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Pembacaan Alkitab: Kejadian 20-21
Kita dapat melihat bahwa Abraham yang dikatakan sebagai bapa iman merasakan takut kehilangan dan bisa di katakan tidak memiliki iman bahwa Tuhan akan menjaganya. Abraham takut dibunuh karena istrinya mau direbut orang sehingga ia mengatakan hanya sebagian dari kebenaran, yakni bahwa ia saudara Abraham. Walaupun Abraham tidak berbohong, tetapi ia tidak menunjukkan iman kepada Tuhan akan hal ini. Satu hal yang Abraham tidak lakukan di sini adalah mencari Tuhan untuk meminta petunjuk. Tetapi Tuhan setia dan Ia menjaga Abraham dan istrinya sehingga Tuhan turun tangan dan mencegah Abimelekh untuk meniduri Sara. Dan dari kejadian yang sepertinya tidak baik, Tuhan memberikan berkat bagi Abraham dan juga menunjukkan kuasa-Nya kepada Abimelekh. Jadi, setiap hal yang dilalui Abraham terus melatih imannya dan Tuhan selalu menjaga walaupun kadang ia tdak memiliki iman dan semua ini karena janji yang telah Tuhan berikan kepada Abraham ketika Tuhan memanggil Abraham. Jadi, bila kita berjalan mengikuti panggilan Tuhan seperti Abraham, walauppun kadang kita tidak tahu ke mana kita berjalan, kadang iman kita lemah dan kita terus menghadapi tantangan demi tantangan, janganlah kita putus asa. Tetapi ketahuilah bahwa jika Tuhan yang memanggil, maka Ia yang akan menjaga, memimpin, melatih dan memperlengkapi sampai kita mencapai akhirnya. Jadi, janganlah takut untuk mengambil langkah iman untuk mengikuti panggilan Tuhan.
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Bible Reading: Genesis 20-21
We can see that Abraham, who is said as father of faith felt fear of losing something and can be said that he did not have faith that the Lord will take care of him. Abraham was afraid to be killed because of his wife, that he only said a part of the truth that she is his sister. Even though Abraham did not lie, but he did not show faith to the Lord in this matter. One thing that Abraham did not do was to seek God and to ask for guidance. But the Lord is faithful and He took care of Abraham and his wife that the Lord Himself intervenes and prevents Abimelech to sleep with his wife. And from an event that seems bad, the Lord gave blessings to Abraham and also showed His power to Abimelech. So, every thing that Abraham went through, all are to train his faith and the Lord always look after even though sometimes he does not have the faith and all this are because of the promise of God to Abraham when the Lord called Abraham. So, if we are walking towards the calling of God as Abraham did, even through at times we do not know where we walk, sometimes our faith is weak and we keep on facing challenges again and again, do not give up. But know that if the Lord calls, then He will take care, lead, train and equip us until we reach the end. So, do not be afraid to takt that step of faith to follow God's calling.
Pembacaan Alkitab: Kejadian 20-21
Kita dapat melihat bahwa Abraham yang dikatakan sebagai bapa iman merasakan takut kehilangan dan bisa di katakan tidak memiliki iman bahwa Tuhan akan menjaganya. Abraham takut dibunuh karena istrinya mau direbut orang sehingga ia mengatakan hanya sebagian dari kebenaran, yakni bahwa ia saudara Abraham. Walaupun Abraham tidak berbohong, tetapi ia tidak menunjukkan iman kepada Tuhan akan hal ini. Satu hal yang Abraham tidak lakukan di sini adalah mencari Tuhan untuk meminta petunjuk. Tetapi Tuhan setia dan Ia menjaga Abraham dan istrinya sehingga Tuhan turun tangan dan mencegah Abimelekh untuk meniduri Sara. Dan dari kejadian yang sepertinya tidak baik, Tuhan memberikan berkat bagi Abraham dan juga menunjukkan kuasa-Nya kepada Abimelekh. Jadi, setiap hal yang dilalui Abraham terus melatih imannya dan Tuhan selalu menjaga walaupun kadang ia tdak memiliki iman dan semua ini karena janji yang telah Tuhan berikan kepada Abraham ketika Tuhan memanggil Abraham. Jadi, bila kita berjalan mengikuti panggilan Tuhan seperti Abraham, walauppun kadang kita tidak tahu ke mana kita berjalan, kadang iman kita lemah dan kita terus menghadapi tantangan demi tantangan, janganlah kita putus asa. Tetapi ketahuilah bahwa jika Tuhan yang memanggil, maka Ia yang akan menjaga, memimpin, melatih dan memperlengkapi sampai kita mencapai akhirnya. Jadi, janganlah takut untuk mengambil langkah iman untuk mengikuti panggilan Tuhan.
English
Bible Reading: Genesis 20-21
We can see that Abraham, who is said as father of faith felt fear of losing something and can be said that he did not have faith that the Lord will take care of him. Abraham was afraid to be killed because of his wife, that he only said a part of the truth that she is his sister. Even though Abraham did not lie, but he did not show faith to the Lord in this matter. One thing that Abraham did not do was to seek God and to ask for guidance. But the Lord is faithful and He took care of Abraham and his wife that the Lord Himself intervenes and prevents Abimelech to sleep with his wife. And from an event that seems bad, the Lord gave blessings to Abraham and also showed His power to Abimelech. So, every thing that Abraham went through, all are to train his faith and the Lord always look after even though sometimes he does not have the faith and all this are because of the promise of God to Abraham when the Lord called Abraham. So, if we are walking towards the calling of God as Abraham did, even through at times we do not know where we walk, sometimes our faith is weak and we keep on facing challenges again and again, do not give up. But know that if the Lord calls, then He will take care, lead, train and equip us until we reach the end. So, do not be afraid to takt that step of faith to follow God's calling.
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