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Rela Di Benci Dunia

Baca: Yohanes 15:18-27

"Jikalau dunia membenci kamu, ingatlah bahwa ia telah lebih dahulu membenci Aku dari pada kamu." (Yohanes 15:18)

Menderita bagi Kristus berarti harus siap dan rela bila dunia membenci dan menolak kita. Ini adalah kenyataan yang tidak bisa dihindari, sebab dunia telah lebih dahulu membenci Kristus dari pada kita. Oleh karena itu janganlah merasa heran jika selama hidup di dunia ini banyak orang Kristen yang harus mengalami tekanan dan perlakuan yang tidak adil, baik itu di tempat kerja maupun di lingkungan masyarakat. Orang dunia membenci kita oleh karena nama Yesus dan tidak mengenal Bapa yang telah mengutus Dia (ayat 21).

Di akhir zaman ini banyak orang menyangka bahwa menganiaya pengikut Kristus adalah wujud dari ibadah, seperti tertulis: "Kamu akan dikucilkan, bahkan akan datang saatnya bahwa setiap orang yang membunuh kamu akan menyangka bahwa ia berbuat bakti bagi Allah." (Yohanes 16:2). Di tengah tantangan yang berat ini haruskah kita takut, tawar hati dan terbersit niat meninggalkan Kristus? Tuhan Yesus berkata, "Berbahagialah orang yang dianiaya oleh sebab kebenaran, karena merekalah yang empunya Kerajaan Sorga." (Matius 5:10). Rasul Petrus juga menguatkan, "Sebab adalah kasih karunia, jika seorang karena sadar akan kehendak Allah menanggung penderitaan yang tidak harus ia tanggung. Tetapi jika kamu berbuat baik dan karena itu kamu harus menderita, maka itu adalah kasih karunia pada Allah." (1 Petrus 2:19, 20b).

Apapun keadaannya, kita harus tetap setia mengiring Kristus sampai akhir hayat kita, sebab kita tidak berjuang di dunia ini sendirian. "...semua saudaramu di seluruh dunia menanggung penderitaan yang sama. Dan Allah, sumber segala kasih karunia, yang telah memanggil kamu dalam Kristus kepada kemuliaan-Nya yang kekal, akan melengkapi, meneguhkan, menguatkan dan mengokohkan kamu, sesudah kamu menderita seketika lamanya." (1 Petrus 9-10).

Tuhan Yesus juga telah memberikan Roh Kudus, Dialah yang akan menyertai dan menolong kita dalam mengemban tugas sebagai pemberita Injil dan saksi-saksi-Nya di tengah dunia. Mari belajar dari kisah hidup Paulus yang setia melayani Tuhan sampai garis akhir hidupnya!

"Dan kamu akan dibenci semua orang oleh karena nama-Ku; tetapi orang yang bertahan sampai pada kesudahannya akan selamat." (Matius 10:22)

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