O Lamka! JESUS weeps for us!
At Lazarus tomb, four days late yet Jesus was on time! Looking at Mary and Martha and the crowd that dearly loved and missed him. He too was moved and wept. Our pains and sufferings. He truly understands. To heal and be a solution for each and every of our problems. That is what he stands and comes for as one amongst ourselves. Yet, we understand HIM not. Letting him weeps and not heals. We rot in our own wisdom!
Lazarus is not death. He is a LIFE! JESUS CHRIST overcome death and is a lives and at rest in Heaven at the right side of God. The task assigned Finished! Completed! At the cursed CROSS all our sins and the power of Satan and death put to an end. JESUS CHRIST the one perfect sacrifice has makes us all Saved and counted Righteous. A free gift undeserved, unmeritted and unearned! GOD’S LOVE has transcended the Holiest of HOLY or the Most Holy Place at Jerusalem Temple. The barrier is torned down.
The criminal on the right at Calvary recognized CHRIST and lives. The promiscuous Samaritan woman at the well sees and lives. David look forward to his birth addressing him my LORD. He sees God always in his lives, getting his blessed presence. Abraham has faith in the PROMISE and his descendants multiply on and on: sands and stars a constant reminder of it.
Well, what has all these to do with Jesus crying for us netizens of Lamka Vangkhuo and one and all beyond.
For once we all professed to be one in Christ, yet we live a double life. Our Jesus does not transcend our personal belief, Church, denomination. Bounded on all sides not transcending our very own identity and beliefs! Trapped, condoned and confined within our very small clan, tribe or circle.
Our Jesus Christ is relegated and our Salphate rules. Our Jesus Christ love ends at Sielmat and from there our hatred ascended on all sides crecendo-ing on anything to do with Kuki and the Meitei. This hold equally true for the rest too. We see each other as enemies, not seeing ourselves as Children of God. Building walls of barrier is our expertise!
But does JESUS CHRIST promote hatred and enmity? Not at all. He is all for LOVE and Forgiveness. Infact, all with problems and sickness comes to HIM but goes back with solutions in hand. Happy and healed. Let us examine ourself and see where we stand. Let us be a solution and a LIGHT not a problem or the one that bring darkness all around.
The other night I see mobs at Deputy Commissioner’s Residence pelting stones while visiting an ailing mother-in-law at Headquarter Veng. Our very own Lunminthang Haokip, who has been tirelessly promoting free and fair poll. With songs uplifting our God for a just and equitable casting of our valuable vote. Law and order has reached it’s Nadir: literally going to the Dogs!
Well, our pride of being a Christ centric society takes a beating. CHRIST paid the price 2000 years back. We celebrated 100 years of Christianity a few years back. Yet, our Salphates are still lying at the Morgue 400 days plus and still counting. When can we all shout in joy: 4 days late yet our JESUS CHRIST is on TIME!
No hard feelings please! I am in tears and mourning. And JESUS weeps too. For HE is the GOD of LOVE, Forgiveness, Peace, Healings, and Victory is always in HIM. Yet, we binded Him up helpless and inactive.
Come let us free our JESUS CHRIST from our own narrow mindedness and beliefs. Let HIM truly free and deliver us from our burden and sorrows that we till date has deeply guarded away from HIS healing hands.