Blessed are the merciful

Senior Adult Sermons (dated 19 September 2010)
Blessed are the merciful

Brother. If you like watching television, or even read the newspaper then from there you can conclude for yourself how the current world situation, you can know how the attitudes and human nature today. Man is not getting better but is getting more and more evil. Man did not hesitate to spend a life of someone just for the sake of the hundred thousand, where there are poor people are treated unfairly. Wickedness of man became increasingly, and some even said that to find good people in this city very step.

Humans have moral degradation. Man having a crisis of love .. Man having a crisis is a crisis insensitivity to the surrounding environment. Where more major human self-interest than on the interests of others.
Therefore it is very true what is said by Paul in Timothy (I Tim. 3:1-7) that in the last days of mc more love ourselves, become slaves of money, do not know love, be indifferent to religion, to live according to the weather lust etc. ..

There are many factors causing human experience such as economic factors, where humans consciously or unconsciously forced to collect money as much as possible. Therefore the way of thinking, acting human beings today to everything, always measured in material things, always measured in profit and loss in relationship to each other even there many people use the concept of profit and loss. What's the point if I have a relationship with him. If I help someone what can be given to me .. What sumbangsinya in my life.

Therefore, when a person no longer provide benefit to us, then the relationship started to become distant and eventually disconnected. Even in a relationship with God there are believers who have a concept like this, if I follow God, serve God, what God has given to me, if I give an offering what God has given to me.

So no wonder there are so many people are initially active in the church, suddenly no longer a follower of God.

Second: That the man is no longer live in accordance with the teachings and values of the Word of God, religion and faith values the No. 2 didlm life. Spiritual values are increasingly not getting the main place in human life today.
So no wonder the crime after crime is increasing day by day .... Do not be surprised if the relational ties among the less, do not be surprised if people increasingly do not have the sensitivity to the needs and difficulties of others.

Mat. 5:7
"Blessed are the cheapest in heart: for they shall obtain mercy"

In another translation: "Blessed or blessed are those whose hearts are compassionate then he will be pitied"

Brother of course familiar with Mother Teresa, the moon (26th Agstus 2010) then the community of India (Calcutta) is celebrating the 100th anniversary with a gala. He had died 13 years ago, 6 September 1997. He was an extraordinary generosity in this case so that he was nicknamed "Angel of Mercy" = angel of mercy or generosity .... He founded the Order of Bearer Love.

Beginning he did this, when he came out of the walls of the church and susteran, when he took the train and he watched a slum in Calcutta India. He studied the millions of emaciated people waiting to die. He sees the broken bodies because of ill health. But no one noticed them, the government does not pay attention to them, the people around him do not notice them, even churches are confined by the walls so hard to see out.

He saw the church, always convey the news of love but was limited to the walls of the church, or to fellow believers, but not able to look outside the walls of the church.

When he saw conditions like this, he decided to get out of the walls of churches and monasteries, and he lived along with the children homeless, he would notice and care for those sick org. What is the secret of Mother Teresa, what motivated him.

He has a noble motivation is to serve God and more than that he has a loving heart like the heart of Jesus (When he saw org starving, emaciated she saw that the inside is Christ).

In his ministry there org who criticize him but what it says: We're just a speck of water in the deep poverty and misfortune. But ... if everybody would give each drop of water, of course the deep poverty and the misery it can be closed.

How many years ago, no one came to church, she told him trouble, after that I shared with certain persons, including the servants of God, some say to me, people like so many of our church did not help .. finally, after that I reflect if not the church who else who can help, then I told the few people willing to help her.

Asked if today there are still people who have a heart like Mother Teresa? There might say no ... but I say there should be .. Because every Christian org should pick the compassionate heart.

Why do so many people today who do not have a generous heart, or compassion toward others? Because of our hearts, our eyes still baffle, fog, walls that have not been on unloading which causes the eyes of our hearts is difficult to see out.

The walls that prevent us to have that compassion is the first of ourselves, we think more of ourselves, we are more looking at things from the perspective of ourselves. We are not able to look outside of ourselves, to others around us ..

Lord Jesus in the parable of the Good Samaritan, the end of the story he asked his disciples murid_Nya 'according to you who are fellow human beings? If we pay attention to context when he talked about "who are fellow human beings." So before talking about the good Samaritan of the Lord Jesus spoke about loving God and neighbor. The Jews are the people have the notion that Jews were not beyond human beings. People who are outside the Jews are infidels who do not deserve to get love and blessing from God. Not feasible to obtain salvation.

