IÀ¯mhns\ A\pkcn¡pI FóXp ssZh¯nsâ CÑbmWv. Hcp {InkvXym\n Fó \nebnð k`bv¡pthïn ]eXpw sN¿phm³ \ap¡p Ignbpw. \½psS [\w k`bv¡pthïn Nnehgn¡phm³ km[n¡pw. \½psS kabw k`bv¡pthïn hn\ntbmKn¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡pw. ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡póXpsImïmWv \mw CsXms¡bpw sN¿póXv. ssZht¯mSpÅ kvt\l¯nð ]e XymK§fpw sN¿phm³ \mw X¿mdmtb¡mw. Fómð ssZhs¯ A\pkcn¡póXv bmKt¯¡mÄ D¯asaóv iapthensâ ]pkvXI¯nð ssZhw {]hmNI\neqsS ]dbpóp. hoïpw ssZhw Xsâ P\t¯mSp ]dbpóp: "kzÀ¤w Fs³d knwlmk\hpw `qan Fs³d ]mZ]oThpw BIpóp; \n§Ä F\n¡p ]Wnbpó Bebw GXphn[w? Fs³d hn{imaØehpw GXp? Fs³d ssI CsXms¡bpw Dïm¡n; A§s\bmIpóp CsXms¡bpw DfhmbXp Fóp btlmh Acpfns¨¿póp; F¦nepw Acnã\pw a\ÊpXIÀóh\pw Fs³d hN\¯n¦ð hnsd¡póh\pamb a\pjys\ Rm³ ISm£n¡pw. (sbi¿mhp 66:1þ2) btlmhbpsS hN\¯nð hnd¡pIbpw Ahsb A\pkcn¡pIbpw sN¿pI: CXmWv ssZhw a\pjy\nð \nópw B{Kln¡póXv.

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Zakvs¡mknð iuens\ Iïpap«pt¼mÄ Aht\mSp tNmZn¡póp; siute, siute, \o Fsó D]{Zhn¡póXp F´p? \n BcmIpóp, IÀ¯mth, Rm³ \n\¡pthïn F´p sN¿phm³ \o B{Kln¡póp Fóp Ah³ tNmZn¨Xnóp tbip D¯cw ]dbpóp: \o D]{Zhn¡pó tbip BIpóp Rm³. \o Fgptóäp ]«W¯nð sNñpI; \o sNt¿ïpóXp AhnsS sh¨p \ntómSp ]dbpw. iuð tbiphns\ kzoIcn¨Xmb AtX Ahkc¯nð Ah³ A\pkcW¯ntâXmb Hcp ]pXnb PohnX¯nte¡p {]thin¡póp. Cu A\pkcW¯nsâ ]pXnb A\p`hs¯¡pdn¨v hnip² ]utemkv Xot¯mknt\mSv C§s\ hnhcn¡póp: "aps¼ \mapw _p²nsI«hcpw A\pkcWanñm¯hcpw hgnsXän \S¡póhcpw \m\mtaml§Ä¡pw t`mK§Ä¡pw A[o\cpw CuÀjybnepw Akqbbnepw Imew Ign¡póhcpw tZzjnXcpw At\ym\yw ]sI¡póhcpw Bbncpóphtñm.' (Xns¯mkv 3:3) Fómð ssZh¯nsâ B{ZIcpW \s½ ]m]¯nsâ ASna¯¯nð \nópw \o¡n {InkvXphnsâ A\pkcW¯nte¡p \bn¨p. \½psS c£nXmhmb ssZh¯nsâ Zbbpw a\pjy{]oXnbpw DZn¨t¸mÄ \½psS {]hÀ¯nIfmeñ Xsâ IcpW{]Imcw \s½ c£n¨ncn¡póp. ]cnip²mßmhnsâ iànbmemWv \mw hoïpwP\\hpw ]pXpPoh\pw {]m]n¨ncn¡póXv. \½psS hnizmkw \mw {InkvXphnð kaÀ¸n¡pt¼mÄ [mcmfambn \ðIphm³ IgnhpÅ ]cnip²dqlm apJm´ncw \½psS A\pkcW¯n\pw hnip² PohnX¯n\pw Ahiyamb Fñm hn`h§fpw ssZhw \ap¡v \ðIpóp.

