Sunday, June 18, 2006

Yeshu Darshan

Darshan is a Sanskrit word meaning "glimpse", "vision", "divine presence", or "revelation." If a guru is coming into town, for example, one would say they are "giving darshan." It also carries the meaning that just a glimpse of their powerful presence brings spiritual merit or blessing.

Yeshu is the name of Jesus in Sanskrit.

Thus, the meaning of "Yeshu Darshan" is that God has given humanity darshan through Jesus..and in his presence we are utterly changed!

This carries a rich depth of meaning. The transcendent, eternal Creator actually entered time and space by becoming a human. Jesus is the complete and ultimate revelation of God. He said, "If you have seen me, you have seen the Father." He showed us the power and authority of God by healing diseases and casting out demons and walking on water, and ultimately by rising from the dead. He showed the LOVE of God by living a life of love and then dying a sacrificial death to give us life.

How sweet this is - that the Almighty One, Creator of heaven and earth, King over all, stoops down to serve us and to reconcile us to Himself. The character of God revealed through Jesus is the most pure, strong, just, merciful, brilliant and perfect One imaginable. This is the Person who is ultimately in charge. What good news!

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