Rm³ \n§sf hóp Iïnt«m Zqc¯ncpóp \n§fpsS AhØ tI«nt«m \n§Ä GImßmhnð \ne\nóp FXncmfnIfmð Hónepw Ipep§nt¸mImsX GIa\tÊmsS kphntij¯ns³d hnizmk¯nómbn t]mcm«w Ign¡póp Fóp {Klnt¡ïXnóp {InkvXphns³d kphntij¯nóp tbmKyamwh®w am{Xw \S¸n³.
(^nen¸nbÀ 1:27)

cïmw anjn\dnbm{Xbnð ]cnip²\mb ]utemkvÇol Øm]n¨ k`bmWv ^nen¸nbk`. thZimkv{X]ÞnX ]nXm¡òmcpsS A`n{]mb¯nð kt´mj¯nsâbpw hmðkey¯nsâbpw teJ\amWv ^nen¸nbteJ\w. ]cnip²\mb ]utemkvÇolbpsS aäp teJ\§fnð \nópw hyXykvXambn, IpÁ¸Sp¯epItfm imk\Itfm CñmsX tkv\lmÀ{Zamb Hcp arZpelrZb¯nsâ kmtcm]tZiambn ^nen¸nbteJ\s¯¡pdn¨v \ap¡v a\knem¡m³ km[n¡póp. aäpÅ teJ\§Ä t\m¡pt¼mÄ ]utemkvÇol Øm]n¨ k`bpsS {]XnkÔnIÄ, A]£b§Ä Chsbms¡bpw {]Xn]mZn¡pIbpw AhÀ¡v A\pimk\§Ä \ðIpIbpw sN¿póXmbn \mw ImWpóp. Fómð {]nbcpw hmônXcpw kt´mjhpw IncoShpw Bb ^nen¸nbbnse a¡Ä¡v Hcp Znhymcm[\bnse aWn\mZwt]msebpÅ Hcp ZnhyktµiamWv \mev A²ymb§fnembn {IaoIcn¨ncn¡pó ^nen¸nbteJ\w. ]utemkvÇol ^nen¸nbÀ¡p sImSp¯ Cu ktµiw a\knem¡pt¼mÄ ^nen¸nbk` F{Xt¯mfw A\p{Klhpw kam[m\hpw \ndª Hcp k`bmbncpóp FóXv \ap¡v a\knem¡m³ km[n¡pw. aäpÅ k`Ifnð \nópw hyXykvXambn BßobXbpsS \ndaIpShpw ssZhhnizmk¯nsâbpw ]ckv]ctkv\l¯nsâbpw kaqlt¯mSpÅ {]Xn_²XbpsSbpw \nZm\hpamb Hcp k`bmbmWv ^nen¸nbk`sb \mw ImWpóXv. thZimkv{X]ÞnXòmcpsS ho£W¯nð CXv Hcp blqtZXck`bmbncpóp. ^nen¸nbÀ PmXnIfmbncpóp.

hfsc {]kàamb Hcp Nn´mhnjbamWv {]Xn]mZythZ`mK¯v ssZhw \ap¡p \ðInbncn¡póXv. "\n§fpsS PohnXcoXn {IkvXphnsâ kphntij¯nóp \nc¡pó hn[¯nepÅXmbncn¡Ww.' {]kwKw tIÄ¡pó k[mcW hnizmknIsf¡mfpw D]cn {]kwKn¡póhtcmSpw Bßobt\Xm¡òmtcmSpw DÅ ]cnip²\mb ]utemkvÇolbpsS Blzm\amWnXv. {InkvXphns³d kphntij¯nóp A\pcq]amb Hcp PohnXcoXn F{]ImcamWv? AXv F§s\ \ap¡v km²yam¡mw?

]gb\nbaw \mw Hóp ]cntim[n¨mð ]utemkvÇol ^nen¸nbÀ¡p \ðInb hm¡pIÄt]mse btlmhbmb ssZhw bn{kmtbð P\§Ä¡v BtZiw \ðInbXmbn \ap¡v ImWphm³ km[n¡pw. tbcpitew tZhmeb¯nsâ IqZmiIÀ½w \nÀhln¨tijw itemtam³ cmPmhv tZhmebs¯ bslmh¡p kaÀ¸n¡póp. 2 Zn\hr¯m´]pkvXIw Aôpw Bdpw A²ymb§fnð itemtam³ cmPmhv Nne {]mÀ°\IÄ \S¯póXmbn \mw ImWpóp. tZhmeb¯nð ISóp GsXñmw hnjb§Ä¡mbn {]mÀ°n¡mw Fóv ChnsS hniZoIcn¡póp. 2 Zn\hr¯m´w Ggmw A²ymbw ]Xn\memw hmIy¯nð {InkvXphns³d kphntij¯n\p A\pcq]ambn bn{kmtbð P\§fpsS PohnXcoXn F{]Imcw {IaoIcn¡Wsaóv hniZam¡póp. "Fs³d \maw hnfn¡s¸«ncn¡pó Fs³d P\w X§sf Xtó Xmgv¯n {]mÀ°n¨p Fs³d apJw At\zjn¨p X§fpsS ZpÀ½m¤§sf hn«pXncnbpsa¦nð, Rm³ kzÀ¤¯nð \nóp tI«p AhcpsS ]m]w £an¨p AhcpsS tZi¯nóp skuJyw hcp¯ns¡mSp¡pw.' (2 Zn\hr¯m´w 7:14)

