The one and only* - Chesney Hawkes

I was a little hesitant to draft this post. But in the end, i feel like i'm only stating facts - and if people are unhappy about it, then they just have to face up to it.

What partly sparked this off was reading about the death of Sai Baba - a man who was considered by some to be a god. Now that's a paradox, isn't it? A god who can die? Reminds me of this really old computer game i used to play when i was really young - 'God', where after achieving the level of being 'God', you are only given 10 new "lifes" for you to carry on, meaning that eventually, you'll still die!

As i read about Sai Baba - and let me say i wholly respect everyone's right to chose their own beliefs and religion - i came across this:-

"It is said that his mother claimed her son was born out of an immaculate conception just as Jesus Christ had been, another messiah who Sai Baba often identified himself with."

So both Sai Baba and his mother apparently made comparisons of him with Jesus Christ.

But there is this super huge big difference - Jesus did not remain dead. In fact, today itself was when Christians all over the world celebrated the fact that Jesus rose from the dead!

One thing in common about all the leaders of the world's religions (those which i know of) is that they all eventually die - and remained dead.

There's where Jesus is different - he rose from the dead and is alive forevermore. My redeemer lives! I serve a risen saviour!

Because he lives, i can face tomorrow
Because he lives, all fear is gone
Because i know he holds the future
And life is worth the living just because he lives
(Bill Gaither)

*The no. 1 hit in the UK in 1991, it was recently featured in the movie Source Code as the ring tone of Michelle Monaghan's phone.