“Mere Saath Chal”

Mere priye purohiti bhaiyon, aaj mera maksad dono ashvaasan dena aur aap ko apne purohoti sewa mei mazboot karna hai. Kuch hadh tak, mere andaaz se iska lakshya Uddhaarkarta ke jaisa tha jab Unse ek dhanvaan jawaan purush ne pucha, “Mai kaun sa bhalaa kam karun ki anant jeewan payu?” (dekhiye Matthew 19:16). Shayad aap is sabha mei us jawaan purush ki tarah aye ho, tajub karte hue ki kya tumhari sewa kabool hui hai. Aur usi chann tumhe lagega ki aur kuch karna hai—shayad bahut zyaada!

Us dhanvaan jawaan purush ko sab kuch bech kar Udhaarkarta ke piche chalna tha; aap ke bhavishye ki pragathi me aap ko shayad aisa na karna pade, par shayad zaroor kuch balidaan dena pade. Kisi bhi tarah, meri asha hai ki mera sandesh aap ko “nirash ho kar [lautne]” ka mauka na de jaise us jawaan purush ne kiya tha. (Dekhiye Matthew 19:20–22.) Balki, mai bharosa karta hoon ki aap “kushi manate apne raaste jayenge” (D&C 84:105) kyunki aap sudhaar lana chahate hain.

Iske bavjood bhi, ayogya mehsoos karna jab hum sochthe hain ki Prabhu ne kis cheez ke liye bulawa diya, aam baath hai. Asal me, agar tum mujhse kahoge ki purohoti kartavye nibhane ke liye tum apne aap ko parishudi se layak samajhthe ho, tho mujhe shayad gabrahat hogi ki shayad tumne ise acchi tarah se samjha nahi. Dusri or par, agar tumne mujhse kaha ki koi karya tumhare kabiliyath se zyaada hai aur tum haar manna chahate ho, tho mai tumahre samajhne me madad karna chahunga ki kaise Prabhu Apne purohiti adhikaariyon ko woh sab karne me shakti dete hain jo weh khud nahi kar paate.

Yeh tumhare niyukti ke liye bhi uthna hi sacch hai jithna ki mere. Hum me se koi bhi purohiti ke karya ko sirf apni buddhi aur kabiliyath par nahi kar saktha hai. Yeh aisa hai kyunki yeh humara karya nahi hai—yeh Prabhu ka hai. Isliye kaamyaabbi paane ke liye ek hai tarkeeb hai, Unpar nirbhar hona, chahe tum naye niyukt kiye deacon ho jise prabhubhoj me dhaarmik taqat badhane ka; yah Prabhu dwara niyukt kiya gaya gharelu sikshak jise ek parivaar ko pyaar karne ka aur unke dekh rekh ka mauka mila hai jo unke pyaar aur dekh rekh ko chahate hain.; yah ek pitah jo jaantha hai use apne ghar par sacchai se adhyaksh karna hai, par aap shayad anishchit hai ki ise kaise kiya jata hai, aur shayad aap ke paas kam samay hai, kyunki weh bacche bahut jald bade ho rahe hain aur yeh duniya unbhavnith aur prathikul hai.

Isliye agar aap abhibhoot mehsoos kar rahe hain, tho yeh ek accha chinya hai. Yeh zahir kartha hai ki aap ko Parmeshwar dwara bharose ke gambhirtha ka ahesaas hai. Iska matlab hai ki tumhe choti andaaz me maloom hai ki asal me purohiti kya hai.

Duniya me bahut kam log hain jinko yeh samaj hai. Yaha tak jo iske arth ko kuch hadh tak dahora sakte hain shayad use puri tarah se samajthe nahi hain. Dharamshastra ke kuch vakya hai, jo Pavitra Atma ki shakti dwara, pavitra purohiti ke prathi humari ahesaas ko gahera karta hai. Unme se yeh kuch susmachaar hain:

“Melchizedek Purohiti …shakti aur adhikaar, girja ke aathmik ashis ke kunjiyon ko thamna hai—

“Yeh taqat swarg ke rajya ke paheli ko paane ka swabhagya, swarg unke liye khula rahena, sammanya sabha aur Jyeshth ke girja se baath cheeth karna, aur Parmeshwar jo Pitah hain Unke upasthithi, aur Ishu jo naye vidhaan ka madhyastha hai ka anand paana.

“Aaronic Purohiti …ki shakti aur adhikaar, devdut dwara dekh rekh ki kunjiyon ko thamna hai” (D&C 107:18–20).

“[Purohiti ke] dharam vidhi me, Parmeshwar ka shakti prakhat hai. …

“Aur iske bina koi bhi vyakti Parmeshwar, yaha tak ke Pitah, ka chahera dekh kar ji nahi sakta hai” (D&C 84:20, 22).

