Yah Hummara Samay hai!

1978 mein, football field ki ek stadium mein khada tha jo 65000 fans se bhara hua tha. Mere samne kai bahut bade opponents the jo lagta tha ki kisi bhi samay weh mere sar uda sakte hai. Yeh mera pahela shuruati quarterback tha National Football League mein, aur hum reigning Super Bowl champions khel rahe the. Sach kahata hu ki, Maine sawal kiya ki hya mein bahetar hu field mein rahene ke liye. Mein peeche aaya pahela pass ke liye, aur jaise maine ball ko chodda, mujhe kas ke laga pahele se bhi zyada. Ussi samay, un bade athletes ke dher ke niche, mujhe ascharye hua ki main waha kya kar raha tha. Mujhe ek faisla karna tha. Kya main apne sandeh ko mujhse aage nikal de sakta hu, ya main saahas aur shakti paoonga khade hokar aage badne ke liye?

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Paheli pass

Sambhandi Press

Mujhe yah nahi ahesaas tha ki yah anubhav mujhe bhavishye ke avasaron ke liye kaise taiyaar karega. Mujhe seekhne ki zaroorat tha ki mein majboot aur bahadur kathin paristhithiyo mein ho sakta hu.

Ek football khel lagbhag uthna mahatvapoorn nahin ho sakta hai jitna ki chunautiyon ka saamna karna padega. Zyaadaatar maamlo mein, logo se bhara stadium hamesha nahi hoga. Lekin tumhara bahaduri mein liya gaya faisla anant prabhav dega.

Shayad aap humesha chunautiyo ko mahesoos nahi kar sakte hai. Lekin humare Swargye Pita humme ek nirdai builder ki tarah apne rajye mein dekhta hai. Isiliye usne humme yaha is dauran ithihas mein beja hai. Yah Hummara Samay hai!

Suniye President Russell M. Nelson ne kya kaha President banne ke baad:“humare uddhaarkarta aur uddhaarak, Ishu Masih, ab aur jab vah phir se aaenge, ke beech unke sabse shaktishaalee kaam karenge. Hum chamatkaari sanket dekhenge ki Parmeshwar Pita aur unke putr, Ishu Masih, mahima mein is Girjaghar ki adhyakshata karte hain” (“Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” Liahona, May 2018, 96).

Akarshak kaam karta hai? Chamatkaari sanket? Wah kaisa lagega? Hum kis bhumika koh nabhayege, aur hum kaise samjhenge ki kya karna hai? Mujhe sab jawaab nahi pata hai, par mein jaanta hu ki humme taiyar hona padega jab Parmeshwar ko hummari zaroorat padegi! Priesthood ki shakti ka prayog karna kabhee bhee adhik mahatvapoorn nahin raha.

Kya hum Bhagvaan ke prophet par bharosa karte hai? Kya hum apne bhaagy ko khoj aur poora kar sakte hai? Ha, hum kar sakte hai, aur ha, humme karna chahiye, kyonki yah hummara samay hai!

Jab hum parmeshvar ke paraakramee sevakon kee kahaaniyaan sunte hain jo humaare saamne aae the—jaise ki Moses, Mary, Moroni, Alma, Esther, Joseph,, aur kaee anye—ve jeevan se bade lagte hain. Par veh humse alag nahi the. Veh bhi aam aadmiyo ki tarah mushkilo ka samna karte the. Veh Parmeshwar par bharosa karte the. Unhone mahatvapoorn samay par sahi faisle liye. Aur, Ishu Masih ke vishwas ke saath, veh apne samay mein avashyak kaarye kiye.

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Prophet Joshua

Achanamak

Vichaar karo Puraane Niyam mein hero Joshua ka. Vah Moses ka ek samarpit follower tha, jo itihaas mein sabse mahaan netaon mein se ek tha. Moses ke jaane ke baad, Joshua ka samay aaya. Usse Isreal ke bacho ko promised land thak pahuchana tha. Vah yeh sab kaise karega? Joshua ka janam aur palan poshan Egypt ke slavery mein hua tha. Uske paas madad ke liye koi handbook yah instrumental vedios nahi tha. Uske paas koi smartphone bhi nahi tha! Par uske paas Prabhu ka vaada tha:

“Jaise hum Moses ke saath raha, waise hi hum tumhare saath rahega: mein tumhe fail nahi karunga, na hi chodunga.

“Majboot aur achhe saahas ke saath raho” (Joshua 1:5–6

Jab maine ek naya aur anubhavaheen sattar tha, First Presidency ke ossice se mujhe ek zaroori call aaya, puchne par pata chala ki aspataal mein kisee javaan ke paas jaakar Prophet ka pratinidhitv karna hoga—turant. Jawaan admi ke naam Zach raha. Vah ek missionary banane ki tayyaari mein laga hua tha par vah ek accident ka shikar ho gaya aur usse sar mein ghambeer chot ayi.

