Daily Bread: Quick to Believe

Shalom 😇 to all.
Firman Allah hari ini:

“Ketika mereka sedang bercakap-cakap dan bertukar pikiran, datanglah Yesus sendiri mendekati mereka, lalu berjalan bersama-sama dengan mereka. Tetapi ada sesuatu yang menghalangi mata mereka, sehingga mereka tidak dapat mengenal Dia.”
‭‭Lukas‬ ‭24‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭TB‬‬

Ini kisah di hari Minggu kebangkitan Yesus ada dua murid Yesus sedang dalam perjalanan ke Emaus (7 mil / sekitar 12 km dari Yerusalem). Lalu Yesus mendekati dan berjalan bersama mereka. Alkitab menyatakan bahwa “ada sesuatu yang MENGHALANGI MATA mereka, sehingga mereka TIDAK DAPAT MENGENAL Dia.”

Kalau dua murid Yesus bisa tidak mengenal Dia yang dibangkitkan dari antara orang mati, zaman sekarang bagi umat-Nya juga bisa tidak mengenali pekerjaan Tuhan dan anugerah-Nya ketika Dia melawat umat-Nya.
Memang kita belum melihat wujud Yesus secara jasmani, namun bila ada sesuatu yang ‘menghalangi mata rohani’ maka kita pun bisa tidak paham, tidak melihat kuasa Tuhan yang sedang dinyatakan-Nya.

Dan Yesus menegor mereka karena mereka telah menjadi ‘lamban untuk percaya’ akan perkataan yang sudah tertulis di Alkitab dan perkataan dari mulut Yesus sendiri. Namun belaskasihan Tuhan atas umat-Nya tak pernah habis, dan Yesus membukakan mata kedua murid itu dan mereka menjadi mengerti dan melihat pribadi Yesus yang menyertai perjalanan mereka.

Ya Tuhan, tolong saya agar hamba-Mu ini agar tidak lamban untuk percaya. Saya mau cepat percaya dan mau menuruti perkataan Firman Allah dan pimpinan suara Roh Kudus. Mampukanlah hamba-Mu ini ya Tuhan. Amin.

Bless you
ps caleblusi
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😇 Shalom to all
God’s word today:

“As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.”
‭‭(Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

This is the story on the Sunday of Jesus’ resurrection, there were two disciples of Jesus on the way to Emmaus (7 miles / about 12 km from Jerusalem). Then Jesus approached and walked along with them. The Bible states that “they were KEPT FROM RECOGNIZING HIM.” Something had covered their eyes that they could not recognize it was Jesus.

If two of Jesus’ disciples could not recognize Him who was raised from the dead, today His people can also not recognize God’s work and His grace when He visits His people.
Indeed, we have not seen Jesus’ physical form, but if there is something that ‘blocks our spiritual eyes’ then we can not understand, not recognize the power of God when He is revealing.

And Jesus rebuked them because they had become ‘slow to believe’ the words that were written in the Bible and the words from Jesus’ own mouth. However, God’s mercy for His people never ends, and Jesus opened the eyes of the two disciples and they came to understand and see the person of Jesus who accompanied their journey.

O Lord, help me so that Your servant is not slow to believe. Help me to have a heart that fast to believe and obey God’s Word and follow the Holy Spirit’s voice. Enable Your servant, O Lord. Amen.

Bless you
ps caleblusi