Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Berseru & Berdoa Kepada Tuhan | Crying Out & Praying To The Lord

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Pembacaan Alkitab: 1Samuel 9-10

Firman Tuhan mengatakan bahwa Tuhan memperhatikan sengsara umat-Nya. Lalu karena teriakan umat-Nya sampai kepada-Nya, Ia melakukan sesuatu untuk menyelamatkan mereka. Inilah Tuhan kita, Tuhan yang perduli, yang memperhatikan dan yang menolong umat-Nya. Tetapi, walaupun Ia mengetahui segalanya, memperhatikan, sayang dan perduli, bila kita tidak berseru minta tolong kepada-Nya, maka Ia tidak akan bertindak dan akhirnya memaksakan kehendak-Nya terhadap umat-Nya. Tetapi karena umat-Nya berseru kepada-Nya, berteriak minta tolong, maka Tuhan menolong mereka. Bisa di anggap seperti ini, Tuhan itu selalu siap untuk menolong, dan sudah memiliki segala yang dibutuhkan untuk menolong kita, tetapi tidak dapat memberikannya kepada kita sampai kita memintanya atau ada orang lain yang memintanya dari Tuhan. Oleh sebab itu, sangatlah penting bagi kita untuk berdoa kepada Tuhan, untuk kita meminta apa yang dikehendaki-Nya, untuk kita berdoa bagi keselamatan orang-orang disekitar kita, bagi bangsa dan negara kita. Sebab Tuhan memperhatikan sengsara umat-Nya dan siap menolong, tetapi tidak ada yang memintanya dari-Nya. Jadi, biarlah kita berseru kepada Tuhan, biarlah kita berdoa kepada Tuhan, bukan hanya untuk apa yang kita lalui, tetapi juga bagi orang-orang di sekitar kita, bagi bangsa dan negara kita.


English

Bible Reading: 1Samuel 9-10

The Word of God here said that the Lord looked at the suffering of His people. Then because their cries has reached out to Him, He did something to save them. This is our Lord, a caring God, who looked upon us, and saves His people. But, even though He knows all, looked upon us, loves and cares, if we do not cry out to Him for help, then He won't move so that He won't force His will upon His people. But because His people cried out to Him, the Lord moved to save them. It can be said to be like this, the Lord is always ready to help and has everythig that is needed to deliver us, but could not give it to us untl we ask for it or other people ask for it. Therefore, it is important for us to pray to the Lord, to ask what He desires, for us to pray for salvation of people around us, for our nation and country. Because the Lord looked upon the suffering of His people and is ready to deliver, but no one has asked from Him. So, let us cry out to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord, not only for what we are going through, but also for the people around us, for our nation and country.

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