There is a bulkhead or partition wall with their hearts, so that when the Lord Jesus says love your neighbor, which occurred to them that a fellow human being it is a fellow Jew. Not the Jewish people outside.

If this pertaanyaan asked us, who are our neighbors? What is our neighbor, are fellow Christians, our families, our co-minister? Fellow our tribe, or who?

Brother. Is not this also often happens to us without us knowing it, that we are able to be generous, to love our neighbor just told: Who among us? a Christian or a church, the clan with us, our business partners, it is our wall; if people outside it, then it is not a fellow, if there is a possibility you help us please, if not, ... it's okay. There is a large wall that still exist in us that keeps us, to consider that we are all fellow human beings, regardless of one's social background.

Brother of the Lord Jesus when he spoke about the judgments and coming to two times. Lord Jesus say when he comes he will separate the sheep and goats (Mat.25 :36-45). He told the people selected (sheep) to enter the kingdom of heaven, he said when I was in prison you pay a visit me, when I was hungry you gave me food, when I was naked you gave me clothing. These people become confused because they never gave food to him, never gave pakayan to Jesus, they never visited Jesus in prison. But the Lord Jesus says: whatever you do to the most despicable, you did for me. When they give pakayan to people who do not have pakayan, when they give food to people who do not have exactly the same food they give to the Lord Jesus.

Today so many people who just become spectators to the suffering of others without trying to assist and help. Many people are just being a good commentator without any real action. And even worse, many people are having fun, accumulate wealth over penderitan others.

When unable to do anything to people who need our help, then it's just like we see Jesus who need help from us, but we only see it without any effort to help.
Mother Theresa, when she saw the poor, the sick, he saw their faces like the face of Christ, He looks like Jesus who was dying, sick .. Jesus who are in need of food.

Application: As a servant of God, I often visited the church of God, and to sharing the difficulties they are, I can not help financially, I can only provide input, and pray .. Sometimes when they come home so I often feel guilty for not being able to help them financially.

The Bible clearly tells us that we have a compassionate heart. At least there are three reasons why we should have a heart of compassion or generosity:

I. Example of Jesus Christ

There org that says love and way of life followed Jesus is no longer relevant today. The death of Jesus on the cross in his lifetime is no longer relevant to today? What did Jesus say and do is no longer relevant for today, because the world has changed, is not on earth Palestine. How can his love until the end of the earth to reach a different culture, time, ethnicity and customs. But the Bible clearly tells us that the love of Jesus not only existed at that time but the love of Jesus to redeem the dimensions of space and time, forever. Jesus' words are not only aimed at the people at that time but to all men throughout the ages.

If we examine the Word of God why Jesus came into the world like this? He said that is because he loves people and compassionate to mankind. Jesus' love is not limited to the Palestinians or the Jews, but the love of Jesus addressed to every person, every tribe and nation throughout the day

Love and generosity of Jesus addressed to each of His children regardless of race, language and all ages. Jesus' love is not limited to certain levels but starting from the small people to the authorities, from small children to adults. Of those considered unclean in the community at that time was up to scribes who consider themselves holy and good.

Jesus gave a perfect role model for us, he not only comes to few people but for all. He has incarnated, or made flesh so that He was not only aware of human suffering, but He also felt the suffering of mankind.

Today if I invite us to contemplate going back a little of our current condition. Have we ever had a heart that Pekah see the environment around us, is not still so many people who need love, help and our help. What we have done for them? Do we just become a spectator or a commentator is good without trying to assist and help the needy and suffering.

Generous word is not just empathize not just sympathy but also more than it is to feel or take part in the sufferings and struggles of others.

Is there among us today who have a heart like Jesus who took part in the sufferings and struggles of others? That also feel the human suffering. He was without sin be punished by human sin.

Jesus is Lord He left the throne of heaven relah him deny himself and human beings would be like for us humans, simply because of the generosity of God. Salvation that we got today is a form of mercy of Jesus for us. Who are we so Jesus had to sacrifice and die for us? We have no more than the sinner, not worthy to be pitied but Jesus mercy for us. He beranugerah for us.

