At¸mÄ ]s{Xmkv tbiphnt\mSp: IÀ¯mth, \mw ChnsS Ccn¡póXp \óp; \n\¡p k½Xsa¦nð Rm³ ChnsS aqóp IpSnð Dïm¡mw Hóp \n\¡pw Hóp tamsi¡pw Hóp Genbmhnópw Fóp ]dªp. (a¯mbn 17:4)

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ Xmt_mdnse tXPkvIcW kab¯v ]t{Xmkv ÇolmbpsS at\mapIpc¯nð DWÀ¯nb Bßob ssNX\y¯nsâ \ndhv aqóp kphntij§fnepw Hcpt]mse {]Xn]mZn¡pó A\q{KloXamb Nn´bmWv. IÀ¯mhnsâ tXPkvIcW¯nsâ at\mÚamb Hcp AhXcWw F\n¡p hfsc {it²bambn tXmónbn«pÅXv \nÊmbnse amÀ {KotKmdntbmknsâ "alXz¯nð \nópw alXz¯nte¡v' [From Glory to Glory] Fó ioÀjI¯nð {]uVamb Hcp {KÙ¯nemWv. Cu {KÙ¯nð aqóp {]Xn]mZy§fpïv. Cós¯ \½psS Nn´mhnjb¯nsâ BapJambn, Cu {KÙ¯nse aqóp ho£W§sf¡pdn¨v lrkzambn \ap¡v ]cntim[n¡mw.

A§Ise Hcp aebpsS apIfnð Hcp henb shfn¨w {]Imin¡póp. amÀ {KotKmdntbmknsâ BZy ho£W¯nð B aebpsS Xmgvhcbnð {]Imin¯n\p {]XnIqeambn Hcp a\pjy³ \nð¡póp. shfn¨¯nte¡p t\m¡phm³t]mepw a\ÊnñmsX, {]Imi¯n\p ]pdw Xncnªp \nð¡pó a\pjy³ {]Imiw ImWpónñ. ]Icw Ah³ ImWpóXv Ahsâ Xsó \ngemWv. Idp¯p Icnhmfn¨ Xsâ kzb\ngð Iïv AÔmfn¨p \nð¡pó Hcp a\pjysâ Nn{XamWv CXv. temI¯nse Hcp hn`mKw BfpIÄ¡v BßobXtbmSpÅ ho£Ww C{]ImcamWv. cïmas¯ ho£W¯nð aebpsS Xmgvhcbnð Hcp a\pjy³ ssI¿pw sI«n \nkwKX\mbn \nð¡póp. hfsc emLh _p²ntbmsS BßoXsb t\m¡n¡mWpó {]hWXbmWv CXv. ]eXnsâbpw CSbnð CXpw Fó a«nð k½n{iamb {]XnIcWw. Cóv k`bnse _lp`qcn]£w BfpIfpsSbpw BßobXtbmSpÅ at\m`mhhpw PohnX ho£Whqw C{]IcamWv.

]pkvXI¯nð {KÙImcsâ apómas¯ ho£W¯nð Hcp a\pjy³ {]Imis¯ ZÀin¨v aebpsS Xmgvhcbnð {]Imi¯n\v A`napJambn \nð¡póp. Fómð B a\pjy³ B {]Imi[mcbpsS B\µm\p`h¯nð Xr]vX\mIpónñ. B a\pjy³ {]Imi¯nsâ AcnInte¡p ASp¡phm³ hfsctbsd XymK§fpw {]bmk§fpw IãXIfpw kln¨v B aebpsS apIfnte¡p Ibdphm³ {]bmks¸SpIbmWv. hgnIÄ hfsc ZpÀLSamWv. IñpIfpw apÅpIfpw \ndª ]Ùmhv. {]Xn_Ô§fpw {]XnkÔnIfpw At\Iw. CsXmópw hIshbv¡msX Fñm {]XnIpe kmlNcy§tfbpw XcWw sNbvXv shfn¨s¯ kv\ln¨v shfn¨s¯ e£yam¡n {]bmWw sN¿pó Hcp PohnX ho£Whpw XoÀ°mS\ ssienbpamWv Cu aqómas¯ a\pjy\nð \mw ImWpóXv. kIehpw XyPn¨v B a\pjy³ B shfn¨¯nsâ ASp¯v aebpsS apIfnð F¯nt¨cpóp.

