26 November 2020
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CONTINUE TO HAVE FAITH
Luke 21:34-36 (NCV)
34 “Be careful not to spend your time feasting, drinking, or worrying about worldly things. If you do, that day might come on you suddenly,
35 like a trap on all people on earth.
36 So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to escape all these things that will happen and that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
LASB Note:
Jesus told the disciples to keep constant watch for his return. Although 2,000 years have passed since he spoke these words, their truth remains: Jesus is coming again, and we need to watch and be spiritually fit. This means working faithfully at the tasks God has given us. Don’t let your mind and spirit be dulled by careless living or the foolish pursuit of pleasure. Don’t let the cares of this life weigh you down. Be ready to move at God’s command.
Only days after telling the disciples to pray that they might escape persecution, Jesus himself asked the Father to spare him the agonies of the cross, if that was his will (22:41-42). It is not normal to want to suffer, but as Jesus’ followers, we must be willing to suffer if by doing so we can help build God’s Kingdom. We have two wonderful promises to help us as we suffer:
(1) God will always be with us (Matthew 28:20), and
(2) he will one day rescue us and give us eternal life (Revelation 21:1-4).
Bandingkan ayat di atas dengan :
Lukas 8:14
Yang jatuh dalam semak duri ialah orang yang telah mendengar firman itu, dan dalam pertumbuhan selanjutnya mereka terhimpit oleh kekuatiran dan kekayaan dan kenikmatan hidup, sehingga mereka tidak menghasilkan buah yang matang.
Benih Firman Tuhan bertumbuh menjadi iman tapi dlm pertumbuhannya iman mereka terhimpit oleh kekuatiran dan kekayaan dan kenikmatan hidup, sehingga mereka tidak menghasilkan buah yang matang. Fokus mereka berubah dari Firman menjadi hal2 yg ditawarkan duni ini. Akibatnya imannya tdk dpt bertumbuh dengan sehat dan kuat. Perhatikan kesamaan peringatan dari Lukas 21:34-35 "Be careful not to spend your time feasting, drinking, or worrying about worldly things. If you do, that day might come on you suddenly, like a trap on all people on earth"
Jangan habiskan waktu kita utk mengejar apa yg dunia tawarkan. Kalau kita lakukan ini maka kedatangan Tuhan akan sangat mengejutkan dan kita tdk akan siap menyambutnya. Kita akan ketinggalan sama spt 5 gadis yg bodoh, mereka tdk mempersiapkan diri utk hal yg paling penting yaitu kedatangan Tuhan.
Perhatikan ayat sebelumnya, kita diajar utk membangun iman kita terus menerus spy kita selamat.
Luke 21:19 (NCV)
19 By continuing to have faith you will save your lives.
Sama dengan perumpamaan benih yg ditabur. Kalau kita tdk memupuk dan memelihara iman kita dg terus fokus pada pertumbuhan benih Firman Tuhan maka kita akan terhimpit dan mati imannya.
Jadi penting sekali utk membangun iman dg terus bertumbuh dalam Firman Tuhan.
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