April 5, 2005

Where Is Your Trust?

Read:
Jeremiah 17:5-10

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. —Jeremiah 17:7

Bible In One Year: 2 Samuel 5-8

coverLet's be honest. Are we always able to trust ourselves in everything? Even the apostle Paul said emphatically about himself, "I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified" (1 Corinthians 9:27). He wouldn't trust himself to do the right thing unless he kept his body under strict discipline.

Today's Bible reading reminds us that "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9.) It is not possible for any of us to fathom the extent of the deceptions of our heart. How then can we ever trust ourselves or anyone else completely?

Jeremiah warned the last Judean kings against placing their trust in earthly kings (vv.5-6). But they continually sought help from Egypt. How foolish they were! They should have repented of their wickedness and returned to Almighty God for His help.

Where can we put our trust for help in difficult and uncertain times? God's Word tells us that those who place their trust in God are like trees planted by the waters. Even in drought they will not cease to bear fruit (vv.7-8).

Let's trust God to produce fruit in our lives. —Albert Lee

We find it easier to trust
In what our eyes can see,
But God asks us to trust in Him
For our security. —Sper

Don't let self-confidence replace your trust in God.

Selasa, 5 April
Di Mana Keyakinan Anda?
Diberkatilah orang yang mengandalkan Tuhan,
yang menaruh harapannya pada Tuhan! (Yeremia 17:7)

Bacaan: 2 Samuel 5-8

Marilah kita bicara dengan jujur. Dapatkah kita selalu memercayai diri sendiri dalam segala hal? Bahkan Rasul Paulus berkata dengan tegas tentang dirinya, “Aku melatih tubuhku dan menguasainya seluruhnya, supaya sesudah memberitakan Injil kepada orang lain, jangan aku sendiri ditolak” (1 Korintus 9:27). Ia tidak akan memercayai dirinya sendiri untuk melakukan hal yang benar kecuali jika ia menjaga tubuhnya di bawah disiplin yang keras.

Bacaan Alkitab hari ini mengingatkan kita tentang “betapa liciknya hati, lebih licik daripada segala sesuatu, hatinya sudah membatu: siapakah yang dapat mengetahuinya?” (Yeremia 17:9). Kita tidak mungkin dapat mengukur tingkat kelicikan hati kita. Maka bagaimanakah kita dapat memercayai diri sendiri atau orang lain sepenuhnya?

Nabi Yeremia memperingatkan raja-raja terakhir Yehuda supaya mereka tidak mengandalkan raja-raja duniawi (ayat 5,6). Akan tetapi, rupanya mereka terus-menerus mencari pertolongan dari Mesir. Alangkah bodohnya mereka! Mereka seharusnya bertobat dari kefasikan mereka dan berbalik mencari pertolongan Allah yang Mahakuasa.

Siapakah yang dapat kita andalkan untuk menolong kita di saat-saat yang sulit dan tidak pasti? Firman Allah mengatakan bahwa mereka yang mengandalkan Allah adalah seperti pohon yang ditanam di tepi air. Bahkan di musim kering mereka tidak akan berhenti menghasilkan buah (ayat 7,8).

Marilah memercayai Allah untuk menghasilkan buah di dalam hidup kita —AL

JANGAN BIARKAN RASA PERCAYA DIRI ANDA
MENGGANTIKAN KEPERCAYAAN ANDA KEPADA ALLAH


 

 



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