A{]Imcw Hcp ]ÀÆX¯nsâ apIfnð F¯n hnizshfn¨amb ssZhkmón²yw ZÀin¨v aS§n hcpó Hcp a\pjys\ ]gb \nba¯nð \mw ImWpópïv: tami. ssZhZÀi\w \S¯n aS§nsb¯nb tamibpsS apJs¯ XncphN\w hnhcn¡póXv, "kqcys\t¸mse {]Imin¨p' FómWv. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ssZhZÀi\s¯¸Án ]dbpóXv C{]ImcamWv: "Ah¦te¡p t\m¡nbhÀ {]IminXcmbn AhcpsS apJw hmSnbXpanñ.' Bcm[\bneqsSbpÅ ssZhZÀi\amWv ]uckvXy k`bpsS BßobXbpsS ImXemb kmcmwiw. ssZhtXPÊnte¡p ASp¯p hcpó a\pjy³ kzbw tXPkvIcn¡s¸Spóp. k` Hcp henb XoÀ°mS\ kwLamWv. t\m¼pw \akvImchpamWv Cu XoÀ°mS\¯nse DuÀÖ ZmXIamb `£Whpw ]m\obhpw. Cu XoÀ°mS\¯nð \½psS e£yw Xmt_mÀ aebpsS HuóyXyamWv.

Xmt_mdnsâ t{ijvTXbnð Xsâ XoÀ°mS\¯nsâ ]mcayw k¼qÀ®XtbmsS A\p`hn¨ A\p{KloX\mb I¯rinjy³ Bß\nÀhrXntbmSpw PohnXkm^ey¯nsâ kwXr]vXntbmSpw km£n¡póXv C{]ImcamWv: "Kptcm \mw ChnsS Ccn¡póXp \óp.' \½psS Bßob PohnX¯nð ssZhkmón²y A\p`h¯nð Hmtcm hnizmknbpw kzmbXzamt¡ï Hcp A\p`hamWv AXv. aqóp kphntijhpw hfsc {]m[m\yt¯msS {]Xn]mZn¡pó Hcp kw`hamWv AXv. hnip² ]t{Xmknsâ Bßob PohnX¯nð A\p`qXamb C{µnbÚm\¯nð \nópfhmb Hcp `mh{]IS\ambncpóp CXv. C{]ImcapÅ B hnthN\iànbpsS inYneamb Nne Xe§fnte¡p ISóp Nn´n¡phm\mWv Rm³ B{Kln¡póXp.

{]kvXpX thZ`mK A²ymb¯nsâ cïmw hmIy¯nð IÀ¯mhn\pïmb BZys¯ cq]m´cs¯¡pdn¨v {]Xn]mZn¡póp. "Ah³ AhcpsS ap¼msI cq]m´cs¸«p, Ahs³d apJw kqcys\t¸mse tim`n¨p Ahs³d hkv{Xw shfn¨w t]mse shÅbmbn¯oÀóp.' (a¯mbn 17:2) ]gsamgnbnð\nópw \mw a\Ênem¡póXv apJw a\Ênsâ I®mSnbmsWómWv. AÀ°lviãm cmPmhns³d sIm«mc¯nð hoªp ]IÀópsImïncpó s\laymhnsâ apJ`mhw IïptImïv cmPmhv tNmZn¡póp: \ns³d apJw hmSnbncn¡póXp F´p? \n\¡p Zo\w Hópw Cñtñm; CXp at\mZp:JañmsX asämópañ/ apJw sXfnbWsa¦nð DÅp sXfnbWw. DÅnsâ Asñ¦nð lrZb¯nsâ ip²oIcWamWv \½psS Nn´bv¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡pó BZys¯ kwKXn. B´cnI ip²oIcWamWv ssZhkmón²y¯nsâ tXPkv kzmbXzam¡póXnóqÅ BZys¯ A]cnlmcyX.