“Yeh unch purohiti pad [Parmeshwar ke] Putra ke vyavastha ke anusaar tha, jo vyavastha prithvi ke neev ke samay se thi; dusro shabdo mein iske bina din ke arambh yah varsh ke anth hone ke karan use sada se aur sadayv ke liye, uske sab vasthuwo ke pruvagyaan ke anusaar tayaar kiya gaya tha” (Alma 13:7).

“Har kisi ko jise is vyavastha par vidhaan aur niyukt kiya gaya ke paas taqat hona chahiye, vishwaas dwara, pahaad thodna, samudra ko alag karna, paani ko sukhana, unhe apne mod se hatane ki;

“Jagath ke sena ko haraane ki, dharti ko vibhaajith karne ki, sabhi badhi ko thodne ki, Parmeshwar ke sharan par khade hona; unke iccha anussar sabhi kuch karna, aur unke agya anusaar, taqaton aur riyasatho ko dabdabana; aur yeh sab Parmeshwar ke Putra ke iccha anusaar prithvi ke neev se pahale” (Joseph Smith Translation, Genesis 14:30–31 [in the Bible appendix]).

Ek tarah is purohiti taqat ke vismayakaari varnan ka jawaab dena , yah maan lena hai ki wah hum par laagu nahi hotha. Dusri tarah iska jawaab dena, aathma ki khoj waale sawalo se, jo hum apne hirday me puchthe hai, jaise ki yeh: Kya maine kabhi aysa mehsoos kiya hai ki swarg mere liye khul gaya hai? Kya koi yeh vakya istemaal karega “devdut dwara dekhrekh” purohiti sewa ka varnan karte hue? Kya mai “Ishwariya shakti” unke jeewan me lata hoon jinhe mai sewa kartha hoon? Kya maine kabhi koi pahad thoda hai, sena ko parajith kiya haikise ke bandi ko thoda hai, yah duniyadaari ki taqaton ko dabdabaya hai—chahe laakshanik rup se—Parmeshwar ke iccha ko pura karne ke liye?

Aise anthardarshan humesha yeh bhaavna laati hai ki hum Parmeshwar ki sewa me aur kar sakte hain. Mujhe asha hai ki yeh tumhare liye yeh bhaavna lathi hai ki tum aur kuch karna chahate ho—Prabhu ke prabhavshaali karye me bhaag lene ki chahat. Yeh bhavna pehla kadam hai us tarah admi banne me jo purohiti sewa hume banati hai.

Dusra kadam Jehovah aur Enoch ke beech baath cheeth me varnith hai. Hum Enoch ko ek shaktishaali bahvisyevakta ke rup me jaanthe hain jinhone adhik burai ke madhya me Zion ki sthapna ki. Par shaktishaali bhavishyavakta se pahale, Enoch ne apne aap ko ek “par ek baccha, … bolne me nipun nahi,” aur sabhi mujhse nafrat karte hain (Moses 6:31). Prabhu ke shabdo ko suno jo unhone Enoch ko purothsahith karne ke liye istamaal kiya. Yeh, Unka shabd tumhare liye bhi hai jinhe purohiti adhikaari ke rup se sewa ki niyukti mili hai:

“Aur Prabhu ne Enoch se kaha: Aage jao aur vaysa karo jaisa maine tumko adesh diya hai, aur koi bhi tumhe vadh nahi kar sakta. Apna jabaan kholo, aur wah bhar jayega, aur mai tumhe bol dunga, kyonki sabhi manav deh mere haath me hai, aur mai waisa karoonga jaisa mujhe theek lagtha hai. …

“Dekho meri aatma tumhare upar hai, isliye tumhare saare shabdo ko mai uchith taharaunga; aur pahad tumhare aage se hat jayenge, aur nadi apna mod badal degi; aur tum mujh me sama jaoge and aur mai tuj me sama jaunga; isliye mere sang chal” (Moses 6:32, 34).

Bhaiyon, humara purohiti me niyukti Prabhu ka nimantran hai Unke saath chalne ke liye.Aur Prabhu ke saath chalne ka arth kya hai? Iska arth hai vaysa karna jaysa Weh karte hain, aur vayse sewa karna jaise Weh sewa karte hain. Unhone Apne subhida ko tyaag diya zaroorathmando ko ashis dene ke liye, isliye hum aisa karne ki koshis karte hain. Wah un logo par vishes roop se dhyaan deta tha, jinhe samaaj dwara andekhee aur yaha tak ke peeche chod diya jata, isliye hum bhi aisa karne ki koshis karte hain. Unhone sahaspoorvak Apne Pitah se prapt sacch ki gawahi di, bhale hi yah alokpriya tha, aur hume bhi aysa karna chahiye. Unhone sab se kaha, “Mere paas ao” (Matthew 11:28), aur hum sab se kahate hain, “Unke paas ao.” Purohiti adhikaari ki haysiyath se hum unke nirupak hain. Hum khud ke liye nahi par unke liye karya karte hain. Hum apne shabd nahi par Unke shabd istamaal karte hain. Jin logo ki hum sewa karte hain, weh Unhe humari sewa ke kaaran acchi tarah se jaan paate hain.