Cu hN\¯n\p sXm«pap¼mbn P\¯n\p hcmamIpó aqóp {]XnkÔnIsf¸Án {]Xn_mZn¡póp:

1. ag s]¿msX BImiw ASbv¡s¸«mð

2. tZis¯ XnópapSnt¡ïXn\p Rm³ sh«p¡nfntbmSp Iev]n¨mð

3. Fsâ P\¯nsâ CSbnð almamcn hómð

IpSnshůn\pthïn s\t«m«w HmSpIbpw Hcp ]qÀ®\ioIcW¯nsâ `ojWnbnencn¡bpw kp\man XpS§nb almamcnIfpsS ]nSnbnemIbpw sNbvXncn¡pó Cós¯ a\pjy\v hfsc ImenI{]kànbpÅ hnjb§fmWv btlmh {]Xn_mZn¡pó Cu aqóp {]XnkÔnIfpw. Cu {]XnkÔnIÄ t\cn«mð ssZhP\w F§s\ {]XnIcn¡Wsaóp btlmhbmb ssZhw itemtam\v \nÀt±iw \ðIpóp.

Cu aqóp {]XnkÔnIÄ¡p aqóp imizX]cnlmc§Ä btlmh hmKvZm\w sNbvXp Iev]n¡póp. Rm³ kzÀ¤¯nð \nópw P\¯nsâ {]mÀ°\ tIÄ¡pw; AhcpsS ]m]w £an¡pw; tZi¯n\p kuJyw hcp¯pw.

Cu {]XnkÔnIÄ¡pw ssZhoIhmKvZm\§Ä¡pw CSbnembn ssZhP\w sNt¿ïXv sNbvXncn¡Ww. {InkvXphns³d kphntij¯n\p H¯h®apÅ Hcp PohnX{IaoIcW¯n\v ssZh¯mð hnfn¡s¸« P\w kaqlt¯mSpÅ {]Xn_²X \nhÀ¯n¨ncn¡Ww. ]ckv]ctkvl¯nepw ssZhhnizmk¯nsâ ASn¯dbnepw Ignªncpó ^nen¸nbbnse hnizmknItfmSp ]dbpó Cu Blzm\w Cóv ]qÀ® AÀ°¯nð \ap¡pw _m[IamWv. {]XnkÔnIÄ¡p ]cnlmcw ssZhwX¼pcm³ Xcpw. Fómð ssZhP\¯n\p kaqlt¯mSv Nne IS¸mSpIfpïv. Fs´ñmw IS¸mSpIfpw ZuXyhpamWv kphntij¯n\p B\pImcnIamb PohnX{Ia§fnð DÄs¡mïncn¡póXv?

HómaXmbn, 2 Zn\hr¯m´w Ggmw A²ymbw ]Xn\memw hmIy¯nsâ Ahkm\`mK¯v ssZhw itemtamt\mSp ]dbpóp; "Fsâ \maw hnfn¡s¸«ncn¡pó Fsâ P\w'. ssZhP\¯n\p DïmtIï BZyt_m[yw BWv ChnsS ImWpóXv. [My people who are called by my name] \mw ssZh¯mð hnfn¡s¸«hcpw XncsªSp¡s¸«hcpw Ahsâ \maw hln¡póhcpw BsWópÅ Aht_m[w BWv {InkvXphns³d kphntij¯n\p tbmPn¨ PohnXcoXnbnte¡pÅ BZy]Sn. Ft¸mgmWv ssZhw \s½ hnfn¨Xv? bnscaym{]hmNIsâ ]pkvXIw Hómw A²ymbw 4,5 hmIy§Ä hmbn¡pt¼mÄ \mw ImWpóp: "\nsó DZc¯nð Dcphm¡nbXnópaps¼ Rm³ \nsó Adnªp; \o KÀ`]m{X¯nð \nóp ]pd¯p hóXn\p aps¼ Rm³ \nsó hnip²oIcn¨p.' ssZh¯nsâ hnfnbpsS ASnØm\amWv \½psS Pòw Xsósbóp \mw Hmtcmcp¯cpw Adnªncn¡Ww.

