MANA LEBIH AJAIB?

Berbahagialah mereka yang tidak melihat, namun percaya [Yohanes 20:29]

Ketika belia, Corrie ten Boom [wanita Belanda yang banyak menyelamatkan kaum Yahudi dari kekejaman Nazi] mendengar Sadhu Sundar Singh bersaksi. Ketika kecil, Sadhu pernah membenci Yesus, membakar Alkitab, melempari misionaris dengan lumpur. Ia meminta Tuhan menampakkan diri jika Dia memang ada. Sadhu ingin tahu apa benar ada surga dan kehidupan setelah mati. Untuk membuktikannya, ia pikir harus mati dulu. Maka, ia berencana menabrakkan diri pada kereta api yang melaju.Tiba-tiba cahaya menyilau melingkupinya. Dan, seorang laki-laki bertanya, sampai kapan ia akan menyangkal Tuhan yang telah mati baginya. Sadhu melihat lubang di tangan laki-laki itu.

Mendengar kesaksian itu, Corrie ingin mengalaminya juga, agar hidupnya mengiring Tuhan tak "membosankan". Namun, saat Corrie menyampaikan hal ini, Sadhu menjawab bahwa sesungguhnya pengalaman Corrie lebih ajaib dibanding pengalamannya: "Saya harus melihat Yesus supaya bisa percaya, sedangkan Anda sudah mempercayai Dia tanpa harus melihat."

Kata Yesus kepada Tomas: "karena engku telah melihat Aku, maka engkau percaya. Berbahagialah mereka yang tidak melihat, namun percaya" [Yohanes 20:29]. Sedikit murid bisa bertemu Yesus secara langsung. Namun, lebih banyak yang tak bertemu langsung. Itu sebabnya teguran Yesus kepada Tomas mewakili setiap kita yang belum pernah melihat Tuhan kasatmata. Tuhan menegaskan bahwa bukan itu yang terpenting. Melainkan, apakah kita sungguh bersuka karena Tuhan kita ada dan hidup. Dan, secara pribadi mengalami bagaimana Dia hadir serta dekat dengan kita - dalam peristiwa besar maupun kecil di hidup kita.

APAKAH TUHAN TAMPAK SECARA KASATMATA ATAU TIDAK YANG TERPENTING DIA ADA, DEKAT, BAHKAN MELINGKUPI KITA.

Tuhan Yesus Memberkati Anda.

[WHERE MORE MAGIC?] 

Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed [John 20:29] 

When young, Corrie ten Boom [Dutch woman who saved many Jews from the Nazis] heard of Sadhu Sundar Singh testified. As a child, Sadhu never hated Jesus, burn the Bible, pelted with mud missionary. He asked the Lord appeared if he did exist. Sadhu really want to know what there is heaven and life after death. To prove it, he thought it should die first. Then, he plans crashing on railway melaju.Tiba glaring light suddenly surrounded him. And, a man asked how long he would deny the Lord who died for him. Sadhu saw a hole in the man's hand. 

Hearing that testimony, Corrie wanted to experience it too, so that his God mengiring not "boring". However, when Corrie said this, Sadhu replied that Corrie was actually experience more magical than his experience: "I have to see Jesus in order to believe it, whereas you have to trust Him without having to look." 

Jesus said to Thomas: "because Engku have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed" [John 20:29]. Few students could meet Jesus in person. However, more is not met immediately. That is why the warning Jesus to Thomas represents all of us who have never seen God visible. God insists that is not the most important. Rather, if we truly rejoice because our Lord and live there. And, personally experienced how He is present and close to us - in large and small events in our lives. 

DOES GOD LOOK visually OR NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT HIM THERE, NEAR, EVEN surrounds us. 

Lord Jesus bless you.