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t\m¼v hnip-²n-bn-te-¡p-f-f h-gn¯mc Day 24 Day 25

Bßob ]IzX (SPIRITUAL MATURITY) cpNn-¨-dn-tbï ssZhw

(1 sImcn´yÀ 16:13-24) (k-¦oÀ-¯-\-§Ä 34:1-9)

"DWÀ-¶n-cn-¸n³; hn-izm-k-¯n \n-e-\n-ev-]n³; ]p-cp-jXzw Im-Wn-¸n³; i-àn-s¸-Sp-hn³. "b-tlm-h \Ã-h³ F¶v cpNn-¨-dn-hn³; Ah-s\ ic-Ww {]m-]n-¡p-¶ ]p-cp-j³ `m-Ky-hm³.'
\n-§Ä sN-¿p-¶-sXÃmw kv-t\-l-¯n sN--bvhn³' (hmIyw 13, 14) (hmIyw 8)

t\m-¼pIm-e Nn-´-IÄ Pohn-X hn-ip-²n-¡p k-lm-b-I-am-bn-¯o-cWw. {Iq-in-s\ [ym-\n-¡p-¶
sImcn´y k`bv¡v At¸mkvtXme\mb ]utemkv \ÂIp¶ Bßob ]IzXbpsS ]mT§Ä BWv
hn-izm-k k-aq-lw ]pXn-b Poh-sâ A-\p-`-h-¯n bm-{X sN-¿p-¶ Bßo-b k-aq-l-am-bn cq-]m-´-c-s¸-Sp¶p.
Cu thZ`mKs¯ {][m\ {]Xn]mZy hnjbw. ]IzXbmÀ¶ PohnXw hnizmk kaql¯n\p ImgvNh¨ Hcp
a-cW-s¯ P-bn-¨v D-bnÀ-¸n-sâ k-t´m-jw \Â-Ip-¶ IÀ-¯m-hv hy-àn Po-hn-X§-sf ]p-Xp-Po-h³ \Â-In
Iq«w hyànIfpsS PohnXs¯ amXrIbm¡n AhXcn¸n¨psImïmWv ]utemkv Xsâ ktµiw ChnsS
i-àn-s¸-Sp-¯p¶p. {]-Xn-_-Ô§-sf A-Xn-Po-hn-¡p-hm³ I-cp-¯v BÀ-Pn-¡p-I-bm-Wv t\m-¼pIm-e
]¦phbv¡p¶Xv. AXn {][m\s¸«hcmWv kvsX^mt\mkpw, AIznemhpw, {]nkvIbpw.
[ym-\-¯n-eq-sS km-[y-am-Ip-¶Xv. A-\pXm-] lr-Z-b-t¯m-sS cq-]m-´-c Po-hn-Xw \-bn-¸m³ ssZh-s¯
1. Bßob ]IzXbpsS Blzm\§Ä (hmIyw 13,14) The Exhortations of Spiritual Maturity cp-Nn-¨-dn-ªv km-£y-s¸-Sp-¯p-hm³ \-ap-¡v I-gn-tb-ï-XmWv.
