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Berseru-seru Tak Kenal Lelah

Baca: Mazmur 13:1-6

"Berapa lama lagi, TUHAN, Kaulupakan aku terus-menerus? Berapa lama lagi Kausembunyikan wajah-Mu terhadap aku?" (Mazmur 13:2)

Keputusasaan sempat dialami Daaud, terlihat dari tulisannya dalam Mazmur 13. Ia serasa kehilangan semangat dan menyerah pada keadaan. Saat dalam kesulitan besar, Tuhan seolah-oleh membiarkan, berdiam diri dan tidak bersedia memberikan pertolongan. Sepertinya doa yang diserukan siang malam sia-sia karena tidak ada jawaban.

Bukankah kita juga pernah mengalami hal seperti yang dirasakan pemazmur ini? Kita sudah tidak punya daya lagi untuk berdoa, sementara pergumulan yang kita alami begitu berat. Kita meratap dan mengerang menahan sakit, tapi pertolongan Tuhan tidak kunjung tiba. Lalu kita berkata, "Berapa lama lagi aku harus menaruh kekuatiran dalam diriku, dan bersedih hati sepanjang hari? Berapa lama lagi musuhku meninggikan diri atasku?" (ayat 3).

Jangan pernah berhenti untuk berdoa dan berharap kepada Tuhan. Ada kata bijak yang menyatakan: 'Usaha keras selalu membuahkan hasil yang memuaskan.' Kondisi ini juga dialami seorang janda dalam perumpamaan tentang hakim yang tidak benar (baca Lukas 18:1-8). Janda itu tidak pernah putus asa meskipun sang hakim seringkali menolak perkaranya, bahkan disebutkan bahwa ia adalah "...seorang hakim yang tidak takut akan Allah dan tidak menghormati seorangpun." (Lukas 18:2), tapi hal itu tidak mematahkan harapan janda ini untuk "...selalu datang kepada hakim itu dan berkata: Belalah hakku terhadap lawanku." (ayat 3 dari Lukas 18).

Semangat itulah yang seharusnya kita miliki juga, terus berseru-seru kepada Tuhan. Mungkin sampai saat ini belum ada jawaban atas pergumulan kita. Mungkin sepertinya terlalu besar masalah yang kita hadapai bahkan serasa tiada harapan lagi. Tapi kita tidak perlu mengukur beban itu dengan kekuatan kita, yang harus kita lakukan adalah membuka mata rohani untuk melihat kebesaran Tuhan yang jauh melebihi apapun juga. "Apabila orang-orang benar itu berseru-seru, maka TUHAN mendengar, dan melepaskan mereka dari segala kesesakannya." (Mazmur 34:18).

Waktu kita bukanlah waktu Tuhan; Dia lebih tahu mana yang terbaik buat kita, karena itu jangan menjadi lemah.

"Ya, semua orang yang menantikan Engkau takkan mendapat malu;" (Mazmur 25:3)

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