mme o tla bitswa Mora wa Ya Hodimodimo.” Luka kgaolo ya pele temana ya mashome a mararo a motso o mong le ya mashome a mararo a metso e mmedi
Ha Jesu a kolobetswa, lentswe le tswang lehodimong la re:
“Enwa ke Mora wa ka ya ratwang, eo ke kgahlwang ke yena.” Mattheu kgaolo ya boraro temana ya leshome le supileng
Jwaloka ntate le mora lefatsheng e se motho a le mong, Modimo le Jesu le bona ba arohane.
Jesu o hlaloswa e le setshwantsho sa Ntatae, a bontsha semelo sa Modimo bathong:
“Eo e leng kganya ya kganya ya Hae le setshwantsho sa sebopeho sa Hae…” Baheberu kgaolo ya pele temana ya boraro
Ha o sheba seiponeng, o bona setshwantsho kapa ponahatso ya hao, empa setshwantsho seo ha se wena ka bowena. Ka mokgwa o tshwanang, Jesu o ne a bontsha semelo sa Modimo, empa e ne e se Modimo ka Boyena.
Ntate o ba teng pele ho mora. Modimo esale a le teng kamehla, empa Jesu, jwaloka Mora wa Modimo, o ile a tliswa lefatsheng ho latela morero wa Modimo.
Petrose o re:
“O ne a rerilwe pele lefatshe le thewa, empa a bonahatswa mehleng ena ya bofelo bakeng sa lona.” Petrose wa pele kgaolo ya pele temana ya mashome a mabedi
Jesu o hlahile hobane Modimo o ratile lefatshe:
“Hobane Modimo o ratile lefatshe hakalo hoo a ileng a fana ka Mora wa hae ya tswetsweng a nnotshi…” Johanne kgaolo ya boraro temana ya leshome le tsheletseng
Modimo o ile a fana ka Mora wa Hae. Mantswe ao a bonolo ebile a hlakile.
Jesu hangata o ne a bitsa Modimo Ntatae. O itse:
“Ntate o moholo ho nna.” Johanne kgaolo ya leshome le metso e mene temana ya mashome a mabedi a metso e robedi
Haeba Ntate a le moholo ho Jesu, hoo ho bontsha h**e ha se motho a le mong.
Ha Jesu a bua ka bofelo ba mehla o itse:
“Empa ka letsatsi leo le hora eo ha ho ya tsebang, leha e le Mora, haese Ntate feela.”Mareka kgaolo ya leshome le metso e meraro temana ya mashome a mararo a metso e mmedi
Haeba Ntate a tseba seo Mora a sa se tsebeng, sena se bontsha hape h**e ba arohane.
Kamora tsoho ya hae, Jesu o itse:
“Ke nyolohela ho Ntate wa ka le Ntate wa lona, le ho Modimo wa ka le Modimo wa lona.” Johanne kgaolo ya mashome a mabedi temana ya leshome le supileng
Moapostola Paulose le yena o ngotse a re:
“Modimo le Ntate wa Morena wa rona Jesu Kreste…” Bakorinthe ba bobedi kgaolo ya leshome le motso o mong temana ya mashome a mararo a motso o mong
Paulose o ne a utlwisisa kamano ena hantle:
“Hlooho ya Kreste ke Modimo.” Bakorinthe ba pele kgaolo ya leshome le motso o mong temana ya boraro
Le kamora h**e Jesu a tsoswe mme a tlotliswe, Modimo o ile a sala a le moholo ho yena.
Paulose o boetse a ngola a re:
“Hobane Modimo o mong feela, le mokena-lipakeng a le mong pakeng tsa Modimo le batho, e leng motho Kreste Jesu.” Timothea wa pele kgaolo ya bobedi temana ya bohlano
Jesu o bitswa motho le mokena-lipakeng pakeng tsa Modimo le batho. Bibele ha e sebelise polelo e reng “Modimo Mora.”
Johanne o ngotse a re:
“Mang kapa mang ya bolelang h**e Jesu ke Mora wa Modimo, Modimo o dula ho yena, le yena ho Modimo.” Johanne wa pele kgaolo ya bone temana ya leshome le metso e mehlano
Bibele e ruta ka ho tsitsitseng h**e Jesu ke Mora wa Modimo.