Hosea 3:1
“Khudawand muhabbat rakhta hai.”
Ae imandaar, apne tamaam tajurbaat par nazar daal aur us raaste ke baare mein soch jis par Khudawand tere Khuda ne biyaban mein teri rehnumaai ki, aur kaise us ne tujhe har roz khilaya aur pehnaya, kaise us ne teri badkirdariyon ko bardasht kiya, kaise us ne teri saari barbaraahat aur Misr ke gosht ki haandiyon ke liye tarap ko saha, kaise us ne teri aasoodgi ke liye chattan ka munh khol diya aur tujhe aasmani mann khilaya. Is baat par ghour kar ke kaise us ka fazl teri sab museebaton mein tere liye kaafi raha, kaise us ka khoon tere sab gunaahon ki maafi bana, kaise us ki laathi aur us ke asa ne tujhe tasalli di. Jab tu is tarah Khudawand ki muhabbat par peeche nazar daal chuka ho, to phir imaan ke saath mustaqbil mein us ki muhabbat ka jaiza le, kyun ke yaad rakh ke Masih ke ahd aur khoon mein maazi se barh kar bhi kuch hai. Jis ne tujh se muhabbat rakhi aur tujhe maaf kiya, woh kabhi muhabbat rakhna aur maaf karna nahin chhorega. Woh Alfa hai aur wohi Omega bhi hoga; woh awwal hai aur wohi aakhir bhi hoga. Is liye jaan le ke jab tu maut ke saaye ki waadi mein se guzray ga to tujhe kisi shareer ke shar se darne ki qata‘an zaroorat nahin, kyun ke tera Khuda tere saath hai. Jab tu Yardan ki thandi lehron mein khara hoga to us waqt bhi tujhe darne ki zaroorat nahin, kyun ke maut tujhe us ki muhabbat se juda nahin kar sakti, balkeh jab tu abadit ke sar-basta raazon mein daakhil hoga to us waqt bhi tujhe kaanpne ki zaroorat nahin hogi, kyun ke mujhe yaqeen hai ke Khuda ki jo muhabbat hamare Khudawand Masih Yasu‘ mein hai us se humein na maut juda kar sakay gi na zindagi, na farishte na hukoomatein, na haal ki na istiqbaal ki cheezen, na qudrat na bulandi na pasti, na koi aur makhlooq. Ab ae meri rooh, kya is se teri muhabbat taaza nahin hui? Kya yeh paighaam tujhe Yasu‘ se muhabbat karne par majboor nahin karta? Kya muhabbat ki is la-mutanahi fiza mein uraan tera dil garam nahin karti aur tujhe Khudawand apne Khuda mein magan hone par maa’il nahin karti? Yaqeenan jab jab hum Khudawand ki muhabbat par ghour karte hain to hamare dil hamare andar josh se uchhalne lagte hain aur hamare andar is se zyada muhabbat ka izhaar karne ki lagan bedaar hone lagti hai.
Joshua 20:3
“Aur woh khoon ke intiqam lene walay se tumhari panah thehrein.”
Kaha jata hai ke Kan‘aan ki sarzameen mein panah ke shehar is tarah tarteeb diye gaye thay ke koi bhi shakhs zyada se zyada aadhe din ke andar un mein se kisi aik tak ba-aasani pohanch sakta tha. Bilkul isi tarah hamari nijaat ka kalaam hamare qareeb hai; Masih Yasu‘ aik hamesha haazir rehne wala nijaat-dehinda hai, aur us tak pohanchne ka raasta bohat hi aasaan aur mukhtasar hai. Us tak pohanchne ke liye aap ko faqat apni khudi se inkaar aur Masih Yasu‘ ka iqraar karne ki zaroorat hoti hai. Panah ke shehar ke raaston ke baare mein humein bataya gaya hai ke un ki sakhti se hifazat ki jati thi, har darya par aik pul banaya gaya tha, aur har rukaawat door kar di gayi thi, taake bhaagne walay ko shehar tak pohanchne mein koi cheez maani‘ na rahe. Saal mein aik baar buzurg un raaston ka muaaina karte thay taake koi cheez us raaste ki rawani mein haail na ho aur taakhir ki wajah se us shehar mein panah ka mutamanni shakhs raaste hi mein daboch kar qatl na kar diya jaye. Injeel ke waaday bhi isi andaaz mein hamare sab raaston se thokar khane ke pathar hata dete hain. Jahan kahin se bhi zaili raaste nikalte ya un ke mor aate, wahan baqaida nishanaat nasb kiye jate thay jin par likha hota tha “Panah ka shehar is taraf hai!” Yeh Masih Yasu‘ ki taraf jaane walay raaste ki aik tasveer hai. Yeh shari‘at ka koi gol chakkar nahin hai, is mein pehle falan falan hukm maano jaise koi zaabtay nahin hain, balkeh yeh aik seedha raasta hai ke “imaan lao aur zindagi pao.” Yeh aik aisa raasta hai jo khud ko raastbaaz samajhne walon ke liye itna dushwaar hai ke woh is par kabhi nahin chal sakte, lekin itna aasaan bhi hai ke khud ko saza ke laaiq samajhne wala har taib gunahgaar is par chal kar aasman tak ba-aasani pohanch sakta hai. Jaise hi koi khooni shehar ki hudood tak pohanchta, woh mehfooz ho jata; us ke liye faseelon ke bohat andar tak jana zaroori nahin tha, balkeh shehar ke muzaafaat hi us ki hifazat ke liye kaafi thay. Yahan se yeh seekhiye ke agar aap sirf Masih ki poshaak ka kinara hi chhoo lein ge to aap achay ho jayein ge; goya agar aap apne dil mein faqat “raai ke daane jitna imaan” paida kar lein aur usay thaam kar rakhein to aap mehfooz hain. Tera zarra sa fazl-e-haqeeqi mere gunaahon ke liye kaafi hai. Bas waqt zaya na karein aur raaste mein dair na karein, kyun ke khoon ka intiqam lene wala bala ka tez-raftaar hai, aur ho sakta hai ke shaam ke is pursukoon waqt mein woh aap ke bilkul qareeb ho.