If the Lord Jesus, have mercy / merciful to us? What about us? Do we have a merciful heart to Jesus? We will never see the Lord Jesus told us to beg on the street? We will not find a Jesus who was sick in the hospital, we never will find Jesus in prison? We will not find a Jesus who was starving. But the Lord Jesus said "Whatever you do to people who least of these, you did for me.

Therefore, brothers, when you lighten your foot to visit the sick, the same as visiting Jesus, when you give a little food for hungry people is the same as you give to Christ, when you give your thanks in part to people in need, just like you give to Jesus.

II. Character / nature of the Christian

Brother, the Apostle Paul says in Galatians 5:22 about the fruit of the Spirit, he showed that one of the character and nature of the believer is generosity, proving that someone was living in the Holy Spirit.
Generosity is the nature of the believer. Therefore that was one sign that someone actually lives in God, is when he has a generous heart.

Max Lucado in his book to write a single experience. He saw on a tombstone seorg distinguished resting place named: Grace Smith. Dibatu headstone, there is no date of birth and date of death. Only the names of both husband and Words: sleep but no rest, love but not loved; Trying fun but not liked, died as his own time.
From this paper we can know that how the life of Grace Smith, he lived with great suffering even unto death he lived in the pressure and loneliness. It is clear that both her husband did not have a happy himself, so he has to write two names on the tombstone of her husband, for they will remember the longing he will love and happiness ..

Today so many people who senasip with Grace, who died in loneliness and suffering during his lifetime, died without any love from the people around him.

So many today are selfish man who only pay attention to yourself without even considering going to someone else. Even with the terdekatpun; whether the husband or the wife he can not be merciful. So many people today who live without love. So many people who relah expense of others for the sake of self-interest. So many people who do not have a heart full of compassion.

The Bible explains that the heart of a loving and compassionate is a basic characteristic of Christians. This means that love and compassion is not based on feelings alone but point to the same action. Love and compassion are not only directed by the condition or situation but something that comes out from inside every believer is called the character alive.

Bertrand Russell, an atheist in his book "Why I am Not Christian" he says that Christians are people who are not consistent in carrying out his mandate of God. Christians often try to justify themselves, to manipulate the sentence or word of Jesus Christ by saying that Jesus' words just figurative speech. Tip is to give permission for himself to not give anything to those who beg. I admit that the allegations Russell is a little more is the fact of our life as a Christian org. Sometimes we know what is being taught by the Lord Jesus or we know the Word of God but with our own ways of thinking, we try to twist the word of God to justify ourselves to be smooth so that we feel we do not violate God's command.

For example: When we were waiting alongside a road vehicle, or red light. How does our current attitude of beggars who came near, Will our hearts full of compassion Ibah and give a little that we have him? Perhaps we can say that we can do that? But bagaimanna when the same event was repeated ten times in a day? Especially if it turns out it is the young beggar? Are not we often accuse the young beggar with the word LAZY! with the understanding that we are reluctant to give a hundred dollars to them and even did not give.
With full confidence we assume that what we are doing is very wise, very wise. Moreover, the Bible says that whoever does not work should not eat ..

Brother. Many times we often forget that love and compassion are the nature and character of Christian. This means that the love and mercy does not depend on the mood, do not depend on feeling but something that automatically come out of ourselves and of the deepest heart. That is the heart that has been transformed by God through the Holy Spirit. Pekah heart will always sound the Holy Spirit. Heart who always Pekah against lngkungan where it is located. Not hearts who have been poisoned by human flesh. Liver which has been contaminated by-Ilah Ilah Zaman.

Compassionate heart is the character of Christian org, so it should be no reason for us not to have a compassionate heart. So there is no reason for us not to be generous to others.

III. GOD LOVES YOU HAVE FURTHER NOTICE / generous hearts to us.

Sources of human generosity that is only one God generosity that flowed from Jesus Christ. We are human beings first who should be pitied because of our sins. But through the generosity of God He sent His son Jesus Christ to redeem and liberate us from the brink of destruction. To change the character of our lives. To renew our hearts for more and more Christ-like heart full of compassion.
God is a prime example of how he feel and act generously. Generosity is his own nature as it says, "Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful." (Luke 6:36) He understands the human suffering caused by sin. He looked with compassion for sinful humanity because they have no hope and will perish.
His mercy is embodied in the act of sending Jesus Christ. Jesus became human so that He can also fully experience what is perceived by humans. He experienced all the suffering endured by the men but did not sin in the suffering. He died on the cross so that people can get the forgiveness of sins. God has given mercy to mankind in general through the sun, air, and the universe that can be enjoyed by anyone. But He gives mercy specifically the forgiveness of sins through the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus.
Such generosity is what is required of us who believe in the Lord Jesus. Feelings of compassion that followed the action that gives the full sacrifice. Without looking at who we please,
God has first loved us. Therefore, we are required to share the love of God to others.