A´cn{µy§sf tim[\ sN¿póh\mWv ssZhw. ssZhw a\pjysâ apJw t\m¡pónñ. Ahs³d apJtam s]m¡tam t\m¡cpXp; a\pjy³ t\m¡póXpt]msebñ; a\pjy³ I®nóp ImWpóXp t\m¡póp; btlmhtbm lrZbs¯ t\m¡póp. ssZh¯nsâ ap¼nð adhmbncn¡póXv Hópanñ. 139þmm k¦oÀ¯\¯nð k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ C{]Imcw ]dbpóp: "Rm³ Ccn¡póXpw Fgptóð¡póXpw \o Adnbpóp. Fs³d \ncq]Ww \o Zqc¯p\nóp {Kln¡póp. Fs³d \S¸pw InS¸pw \o tim[\sN¿póp; Fs³d hgnIsfms¡bpw \n\¡p a\Ênembncn¡póp. \ns³d Bßmhns\ Hfn¨p Rm³ FhntS¡p t]mIpw? Xncpkón[nhn«p Rm³ FhnsS¡p HmSpw? Rm³ kzÀ¤¯nð Ibdnbmð \o AhnsS Dïp; ]mXmf¯nð Fs³d InS¡ hncn¨mð \o AhnsS Dïp. Rm³ DjÊn³ NndIp [cn¨p, kap{Z¯ns³d Aä¯p sNóp ]mÀ¯mð AhnsSbpw \ns³d ssI Fsó \S¯pw; \ns³d hess¦ Fsó ]nSn¡pw.'

\½psS A´cn{´y§sf \mw ]cntim[n¡pt¼mÄ \½psS t¾ÑXIsf ]ecpw XpdópIm«mdnñ. {]XpXm, \½psS taòIsfbmWv \mw FSp¯pIm«mdpÅXv. \nXyPohs\ {]m]n¡phm³ Rm³ F´p sN¿Ww Fó tNmZyhpambn IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ ASpt¯¡p ISóphó sNdp¸¡mcsâ A\p`hw CXnsâ Hcp DZmlcWamWv. sNdp¸w apXðXsó Ið¸\Isf {]amWn¡póp Fóp IÀ¯mhns\ sNdp¸¡mc³ Adnbn¡póXv Bßm`nam\t¯msS Bbncpóp. Fómð tbip Ahs\ kq£n¨pt\m¡n. Ahsâ A´ct¯bpw IpdhpIsfbpw tbip Adnªncpóp. Ah³ ]dª Imcy§Ä IÀ¯mhv \ntj[n¨nñ. tbip Aht\mSp ]dbpóp, Hcp Ipdhp \n\¡pïv. \½psS A\pjvTm\§sfbpw ss]XrI§sfbpw \mw A`nam\t¯msS hmt\mfw DbÀ¯n¸dbpt¼mÄ, \s½ ssZhw kq£n¨pt\m¡nbmð \½psS I]Sthj§sfbpw apJw aqSnIsfbpw Xcn¨dnbpóh\mWv ssZhw Fó Aht_m[w \ap¡pïmbncn¡Ww.

"alXnbmw _m_ntem¬' Fó hntijW¯nð kIehn[ {]uVntbmSpw A[nImct¯mSpw {]ikvXntbmSpw Ignªncpó s\_p¡Znt\kÀ cmPmhns\ ssZhw hnebncp¯nbXv C§s\bmWv. "sat\, sat\, sXt¡ð, Du^Àko³' XpemÊnsâ X«nð \nsó Rm³ Xq¡nt\m¡n IpdhpÅh\mbn Iïncn¡póp. ssZh kmón²yamWv \s½ \ndhpÅhcmbn cq]m´cs¸Sp¯póXv.

tbiphns\ ImWphm\pÅ AXoh Xo£vWXbnð, hfÀ¨bnð Ipdnbh\mbXn\mð A¯nbpsS apIfnð Ibdnb k¡mbntbmSv IÀ¯mhp ]dbpóp: k¡mbntb, thKw Cd§nhm: Rm³ Cóp \ns³d ho«nð ]mÀt¡ïXmIpóp Fóp Aht\mSp ]dªp. A¯nbpsS Iognencpó k¡mbnsb IÀ¯mhv t\cs¯ Iïncpóp, Adnªncpóp.

