Sunday, October 31, 2021

IMAN DI TENGAH KESULITAN


Bacaan: MATIUS 11:2-6

Shalom,
"Memercayai Allah ketika segala sesuatu baik-baik saja itu mudah; Memercayai Allah di tengah keterbatasan dan kesulitan itu baru luar biasa!" 
Ketika dihadapkan pada segudang masalah, mampukah kita memercayai Allah sama seperti ketika semua baik-baik saja?

Ketika berada dalam penjara, Yohanes mengutus murid-muridnya kepada Yesus untuk bertanya, "Engkaukah yang akan datang itu atau haruskah kami menantikan orang lain?" 
Saat itu, Yohanes tampak "meragukan" Yesus sebagai Mesias. Padahal sewaktu Yohanes membaptis Yesus, Roh Allah sendiri bersaksi kepadanya: "Inilah Anak-Ku yang terkasih, kepada-Nyalah Aku berkenan." (Mat. 3:17). 

Mungkin Yohanes berpikir, "Jika Yesus adalah Mesias, mengapa Dia tidak melepaskanku dari penjara, padahal aku begitu giat memberitakan Injil?" Menanggapi keraguan Yohanes, Yesus tidak menjawab "Ya" atau "Tidak", melainkan menunjukkan bukti Keilahian-Nya. Orang buta melihat, orang lumpuh berjalan, orang kusta menjadi tahir, orang tuli mendengar, orang mati dibangkitkan, dan orang miskin beroleh pengharapan. Siapa bisa mengerjakannya kalau bukan Anak Allah?

Setiap kita pasti pernah ditolong Tuhan. Tetapi seperti Yohanes, ketika dihadapkan pada pergumulan berat dimana kita seolah tidak melihat Tangan-Nya bekerja, kita lalu kembali meragukan Tuhan. Kebenarannya adalah: bukan Tuhan tidak bekerja, tetapi Dia bekerja bukan dengan cara kita. Bagaimanapun situasi kehidupan kita sekarang, tetaplah percaya kepada-Nya! Lebih lagi, biarkan Dia berkarya dalam kehidupan kita sesuai hikmat-Nya! --LIN

SEKALIPUN TERKADANG MERUPAKAN TANTANGAN, MEMERCAYAI ALLAH MERUPAKAN PILIHAN PALING TEPAT BAGI KEHIDUPAN KITA.

Tuhan Yesus memberkati 🙏😇
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