k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóXpt]mse ssZh¯nsâ hN\w \s½ ip²oIcn¡póp. "Rm³ \ntómSp ]m]w sN¿mXncnt¡ïXnóp \ns³d hN\s¯ lrZb¯nð kw{Kln¡póp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 119:11) IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Xsâ ]nXmhnt\mSpÅ {]mÀ°\bnð ]dbpóp: "kXy¯mð Ahsc hnip²oIcnt¡Wta; \ns³d hN\w kXyw BIpóp.' (tbmlóm³ 17:17) AXpsImïv ssZh¯nsâ kXyapÅ hN\w \s½ \nÀ½eoIcn¡bpw hnip²oIcn¡bpw sN¿póp. ssZhw \s½ hnfn¨p thÀXncn¨ncn¡póXv ]nXmhmb ssZh¯ns³d apódnhnóp H¯h®w Bßmhns³d hnip²oIcWw {]m]n¨p A\pkcWw ImWn¸m\pw tbip{InkvXphns³d cà¯mð Xfn¡s¸Sphm\pambn BsWóp hnip² ]t{Xmkv Çolm hnizmknIsf¡pdn¨v km£n¡póp. A{]Imcw tbip{InkvXphns\ A\pkcn¡póXn\mWv XncphN\w \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv.

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Fñm ]gb\nba Ið¸\Isfbpw AXnsâ icnbmb AÀ°¯nð ¢n]vXs¸Sp¯pIbmWv sNbvXn«pÅXv. HSnhn\p ]Icw HSnhp, I®n\p ]Icw I®p, ]ñn\p ]Icw ]ñp; C§s\ Hcph³ aäh\p tISp hcp¯nbXpt]mseXtó Ah\pw hcpt¯Ww Fó ]gb\nba Ið¸\bpsS ]qcIambn IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp: Zpãt\mSp FXnÀ¡cpXp; \nsó hes¯ sNIn«¯p ASn¡póhóp atäXpw Xncn¨p ImWn¡. \n§fpsS i{Xp¡sf kvt\ln¸n³; \n§sf D]{Zhn¡póhÀ¡p thïn {]mÀ°n¸n³. ssZh¯nsâ Ið¸\Isf A\pkcn¡póXn\mbn«mWv Ah³ \s½ hnfn¨ncn¡póXv. Ahsâ Ið¸\Isf \mw A\pkcn¡pt¼mÄ henb kt´mjw \ap¡p e`n¡póp.

F´mWv ssZhs¯ A\pkcn¡m³ \ap¡v t{]cIamIpóXv? Fsâ PohnX A\p`h§fnð \nópw CXns\ hniIe\w sN¿phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡pIbmWv. Hópw Rm³ ssZh¯n\pthïn sNbvXXñ. Fñmw ssZhw F\n¡pthïn sNbvXXmWv. Rm³ tbip{InkvXphns\ AdnbpóXn\pap¼v Hcp \ñ a\pjy\mbn¯só Pohn¡m³ B{Kln¨ncpóp. \ñsXóp F\n¡p tXmónbncpósXms¡bpw sN¿phm\pw sXÁv Fóp F\n¡p tXmónbncpósXms¡bpw Dt]£n¨pIfbphm\pw Rm³ {ian¨ncpóp. Fómð ssZh¯nsâ in£sb `bómWv Aóv Rm³ A{]Imcw sNbvXncpóXv. Fóm³ Rm³ tbip{InkvXphns\ Adnªv Ahs\ Fsâ lrZb¯nð kzoIcn¨t¸mÄ in£sb¡pdn¨pÅ `bw Fónð \nópw AIópt]mbn. tbip{InkvXp F\n¡pthïn in£ GsÁSp¯Xn\mð F\n¡p in£tbmSpÅ `bw amdnt¸mbn. At¸mÄ apXð ssZhs¯ A\pkcn¡phm\pÅ Fsâ {]tNmZ\w `bañmbncpóp, {]XypX ssZhw FtómSp Im«nb kvt\l¯nsâbpw IcpWbpsSbpw {]Xn]Icw am{Xambncpóp. At¸mÄ apXð XncphN\w A\pkcn¡pXneqsSbpÅ B\µhpw kt´mjhpw kam[m\hpw Rm³ A\p`hn¨pXpS§n.