We are the first person to be pitied because we are sinners and on the verge of destruction, but God through Jesus Christ with eternal love will set us free from the shackles of corruption and therefore we are obliged to share the love of others.

There are many things we can do to help others. Just a question for us: whether we want to be a channel of blessing to others or not? Do we want our life used by God or not?

There are some things we can do for someone else:
First: give a part of God for our blessings to others.
God has blessed us with abundant life, with the blessings of extraordinary, let us share some of God's blessings to those in need. In terms of giving do not wait until we are exaggerated, we give new sufficient.
Brother, The rich are the people who give in poverty and the poor are the people who gave in his wealth.
Brother. Do not wait until our life abundant and newly affluent we give it the same as we will never give, because no one has ever had enough and abundant, was always less and less. But let us give in all our limitations and shortcomings.

Secondly we must do as a form of love and mercy of God on us is to preach the gospel to our surrounding org.
He first generously saved us then we need to share the gift of salvation to others. There are still so many people around us, who have not felt

Thirdly we can pray for people who have difficulties and problems in his life.

Let us be sensitive to the environment where we are. Let us be people who really sunguh has a heart like Christ's merciful heart. God bless. Amen

Berbahagialah orang yang murah hati

Khotbah Dewasa Madya (tanggal 19 september 2010)
Berbahagialah orang yang murah hati

Saudara. Jikalau anda senang menonton televisi, atau pun baca Koran maka dari situ anda sudah bisa menyimpulkan sendiri bagaimana situasi dunia saat ini, anda bisa tahu bagaimana sikap dan sifat manusia saat ini. Manusia bukan semakin baik tetapi sudah semakin hari semakin jahat. Manusia tidak segan-segan menghabiskan nyawa seseorang hanya demi uang seratus ribu, dimana ada orang-orang miskin diperlakukan dengan tidak adil. Kejahatan manusia semakin menjadi-jadi, bahkan ada yang mengatakan bahwa untuk mencari orang yang baik di negri ini sangat langkah.

Manusia mengalami degradasi moral. Manusia mengalami satu krisis kasih.. Manusia mengalami satu krisis yaitu krisis ketidakpekaan terhadap lingkungan sekitarnya. Dimana manusia lebih mengutamakan kepentingan diri sendiri dari pada kepentingan orang lain.
Oleh sebab itu adalah sangat benar apa yg dikatakan oleh Paulus pada Timotius (I Tim. 3:1-7) bahwa pada hari-hari terakhir mc lebih mencintai diri sendiri, menjadi hamba uang, tidak tahu mengasihi, tidak mempedulikan agama, hidup menurut hawa nafsu dlsb..

Ada banyak faktor yg menyebabkan Manusia mengalami hal demikian diantaranya faktor ekonomi, dimana manusia sadar atau tidak sadar dituntut untuk mengumpulkan uang sebanyak-banyaknya. Oleh sebab itu cara berfikir, bertindak manusia hari ini terhadap segala sesuatu, selalu diukur dengan hal materi, selalu diukur dengan untung rugi bahkan dalam relasi dengan sesama ada banyak orang memakai konsep untung dan rugi. Apa untungnya kalau aku memiliki relasi dengan dia. Kalau aku membantu seseorang apa yang dapat diberikan bagi saya.. apa sumbangsinya bagi kehidupan saya.

Oleh sebab itu ketika seseorang tidak lagi memberi keuntungan kepada kita, maka hubungan itu mulai menjadi renggang dan akhirnya terputus. Bahkan dalam hubungan dengan Tuhan ada orang-orang percaya yang memiliki konsep seperti demikian, kalau aku mengikut Tuhan, melayani Tuhan, apa yang Tuhan berikan bagi saya, kalau saya memberi persembahan apa yg Tuhan berikan bagi saya.

Sehingga tidak heran ada banyak orang yang mulanya begitu aktif didalam gereja, tiba-tiba tidak lagi menjadi pengikut Tuhan.