139mw k¦oÀ¯\w 13mw hmIyw \ap¡p kp]cnNnXamWv. "\obtñm Fs³d A´cwK§sf \nÀ½n¨Xp, Fs³d A½bpsS DZc¯nð \o Fsó saSªp.' \½psS lrZb§sf kv]Àin¡pó Hcp thZ`mKamWnXv. ssZh¯nsâ A\ÀKfamb A\p{Kl{]hml¯nð saSbs¸«XmWv \mapw \½psS B´cnI Ahbh§fpw. sshZyim{kvXw Hcp a\pjyPò¯nsâ \nZm\amb {`qWkwtbmKs¯¸Án ]dbpóXv Xptemw ]cnanXamb km²yX FómWv. F¦nð \½psS Hmtcmcp¯cptSbpw P\\w shdpsamcp bmZrNvOnI kw`hañ. ]nótbm AXv ssZh\ntbmKamWv. ssZh¯nsâ IÀ½]²XnbpsS hfsctbsd {]m[m\ytadnb Hcp AhkcamWv \½psS Hmtcmcp¯cptSbpw P\\w Fóp \mw a\knemt¡ïXpïv. AXpsImïv In«nbncn¡pó PohnXw ssZhw \ap¡v \ðInbncn¡pó Hcp AhkcamWv. ssZhw \ap¡v Cu Ahkcw Xsó¦nð am{Xsa \½psS IgnhpIÄ {]ZÀin¸n¡phm³ km²yamIbpÅp. C{Xt¯mfw AXpeyhpw ka{Khpambn«mWv btlmh \s½ krjvSn¨ncn¡póXv. a\pjy³ ssZhkrjvSnbpsS aIpSamWv.

a\pjykrjvSnbpsS AXpeyXsImïmWv tZlw, tZln, Bßmhv Fóo aqóp `mh§fmð a\pjy³ krjvSnX\mbncn¡póXv. Pò¯mð e`n¡pó Cu aqóp LSI§fpw \nXyXtbmfw \ne\nð¡póp. "kam[m\¯ns³d ssZhw Xtó \n§sf apgph\pw ip²oIcn¡pamdmIs«; \n§fpsS Bßmhpw {]mW\pw tZlhpw Atijw \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphns³d {]Xy£Xbnð A\nµyambn shfns¸Spwh®w Im¡s¸SpamdmIs«.' (1 sXÊtem\n. 5:23) ssZhw Xó Hcp tbmKamWv PohnXw. tbmKw tbmKyX¡pw D]cnbmWv.

cïmaXmbn, btlmhbmb ssZhw itemtamt\mSp ]dbpóp "Fsâ P\w X§sf¯só Xmgv¯n {]mÀ°n¡Ww'. kzbw Xmgv¯pt¼mgmWv {]mÀ°\¡p AÀ°apïmIpóXv. Bßob ]m¸c¯w AcmPI¯amsW¦nepw Bßob ]m¸c¯s¯¡mÄ `bm\IamWv Bßob Al´. kzbw Xmgv¯s¸SmsXbpÅ {]mÀ°\ kzmÀ°Xbmbn cq]m´cs¸Spóp. \½psS {]mÀ°\¡pïmbncnt¡ï Hcp hntijWamWv "Rms\ó `mhw tXmómbvI thWw'. {]mÀ°\bnð \s½ kzbw Xmgv¯Wsa¦nð ssZhw \½psS DÅnð hkn¡póp Fó Aht_m[w \ap¡pïmIWw. ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóp: "\n§Ä ssZh¯ns³d aµncw Fópw ssZh¯ns³d Bßmhp \n§fnð hkn¡póp Fópw Adnbpónñtbm?' (1 tImcn´n. 3:17)

kaql¯nembmepw k`bnembmepw IpSpw_¯nembmepw Alw {]_p²amIpt¼mÄ AhnsS kzÀ¤ob\p`hw \jvSamIpóp. hyhØnXn amdWsa¦nð a\ØnXn amdntb Xocq. ]et¸mgpw \½psS {]mÀ°\IÄ¡v D¯cw e`n¡pónñ. CXn\pÅ ImcWw {]mtbmKnI ssZhim{kvXPvR\mbncpó bmt¡m_v Çol Xsâ teJ\¯nð hyàam¡póp. "\n§Ä bmNn¡póp F¦nepw \n§fpsS t`mK§fnð sNehntSïXnóp hñmsX bmNn¡sImïp Hópw e`n¡pónñ.' (bmt¡m_v 4:3)

aqómaXmbn, btlmh ]dbpóp; "AhÀ Fsâ apJw A\zjn¡Ww'. Cóv temI¯nsâ GÁhpw henb {]iv\w a\pjy³ apJwaqSn [cn¨p\S¡pópshóXmWv. a\pjysâ Cu {]hWX IïpsImïmWv btlmh itemtamt\mSp C{]Imcw Iev]n¡póXv. Nphó a®pIpg¨p AXnsâ aq¡nð PohizmkaqXn btlmhbmb ssZhw BZya\pjys\ krjvSn¨t¸mÄ Xsâ kz´cq]¯nemWv Ahs\ krjvSn¨Xv. a®nð Pohn¡pt¼mÄ hn®nte¡p t\mt¡ïh\mWv a\pjy³. aÁmÀ¡pw sImSp¯n«nñm¯ Hcp henb ]ZhnbmWnXv.

