Recent storm of discussion is going over on the proposed bridge to connect two banks of the river named Padma in Bangladesh. This river is wide enough, and to build up a bridge, it seems reserved fund of Bangladesh only should not be sufficient. So she proposed the World Bank to finance it. She also proposed to other countries and international organizations to come forward to shoulder this heavy and costly project along with Bangladesh.
We also have another bridge over the river Jamuna. It is a successful bridge and both motor vehicle and train lines are set up functionally. But the proposed bridge named the Padma has stirred up the world. For some hidden reason, the progress of building and construction has been held up for long period. Minister of communication has resigned and another councilor is asked to make way for another person in his place. Progress is not on the move and throwing of letters like arrows are piercing this tiny country. The minister of finance affairs becomes embraced before the media. In one word we can say it is horrible fun!
We must learn some vital lesson from these embarrassing events for our practical, religious, social and cultural lives. First of all we must admit one fact that we all are human being is created in the image of the merciful, self-sacrificial peace-loving God. He is the source of all divine virtues and does produce all the best fruits for the benefit of the created beings including human being. He called man the best among all the creations. Anyone easily can expect peace and integrity from the best creation- the human being.
It must be added one important basic truth that the sagacious God did create a single man named Adam. He blessed and empowered him to cover the world through procreation. God made a woman from a rib of man and blessed the couple to live in peace in heaven with Him.
Alas, men were fallen from the place God did set them up. Immediately they found them in the midst of untold disasters. They started producing some sorts of solutions to solve self-made problems. But, alas, they were totally undone! The merciful God appeared to them and asked the cause of their hesitation. God wants to help them out, but simultaneously the cause of problem that is the apple of discord must be removed from their reach.
Let us come back to our object of discussion, the bridge over the river named Padma. Acquisition of land was already done and even compensation is being disbursing among the victims. All the blue prints of the said bridge are accepted as perfect. No cause is left to make a postponement of the project. But there has bin a big ‘But’ that has been lingering the construction of this colossal project. None can cross the river through the long desired bridge.
Whole humanity is definitely related as brothers and sisters as the origin of all people is a single man. We are called to have peace and harmony with one another, remain busy to help out, love and boost up all. All the religious tenets urge us to love our neighbor better than self. God Himself did prove such a pinnacle of love sending Jesus Christ, the proposed redeemer sending a divine lamb to sacrifice to exonerate the sin of the world.
Jesus Christ is the living Word and living Spirit of the eternal God has revealed into human form to redeem us at the cost of His life. It is to be mentioned that God Himself is the spirit being. He is hundred percent truths. He is light who enlightens those who come to Him. The pinnacle of love has been translated into His life perfectly and practically, and whole world has been gotten a chance to witness the dazzling light of God through our Lord Jesus Christ. He has been crucified on the heart rending cross, died for us and rose up and now in the Spirit He has been leading all the devotees to shine the world that has been groping in darkness.
This message is written in book form and is called Gospel that is good news of salvation. Those who have been spreading this glorious Gospel that was wrought at the cost of our Lord Jesus Christ are called evangelists. Jesus Christ did ask His followers to herald this message that is His arrival into this world in human bondage, sacrificing His life as remission to the sin of the world and resurrected from the death to revive rest of the world. This call is called the great commission. It is mandatory for all the believers in Him and those who have been resurrected through Him into a new life are to evangelize people around them. Only enlightened are in a position to ignite others. It is natural blind needs a helper to be led but eyed man moves self and he does help other who do not see.
The evangelical movements have surfing the world since the Pentecost. In one occasion three thousands of people were converted to Him the living Lord Jesus Christ. He has been working through the believers who could understand and comprehend Him as the living Lord. Christianity is heralding the unique message of love rather than teaching people religious tenets and different laws. Jesus does teach His followers Himself being abiding in them. It is definitely miraculous and mysterious to the world. Only believers do perceive Him, His presence and His amazing movements but the people of the world do not comprehend Him or His plan (John 1:5). Reading or taking information of the Gospel is one aspect abiding in Him but by faith is quite different matter. It is said that if any one is in Christ he becomes a new creation that is his attitude and character is changed into the likeness of the living Lord by the power of the merciful God (2 Cor 5:17).
Yes, there must be a group of evangelists, otherwise, how people would hear and without hearing how they would believe in? The final destination of following the living Lord Jesus Christ is to be totally transformed into His likeness. It is also said to seek His kingdom and righteousness first. The first priority of every believer must stand for the Royal Kingdom and His Righteousness. We must understand what does Kingdom of God mean? It is the living perpetual compassionate Lord Jesus Christ. He should be the goal of all people of the world. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Only Jesus Christ is the sinless unique person who did stroll in this filthy world without sin. He is not the progeny of the fallen Adam. He is the everlasting Son of the eternal God. He is the Lord and the invincible power of Him and the preordained divine Lamb to be slaughtered to expiate the sin of the world. We must not stop just after memorizing two or three lines of the Gospel, but that should be our starting point of our eternal march on to our final goal to abide in Him and become completely new creation, being changed into His likeness by the power of our Father. Our Father has all power in heaven and on earth. Duly abiding in Him, immediately we would receive all the fruits of the Holy Spirit that is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Every believer is called the salt of the earth, so to make any palatable dish salt is essential and salt must be dissolved into it. While serving any dish salt must not be seen as chunk but it must be melted away and by its taste consumer would understand perfect application of the salt. In darkness people need light and when the switch is on, they get light but never look at the lamp but they work as it has been shining. So it is correct to say that the trees are known by the fruits they do bear.
Let us come to the compassionate Lord and become absorbed in our merciful Lord who would never leave us alone (Gal 2:20). Once He made promise and it would remain in vogue till the end. We get changed in front of the tidal bores or natural disasters or any wrong propaganda but Hi is omniscient and search the deepest thoughts of our hearts. Apostle Paul so said in the letter written to the Philippians chapter 3 and verse 7. Let us study the glorious Gospel carefully. Though it is the events those were happened long before our birth, but the miraculous power of our Lord is perpetual and through our lives and activities it should be materialized and projected even up to date. The present world deserves the contemporary Paul and Peters as the shining simile of appropriating salt and light to make the chaotic society into order.