A©p Imcy§Ä ]utemkv ChnsS Blzm\w sN¿p¶p. AXv \nÀ_ÔaÃm¯, F\n¡v A-Xn-\v I-gn-ª Zm-ho-Zv ssZhs¯ cpNn-¨-dn-hm³ \-s½ 34þmw k-¦oÀ-¯-\-¯n-eq-sS B-lzm-\w
Cãapsï¦n sNbvXm aXn F¶v IcpXmhp¶ Blzm\§Ä AÃ. ]ns¶tbm \nÀ_Ôambpw \mw sN-¿p-¶p. 1 i-ap-th 21 : 10 - 15 `mK-¯v i-{Xp-hn-sâ I-¿n \n¶pw c-£-s¸-« kw-`-h-¯n-sâ ]-Ým-¯-e-¯nÂ
PohnX¯n {]mhÀ¯nIamt¡ïp¶ A\p`h§Ä BWv. DWÀ¶ncn¸n³, hnizmk¯n \ne\n¸n³, F-gpXnb k-¦oÀ-¯-\-¯n- Zm-ho-Zv ]-d-bp¶p; k-I-e `-b-§-fn \n-¶pw hn-Sp-hn-¨v ssZ-hw ap-Jw
]pcpjXzw ImWn¸n³, iàns¸Sphn³, \n§Ä sN¿p¶sXÃmw kvt\l¯n sNbvhn³. \nc´camb {]-Im-in-X-am-¡n-sb¶v. e-Ön-¸n-¡m¯ ssZhw. F-fn-b-h-cp-sS \n-e-hn-fn tI-«v k-I-e I-ã-X-I-fn \n¶pw
Pm{KXbpw, hnizmk hgnbnse ØncXbpw, GXp A\p`h§sfbpw kss[cyw t\cnSm\pÅ Icp¯pw, hn-Sp-hn-¡p¶ ssZ-hw. Hmtcm A-\p-`-h-§fpw ssZ-hw \Ã-h-s\-¶v cp-Nn-¨-dn-hm³ k-µÀ-`w \Â-Ip¶p.
ssZh¯nsâ iànbnepÅ icWhpw, kvt\l ip{iqjbv¡mbpÅ a\Êpw DÅhcmWv ]IzXbmÀ¶ ssZh-s¯ cp-Nn-¨-dn-bp¶-Xv F-§s\? ssZ-hw \Ã-h-s\-¶v hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶-Xn-\v \-ap-¡v A-[n-Iw
PohnX¯nsâ DSaIÄ. _p-²n-ap-«v D-ïm-bn-cn-¡nÃ. Zm-ho-Zv ]-d-bp¶-Xp t]m-se ssZ-hw \Ã-h-\m-sW-¶v cp-Nn-¨-dnbp-I F¶-Xv F-§-s\

2. Bßob ]IzXbpsS khntijXIÄ (hmIyw 15, 20) The Characteristics of of Spiritual Maturity F¶ tNmZyw \-s½ A-e-«n-tb-¡mw. H-cp h-kv-Xp-hn-s\¸-än A-dn-bp-¶Xpw A-Xv A-\p-`-hn-¡p-¶Xpw X-½nÂ
hoïpw A©p khntijXIfmWv ]utemkv ChnsS ]¦phbv¡p¶Xv. ip{iqj (Service), hy-Xym-kw Dïv. \-½Ä F-s´-¦nepw H-¶v cp-Nn-¡p¶-Xv tI-«-dn-hn-t\-¡mÄ Iq-Sp-X B-kzm-Zy-amWv. H-cp
H¶mas¯ khntijX. AJmbnbn \n¶pw BZyambn IÀ¯mhnsâ `mKt¯¡v h¶ kvsX^mt\m- tNm-t¢-äv tI-¡v D-sï-¶v Im-Wp-¶Xpw a-äp-Å-hÀ cp-Nn-¨v B-kz-Zn-¡p¶-Xv Im-Wp-¶Xpw \-½p-sS Po-hn-X-¯nÂ
knsâ IpSpw_w Adnbs¸«Xv hnip²·msc ip{iqjn¡p¶ IpSpw_w F¶mWv. A-\p-`-haÃ. F-¶m A-Xv \mw cp-Nn-¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv A-Xv \-ap-¡v B-kzm-Zy-am-bn A-\p-`-h-s¸-Sp-¶Xv.
