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Heritage from Within

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On August 7, 2014

In Christian, Genesis, Through the Bible

Genesis 15:3-4 gives us the dialog that transpired between Abram and the Lord. Abram tells God that he had not yet been blessed by a child (seed) by the Lord and the one who is born in his house (referring to Eleazar his steward) will be his heir. To this the Lord responds that there one born in his house shall not be his heir, but instead, the one who shall come forth from within (his bowels) shall be his heir.

While in a literal sense this would mean that it would Abram’s own child who will be his heir, it figuratively reveals a hidden treasure that we must not overlook. The heir that God was speaking about for Abram was not merely seeds, but Seed (singularly) speaking of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, through the lineage of Abram (Galatians 3:16).

Points to ponder:
The Bible refers to Jesus Christ, the One within us, who is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27). Just as the child of Abram is his heir, those who believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in us, are heirs to God himself. Heritage comes from within … for when we receive Christ to live within us, we are made heirs to God (Romans 8:17).

Genesis 15:3-4 (KJV)
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Colossians 1:27 (KJV)
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Romans 8:15-17 (KJV)
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

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On January 8, 2010

In Christian, Movie Motions

Qyamat Se Qyamat Tak (pronounced Kahyahmuth Say Kahyahmuth Thuk) is ranked to be one of the Top 25 must see Bollywood movies according to Indiatimes and recently I was listening to the song “Papa kehte hain” from this movie which brought back some fond memories of my school days. I have heard this song so many times when I was growing up, but it was only now that I really paid attention to the words which made me wonder.

Sung by the main character, the lyrics of the main part of this song goes as follows (and the English meaning is provided for readers who don’t know Hindi)
Papa kehte hain bada naam karega
(Daddy says that I will make a big name)
Beta hamara aisa kaam karega
(and will have a good career/job)
Magar yeh toh, kohi na jaane
(but this, no one really knows)
Ki mere manjil, hai kahan?
(as to where my future is)

What a pitiful state this is for those who hold that opinion, that no one really knows where one’s future is? Hold that thought!

The Hindi word Qayamat has its roots in the word Qiyamat which is a variant of the arabic word Qiyaamah. Qiyaamah means the day of Resurrection or the day of Judgment. Qiyaamah comes from the root word Qiyam which means ‘to stand’ and so Qayamat is the word used to describe the day of resurrection, the day of standing, the day of judgment. It is the day when everyone will be resurrected and stand before God to be judged.

The question that remains then is ‘ in what state will we all stand before God to be judged?’ Will it be as one whose future is not known or as one whose hope of the future is assured? The answer to this vital question is dependent on a choice that you and I make. A choice as to whether we respond to receive Jesus Christ, accepting and believing in Him or rebel against Him by rejecting Him. Those whose have taken the step to believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will not have to worry about their future when they stand before Him, because Christ in them is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).

Qyamat Se Qayamat Tak would mean from the day of Judgment to the day of Judgment. From the day of Judgment when the God’s justice was placed on Jesus Christ as he was crucified for the salvation of all men and women to the day of Judgment when all men and women will be judged by THE ONE true Righteous Judge, Jesus Christ.

John 6:39 (KJV)
39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

Revelation 20:11-13 (KJV)
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

Dispelling shadows

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On October 30, 2009

In Become a Child, Christian, Reuben

Recently, I noticed our darling son, Reuben, who is three month shy of turning four, try to stamp out his shadow and when I asked him what he was doing, he said, that he did not like his shadow and did not want it to follow him. I explained to him that there was nothing he could do about it, until it dawned on me that the only way that he could get rid of the shadow was to be the source of light himself. As long as light shines on him, his shadow will follow, but when light shines from him, his shadows that follow him will be dispelled.

In our walk with Christ, it is no different. In our very lives, we have many shadows that follow. The shadow of self (personal desires over God’s), the shadow of sin, and the shadow of death (sin’s wages) are lingering shadows that become evident when the light of the world, Jesus Christ, shines on us, giving us the knowledge of the glory of God (2 Corinthians 4:6). And when we accept Him, He comes into our life, and His radiance dispels self, sin and death. How? We become a new creation (dispelling self; 2 Corinthians 5:17); We are imputed righteousness (dispelling sin; Romans 3:22); We have eternal life (dispelling death; John 3:16).

When Jesus Christ shines on our lives, we can observe the shadows around us, but when Jesus shines from within us, all shadows are gone. The only way that we can get rid of the shadows is to hold within ourselves the very source of light, Jesus Christ. Christ in us, is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).

2 Corinthians 4:6 (KJV)
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:27 (KJV)
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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