Kedua : Bahwa manusia tidak lagi hidup sesuai dgn ajaran dan nilai-nilai Firman Tuhan, agama dan nilai-nilai iman hal yang no 2 didlm hidupnya. Nilai-nilai spiritual sudah semakin tidak mendapat tempat yang utama didalam kehidupan manusia hari ini.
Sehingga tidak heran kejahatan demi kejahatan semakin meningkat hari demi hari….tidak heran kalau hubungan relasional antara sesama semakin berkurang, tidak heran jikalau manusia semakin tidak memiliki kepekaan terhadap kebutuhan dan kesulitan orang lain.

Mat. 5:7
“ Berbahagialah orang yang murah hatinya, karena mereka akan beroleh kemurahan”

Dalam terjemahan lain: “Diberkati atau berbahagialah orang yang hatinya berbelas kasihan maka dia akan dikasihani”

Saudara tentunya mengenal Ibu Teresa, yang bulan (tgl 26 Agstus 2010) lalu masyarakat India (kalkuta) merayakan HUT ke 100 dengan meriah. Beliau telah meninggal 13 tahun yang lalu 6 September 1997. Beliau adalah seorang yang luar biasa dalam hal kemurahan hati sehingga ia dijuluki “Angel of Mercy”= malaikat belaskasihan atau murah hati…. Ia mendirikan Tarekat Pembawa Kasih.

Awal mula dia melakukan ini, ketika dia keluar dari tembok-tembok gereja dan susteran, ketika dia naik kereta api dan dia mengamati satu perkampungan kumuh di Kalkuta India. Ia mengamat-amati berjuta-juta orang kurus kering menanti ajal. Ia melihat tubuh-tubuh yang rusak karena sakit penyakit. Tetapi tidak ada satupun yang memperhatikan mereka, pemerintah tidak memperhatikan mereka, orang-orang disekitarnya tidak memperhatikan mereka, bahkan gereja terkungkung oleh tembok-tembok sehingga sulit melihat keluar.

Dia melihat gereja, selalu menyampaikan berita tentang kasih tetapi hanya sebatas tembok gereja, atau kepada sesama orang percaya, tetapi tidak mampu melihat keluar tembok gereja.

Ketika melihat kondisi seperti ini, ia memutuskan untuk keluar dari tembok-tembok gereja dan biara, dan Ia hidup bergaul dengan anak-anak gelandangan, ia mau memperhatikan dan merawat orang-org sakit. Apa rahasia Ibu Teresa, apa motivasi dia.

Dia memiliki motivasi yang mulia yaitu untuk melayani Tuhan dan lebih dari pada itu ia memiliki hati yang penuh kasih seperti hati Yesus (Ketika dia melihat org yg kelaparan, kurus dia melihat bahwa didalam diri mereka ada Kristus).

Di dalam pelayananya ada org yg mengkritik dia tetapi apa yg dikatakan: Kami hanya setitik air di samudera raya kemiskinan dan kemalangan. Namun… kalau setiap orang mau memberikan masing-masing setitik air itu, tentu samudera raya kemiskinan dan kemalangan ini bisa ditutup.

Berapa tahun lalu, ada seorang yang datang ke gereja, dia menceritakan kesulitan dia, setelah itu saya mensharingkan kepada beberapa orang termasuk hamba Tuhan, ada yang mengatakan kepada saya, orang seperti demikian banyak digereja kita..akhirnya memang tidak dibantu, setelah itu saya merenungkan kalau bukan gereja siapa lagi yg bisa membantu, lalu saya menceritakan kepada beberapa orang bersedia untuk membantu nya.

Kalau hari ini ditanya masih adakah orang yang memiliki hati seperti IBU Teresa? Ada mungkin yang mengatakan tidak ada …tetapi saya katakan seharusnya ada.. Karena setiap org Kristen seharusnya memilik hati berbelas kasihan.

Mengapa hari ini begitu banyak orang yang tidak memiliki hati yang murah hati, atau berbelas kasihan terhadap orang lain? Karena dihati kita, dimata kita masih ada penyekat, kabut, tembok yang belum di bongkar yang menyebabkan mata hati kita sulit untuk melihat keluar.

Yang menjadi tembok yang menghalangi kita untuk memiliki yang berbelas kasihan adalah pertama dari diri kita sendiri, kita lebih banyak memikirkan diri kita sendiri, kita lebih banyak memandang sesuatu dari cara pandang diri kita sendiri. Kita tidak mampu melihat keluar dari diri kita, kepada orang lain disekitar kita..