hnt[bs¸S (Submission) CXv Bßob ]IzXbpsS cïmas¯ khntijXbmbn ssZ-hw \Ã-h-\m-sW¶pw A-h³ Po-hn-X-¯n A-\p-{K-l-§Ä \-ÂIp-¶-h-\m-sW¶pw
]utemkv ]¦phbv¡p¶p. IÀ¯mhnsâ the¡mÀ¡v Iogvs¸«p Pohn¡Ww. ]ckv]cw AwKoIcn¡p hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶p. a-ä-pÅ-h-cn A¯-cw A-\p-`-h-§Ä \mw Im-Wp-¶pïv. F-¶m \-½p-sS Po-hn-X-¯nÂ
¶hÀ¡v am{Xta At\ym\yw hnt[bs¸«p {]hÀ¯n¡m³ IgnbpIbpÅq. ChnsS aÕc§tfm XÀ¡§tfm A-\p-\n-an-jw ssZh-¯n-sâ A-\p-{K-l§Ä, hn-SpXÂ, k-ar-²am-b Poh-sâ A-\p-`-h-§Ä Dtïm F-¶v \mw
DïmhpIbnÃ. ]-cn-tim-[n-¡Ww. CÃm-sb-¦n \-½n Ft´m Ip-d-hpïv. Im-cWw, IÀ-¯m-hv ]-d-bp-¶p A-h³ h¶-Xv
kulrZw (Friendship) BWv aq¶mas¯ khntijX. kvsX^mt\mkpw, s^mÀ¯p\m Poh-sâ k-ar-²am-b A-\p`-hw D-ïm-tI-ï-Xn-\m-sW¶v (tbm-l: 10:20). A-§-s\-sb-¦n H-cp am-ä-¯n-\v
sXmkpw, AJmbns¡mkpw h¶Xv \¶mbn F¶v h¨m Hcpan¨p ip{iqj sN¿p¶Xnsâ kt´mjw B-h-iy-apïv. B am-ä-¯n-\v B-h-iyam-b aq-¶p ]-Sn-IÄ ]-d-bs«.
]utemkv ]¦p hbv¡pIbmWnhnsS. Iq«mbvabpsS A\p`h¯n {]hÀ¯n¡p¶XmWv kphntij¯nsâ a\-Êv ]p-Xp-¡n cq-]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-hn³. (tdm-aÀ-: 12:2) ssZ-hw \Ã-h³ F-¶ ]m-c¼-cy hn-izm-k-aÃ
ssien. h-N-\-¯n-eq-sS ssZ-hi-Ðw a-\-Ên-em-¡n Ah-s\ A-\p-`-h-am-¡Ww. A-h³ F-s¶ ku-Jy-am-¡p-¶-h³
BXnYyw (Hospitality) ]utemknsâ sImcn´nse ip{iqjbpsS kab§fnseÃmw GItZiw (]p-d-¸m-Sv: 15:21). ssZ-hw a-lm-Z-bm-ep-hm-Wv (k-¦o: 86:5). ssZ-hw Z-b-bpw \o-Xn-bp-ap-Åh³ (bncaymhv: 9:24)
H¶c sImÃw ]utemkn\v BXnYyw AcpfnbXv BZnak`bnse amXrI Z¼XnIfmb AIznebpw ssZ-hw a-lm-I-cp-W-bp-Åh³ (k¦o: 145:8). Cu kXyw a-\-Ên-em-¡p-t¼mÄ \-½p-sS kw-i-b-§Ä \o-§n
{]nkv{InÃbpambncp¶p. FÃmhscbpw DÄs¡mÅphm³ {]m]vXamb Hcp k` AhcpsS ho«n Dïmbncp¶p ssZ-hw \Ã-h-\m-sW-¶v cp-Nn-¨-dn-bp-hm³ \-ap-¡v I-gn-bpw.
