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PASTOR CHARLES CHARAMBA‘S NDAKAURAISA JESU
BY KUDZAISHE MUCHEKA
Pastor Charles Charamba is without a doubt, one of the greatest musical evangelists to have come out of the nation of Zimbabwe. Since releasing his first single in 1995, his music has only grown better with time and by the grace of God, it still remains relevant today, almost thirty years later. You could play any one of his productions from the early 2000s and feel like no time has passed.
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Baba Charamba continues to win the hearts of millions of gospel lovers in Zimbabwe through the strong biblical teachings in the lyrics of each and every one of his songs. He continues to outdo himself with each new song release but still keeps the very essence of his message which is to preach Christ and Christlikeness through his music. While I will always love Pastor Charamba ‘s popular hit songs like Buruka, Makaiteiko, Moses and Ibasa Rangu, it is his song Ndakauraisa Jesu that really touches my heart.
When you listen to the song Ndakauraisa Jesu, you realize that we often take the death of Jesus very lightly. While we do acknowledge the penultimate sacrifice that God made for us by offering Jesus as the lamb for our sin offering, we sometimes forget that Jesus did not actually deserve to die and that we did not deserve His love. My favorite part is the chorus,
Ndakauraisa munhu anga asina mhosva,
Ndakauraisa munhu akanga asina mhaka.
For our sakes, an innocent Jesus endured the treatment of a criminal; humiliation, pain and ultimately death so that you and I could live in liberty. Approaching the throne of God from the position of entitlement often hinders us from showing true gratitude to our Maker. We start to perceive certain blessings as rights or overlook God ‘s grace and mercy as benefits that we can always expect. Ndakauraisa Jesu is a song that deeply reflects on how we caused an innocent Jesus to die.
While the song has very simple lyrics, its message still remains very powerful. The only way that we can ever thank and honor God for the eternal sacrifice that He made for us is to live for Him and give ourselves completely to Him. The song reminds us that we were purchased at a high price and that we must honor the one who saved us by living for His glory.
