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t\m¼v hnip-²n-bn-te-¡p-f-f h-gn¯mc                                                          Day 24


                                  Bßob ]IzX (SPIRITUAL MATURITY)

                                             (1 sImcn´yÀ 16:13-24)


                        "DWÀ-¶n-cn-¸n³; hn-izm-k-¯n \n-e-\n-ev-]n³; ]p-cp-jXzw Im-Wn-¸n³; i-àn-s¸-Sp-hn³.
                 \n-§Ä sN-¿p-¶-sXÃmw kv-t\-l-¯n sN--bvhn³'                              (hmIyw 13, 14)


                sImcn´y k`bv¡v At¸mkvtXme\mb ]utemkv \ÂIp¶ Bßob ]IzXbpsS ]mT§Ä BWv
         Cu thZ`mKs¯ {][m\ {]Xn]mZy hnjbw. ]IzXbmÀ¶ PohnXw hnizmk kaql¯n\p ImgvNh¨ Hcp
         Iq«w hyànIfpsS PohnXs¯ amXrIbm¡n AhXcn¸n¨psImïmWv ]utemkv Xsâ ktµiw ChnsS
         ]¦phbv¡p¶Xv. AXn {][m\s¸«hcmWv  kvsX^mt\mkpw, AIznemhpw, {]nkvIbpw.
         1. Bßob ]IzXbpsS Blzm\§Ä (hmIyw 13,14) The Exhortations of Spiritual Maturity
                       A©p Imcy§Ä ]utemkv ChnsS Blzm\w sN¿p¶p.  AXv \nÀ_ÔaÃm¯,  F\n¡v
         Cãapsï¦n sNbvXm aXn F¶v IcpXmhp¶ Blzm\§Ä AÃ. ]ns¶tbm \nÀ_Ôambpw \mw
         PohnX¯n {]mhÀ¯nIamt¡ïp¶ A\p`h§Ä BWv. DWÀ¶ncn¸n³, hnizmk¯n \ne\n¸n³,
         ]pcpjXzw ImWn¸n³, iàns¸Sphn³, \n§Ä sN¿p¶sXÃmw kvt\l¯n sNbvhn³. \nc´camb
         Pm{KXbpw, hnizmk hgnbnse ØncXbpw, GXp A\p`h§sfbpw kss[cyw t\cnSm\pÅ Icp¯pw,
         ssZh¯nsâ iànbnepÅ icWhpw, kvt\l ip{iqjbv¡mbpÅ a\Êpw DÅhcmWv ]IzXbmÀ¶
         PohnX¯nsâ DSaIÄ.

         2. Bßob ]IzXbpsS khntijXIÄ (hmIyw 15, 20) The Characteristics of of Spiritual Maturity
                       hoïpw A©p khntijXIfmWv ]utemkv ChnsS ]¦phbv¡p¶Xv. ip{iqj  (Service),
         H¶mas¯ khntijX.  AJmbnbn \n¶pw BZyambn IÀ¯mhnsâ `mKt¯¡v h¶ kvsX^mt\m-
         knsâ IpSpw_w Adnbs¸«Xv hnip²·msc ip{iqjn¡p¶ IpSpw_w F¶mWv.
                       hnt[bs¸SÂ (Submission) CXv Bßob ]IzXbpsS cïmas¯ khntijXbmbn
         ]utemkv ]¦phbv¡p¶p. IÀ¯mhnsâ the¡mÀ¡v Iogvs¸«p Pohn¡Ww. ]ckv]cw AwKoIcn¡p
         ¶hÀ¡v am{Xta At\ym\yw hnt[bs¸«p {]hÀ¯n¡m³ IgnbpIbpÅq. ChnsS aÕc§tfm XÀ¡§tfm
         DïmhpIbnÃ.
                       kulrZw (Friendship) BWv aq¶mas¯ khntijX. kvsX^mt\mkpw, s^mÀ¯p\m
         sXmkpw, AJmbns¡mkpw h¶Xv \¶mbn F¶v h¨m Hcpan¨p ip{iqj sN¿p¶Xnsâ kt´mjw
         ]utemkv ]¦p hbv¡pIbmWnhnsS. Iq«mbvabpsS A\p`h¯n {]hÀ¯n¡p¶XmWv kphntij¯nsâ
         ssien.
                       BXnYyw (Hospitality) ]utemknsâ sImcn´nse ip{iqjbpsS kab§fnseÃmw GItZiw
         H¶c sImÃw ]utemkn\v BXnYyw AcpfnbXv BZnak`bnse amXrI Z¼XnIfmb AIznebpw
         {]nkv{InÃbpambncp¶p. FÃmhscbpw DÄs¡mÅphm³ {]m]vXamb Hcp k` AhcpsS ho«n Dïmbncp¶p
         F¶Xv Cu kvt\l ip{iqjIfpsS ASn¯dbmbn \mw a\Ênem¡Ww.
                       A\pcRvP\w (Reconcilliation) BWv A©mas¯ khntijX. hnip² Npw_\¯mÂ
         At\ym\yw hµ\w  sNmÃWw F¶mWv ]utemkv ]dbp¶Xv. {InkvXphnsâ kvt\l¯n \ndªp
         ]ckv]cw £an¡m\pw, A\p-c-Rv-P-\-s¸-Sm\pw \mw X¿mdmIWw. {InkvXphnsâ £asb Xncn¨dnbp¶
         hÀ¡p am{Xsa Cu ]IzX kzmb¯am¡m³ Ignbq.
         3. Bßob ]IzXbpsS ASbmfw (hmIyw 21, 24) The Mark of Spiritual Maturity
                       ssZhP\t¯mSpÅ  Xsâ  kvt\l¯nsâ  Bgw Adnbn¡m\mWv  kz´w Is¿m¸psImïv
         ]utemkv Cu teJ\w ]qÀ¯nbm¡nbXv. ]utemkn\v BhÀ¯n¡m³ Hcp hmt¡bpÅq "Fsâ kvt\lw".
         AXv Xs¶bpw cq]m´cs¸Sp¯nb {InkvXphnsâ kvt\lamWv. AXmWv Bßob ]IzXbpsS bYmÀ°
         ASbmfw. kz´w Poh³ \ÂIn \s½ hosïSp¯ {InkvXphns\ kvt\ln¡m¯h³ A\p{Kln¡
         s¸«h\à Fs¶mcp ap¶dnbn¸pw ]utemkv ChnsS ]¦phbv¡p¶p.


                       IÀ¯mth, cq-]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶ \n-sâ kv-t\-lw Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªv Bßn-b ]Iz-X
                {]m-]n-¡p-hm³ R§-sf k-lm-bn-t¡-W-ta....


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