Jaise hi hum Prabhu ke “mere saath Chal” ke nimantran ko swikaar karte hain, humare purohiti sewa ka rawaiya badal jaatha hai. Woh usi samay aur mahaan aur shresht ho jaata par haasil karne laayak, kyunki hum jaante hai ki hum akele nahi hain. Maine yeh bahut mazbooti se mehsoos kiya jab Pradhaan Thomas S. Monson ne nao saal pehle apna haath mere sir par rakha aur mujhe ashirvaad diya mere is niyukti ke shuruaat mein. Us ashirvaad mein, usne Uddhaarkarta ke in shabdo ko dohraya: “Aur jo koi bhi tumhe swikaar karega, wahan mai bhi rahunga, kyunki mai tumhare aage jaaunga. Mai tumhare daahine aur baaye or rahunga, aur mera Aatma tumhare hridayon mein, aur mere devdut tumhare aas paas rahenge, tumhe sambhaalne ke liye” (D&C 84:88).

Maine is vaada ka sahara kayi baar liya hai, air maine apne 72 saal ke purohiti sewa mein kayi baar pura hote bhi dekha hai. Aysa hua jab mai ek naya Aaronic Purohiti rakhnewaala tha prabhubhoj baatne ke zimmedaari liye huwe. Ghabrahat mein ki koi galti na ho jaaye, mai sabha shuru hone se pehle chapel se baahar gaya aur prarthna kiya ki Parmeshwar mujhe madad kare is naazuk pal mein. Ek jawaab aaya. Mujhe laga Prabhu mere saath hai. Maine apne andar Unke saahas ko mehsoos kiya, aur is tarah maine Unke kaarye mein apne bhumika mein saahas paaya.

Mai jab bishop tha aysa phir hua. Mujhe ek mahila se phone call aaya ki usne ek bahut badi galti ki hai aur ab us ek kathin chunaao karna tha. Usse bhent karte samay, maine mehsoos kiya ki mai uske samasya ka samadhaan jaanta tha, par maine yeh bhi mehsoos kiya ki mujhe woh samadhaan nahin dena chahiye—use khud haasil karna chahiye. Uske liye mere bol the “mujhe vishwaas hai Parmeshwar bataega kya karna hai agar tum Unse puchoge.” Usne baad mein bataya ki usne Unse pucha tha aur Unhonne use bataya.

Ek dusre samay, ek aur phone call aaya, is samay police se. Mujhe bataya gaya ki nashe mein ek driver ne apni gaadi bank ke andar ghusa diya. Jab us ghabraya hua driver ne security guard ko apni laathi uski or karte khade dekha, usne kaha, “Mat maaro! Mai ek Mormon hoon!”

Woh nashe mein dhut driver mere ward ka ek sadasye nikla, abhi haal mein baptisma liya tha. Jab mai apne bishop waale daftar mein usse baate karne ka intazaar kar raha tha, maine tay kar liya ki mai kaise use paap se pachtawa karwaunga vachan todne aur Girja ko sharminda karne ke liye. Par jab maine use dekha, mere mann mein ek aawaaz aayi, “Mai tumhe use us tarah dikhaunga jaise mai tumhe dekhta hoon.” Aur phir, ek pal ke liye, uska rup badal gaya. Maine ek haeraan vyakti nahin magar Parmeshwar ka ek saaf, ujwal, shresht putra dekha. Maine achanak uske liye Prabhu jaisa prem mehsoos kiya. Us drishye ne mere baat ko badal diya. Usse mai bhi badal gaya.

Mai ne zaroori seekh paaye Prabhu ke saath chal ke Unka kaam karne ke anubhavon se. Mai in mein se teen aap ko batlaunga. Pehla hai ki Parmeshwar gaor karta hai aur sabse naye aur chote deacon ko bhi sehyog dega. Tum kabhi nahin sochna ki tum bahut chote ya bahut maamuli ho ki Woh tumhe nahin dekhega aur tumhare sewa ko jo tum Unke naam se karoge.