Xmt_mÀ aebnte¡pÅ XoÀ°mS\¯nð BZyambn \ap¡v Ahiyw thïXv lrZbip²nbmWv. AXpsImïmWv ZmhoZv {]mÀ°n¡póXv: ssZhta, \nÀ½eamb Hcp lrZbw Fónð krãns¡Wta, Fóv.

cïmaXmbn, IÀ¯mhnsâ cq]m´ncoIcW¯nð \mw a\Ênem¡póXv Ahsâ hkv{Xw shfn¨w t]mse sh×bpÅXmbn FóXmWv. ChnsS hnip² aÀt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nð asÁmcp `mK¯v hnhcn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv. Ahsâ hkv{Xw `qanbnð Hcp Ae¡pImc\pw shfp¸n¡m³ IgnbmsXh®w sh×bpÅXmbn¯oÀóp FómWv. imcocnI hnip²ntb¡pdn¨mWv ChnsS {]Xn]mZn¡póXv FómWv Rm³ A\pam\n¡póXv. lrZb¯nsâ ip²nt]mse {]m[m\yaÀln¡póXmWv icoc¯nsâ \nÀ½eX Im¯pkq£n¡póXv.

Pohsâ hcZm\amWv a\pjyicocw. Cu a¬IqSmcw ssZh¯nsâ ZnhyZm\amWv. A½bpsS DZc¯nð Hcp {`qWtam ]nÞmImctam Bbncn¡pt¼mÄ Xsó ssZh¯nsâ Hcp ]²Xn AXneqsS cq]oIcn¡s¸Spóp. KÀZ]m{X¯nð saSbpt¼mÄ Xsó ssZhw \s½ Xncn¨dnbpóp. bnscaymhns\¸Án ]dbpóXv KÀ`¯nð¯só XncsªSp¡s¸« {]hmNI³ FómWv. ZpÀºe\nanj¯nð \ncmibnðs¸«p t]mIpt¼mÄ kzbw HSp¡m\pÅXñ Cu icocw. ssZh¯nsâ AÛpX ssIthebmb Cu icocw AaqeyamWv. Cu icoc¯nð \ap¡v bmsXmcp A[nImchpanñ. ssZhw Zm\ambn XóXns\ ]utemkv C{]Imcw hntijn¸n¡póp. "\nsó hntijn¸n¡póXp BÀ? e`n¨XñmsX \n\¡p F´pÅp? e`n¨sX¦ntem e`n¨Xñ Fó t]mse {]iwkn¡póXp F´p? C{X £W¯nð \n§Ä Xr]vXòmcmbn;' (1 sImcn´yÀ 4:7) Cu teJ\¯nð¯só At¸mkvXe³ hoïpw ]dbpóp. "\n§Ä ssZh¯ns³d aµncw Fópw ssZh¯ns³d Bßmhp \n§fnð hkn¡póp Fópw Adnbpónñtbm?' (1 sImcn´yÀ 3:16)

k`m hnizmk{]Imcw hnizmknbpsS icocw aqtdm\mð A`ntjIw sN¿s¸«XmWv. A§s\ IqZmibnð¡qsSbmWv icocw ]cnip²mßmhnsâ BhmktI{µambn XoÀóncn¡póXv. AXpsImïv Cu a¬IqSmcw Hcp ]cnip² tZhmebamWv. ssZhaµnc¯nð If¦w NmÀ¯pó, AXns\ hôn¡pó Hcp Xnòbpw DSseSp¡cpXv. aZymkànbnð aXnadóv ssZhaµnc¯n\v If¦w NmÀ¯phm³ \ap¡v AhImianñ? CXp thiymtZmj¯n\v hiwhZam¡pt¼mÄ, AXnð hkn¡pó ]cnip²mßmhns\ \mw thZ\n¸n¡pIbmWv. AXp ssZht¯mSpÅ adpXen¸v BsWó Aht_m[w \ap¡pïmbncn¡Ww. AXpsImïmWv k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóXv: "ssZhs¯ ad¡póhtc, CXp HmÀ¯psImÄhn³; Asñ¦nð Rm³ \n§sf Iodn¡fbpw; hnSphn¸m³ BcpapïmIbpanñ.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 50:22) `£W§fpw Bkànbpw hÀÖn¨v Bßkwba\w t\SnsbSp¡phm³ ]cnip² ]nXm¡òmÀ s\mb¼pIsf {Ias¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv icocamIpó tZhmeb¯nsâ Imem\p{Iaamb ip²oIcW¯n\p thïnbmWv.