F¶Xv Cu kvt\l ip{iqjIfpsS ASn¯dbmbn \mw a\Ênem¡Ww. ssZ-h-¯n-sâ \-· \mw hn-iz-kn-¡Ww. "Rm³ Po-h-\p-Å-h-cp-sS tZi-¯p b-tlm-h-bp-sS \-·
A\pcRvP\w (Reconcilliation) BWv A©mas¯ khntijX. hnip² Npw_\¯m Im-Wp-sa-¶v hn-iz-kn-¨n-sÃ-¦n Iãw"! (k-¦o 27:13). ssZ-h-¯n-sâ \-· \mw kzo-I-cn-¡Ww. "t\-tcm-sS
At\ym\yw hµ\w sNmÃWw F¶mWv ]utemkv ]dbp¶Xv. {InkvXphnsâ kvt\l¯n \ndªp \-S-¡p-¶-hÀ-¡v A-h³ H-cp \-·bpw ap-S-¡p-I-bnÃ" (k-¦o 84 : 11). ssZh-s¯ kw-i-bn-¡m-sX A-h³ \-ap-¡v
]ckv]cw £an¡m\pw, A\p-c-Rv-P-\-s¸-Sm\pw \mw X¿mdmIWw. {InkvXphnsâ £asb Xncn¨dnbp¶ \-·I-sf X-cp-sa-¶v ]qÀ-®-am-bn hn-iz-kn-¡p-I. ssZ-hw F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯n A-t\-Iw \-·-IÄ \Â-In-bn-«pïv.
hÀ¡p am{Xsa Cu ]IzX kzmb¯am¡m³ Ignbq. H-sc-®w ]-d-ªp-sImïv Cu [ym-\w A-h-km-\n-¸n-¡p-¶p. 1999þ A-_p-Zm-_n amÀ-t¯m-½m C-S-h-I-bn-se
3. Bßob ]IzXbpsS ASbmfw (hmIyw 21, 24) The Mark of Spiritual Maturity tk-h-\ Im-emh-[n ]qÀ-¯n-bm-¡n a-S§n-b F-\n-¡v lr-t{Zm-Kw D-ïmbn. Hm-¸¬ lmÀ-«v kÀP-dn B-h-iy-sa-¶v
ssZhP\t¯mSpÅ Xsâ kvt\l¯nsâ Bgw Adnbn¡m\mWv kz´w Is¿m¸psImïv tUm-ÎÀ hn-[n-sb-gp-Xn. 1999 Pq-sse 7þ\v kÀ-P-dn-¡m-bn kÀ-Pn-¡Â tä-_n-fn In-S-¡p-t¼mÄ ssZh-sa
]utemkv Cu teJ\w ]qÀ¯nbm¡nbXv. ]utemkn\v BhÀ¯n¡m³ Hcp hmt¡bpÅq "Fsâ kvt\lw". c-£n¡-sW F-¶p {]mÀ-°n¨p. ssZ-hw F-t¶m-Sv 118þmw k-¦oÀ-¯-\w 17þmw hm-Iy-¯n-eq-sS kw-km-cn¨p.
AXv Xs¶bpw cq]m´cs¸Sp¯nb {InkvXphnsâ kvt\lamWv. AXmWv Bßob ]IzXbpsS bYmÀ° a-cn-¡-bnà Po-h-t\m-sS-bn-cp-¶v ssZ-h-¯n-sâ {]-hÀ-¯nI-sf hÀ-®n-¡pw. Un-kv-NmÀ-Pv B-b-t¸mÄ tUm-ÎÀ
ASbmfw. kz´w Poh³ \ÂIn \s½ hosïSp¯ {InkvXphns\ kvt\ln¡m¯h³ A\p{Kln¡ ]-d-ª hm-¡p-IÄ A¨-sâ kuJyw A-Xn-i-b-I-c-amWv. \Ã-h\m-b ssZ-hw C¶pw F-\n-¡v
\Ã-h-\m-bn-cn-¡p¶p. ssZ-hw \Ã-h-s\-¶v cp-Nn-¨-dn-hn³.
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 ssZ-h-ta A-\pXm-] lr-Z-b-t¯m-sS \n-s¶ cp-Nn-¨-dn-ªv cq-]m-´-c Po-hn-Xw
{]m-]n-¡p-hm³ R§-sf k-lm-bn-t¡-W-ta.... \-bn-¡p-hm³ Cu t\m-¼p-Zn-\- [ym-\¯n-eq-sS R§-sf k-lm-bn-t¡m-W-ta...

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