Friday, July 5, 2013

Renungan: July 5,2013 - Keberanian menjadi saksi Kristus

July 5,2013

Kis 14:3
Paulus dan Barnabas tinggal beberapa waktu lamanya di situ. Mereka mengajar dengan berani, karena mereka percaya kepada Tuhan. Dan Tuhan menguatkan berita tentang kasih karunia-Nya dengan mengaruniakan kepada mereka kuasa untuk mengadakan tanda-tanda dan mujizat-mujizat.

Ketika kita percaya kpd Tuhan serta mempercayai kehidupan kita kpd Tuhan Yesus mk kita akan menjd pribadi yg menyala2 utk menyatakan Kasih & kebaikan Tuhan Yesus kpd banyak org yg blm pernah tau & mendengar ttg Kasih Tuhan Yesus serta Karunia & anugerah Tuhan yg disediakan bg umat Nya yg percaya kpd Nya. Kita tdk akan pernah dpt menahan hati kita utk menceritakan kebaikan & kasih Tuhan kpd banyak org serta memiliki kerinduan setiap org menerima hal yg sama. Sayangnya ada begitu banyak dr kita yg msh memiliki ketakutan utk menyampaikan berita ttg Kasih Kristus & menjadi saksi-Nya. Krn pikirian kita dipenuhi dng segala macam ketakutan, takut org marah, takut dikatakan sombong, takut ini & itu dll & memang iblis biasanya menyerang pikiran kita & pikiran kitalah yg dpt menghentikan kita bertindak spt yg Tuhan mau.

Shalom sahabatku selamat pagi, dulu saya tdk berani bersaksi ttg kebaikan Tuhan dlm kehidupanku krn pemikiran bhw takut akan pandangan org yg menyatakan saya sombong krn begitu banyak kebaikan2 Tuhan yg saya alami dlm hdp ini. Sampai Tuhan bukankan kebenaran Firman Nya bhw keinginan Tuhan atas hidup kita utk menjd saksi Kristus shg membuat banyak org dtg kpd Nya & menjd murid Nya. Saya baru sadar pikiran spt itu adl siasat iblis utk menahan setiap org percaya utk bersaksi akan kebaikan Tuhan, kl hati kita tulus & niat kita adl utk memuliakan Nama Tuhan mk Tuhan Yesus tdk akan pernah tinggal diam krn Tuhan akan memberikan kekuatan kpd kita bahkan Kuasa utk melakukan mujizat2 shg membuat org semakin percaya akan kesaksian & pemberitaan kita. Krn itu buat kita yg msh blm memiliki keberanian utk bersaksi biarlah kita trs berdoa & minta Tuhan memberikan keberanian utk berkata2, minta Roh Kudus dicurahkan dlm kehidupan kita krn Roh Allah didlm kita yg membuat kita menjd pibadi yg berani spt Firman Tuhan berkata di Kis 4: 31 Dan ketika mereka sedang berdoa, goyanglah tempat mereka berkumpul itu dan mereka semua penuh dengan Roh Kudus, lalu mereka memberitakan firman Allah dengan berani. Jgn menahan kebaikan Tuhan & jadilah saksi Tuhan baik dlm perkataan maupun perbuatan biar melalui kesaksian kita membawa org dtg kpd Tuhan. GBU


Have a blessed day, God bless you

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