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Renungan Tuhan Satu-satunya Pengharapan

Baca: Mazmur 71:1-24

“Sebab engkaulah harapanku, ya Tuhan, kepercayaanku sejak masa muda, ya Allah.” (Mazmur 71:5)

Daud memiliki pengalaman luar biasa bersama Tuhan. Kita pun patut mengalaminya dan bisa belajar dari kehidupan Daud ini. Dalam berbagai persoalan yang dialami, Daud selalu menjadikan Tuhan sebagai benteng dan batu perlindungan. Ketika bahaya mengancam, Daud berdoa, “Jadilah bagiku gunung batu, tempat berteduh, kubu pertahanan untuk menyelamatkan aku; sebab Engkaulah bukit batuku dan pertahananku.” (ayat 3).

Bagi Daud tak seorang pun di dunia ini yang dapat menjadi jaminan keselamatan bagi jiwanya. Itulah sebabnya ia berkata, “...Engkaulah harapanku, ya Tuhan, kepercayaanku sejak masa muda, ya Allah. KepadaMulah aku bertopang mulai dari kandungan, Engkau telah mengeluarkan aku dari perut ibuku; Engkau yang selalu kupuji puji.” (ayat 5-6). Daud sadar, apabila manusia menjadi tua dan renta akan menjadi beban keluarganya. Banyak orang tua di masa tuanya disia-siakan, terbuang atau tersisih dari anak cucunya.

Dalam pengharapannya Daud memohon kepada Tuhan, “Janganlah membuang aku pada masa tuaku, janganlah meninggalkan aku apabila kekuatanku habis.” (ayat 9). Kita yang lanjut usia pun tetap dikasihiNya, bahkan mendapat janji yang indah, “Sampai masa tuamu Aku tetap Dia dan sampai masa putih rambutmu Aku menggendong kamu. Aku telah melakukannya dan mau menanggung kamu terus; Aku mau memikul kamu dan menyelamatkan kamu.” (Yesaya 46:4).

Namun untuk mendapatkan pemeliharaan Tuhan yang indah ini kita harus setia dan tetap setia sampai akhir hayat kita. Jangan sekali-kali tinggalkan Tuhan, apalagi sampai ‘bercabang hati’ dengan mengharapkan ilah lain atau manusia. Ketika keadaan kita terpuruk dan miskin pun jangan sekali-kali terlintas dalam pikiran kita untuk berharap pada pertolongan manusia, sekali pun mereka itu orang kaya atau berpangkat. Kita harus berani berkata, “...aku ini sengsara dan miskin – ya Allah, segeralah datang! Engkaulah yang menolong aku dan meluputkan aku; ya Tuhan, janganlah lambat datang!” (Mazmur 70:6).

Pandang saja Yesus, karena Dialah sumber pengharapan kita, bukan yang lain!

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