ALHAMISI TAREHE 13 JUNI 2021
Siku ya kukumbuka kupaa kwa Yesu.
Masomo; Zab 68:17-20; 1 Tim 3:14-16; *Mk 16:19-20
Marko 16:19-20
19 Basi Bwana Yesu, baada ya kusema nao, akachukuliwa juu mbinguni, akaketi mkono wa kuume wa Mungu.
20 Nao wale wakatoka, wakahubiri kotekote, Bwana akitenda kazi pamoja nao, na kulithibitisha lile neno kwa ishara zilizofuatana nalo.
Kristo amepaa katika Utukufu wake;
Somo la leo ni hitimisho la Injili ya Marko. Kwa ufupi wake, ni jinsi Yesu alivyomaliza kazi yake hapa duniani. Somo linatueleza Yesu alikokwenda, lini aliondoka na alivyopaa kurudi mbinguni. Somo pia linatuonyesha kazi waliyofanya wanafunzi baada ya kiongozi wao kuwaacha.
Yesu alikwenda wapi?
Kama tulivyosoma, alichukuliwa mbinguni akaketi mkono wa kuume wa Mungu. Alirudi katika Utukufu aliokuwa nao kabla hajaja duniani kama Mpatanishi na Mwokozi. Huko hukaa hata leo, akiendelea kuwapokea wote wamjiao na kuwaokoa;
Waebrania 7:25; Naye, kwa sababu hii, aweza kuwaokoa kabisa wao wamjiao Mungu kwa yeye; maana yu hai sikuzote ili awaombee.
Hadi hapo ipo faraja kwa waaminio, ambao huishi katika dunia hii. Tabu na shida ziko nyingi sana, na kushindwa pia. Lakini faraja ya kweli ipo, ambaye ni Yesu Kristo anayeishi hadi sasa. Hivyo kupaa kwa Yesu siyo kwamba alituacha, bali hutenda kazi milele yote.
Tunapaswa kufahamu kuwa kupaa kwa Yesu kuliashiria kumalizika kwa kazi ya Yesu hapa duniani kama Mwanadamu kweli na Mungu kweli. Alifanya kazi ya kuleta wokovu kwa ukamilifu. Yaani hadi Yesu anapaa, aliacha ujumbe wa wokovu unaojitosheleza. Hapa ndipo Yesu anatutuma kuitenda kazi yake, ili kuuendeleza utume wa kuwaokoa watu wake. Je, tunatimiza wajibu huu?
Kama tulivyosoma, wanafunzi wake walilitimiza hilo. Walitoka na kuhubiri kotekote, Bwana akitenda kazi pamoja nao. Nini nafasi yetu katika hili? Sisi kama Kanisa la Mungu tunaifanya kazi hii ya utume kwa ukamilifu? Hapa nataka kuonesha kuwa kupaa kwa Yesu ilikuwa ishara ya kututuma sisi kuuendea utume.
Katika huduma yetu ni muhimu kuzingatia;
-Yatupasa tuwe na baraka zake katika maisha na huduma yetu kwa ujumla kama Yesu alivyotubariki.
-Tumwabudu kabla na baada ya kazi zake. Yaani tumwabudu wakati wote.
Wanafunzi walienda zaidi ya siku 40 za kuwa pamoja na Kristo mfufuka wakitafakari katika kupaa kwa mtazamo mpya kwa Utukufu wa Mungu. Waumini wote wa kweli wana uelewa wa kuuona Utukufu wa Mungu katika Kristo Yesu. Tunapouona Utukufu wa Mungu kwa Yesu aliyefufuka na kupaa, tujazwe ibada, furaha na shukrani kwa Mungu kwa ajili ya rehema. Kama bado unakosa vitu hivi, omba Yesu atimize haja ya moyo wako. Mtafute yeye bila kuchoka.
Mwisho;
Kama tukirivyo katika ukiri wa Imani;
"...Siku ya tatu akafufuka kutoka kwa wafu, akapaa mbinguni, ameketi mkono wa kuume wa Mungu Baba Mwenyezi, kutoka huko atakuja kuwahukumu walio hai na wafu..."
Tuadhimishe na kukumbuka kupaa kwa Yesu tukijua kuwa Yesu atarudi tena. Hivyo unawajibika kujiandaa ili Yesu akirudi usiachwe.
THURSDAY 13TH MAY 2021
Day to commemorate the ascension of Jesus.
Mark 16:19-20
New International Version
19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Christ has ascended into His Glory;
Today's lesson is the conclusion of the Gospel of Mark. In short, it is how Jesus finished his earthly ministry. The lesson tells us where Jesus went, when He left and how He ascended back to heaven. The lesson also shows us the work that the students did after their leader left them.
Where did Jesus go?
As we read, he was taken up to heaven and sat at the right hand of God. He returned to the Glory He had before He came to earth as Mediator and Saviour. He remains there today, continuing to receive all who come to him and to save them;
Hebrews 7:25; Therefore he is able to save completely[a] those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Until then there is comfort for believers, who live in this world. The difficulties and sufferings are too many, and failures as well. But there is true comfort, which is Jesus Christ living to this day. So the ascension of Jesus is not that He left us, but works forever for us.
We must realize that Jesus 'ascension marked the end of Jesus' earthly ministry as a true Man and God. He worked to bring about complete salvation. That is, until Jesus ascended, He left a message of self-sufficiency in salvation. This is where Jesus sends us to do His work, to further the mission of saving His people. Are we fulfilling this responsibility?
As we read, his disciples accomplished that. They went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them. What is our role in this? Are we as the Church of God doing this missionary work to the fullest? Here I want to show that the ascension of Jesus was a sign to send us on a mission.
In our ministry it is important to consider;
-We must have His blessings in our life and ministry in general as Jesus blessed us.
-We worship Him before and after His works. That is, let us worship Him at all times.
The disciples went on for over 40 days to be with the risen Christ meditating on the ascension of a new perspective on the Glory of God. All true believers have the understanding to see the Glory of God in Christ Jesus. When we see the Glory of God in the risen and ascended Jesus, let us be filled with worship, joy and thanksgiving to God for mercy. If you still lack these things, ask Jesus to fulfil the desire of your heart. Seek him out relentlessly.
Finally;
As we confess in the confession of Faith;
"... On the third day he rose from the dead, and ascended to heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, and from there he will come to judge the living and the dead ..."
Let us celebrate and remember the ascension of Jesus knowing that Jesus will return again. So you have a responsibility to prepare yourself so that when Jesus returns you will not be left behind.
