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Mempelai Kristus : Sedia Dan Berjaga

Baca: Matius 25:1-13

"Pada waktu itu hal Kerajaan Sorga seumpama sepuluh gadis, yang mengambil pelitanya dan pergi menyongsong mempelai laki-laki." (Matius 25:1)

Melalui perumpamaan sepuluh gadis ini setiap orang percaya diingatkan agar senantiasa peka terhadap situasi zaman dan memperhatikan keadaan rohani mereka masing-masing, mengingat kedatangan Tuhan sudah sangat dekat, di mana kedatangan-Nya pada saat yang tidak diketahui dan tidak diduga. Oleh karena itu kita harus bertekun dalam iman dan selalu berjaga-jaga, supaya bila hari itu tiba kita dalam keadaan siap sedia.

Hubungan antara orang percaya dengan Kristus digambarkan seperti hubungan antara mempelai laki-laki dan wanitanya. Orang percaya adalah mempelai wanita, dan Kristus sebagai mempelai laki-laki. Dalam perumpamaan ini ada sepuluh gadis yang sedang menanti-nantikan kedatangan mempelai laki-laki. Lima gadis yang bijaksana membawa pelita dan persediaan minyak dalam buli-buli, artinya mereka dalam keadaan siap. Sementara lima gadis yang bodoh membawa pelita tapi tidak membawa persediaan minyak. Ada tertulis: "Dapatkah seorang dara melupakan perhiasannya, atau seorang pengantin perempuan melupakan ikat pinggangnya?" (Yeremia 2:32).

Minyak adalah lambang persekutuan yang karib dengan Tuhan, iman yang sejati dan kebenaran hidup. Namun kelima gadis yang bodoh itu lupa membuat persiapan yang cukup untuk menyambut kedatangan mempelai laki-laki. Akibat ketidaksiapan tersebut lima gadis yang bodoh itu harus mengalami nasib yang tragis karena mengalami penolakan: "...Aku berkata kepadamu, sesungguhnya aku tidak mengenal kamu." (Matius 25:12), dan akhirnya mereka pun tidak dapat masuk ke ruang pesta perjamuan kawin.
 
Alkitab menyatakan bahwa kedatangan Tuhan sudah sangat dekat. "Ya, Aku datang segera!" (Wahyu 22:20), tanpa ditunda-tunda lagi. Siap sediakah kita menyambut kedatangan Kristus, sang mempelai laki-laki? Menunggu memang suatu pekerjaan yang sangat membosankan, karena itu banyak orang mengalami kegagalan dalam proses menunggu ini: merasa sudah capai dan tidak tahan lagi, akhirnya kesetiaan menjadi luntur dan 'gelora api cinta' itu pun menjadi padam.

"Karena itu, berjaga-jagalah, sebab kamu tidak tahu akan hari maupun akan saatnya." (Matius 25:13)

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