In Acts 4 we find ordinary people, including the fishermen Peter and John, whom God placed in unexpected situations as witnesses to the reality of the risen Christ. These men, who had fled when Jesus was arrested, were now boldly facing threats and punishment for telling others about Him. Even the authorities who opposed these followers of Jesus were astonished "when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men . . . . And they realized that they had been with Jesus" (v.13). Most of us are ordinary people in a real life of work, relationships, and everyday circumstances. Our opportunities to demonstrate the reality of Christ may sometimes come disguised as difficulties, as they did for the disciples in Acts. As ordinary people, we can have an extraordinary impact for Christ if we will trust the Author of our circumstances and rely on the Holy Spirit's power. —David McCasland Just
what do Christians look like? God is looking for ordinary people to do extraordinary work.
Bacaan: Kisah Para
Rasul 4:1-21 Dalam Kisah Para Rasul 4 kita menemukan orang-orang biasa, termasuk Petrus dan Yohanes yang bekerja sebagai nelayan, yang ditempatkan Allah dalam situasi-situasi tak terduga sebagai saksi-saksi realitas kebangkitan Kristus. Orang-orang ini, yang melarikan diri saat Yesus ditangkap, kini dengan berani menghadapi berbagai ancaman dan hukuman karena memberitakan Dia kepada orang lain. Bahkan para penguasa yang pada saat itu menentang para pengikut Yesus ini heran “ketika sidang melihat keberanian Petrus dan Yohanes dan mengetahui, bahwa keduanya orang biasa yang tidak terpelajar … dan mereka mengenal keduanya sebagai pengikut Yesus” (ayat 13). Sebagian besar dari kita adalah orang-orang biasa yang hidup dalam dunia kerja, relasi, dan kejadian sehari-hari yang nyata. Kesempatan kita untuk menunjukkan realitas Kristus kadang kala datang secara tersamar dalam kesulitan-kesulitan, sama seperti yang terjadi pada para murid dalam Kisah Para Rasul. Sebagai orang biasa, kita dapat memiliki pengaruh luar biasa bagi Kristus, jika kita memercayai Sang Penulis keadaan kita dan mengandalkan kuasa Roh Kudus —DCM Allah sedang mencari orang-orang biasa
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