Jaise mein aspataal pahucha, mera dimaag chalne laga. Ek lakshye prophet ke liye—kya aap mazaak kar rahe hai? Mein kya saamna karne jaa raha hu? Kaise mein is jawaan admi ki madad kar sakta hu? Kya mere paas uthna vishvaas hai? Fervent praarthna aur jis gyaan ke saath mere paas pavitr priesthood ka adhikaar tha vah mere anchors ban gae.

Jab mein pahucha, Zach aspataal k bistar par leta hua tha. Ek orderly use opareting kamare mein whisk ke lie taiyaar khada tha taaki doctor uske mastishk par dabaav ko kam kar sake. Maine uski maa ki aasu bhari aank aur uski aaas-paas khade ek bhayabheet yuva mitr ko dekha, aur mujhe turant pata chala ki zach ko priesthood blessing ki zaroorat hai. Uske dost ko abhi haali mein hi Melchizedek Priesthood mila tha, isiliye meine uski madad maangi. Maine priesthood ki shakti ko mahasoos kiya kyonki humne namrata se Zach ko aasheervaad diya. Phir use jaldi se surgery ke liye lajaya gaya, aur ek shantipurn bhaavna ne pushti kee ki uddhaarkarta apni buddhi ke anusaar cheezon ko sambhaalenge.

Initial incision se pahale medical staff ne ek antim X-ray kiya. Unhe pata chala, unke aashchary ke liye, ki kissi bhi operation ki zaroorat nahi hai.

Therapy ke baad, Zach ne chalna aur baath karna phir se seekh liya. Vah ek safal mission serve kiya aur abhi ek khubsoorat parivaar ko paal raha hai.

Beshak, yah humesha parinaam nahi hota hai. Maine anye logo ko samaan vishvaas ke saath priesthood blessing diya hai, aur prabhu ki ichchha is jeevan mein poorn upchaar pradaan karne ke liye nahin thi. Hum Uski shakti aur uddeshyon par bharosa karte hain aur Uske liye parinaam chhodte hain. Hum hamesha apne kaaryon ka parinaam nahin chun sakte, lekin ham kaary karne ke liye taiyaar hona chun sakte hain.

Jeevan-dhamkee kee sthiti mein unka pratinidhitv karne ke liye aapse kabhee bhee First Presidency dvaara nahin poochha ja sakta hai. Lekin, hume balaya gaya hai zindagi-badalne waale kaamo mein parbhu ko represent karna. Woh tumhe chodega nahin. Yah Hummara Samay hai!

Peter. uddharkarta ke chief Apostle ek tufaani boat mein tha jab usne Ishu ko paani pe chalte hue dekha. WAh unke saath judna chahata tha, aur uddharkarta ne kaha, “Aao.” Saahaspurvak, aur chamatkaari roop se, Peter ne boat ko chod diya aur Uddharkarta ke taraf chalne laga. Lekin jab Peter ne boisterous hava par dhyaan diya, to uska vishvaas ladakhada gaya. “Usse dar laga; aur vah doobne laga, vah roh kar, kaha, Prabhu, mujhe bachao. “Ishu ne turant haath badhaya, aur use thaam liya.” (Dekhiye Matthew 14:22–33

Jab hawa hummare zindagi ki taraf aata hai, kaha hai hummara dhyan? Yaad karo, humesha taakat aur saahas ka ek reliable source hai. Ishu ke haath hummare liye badte hai, jaise Peter ke liye bada tha. Jaise hi hum uske paas jaenge, Vah humme pyar se rescue karega. Hum Uske hai. Usne kaha, “daro nahin: kyonki maine tujhe chhuda liya hai, maine tujhe tere naam se pukaara hai; tu mera hai ”. (Isaiah 43:1 Aap apne jeevan mein jiyenge agar usse apne zindagi mein aane diya. Yeh chunaao aapka hai! (Dekhiye Russell M. Nelson, “Let God Prevail,” Liahona, Nov. 2020, 92–95.)

Apne jeevan ke ant mein, Joshua ne apne logon se nivedan kiya, “tum is din ko Chun lo ki tum kiskee seva karoge; … lekin mere aur mere ghar ke lie, hum prabhu kee seva karenge ” (Joshua 24:15). Usne Bhagvaan kee seva karne ke liye jo vikalp chune, uske kaaran Joshua apne samay mein ek mahaan leader ban gaya. Mere pyare dosto, yah hummara samay hai! Aur humaaree chunne ki shakti humaare bhaagy ka nirdhaaran karegee.(see Thomas S. Monson, “Decisions Determine DestinyBrigham Young University fireside, Nov. 6, 2005], speeches.byu.edu).

Jab main ek Bishap ke roop mein seva kar raha tha, humaare Ward mein ek aadarsh vaaky tha: Achchha vikalp samaan khushee—anant kaal. Jawaan hall mein pass hote hue kahete hai, “Bishop, Mein acha vikalp karta hu!” Uh Bishop ka sapna hai!

