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Renungan Ujian Selalu Mendatangkan Kebaikan (2)

Baca: Mazmur 124:1-8

“Pertolongan kita adalah dalam nama Tuhan, yang menjadikan langit dan bumi.” (Mazmur 124:8)

Sering terlontar dari mulut kita, “Berapa lama lagi, Tuhan, aku berteriak, tetapi tidak Kaudenger, aku berseru kepadaMu: ‘Penindasan!’ tetapi tidak Kautolong?” (Habakuk 1:2). Kita melihat masalah itu seperti ‘Goliat’ yang secara kasat mata sepertinya sulit untuk dikalahkan. Yesus serasa begitu ‘kecil’ di penilaian kita. 

Camkanlah dalam-dalam! Tuhan kita adalah Penguasa alam semesta ini, artinya Dia mempunyai kedaulatan penuh atas seluruh ciptaanNya. Badai dan gelombang yang begitu dahsyat langsung berhenti dan danau menjadi teduh ketika Tuhan menghardiknya, “‘Diam! Tenanglah!’ Lalu angin itu reda dan danau itu menjadi teduh sekali.” (Markus 4:39). Ketika Ia mengajak murid-muridNya ke danau Ia tahu akan datang badai gelombang. Ia mengijinkan hal itu terjadi untuk menguji iman mereka. Sesungguhnya melalui kesulitan dan penderitaan Tuhan ingin menjadikan anak-anakNya dewasa rohani, bukan ‘bayi rohani’ terus yang hanya bisa merengek dan selalu minta diperhatikan.

Kita harus kuat menghadapi kesulitan apa pun karena ada Yesus bersama kita, Dia tidak akan membiarkan kita sendiri menghadapi semua itu. Tuhan tahu sampai di mana batas kemampuan kita, Dia tidak akan membiarkan kita dicobai sedemikian rupa sampai di luar batas kemampuan kita. Jadi, “Percobaan-percobaan yang kamu alami ialah percobaan-percobaan 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).

Bagaimana mungkin buah zaitun akan menghasilkan minyak bila tidak ditekan? Akankah buah anggur menjadi arak kalau tidak diperas begitu rupa? Sepatutnya kita bersyukur bila Tuhan masih berkenan mendidik kita melalui masalah sehingga kita boleh mendapat pengalaman berjalan bersama Dia. Dengan demikian iman kita semakin bertumbuh dan pada saatnya kita beroleh kekuatan untuk mengerjakan pekerjaanNya.

Dengan masalah sesungguhnya kita sedang dipersiapkan untuk melakukan perkara-perkara besar!

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