Tuhan Yesus dalam perumpamaan orang SAMARIA yang murah hati, maka diakhir cerita dia bertanya kepada murid-murid_Nya ‘ menurut engkau siapakah sesama manusia? Kalau kita memperhatikan konteks ketika dia berbicara tentang “siapakah sesama manusia”. Maka sebelum berbicara tentang orang Samaria yang murah hati Tuhan Yesus berbicara tentang mengasihi Tuhan dan sesama. Orang Yahudi adalah orang memiliki konsep bahwa diluar orang Yahudi bukanlah sesama manusia. Orang yang diluar Yahudi adalah orang kafir yang tidak layak untuk memperoleh kasih dan berkat dari Tuhan. Tidak layak untuk memperoleh keselamatan.

Ada satu sekat atau tembok yang menyekat hati mereka, sehingga ketika Tuhan Yesus mengatakan kasihilah sesamamu manusia, yang terpikir oleh mereka bahwa sesama manusia itu adalah sesama orang Yahudi. Bukan orang yang diluar Yahudi.

Kalau pertaanyaan ini ditanyakan kepada kita, siapakah sesama kita? Apakah yang dimaksud sesama kita, adalah sesama orang Kristen, keluarga kita, rekan sepelayanan kita? Saudara se suku kita, atau siapa?

Saudara. Bukankah hal ini juga sering terjadi bagi kita tanpa kita sadari, bahwa kita mampu bermurah hati, mengasihi hanya kepada sesama kita: siapakah sesama kita? orang Kristen atau satu gereja, orang sesuku dengan kita, rekan bisnis kita, itu adalah tembok kita; kalau orang di luar itu, maka itu bukan sesama, kalau ada kesempatan kita menolong kita tolong, kalau tidak,…tidak apa-apa. Ada tembok yang besar yang masih ada didalam diri kita yang menghalangi kita, untuk memandang bahwa sesama kita adalah semua manusia, tanpa membedakan latar belakang social seseorang.

Saudara Tuhan Yesus ketika ia berbicara tentang penghakiman dan kedatangannya ke dua kali. Tuhan Yesus katakan ketika dia datang dia akan memisahkan antara domba dan kambing (Mat.25:36-45). Dia mengatakan kepada orang-orang dipilih (domba) untuk masuk kerajaan surga, dia mengatakan waktu aku di penjara engkau melawat Aku, ketika aku lapar engkau memberi aku makan, ketika Aku telanjang engkau memberi aku pakaian. Orang-orang ini menjadi bingung karena mereka tidak pernah memberi makanan kepada Yesus, belum pernah memberi pakayan kepada Yesus, tidak pernah mereka mengunjungi Yesus di penjara. Tetapi Tuhan Yesus mengatakan; apapun yang kamu lakukan kepada orang yang paling hina, engkau melakukan untuk Aku. Ketika mereka memberi pakayan kepada orang yang tidak memiliki pakayan, ketika mereka memberi makanan kepada orang yang tidak memiliki makanan sebenarnya sama dengan mereka berikan kepada Tuhan Yesus.

Hari ini begitu banyak orang yang hanya menjadi penonton bagi penderitaan orang lain tanpa berusaha untuk membantu dan menolong. Banyak orang yang hanya menjadi komentator yg baik tanpa ada tindakan nyata. Dan lebih parah lagi banyak orang yang bersenang-senang, menumpuk kekayaan diatas penderitan orang lain.

Ketika tidak dapat melakukan sesuatu kepada orang yang membutuhkan pertolongan kita, maka itu sama seperti kita melihat Yesus yang membutuhkan pertolongan dari kita, namun kita hanya melihat saja tanpa ada usaha untuk membantu.
Ibu theresia, ketika melihat orang miskin, sakit, dia melihat wajah mereka seperti wajah Kristus, Dia melihat seperti Yesus yg sedang sekarat, sakit..Yesus yang sedang membutuhkan makanan.

Aplikasi: Sebagai hamba Tuhan, saya sering didatangi jemaat Tuhan, dan men-sharing-kan kesulitan mereka, saya tidak dapat menolong secara financial, saya hanya bisa memberikan masukan, dan berdoa.. Terkadang ketika mereka pulang maka saya sering merasa bersalah karena tidak dapat membantu mereka secara financial.