bnscaym{]hmNI\neqsS ssZhw kwkmcn¨p. bnscaymhv C{]Imcw FgpXn. "AhÀ F\n¡p P\ambpw Rm³ AhÀ¡p ssZhambpw Ccn¡pw. AhÀ¡pw AhcpsS tijw AhcpsS a¡Ä¡pw KpWwhc¯¡h®w AhÀ Fsó Ftó¡pw `bs¸tSïXn\p Rm³ AhÀ¡p GIa\Êpw GIamÀ¤hpw sImSp¡pw. Rm³ Ahsc hn«p]ncnbmsX AhÀ¡p \ò sNbvXpsImïncn¡pw Fón§s\ Rm³ AhtcmSp Hcp imizX\nbaw sN¿pw; AhÀ Fsó hn«pamdmsXbncn¸m³ F¦epÅ `àn Rm³ AhcpsS lrZb¯nð B¡pw. Rm³ Ahcnð kt´mjn¨p AhÀ¡p KpWw sN¿pw. Rm³ ]qÀ®lrZbt¯mSpw ]qÀ®a\tÊmSpw IqsS Ahsc Cu tZi¯p \Spw. (bnscaymhp 32:38þ41) \mw ssZhs¯ A\pkcn¸m³ ssZhamWv t{]mÕml\w \ðIpóXv. Cu `bw A\mtcmKyamb Hcp {]hWXbñ. Fómð AXp Xncp¯en\pthïnbpÅ in£WamWv.

ssZhs¯ A\pkcn¡póXn\p F\n¡pÅ {]tNmZ\§Ä Fs´ñmsaóp \n§tfmsSm¸w ]¦p shbv¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡pIbmWv.

1. ssZh¯nsâ kv\lw Fsó A\pkcW¯n\p t{]cn¸n¡póp.
   ssZhw BZyw \s½ kvt\ln¨XpsImïp \mw ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡póp. (1 tbmlóm³ 4:19) AXpsImïv \½psS kvt\lw Hcp {]Xn]Ic kvt\lw am{XamWv. ssZhw Xsâ GIPmX\mb ]p{Xs\ \ðIphm³ X¡h®w \t½bpw temIt¯bpw kvt\ln¨p. CXmWv Fñm kvt\l¯nsâbpw ImXð. Hcph³ ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡pópsh¦nð Ahsâ Ið¸\Isf A\pkcn¡póp.

2. ssZh¯nsâ Zb Fsó A\pkcW¯n\p t{]cn¸n¡póp.
   ssZh¯ns³d Zb, £a, ZoÀL£m´n Fónh \s½ am\km´c¯nte¡p \S¯póp. (tdmaÀ 2:4) ssZh¯nsâ a\ÊenhmWv Fsâ am\Êm´c¯n\p ImcWam¡nbXv. ap³]v ssZhh¯nsâ hSnsbbmWv Rm³ `bs¸«ncpóXv. Fómð ssZh¯n\v FtómSpÅ Zb Rm³ a\Ênem¡nbt¸mÄ AXp A\pkcW¯nte¡v Fsó hgn \S¯n.

3. ssZh¯nsâ a\Êenhv Fsó A\pkcW¯nte¡p t{]cn¸n¡póp.
   ssZh¯nsâ a\Êenhv HmÀ¯v _p²nbpÅ Bcm[\bmbn \½psS icoc§sf Poh\pw hnip²nbpw ssZh¯nóp {]kmZhpapÅ bmKambn kaÀ¸n¸m³ hnip² ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp. (tdmaÀ 12:1) \½psS icoc¯nð ]e Ahbh§Ä Dïv. apóta \mw Ah ]m]¯n\v ASnas¸Sp¯nbncpóp. Fómð Ct¸mÄ Ahsb ssZh¯n\p {]kmZw BIphm³ X¡h®w {]tbmP\s¸Spt¯ïnbncn¡póp.

4. ssZh¯nsâ Ir] Fsó A\pkcW¯nte¡p \bn¡póp.
   ssZh¯nsâ Ir]bmWv \ap¡p c£ \ðIpóXv. ssZh¯nsâ Ir] ]m]¯nð XpScpóXn\pÅ A\phmZañ, ssZhm\pkcW¯nte¡pÅ Dt¯P\amWv.

5. ssZhcmPyw Fsó A\pkcW¯nte¡p \bn¡póp.
   "BIbmð CfIm¯ cmPyw {]m]n¡póXpsImïp \mw \µnbpÅhcmbn ssZh¯nóp {]kmZw hcpamdp `àntbmSpw `bt¯mSpw IqsS tkh sNbvI.' (F{_mbÀ 12:28) Cu temI¯nð sh¨pXsóbmWv \mw ssZhcmPy¯nte¡p {]thin¡póXv. ssZhcmPy¯nsâ kam[m\hpw kt´mjhpw iànbpw Cu temI¯nðsh¨p Xsó \mw A\p`hn¡póp. CfIm¯ cmPy¯n\pthïnbpÅ {]Xymi \s½ A\pkcW¯nte¡p \bn¡póp.

