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Renungan Percaya Sepenuhnya Kepada Tuhan

Baca: 2 Korintus 1:3-11

“Tetapi hal itu terjadi, supaya kami jangan menaruh kepercayaan pada diri sendiri, tetapi hanya kepada Allah yang membangkitkan orang-orang mati.” (2 Korintus 1:9b)

Sebagai hamba Tuhan Paulus telah mengalami berbagai kesulitan dan penderitaan. Tuhan ijinkan hal ini terjadi karena Dia ingin agar Paulus bertumbuh lebih mendalam dalam Kristus.

Seringkali kita berpikir bahwa hamba Tuhan atau setiap orang yang terlibat dalam pelayanan pekerjaan Tuhan pasti akan terluput dari masalah atau kesulitan, hidupnya akan lancar-lancar saja. Tidak! Namun yang pasti, di setiap pergumulan yang kita alami Tuhan turut bekerja dan selalu memberikan pertolongan dan jalan ke luar, sebab “Pencobaan-pencobaan yang kamu alami ialah pencobaan-pencobaan biasa, yang tidak melebihi kekuatan manusia. Sebab Allah setia dan karena itu Ia tidak akan membiarkan kamu dicobai melampaui kekuatanmu. Pada waktu kamu dicobai Ia akan memberikan kepadamu jalan ke luar, sehingga kamu dapat menanggungnya.” (1 Korintus 10:13).

Perihal penderitaan dan masalah yang dialami, Paulus menuturkan pengalamannya, “...saudara-saudara, supaya kamu tahu akan penderitaan yang kami alami di Asia Kecil. Beban yang ditanggungkan atas kami adalah begitu besar dan begitu berat, sehingga kami telah putus asa juga akan hidup kami. Bahkan kami merasa, seolah-olah kami telah dijatuhi hukuman mati.” (2 Korintus 1:8-9a).Beban yang begitu besar dan berat tidak membuat Paulus hilang pengharapan, sebaliknya ia mempunyai alasan yang kuat untuk menaruh kepercayaannya pada Tuhan karena hanya Tuhan saja yang sanggup menolong dan menyelamatkannya. Paulus menambahkan, “Dari kematian yang begitu ngeri Ia telah dan akan menyelamatkan kami: kepadaNya kami menaruh pengharapan kami, bahwa Ia akan menyelamatkan kami lagi,” (2 Korintus 1:10).

Mungkin kita berpikir Paulus telah ke luar ‘jalur’ dari rencana Tuhan sehingga harus mengalami berbagai macam kesulitan. Tidak sama sekali! Justru ia berada dalam rencana Tuhan sepenuhnya dan sedang mengerjakan tugasnya sebagai pemberita Injil.

DiijinkanNya Paulus masuk dalam situasi sulit dengan maksud agar ia jangan menaruh kepercayaan kepada diri sendiri, melainkan hanya kepada Tuhan.

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