Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Pekerjaan Tangan Tuhan | The Work Of The Hands Of God

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Pembacaan Alkitab: Ester 5-6

Bila kita lihat cerita sejarah antara Mordekai, Ester, Haman dan raja Ahasyweros, maka kita melihat pekerjaan tangan Tuhan ada bersama-sama dengan umat-Nya. Yang pertama, ratu Ester mendapat karunia ketika menghadap kepada raja tanpa dipanggil oleh raja, bahkan raja rela memberikan setengah dari kerejaannya kepada Ester karena ia mengasihi Ester. Kemudian, ketika Haman bersiasat untuk menggantung Mordekai, Tuhan membuat raja gelisah, tidak bisa tidur sehingga ia memeriksa pencatatan sejarah dan membaca akan apa yang Mordekai telah lakukan bagi raja. Sehingga apa yang Haman rencanakan bagi Mordekai tidak terjadi, malahan Mordekai ditinggikan dan dihormati. Dan ini hanyalah awal dari nyatanya pekerjaan tangan Tuhan. Ini semua dikarenakan umat-Nya yang bersungguh-sungguh berseru kepada Tuhan dan berdoa dan berpuasa kepada Tuhan. Inilah cara Tuhan menjaga kita, ini adalah bukti-bukti dan kesaksian-kesaksian akan bagaimana tangan Tuhan menoong umat-Nya. Begitu juga Tuhan pasti menjaga dan menolong kita, asalkan kita hidup taat dan setia kepada Tuhan. Dan bila kita dengan sungguh-sungguh berdoa dan berpuasa, maka kita menekan keinginan dan kesenangan tubuh kita dan memakai seluruh kehidupan kita untuk fokus kepada Tuhan dan bila kita berseru kepada Tuhan, Ia pasti mendengar dan menjawabnya. Jadi, biarlah kita percaya bahwa Tuhan pasti menolong dan tangan-Nya yang kuat ada beserta kita, umat-Nya. Oleh karena itu, kita tidak perlu khawatir, tetapi kita dapat tetap beriman kepada-Nya.


English

Bible Reading: Esther 5-6

If we look at the history between Mordecai, Esther, Haman and king Ahasuerus, then we can see the work of the hands of God upon His people. Firstly, queen Esther was granted grace when she came to the king without being called by the king, morover, the king was willing to give half of his kingdom to her for he loved her. Then, when Haman was planning to hang Mordecai, the Lord made the king troubled and could not sleep that he checked the book of records of the chronicles and found what Mordecia did for the king. Such that the plan that Haman had for Mordecai did not happen, instead Mordecia was lifted up and honoured. This was only the beginning of the work of the hands of the Lord. And this is all because of His people who earnestly cried unto the Lord and prayed and fasted to the Lord, This is how the Lord takes care of us, this is proof and testimonies of how the hands of the Lord helped His people. The Lord also helps us and takes care of us as He did for Israel, as long as we live in obedience and faithfulness to the Lord. And if we earnestly pray and fast, then we wil suppress our fleshly desires and pleasures and use all of our lives to focus on the Lord, and if we cried out to the Lord, He will surely hears and answers us. So, let us believe that the Lord will help and His strong hands are with us. THerefore, we do not need to worry, but we can have faith to the Lord.

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