6. ssZh¯nsâ hmKvZ¯§Ä Fsó A\pkcW¯nte¡p \bn¡póp.
   "{]nbapÅhtc, Cu hmKvZ¯§Ä \ap¡p DÅXpsImïp \mw PU¯nsebpw Bßmhnsebpw kIe Iòjhpw \o¡n \s½¯tó shSn¸m¡n ssZh`b¯nð hnip²nsb XnsI¨p sImÄI.' (2 sImcn´yÀ 7:1)

Cu t{]cWIsfñmw \ap¡pÅXpsImïv ssZht¯mSpÅ A\pkcWw \½psS {]Xn]Ic¯nsâ {]ZÀi\w am{Xambn ]cnWan¡póp. Fsâ aI³ Ipªmbncn¡pt¼mÄ Ahsâ PòZn\ BtLmjthfbnð ]ecpw k½m\§Ä \ðImdpïmbncpóp. NneÀ hnetbdnb k½m\§Ä \ðInbncpóp. BtLmj§Ä Ahkm\n¨tijw Ah³ Hcp sNdnb k½m\w FñmhÀ¡pw sImSp¡pw. AXp hne Ipdª Hcp s]³kntem dºtdm anTmbntbm aÁpw Bbncn¡pw. ssZht¯mSpÅ Fsâ A\pkcWw Cu sNdnb k½m\¯nsâ ImgvN¸mSnemWv Rm³ ho£n¡póXv. ssZhw Xsâ GIPmX\mb aIs\ \ap¡p \ðInb henb kvt\l¯nsâ sNdnb {]Xyp]Imcw. "AhÀ®\obamb kvt\lw' FómWv hnip² ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ CXns\ hnhcn¡póXv. AXpsImïv A\pkcWw Hcp `mcañ, AXv Hcp kt´mjamWv. ssZhs¯ ]qÀ®ambn Rm³ A\pkcn¡pópshtóm Hcp hnip²PohnXw \bn¡phm³ km[n¡pópshtóm Añ Rm³ CXnð \nópw AÀ°am¡póXv. Fómð ]m]¯nð Pohn¡m³ Rm³ B{Kln¡pónñ. Fsâ ]m]§sf ssZhw F\n¡p a\Ênem¡n¯cpt¼mÄ A\pX]n¡m\pw AXp hÀÖn¡m\pw Rm³ B{Kln¡póp.

1980þð Rm³ tbip{InkvXphns\ Fsâ a\Ênð kzoIcn¨t¸mÄ Rm³ PÀ½\nbnepw Fsâ `mcy cmKnWn _mw¥qdnepambncpóp. B ImebfhnðXsó Fsâ `mcy at\mtcmKnWnbmbn. Rm³ {InkvXphnð hnizkn¨ hnhcw AhÄ Adnªncpónñ. Fsâ _Ôp¡Ä Ahsf Bip]{Xnbnem¡n Shock Treatment XpS§n. DS³Xsó Rm³ C³Uybnð aS§nsb¯n. At¸mtg¡pw AhfpsS \ne KpcpXcambn. Fñmw Xmdpamdmbn Fóp tXmónb \nanj§fmbncpóp AXp. Ahsf ho«nð XncnsI sImïpt]mIm³ tUmIvSÀamÀ FtómSp \nÀt±in¨p. Rm³ Ahsf PÀ½\nbnte¡p Iq«ns¡mïpt]mbn. Nnet¸msgms¡ \ne im´amIpw, Nnet¸msgms¡ hjfmIpw. AXn\nsS ssZhw XncphN\¯nð¡qSn FtómSp kwkmcn¨p. "Fómð Að¸Imet¯¡p Iãw kln¡pó \n§sf {InkvXphnð Xs³d \nXytXPÊnómbn hnfn¨ncn¡pó kÀÆ Ir]mephmb ssZhw Xtó bYmØm\s¸Sp¯n Dd¸n¨p iàoIcn¡pw.' (1 ]s{Xmkv 5:10) Rm³ ssZhhN\¯nð hnizkn¨p. Að¸Ime¯n\p tijw ssZhw cmKnWnsb kpJs¸Sp¯psaóp Rm³ hnizkn¨p. Fómð Cu "Að¸Imew' F{X \msfóp Rm³ Adnªncpónñ. Rm³ ssZht¯mSp tNmZn¨panñ.