aqómaXmbn, B Xmt_mdnsâ HuóXy¯nð \mw ImWpóXv \ymb{]amWhpw {]hN\hpw kakvXhpw AS§nbncn¡pó cïp hyànXz§fpsS kmón²yamWv. a¬adªpt]mb cïp ]cnip²òmcpsS kmón²yamWv ChnsS A\p`hs¸SpóXv. AhÀ cïpt]cpw IÀ½\ncXcmbn tbiphnt\mSv kw`mjn¡póXmbn«mWv \mw AhnsS ImWpóXv. \½psS XoÀ°mS\¯nð \ap¡v hnkvacn¡m³ km[n¡m¯ cïp LSI§fmWv ISópt]mb hnip²òmcpw, B\pImenI BßobPohnX¯nð \s½ \S¯pó CSbòmcpw. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ CXns¸Án ]dbpóXv C§s\bmWv. "`qanbnse hnip²òmtcm AhÀ F\n¡p {]kmZapff t{ijvTòmÀ Xtó.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 16:3)

a¬adªpt]mbXpw Pohn¨ncn¡phcpamb hyànIfpsS kwkÀ¤w \½psS Bßob {]bmW¯nse A\nhmcyamb BhiyIXbmWv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ Xncpicoccà§Ä `£n¨p ]m\w sNbvXv hnizmk¯nð ISópt]mb ]nXm¡òmÀ IÀ¯mhnð hkn¨psItïbncn¡póp. \s½ hgn \S¯nb ]nXm¡òmsc ad¡phm³ \ap¡v km²yañ. I\m³tZiw ImtWWsaópÅ tamibpsS Dð¡Samb B{Klw Xsâ Cu temIhmk¯nð km²yambnñ. tlmtc_v ]ÀÆX¯nsâ apIfnð \nópsImïv I\m³tZiw Zqc¯p\nóp Iïv Xr]vX\mbn tami acWaSªp. Fómð Xsâ PohnXw \nÀÖoh AhØbnð amÁs¸«nñ FómWv tbiphnt\mSpw ]t{Xmknt\mSpw IqsSbpÅ kmón²y¯nð \nópw a\Ênem¡póXv.

\memaXmbn, Xmt_mÀ aebpsS D¯pwK¯nð aqóp IpSnepIÄ Dïm¡póXn\mbn ]cnKW\bv¡v \nÀt±in¡s¸Spóp; Hóv IÀ¯mhn\pw Hóp tamibv¡pw Hóv Genbmhn\pw. Xsâ A`n{]mb¯n\v ssZh¯nsâ A\phmZamWv ]t{Xmkv BcmªXv. kzbw ad¡pó ssZh¯n\v ap³KW\ \ðIpó A\q{KloX Nn´bmWv ChnsS {]Xn^en¡póXv. ]t{Xmkv tamitbbpw Genbmhns\bpw PohnX¯nð Iïn«nñ. At\I \qÁmïpIÄ¡p ap¼v Pohn¨ncpó cïp ]cnip²òmÀ. hnizmkPohnX¯nð, ssZhkmón²y¯nð, hnizmkKWt¯mSpÅ Iq«mbvabnð hnip²òmÀ ]ckv]cw Xncn¨dnbpó Bßob amkvacnI kmt¦XnIXzw BWv ChnsS shfnhmIpóXv.

Cu Bßob ZÀi\amWv B[p\nI kaql¯n\v \ãambns¡mïncn¡póXv. kIe Xe§fnepw Cu Xncn¨dnhv A\yw \nópt]mbncn¡póp. BSpIÄ CSbs\ Adnbpónñ. BSpIsf t]ÀsNmñn hnfn¡phm³ CSbÀ¡p km[n¡pónñ. amXm]nXm¡Ä a¡sf Xncn¨dnbpónñ, a¡Ä Pòw \ðInb amXm]nXm¡sf a\Ênem¡pónñ. `mcy `À¯mhnt\bpw `À¯mhv Zmcytbbpw a\Ênem¡pónñ, a\Ênem¡m³ {ian¡pónñ. Abð]¡¡mÀ X½nð kwkÀ¤anñ. CXmWv B[p\nI temI¯nsâ {]IrXn. Cu {]Xn^e\w im]amsWóp \mw Xncn¨dnbWw. Xmt_mdnse kwkÀ¤hpw Xncn¨dnhpw BWv \½psS ]T\¯n\pw A\pIcW¯n\pw ]mTamt¡ïXv.