Useful to Jesus (Philemon)
Ziningi izindlela esidincilela ngayo phansi ukuba sibe wumsebenzi kwiNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. Isikhathi esiningi sinomona, sicabanga kakhulu ngamalungelo ethu, ukungafunidseki ngokwanele ngoJesu, singabantu abangenandaba, sigcwele izaba, asixoleli, sigxile kakhulu kwizinto zobumnandi nakwipolitiki, noma nje sinempakamo. Singaba wumsebenzi kangconywana ngenxa kaJesu, kodwa inkinga sibambelele kakhulu ezindleleni zethu ukuba sibenendaba nomsebenzi weNkosi odlulayo.
UPawuli wayesejele ngenxa kaKhristu, kodwa khona lapho wakwazi ukuthola izindlela zokuba wumsebenzi kuKhristu futhi egqugquzela nabanye ukuba bakhule ekubeni wumsebenzi kuKhristu uJesu iNkosi yethu (Filimoni 1:1-3). Ukukhulisa ukuba wumsebenzi kuJesu sidinga ukukhuleka imikhuleko egcwele kakhulu ukubonga, sidlinze ngothando nokholo lwalabo abakhonza abanye abazalwane (Filimoni 1;4-7).Sidinga ukuqonda ukuthi yini uKhristu ayidingayo kithina, bese siphatha izidingo zikaKhristu njengemiyalelo ngisho ibekwe ngezindlela ezithanando (Filimoni 1:8-11). Sidinga ukuba sidele izibusiso ezinkulu esizithokozelayo ukuba sibe yisibusiso kwabanye (Filimoni 1:12-14). Sidinga ukuzibona uqobolwethu kanye namanye Amakhrestu, hhayi kuphela njengamangani abahle, kodwa njengomndeni othandiweyo eNkosini (Filimoni 1:15-16). Sidinga ukuyeka ukuzitshela ukuthi sikweletwa kakhulu abanye, kunalokho sibone ukuthi sikweletana kangakanani ukukhonza omunye nomunye ngokukamoya (Filimoni 1:17-21). Kulapho kuphela la singakhonzana khona kahle, bese siqinisekisa ukuthi “umusa weNkosi uJesu” unathi (Filimoni 1:22-25).
INkosi isibizela ukuba sivelele ekwenzini umsebenzi ngenxa Yayo. Kunelanga, lapho ngamunye wemisebenzi yethu yeNkosi ebesikhonzana ngayo iyakuvivinywa ( 1 Khorinte 3:10-14) bese umvuzo kube wukungena entokozweni kaNkulunkulu, ngamazwi asamukelayo athi “Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana, ngizakukubeka wengamele okuningi” (Mathewu 25:14-23). Ngakho masilahle zonke izinto ezithandele kithina bese sigijima ngokubekezela kukona konke esingakwenza ngenxa yeNkosi yethu uJesu (Hebheru 12:1-2).