_memw {]hmNI³ _mem¡nt\mSp ]dª hm¡pIÄ F\n¡p iàn \ðIn. "hymPw ]dhm³ ssZhw a\pjy\ñ; A\pX]n¸m³ Ah³ a\pjy]p{X\pañ; Xm³ Iev]n¨Xp sN¿mXncn¡ptam? Xm³ Acpfns¨bvXXp \nhÀ¯n¡mXncn¡ptam?' (kwJym]pkvXIw 23:19) ssZhw kwkmcn¡póh³ am{Xañ, Ah³ {]hÀ¯n¡póh³ IqSnbmWv. ssZhw hmKvZm\w sNbvXXpt]mse Hcp Znhkw ssZhw Fsâ `mcysb ]qÀ®ambn kpJs¸Sp¯n. ssZh¯nsâ Hcp Znhkw a\pjysâ Bbncw Znhkw t]msebpw ssZh¯nsâ Bbncw Znhkw a\pjysâ Hcp Znhkw t]msebpw Ccn¡póp. FtómSp hmKvZm\w sNbvX B "Að¸Imew' ]Xn\ôp hÀjambncpóp. ssZhw hmKvZ¯nð hnizkvX\mWv. Cóp cmKnWn ]cn]qÀ® tcmKhnapàbmWv. at\mtcmKnIÄ¡v Iu¬knenwKv sImSp¡pó tPmenbnð {]hÀ¯n¡póp. B sXmgnenð cmKnWn¡v henb ]cnioe\w Hópw e`n¨n«nñ. Fómð at\mtcmKnIsf¡pdn¨pÅ at\m`mcw Ahsf B sXmgnð sN¿póXn\p \nÀºÔnXbm¡póp.

ssZhs¯ A\pkcn¡póXnð AXy´nIamb kt´mjw DÄs¡mÅpóp. ssZhw F§s\bmWv \s½ A\pkcW¯n\p hnt[bcm¡póXv? "Rm³ Fs³d Bßmhns\ \n§fpsS DÅnð B¡n \n§sf Fs³d N«§fnð \S¡pamdm¡pw; \n§Ä Fs³d hn[nIsf {]amWn¨p A\pjvTn¡pw.' (sbsltkvIð 36:27) ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mòmhmWv \s½ A\pkcW¯n\p hnt[bcm¡póXv. ]cnip²mßmhv ImcyØ\pw hgn\S¯n¸pImc\pamWv.

hnip² bmt¡m_v Çolm taml¯nsâ KÀ`[mcWs¯bpw ]m]¯nsâ P\\t¯bpw Ipdn¨v \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp. "]co£n¡s¸Spt¼mÄ Rm³ ssZh¯mð ]co£n¡s¸Spóp Fóp Bcpw ]dbcpXp. ssZhw tZmj§fmð ]co£n¡s¸Sm¯h³ BIpóp; Xm³ Bscbpw ]co£n¡póXpanñ. Hmtcmcp¯³ ]co£n¡s¸SpóXp kz´ taml¯mð BIÀjn¨p hioIcn¡s¸SpIbmð BIpóp. tamlw KÀ`w [cn¨p ]m]s¯ {]khn¡póp; ]m]w apgp¯n«p acWs¯ s]dpóp.' (bmt¡m_v 1:13þ15) icocimkv{XmSnØm\¯nð KÀ`[mcWhpw {]khhpw X½nepÅ kabssZÀLyw ]Xns\móp amkamWv. Fómð ]m]taml¯nsâ KÀ`[mcWhpw ]m]s¯ {]khn¡póXnepw X½nepÅ kabssZÀLyw \nÝnXañ. AXp \nanj§tfm hÀj§tfm BImw. ]m]s¯ {]khn¡msX tamls¯ Aekn¸n¡pI FóXv ssZhw A\phZn¨n«pÅ KÀ`Ñn{ZamWv. tamlw ]m]s¯ {]khn¡m³ \mw A\phZn¡cpXv. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ Xsâ {]mÀ°\bnð AXn\mbn ssZh¯nsâ ap¼nð \nÀt±iw Xncbpóp. "\o R§fpsS AIrXy§sf \ns³d ap¼nepw R§fpsS clky]m]§sf \ns³d apJ{]Imi¯nepw sh¨ncn¡póp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 90:8)

ssZht¯mSpÅ A\pkcW¯nð \mw am{Xañ kt´mjn¡póXv. temIw apgph\pw kzÀ¤hpw \t½msSm¯v kt´mjn¡póp. "A§s\Xtó am\km´cs¸Spó Hcp ]m]nsb¡pdn¨p ssZhZqXòmcpsS at²y kt´mjw DïmIpw Fóp Rm³ \n§tfmSp ]dbpóp.' (eps¡mkv 15:10)