Dusra seekh hai ki Prabhu ka kaam sirf samadhaan nikalna nahin hai; insaan ko badhana hai. Isliye jab tum Unke saath purohiti ki sewa mein chaloge, tum paaoge ki kabhi kabhi jo sabse behtar sujhaao lagta hai Prabhu woh nahin chahata kyunki usse log badhte nahin hai. Agar tum sunoge, Woh tumhe Apne tarike sikhaega. Yaad rakho ki Parmeshwar ka kaarye aur mahima sabse behtar sanstha chalana nahin hai; woh hai “manushye ko amaransheelta aur anant jiwan dilana” (Moses 1:39). Waise to, yahi wajah hai, kyun Woh Apna purohiti ka adhikaar tumhare aur mere jaise doshpurn manushye ko deta hai aur hamein amantrit karta hai Unke kaarye ko pura karne ke liye. Hamari pragati Unka kaarye hai!

Ab teesra seekh: Uddhaarkarta ke sang purohiti ki sewa mein chalne se tum kaise auron ko dekhte ho usmein badlaao aayega. Woh tumhe sikhaega unhe Unki nazaron se dekhne ko, jiska matlab hai upari dikhawe se aage aur hriday ko dekhna (dekhiye1 Samuel 16:7). Isi tarah Uddhaarkarta Simon ko dekh paaye the, ek maoji machwaare ki tarah nahin par Peter ki tarah, Uske Girjaghar ka ek atyant-mazboot bhavishye ka neta (dekhiye Luke 5:1–11). Isi tarah Woh Zacchaeus ko dekh paaya tha, ek laalchi tax lene waale ki tarah nahin par Abraham ka ek imaandaar, sachcha putra ki tarah (dekhiye Luke 19:1–9). Agar tum Uddhaarkarta ke saath kaafi der chale, tum sabko Parmeshwar ke bachche ki tarah dekhna seekhoge anginit sambhaavna ke saath, chaahe jo bhi uska ateet hoga. Aur agar tum Uddhaarkarta ke saath chalte rahoge, tumhe Unka ek aur uphaar milega—logon ki madad karna apne andar ke sambhavna ko dekhna aur pashchataap karna.

Purohiti ke mere priye bhaaiyon, kayi tarikon se, hum un do chelon ki tarah hai jo us pehle Easter Raviwaar ko Emmaus ke raaste par chale the. Woh Punarujiwan ki subha thi, par woh ab bhi ekdam pakke nahin the ki punarujiwan hua ki nahin ya punarujiwan ka matlab kya tha. Unhe “bharosa tha ki [Nazareth ka Ishu] Israel ko mukti de chuka hoga,” par unke “hriday ahista vishwaas kar paaye” woh sab jo dharamshaastra mein punarujiwan ke baare mein sikhaya gaya tha. Woh chalte gaye aur baate karte gaye, “Ishu unke paas aaya, aur unke saath chala. Par unke aankhe aysi band kar di gayi thi, ki use pehchaan na sake” (dekhiyeLuke 24:13–32).

Mai gawahi deta hoon ki jab hum purohiti sewa ke maarg par chalenge, Uddhaarkarta Ishu Masih hamare saath rahega, kyunki yeh Unka maarg, Unka raasta hai. Unki jyoti humse pehle jaati hai, aur Unke farishte hamare ird-gird hai. Hum shaayad puri tarah se purohiti ka matlab nahin samjhenge ya kaise Unki tarah iska istemaal kare. Par agar hum un chanon par dhyaan dein jab hamare hriday “hamare andar uttejna utpann hoti hai” (Luke 24:32), hamare aankhein khul sakti hai, aur hum apne jiwanon aur apne sewa mein Unka sehyog dekh paaenge. Mai gawahi deta hoon ki Unke saath is mahaan kaarye mein, Parmeshwar ke bachchon ko uddhaar dilaane ka mein kaam karke aur Unki sewa karke Use behtar jaan paaenge. “Kyunki ek aadmi apne swami ko kaise jaanega jiki sewa usne pehle na ki ho, aur jo uske liye agyaat ho, aur uski samajh aur hriday se sarwatha pare ho?” (Mosiah 5:13). Ishu Masih hamara Swami hai. Yeh Unka Girja hai. Yeh Unka purohiti hamare paas hai. Mai aasha karta hoon ki hum sab Unke saath chalne ka chunaao kare aur pehchaane kaise Woh hamare saath chalta hai.

Mai aap ko apni aupcharik gawahi deta hoon ki Ishu hi Masih hai, humara punarjiwith hua Prabhu. Mai apni gawahi deta hoon ki jo purhohiti Unhone hume bharosa hai woh hai Unke naam par bolna aur kaarye karna. Hum ek premi Swarg ke Pita ke bachche hai jo hamare prarthnaaon ke jawaab deta hai aur Pavitra Aatma ko bhejta hai hamein har ek purohiti ke zimmedaari mein mazboot karne ke liye jiska hamein ashish mila hai. Joseph Smith ne Pita aur Putra ko dekha tha. Usne purohiti ke chaabiyon ko praapt kiya tha, jo Pradhaan Thomas S. Monson ko diya gaya hai, jo use aaj istemaal karta hai. Yeh hai meri gawahi, Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.