Kuba umwana w’Imana ni kimwe mu by’ukuri bikomeye Bibiliya itanga.
Si izina gusa, ahubwo ni umurage, umwanya w’ubwami, kamere nshya, n’ubugingo bushya Imana idushyiramo.
Imana ntiyatubabariye gusa—yaratubyaye, idushyiramo ubugingo bwayo, kamere yayo n’Umwuka wayo.
1. Indangamuntu twahawe ku buntu
“Abamwemeye bose bakizera izina rye, yabahaye ubushobozi bwo kuba abana b’Imana.”(Yohana 1:12)
Ntituba abana b’Imana kubera ibikorwa byacu, ahubwo tubihabwa no kuvuka ubwa kabiri.
Imana idutwara mu muryango wayo, igakuraho indangamuntu ya kera—isoni, ipfunwe, gucirwa urubanza. Ubu turi abayo.
2. Kamere nshya: kamere y’Imana muri twe
Bibiliya iti:
“Ibyo ni byo byatumye aduha ibyo yasezeranije by’igiciro cyinshi, bikomeye cyane kugira ngo bibatere gufatanya na kamere y’Imana, mumaze guhunga no gukira kononekara kwazanywe mu isi no kwifuza.”(2 Petero 1:4)
Kuba umwana w’Imana ni uguhabwa ubugingo bwa Yesu, kamere y’Imana, ADN yayo y’umwuka.
Biduhindura rwose:
– dutekereza mu buryo bushya,
– dukunda mu buryo bushya,
– tubaho mu buryo bushya,
– ntitugihangayikishwa n’ibituma dutinya.
Umwana agira kamere y’umubyeyi. Mu buryo bw’umwuka, Imana yaduhaye ubushobozi bwo kwerekana umurimo wayo, urumuri rwayo n’ububasha bwayo.
3. Uburenganzira bw’umwuka tugomba gukoresha
Umwana w’Imana si umusabirizi—ni umuragwa.
“Ubwo turi abana bayo turi n’abaragwa, ndetse turi abaragwa b’Imana, turi abaraganwana Kristo…”(Abaroma 8:17)
Dufite uburenganzira bw’umwuka:
– uburenganzira ku mahoro y’Imana,
– ubwigenge,
– gukira mu mutima no mu mwuka,
– kurindwa n’Imana,
– kwegera intebe y’ubuntu,
– gukoresha izina rya Yesu,
– kwirukana imirimo y’umwijima.
Kutatubahiriza ni ukuguma munsi y’ibyo Imana yaduhaye.
4. Ubuyobozi n’ubushobozi twahawe n’Imana
Yesu yaravuze ati:
“Dore mbahaye ubutware bwo kujya mukandagira inzoka na sikorupiyo, n’imbaraga z’Umwanzi zose, kandi nta kintu kizagira icyo kibatwara rwose.” (Luka 10:19)
Kuba umwana w’Imana ni ugukorera mu:
– butegetsi ku mbaraga z’umwijima,
– ubushobozi bwo gutsinda icyaha,
– intsinzi ku bwoba,
– imbaraga zo gusenga,
– ubushobozi bwo guhindura ibintu mu buryo bw’umwuka.
Si ukwibona—ni umurage wacu muri Kristo.
5. Imbaraga z’amagambo ahindura ibintu
Kubera ko dusangiye kamere y’Imana—Imana irema biciye ku magambo—natwe twahawe ububasha bukomeye:
“Ururimi ni rwo rwica kandi ni rwo rukiza.”(Imigani 18:21)
Umwana w’Imana ashobora:
– guhamagara mu kubaho ibyo bitari bihari,
– gutangaza iherezo ry’ibigomba gupfa,
– guhamya umugisha no kuwubona ugaragara,
– gusenya imirimo y’umwijima akoresheje amagambo,
– kurekura ubugingo, amahoro, gukira no gusubizwaho.
Izi mbaraga zituruka mu bugingo bw’Imana buri muri twe.
6. Ubutumwa bwera
Imana iduhindura intumwa zayo—abafatanyabikorwa mu kazi kayo.
Ntituri mu isi ngo tubeshyeho gusa, ahubwo ngo tuhindure, twamurire, twereke Imana, kandi tubere umucyo mu isi.
ISENGESHO:
Dawe wo mu ijuru, ndagushimiye kunyita umwana wawe.
Urakoze ubugingo bwawe buri muri njye—ububasha, ubushobozi n’umurage wawe.
Mfasha kugendera mu burenganzira wangemeye,
no gukoresha ububasha mfite muri Kristo, no gukoresha amagambo yanjye mu kurema, gukiza, guhindura no gusenya imirimo y’umwijima.
Nyuzuza ubwenge bwawe kugira ngo nerekane ubwiza bwawe aho ngenda hose.
Mu izina rya Yesu, Amen.
Intumwa Dr Jean-Claude SINDAYIGAYA