Kya matlab hai “acche chun ne ka adhikaar”? “Swami,” unhone pucha, “kanoon me kaun sa sabse mahaan agyaa hai?” Uh jawaab dees:

“Tu Parmeshwar apne Prabhu se apne saare mann aur apne saare praan aur apni saari budhi ke saath prem rakh.

“Badi aur mukhye aagya to yahi hai.

“Aur usi ke samaan yeh dusri bhi hai, Ki tu apne padosi se apne samaan prem rakh” (Matthew 22:37–39

Main tumhare baare mein nahi janta hu, par jab mein in doh mahaan aagyao ko padtha hu, mein ek theesra, aagya yaad karta hu: ki apne aap se pyar karo.

Kya tumne kabhi socha hai apne aap se pyar karne ki agya ke bhaare mein? Agar hum apne aap se pyar nahi kar sakte toh kya hum sach mein Bhagvan se aur unke bachcho se pyar kar sakte hai?

Ek buddhimaan leader ne haal hee mein ek aise vyakti kee counseling kee jo vinaashakaaree vikalpon ko door karne kee koshish kar raha tha. Aadmi ko sharmindagi mahesoos hua, sandeh hai ki vah kisee ke pyaar ke laayak tha

Uske leader ne usse kaha,“Prabhu tumhe janta hai, pyar karta hai, aur tumse prasann hai aur tum jo sahasee kadam utha rahe ho.” Par usne aage bola, “[Aapko] agyao ko sunna padega apne aap se pyar karne ke liye taaki tumme [Bhagvaan] ka pyar mehasoos kar sako aur dusron ko pyar karo.”

Jab uske bhai ne yah councel suna, usne zindagi dekhi apne anko se. Usne baad mein kaha, “Maine puri zindagi nikaaldi shanti aur Svikaran khojne mein. Maine galat jagaho mein usse dhoodne ki koshish ki. Sirf Swargye pita aur Uddharkarta ke pyar se hum aaram pa sakte hai. Mein janata hu ki vah chahate hai ki mein khud se pyar karoo, sirf isi tarah se mein mehasoos kar sakta h unke pyar ko.”

Hummare Swargye Pita chahate hai ki hum apne aap se pyar kare—aisa nahin hai ki hum abhimaanee ya aatm-kendrit ho jaenge, lekin isliye ki hum khud ko Usee tarah se dekhenge jaise vah humen dekhta hai: Apne bachchon ke roop mein. Jab yah sachchai hummare dilo ke gaharai mei jaata hai, humara pyar Parmeshwar ke liye badta hai. Jab hum apne aap ko izzat se dekhte hai, humare dil khul jaatha hai dusro ko ussi izzat se dekhne ke liye. Jitna adhik aap apne divine worth ko pahachaante hain, utna hee aap is divy saty ko samajhte hain: ki Bhagvaan ne aapko is samay, is samay, itihaas ke is mahatvapoorn kshan mein bheja hai, taaki aap un pratibhaon aur upahaaron ke saath sabse achchha sambhav kar sake. Yah Hummara Samay hai! Abhi tumhara samay hai! (see Russell M. Nelson, “Becoming True Millennialsworldwide devotional for young adults, Jan. 10, 2016], broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org).

Joseph Smith ne sikhaaya ki har bhavishyavakta, har yug mein, “jis din hum jeete hain, us din khushee ke saath tatpar rahte hain; … unhone humaare is din ko gaaya aur likha hai; … hum Bhagvaan kee mahima ke baare mein bataane ke liye Bhagvaan ke favoured log hain.” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 186).

JAB aap apne roz ke chunautiyo ka saamna karenge, yah yaad karna jo Elder Jeffry R. Holland ne kaha hai: “bahut kuch humare kandho par hai, lekin yah ek shaandaar aur saphal anubhav hoga. … Is antim pratiyogita mein jeet pahale hee ghoshit kee ja chukee hai. Jeet pahale se hee record pustakon mein hai, shaastr!” (“Be Not Afraid, Only Believe” [address to Church Educational System religious educators, Feb. 6, 2015], broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org).

Kya main ek nimantran ko aage bada sakta hoon jise hum sabhee apnee vyaktigat bhoomikaon ko pahachaanane aur gale lagaane kee prathna karte hain kyonki hum us shaandaar din kee taiyari karte hain jab uddhaarakarta phir se aega. Bhagvan humme uthna chahate hai jithna hum soch bhi nahi sakte, aur wah humare prathnao ka jawaab dega! Aur chaahe hum football ke maidaan mein hon, aspataal ke kamre mein, ya apne ghar mein, hum iska ek mahatvapoorn hissa ho sakte hain - kyonki yah humaara samay hai! Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.