aÁp krjvSnIsf¡mÄ a\pjykrjvSnbpsS Hcp henb khntijX Xsâ cïp ssIIfpw DbÀ¯n Ah\p kzÀ¤¯nte¡p t\m¡phm³ km[n¡pópshóXmWv. Xsâ ZrjvSn]Yw ]Xdpt¼mÄ krjvSnIfnð X\n¡pÅ Cu ]Zhn \jvSs¸Spóp. "am\t¯mSncn¡pó a\pjy³ hnthIlo\\mbmð \in¨p t]mIpó arK§Ä¡p Xpey\t{X.' (k¦oÀ¯\w 48:20)

btlmhbmb ssZhw BZmans\ krjvSn¨p GZ³tXm«¯nem¡nbXv tXm«w Im¡póXn\pthïnbmbncpóp. tXm«¯nsâ \meXncpIfnse ]qgnbmð krjvSnX\mbncpó BZman\v AXnsâ ImhðImc³ Fó \nebnð AXncpIsf¡pdn¨v icnbmb [mcWbpïmbncpóp. BZmansâ hyànXzw Cu \meXncpIfpw tNÀó GZ³tXm«¯nsâ ka{KXbmbncpóp. Cu AXncpIsf ewLn¨psImïv BZmw A\pkcWt¡Sv Im«nbt¸mÄ \meXncpIÄ¡pw ]m]w _m[Iambn.

Xsâ ewL\¯mð apJwaqSn [cn¨ BZmant\mSv BZta \o FhnsS Fó ssZh¯nsâ tNmZyw Ahs\ XncbpóXn\pthïnbmbncpónñ, ]nótbm Xsâ \nPØnXn AhtemI\w sN¿póXn\pÅ imk\bmbncpóp. Cóp \t½mSpw \nc´cambn tNmZn¡pó tNmZyamWnXv. Fómð \tamtcmcp¯cpw ssZhhpambn X\n¨mIpt¼mÄ ssZh¯n\p \½psS cq]w hyàambn Adnbmw. Cós¯ {]XnkÔnIÄ¡p ]cnlmcw Hópam{XsabpÅp; "ssZh¯n¦te¡p XncnbpI, Ah\nð Dñkn¡'. D]cn¹hambn«ñ ]nótbm \s½¯só ]qÀWambpw XpdópIm«pó kao]\amWv Bhiyw.

\memaXpw Ahkm\hpambn, btlmhbmb ssZhw itemtamt\mSp ]dbpóp; "Fsâ P\w AhcpsS ZpÀamÀ¤§Ä hn«pXncnbWw'. KÔw Zpjn¡pt¼mÄ ZpÀ¤Ôapsï¦nð amÀ¤w Zpjn¡pt¼mÄ ZpÀamÀ¤apïmIpóp. D¯aKoX¯nð ]dbpóp; "R§fpsS ap´ncnt¯m«§Ä ]q¯ncn¡bmð ap´ncn hÅn \in¸n¡pó Ipdp¡òmsc, sNdpIpdp¡òmsc Xtó ]nSn¨p Xcphn³.' (D¯aKoXw 2:15) ap´ncn§ In«nbnsñ¦nð Cu sNdpIpdp¡òmÀ ap´ncns¨Snsb ap¨qSpw \in¸n¡póp. \½psS e£yw am{Xañ amÀ¤hpw icnbmbncn¡Ww. \½psS kzbZrjvSnbnð Añ; ssZh¯nsâ ZrjvSnbnð \½psS amÀ¤w icnbmbncn¡Ww.

kZrihmIy¯nð ]dbpóp; "Nnet¸mÄ Hcp hgn a\pjyóp sNmÆmbntXmópw; AXns³d Ahkm\tam acWhgnIÄ At{X.' (kZrihmIy§Ä 14:12) k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóp; "\ns³d hgn btlmhsb `ctaev]n¡; Ah\nðXtó B{ibn¡; Ah³ AXp \nÀÆln¡pw.' (k¦oÀ¯\w 37:5) \½psS amÀ¤§Ä icnbmbncnt¡ïXn\p \mw {]mÀ°nt¡ïnbncn¡póp: hyk\¯nópffamÀ¤w Fónð Dtïm Fópt\m¡n, imizXamÀ¤¯nð Fsó \St¯Wta.