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Bersyukur Atas Kebaikan Tuhan

Baca: Mazmur 138

"Aku hendak sujud ke arah bait-Mu yang kudus dan memuji nama-Mu, oleh karena kasih-Mu dan oleh karena setia-Mu; sebab Kaubuat nama-Mu dan janji-Mu melebihi segala sesuatu." (Mazmur 138:2)

Pada dasarnya setiap orang pasti menyadari bahwa dirinya memiliki keterbatasan. Namun hal ini biasanya baru dirasakan ketika ia sedang dalam permasalahan yang berat, sehingga ketika mengalami jalan buntu dan merasa tidak mampu dia akan berusaha mencari pertolongan kepada 'sesuatu yang dianggap lebih besar dan lebih kuat daripada dirinya'. Itulah sebabnya orang-orang dunia di luar Tuhan berusaha mencari pertolongan ke allah-allah lain: orang pintar atau dukun, tempat-tempat keramat dan sebagainya untuk mendapatkan solusi bagi permasalahan yang menimpanya, baik itu masalah ekonomi, sakit-penyakit, perjodohan, pekerjaan dan lain-lain. Mereka terperangkap oleh jerat Iblis yang menawarkan pertolongan instan, padahal ujungnya menuju kehancuran dan kebinasaan. Segala cara ditempuh demi mendapatkan kebahagiaan dalam hidupnya.

Sebagai orang percaya kita patut bersyukur karena kita memiliki Tuhan Yesus yang bukan sekedar Allah, namun adalah Bapa dan Gembala yang baik, yang dengan penuh kasih akan memenuhi segala kebutuhan sekaligus mendidik kita agar kita terus bertumbuh dan memiliki karakter seperti Dia. Di dalam Yesus tersedia segala berkat yang kita perlukan. Tetapi seringkali kita selalu menterjemahkan 'berkat' Tuhan itu berupa uang atau hal-hal yang bersifat materi semata. Akibatnya ketika seseorang belum memiliki uang banyak atau harta yang melimpah ia akan merasa bahwa dirinya belum diberkati Tuhan. Kita lupa bahwa tubuh yang sehat, keluarga yang harmonis, anak-anak yang tumbuh sehat, bisnis yang lancar dan sebagainya adalah berkat. Kita jarang menghargai apa yang kita miliki saat ini. 

Mari mulai belajar menghargai berkat-berkat yang Tuhan limpahkan dalam kehidupan kita bukan hanya materi, tapi juga berkat-berkat non materi yang kita terima. Betapa banyak hal-hal baik yang Tuhan karuniakan dalam hidup kita setiap hari. Uang dan materi hanyalah sebagian kecil dari berkat yang kita terima. Berkat Tuhan itu menyeluruh dan sempurna, meliputi berkat jasmani maupun berkat rohani.

Karena itu bersyukurlah senantiasa sebab Tuhan sangat baik!

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