Alkitab dengan jelas mengatakan kepada kita agar kita memiliki hati yang berbelas kasihan. Sekurang-kurangnya ada tiga alasan, mengapa kita harus memiliki hati yang berbelas kasihan atau murah hati:

I. Teladan Yesus Kristus

Ada org yang mengatakan bahwa kasih dan cara hidup Yesus tidak relevan lagi diikuti saat ini. Kematian Yesus di kayu salib pada masa hidupnya tidak lagi relevan untuk hari ini? Apa yang dilakukan dan dikatakan Yesus tidak relevan lagi untuk hari ini, karena dunia sudah berubah, Ini bukan di bumi palestina. Bagaimana kasihnya bisa mencapai sampai ujung bumi yg berbeda budaya, waktu, suku bangsa dan kebiasaan. Tetapi Alkitab dengan jelas mengatakan kepada kita bahwa kasih Yesus tidak hanya ada pada waktu itu tetapi kasih Yesus menebus dimensi ruang dan waktu, sampai selama-lamanya. Perkataan Yesus tidak hanya di tujukan pada orang-orang pada waktu itu tetapi kepada semua manusia sepanjang zaman.

Kalau kita menyelidiki Firman Tuhan mengapa Yesus mau datang kedunia ini? Maka jawabnya yaitu karena dia mengasihi manusia dan berbelas kasihan bagi manusia. Kasih Yesus tidak terbatas untuk orang-orang Palestina atau orang Yahudi, tetapi kasih Yesus ditujukan kepada setiap orang, setiap suku dan bangsa disepanjang zaman

Kasih dan kemurahan hati Yesus ditujukan kepada setiap anak-anakNya tanpa memandang ras, bahasa dan segala zaman. Kasih Yesus tidak terbatas pada golongan tertentu tetapi mulai dari rakyat kecil sampai para pembesar, dari anak kecil sampai orang dewasa. Dari orang dianggap najis ditengah masyarakat pada waktu itu sampai kepada ahli Taurat yg menganggap dirinya suci dan baik.

Yesus memberikan teladan sempurna bagi kita, dia bukan saja hadir untuk segelintir orang tetapi untuk semua. Ia telah berinkarnasi atau menjadi manusia agar Dia bukan saja mengetahui penderitaan manusia tetapi Dia turut merasakan penderitaan manusia.

Hari ini jikalau saya mengajak kita untuk kembali sedikit merenungi akan kondisi kita saat ini. Pernahkah kita punya hati yang pekah melihat lingkungan sekitar kita, bukankah masih begitu banyak orang yg membutuhkan kasih, pertolongan dan uluran tangan kita. Apa yg pernah kita lakukan bagi mereka? Apakah kita hanya menjadi seorang penonton atau seorang komentator yg baik tanpa berusaha untuk membantu dan menolong orang yang berkekurangan dan mengalami penderitaan.

Kata murah hati bukan sekedar berempati bukan juga sekedar bersimpati tetapi lebih dari itu yaitu ikut merasakan atau mengambil bagian dalam penderitaan dan pergumulan orang lain.

Adakah hari ini diantara kita yg memiliki hati seperti Yesus yg turut mengambil bagian dalam penderitaan dan pergumulan orang lain? Yang turut merasakan penderitaan manusia. Dia yang tidak berdosa dihukum oleh karena dosa manusia.

Yesus yang adalah Tuhan Dia relah meninggalkan tahta surga dia menyangkal dirinya dan mau menjadi seperti manusia demi kita manusia, semata-mata oleh karena kemurahan hati Allah. Keselamatan yang kita peroleh hari ini adalah wujud belaskasihan Yesus bagi kita. Siapakah kita sehingga Yesus harus berkorban dan mati bagi kita? Kita tidak lebih dari orang yang berdosa, yang tidak layak untuk dikasihani tetapi Yesus berbelas kasihan bagi kita. Dia beranugerah bagi kita.

Jikalau Tuhan Yesus, sudah berbelas kasihan/bermurah hati bagi kita? Bagaimana dengan kita? Apakah kita memiliki hati yang berbelaskasihan kepada Yesus? Kita tidak akan pernah ketemu Tuhan Yesus meminta-minta kepada kita di jalan? Kita tidak akan menemukan Yesus yang sedang sakit di rumah sakit, kita tidak pernah akan menemukan Yesus di penjara? Kita tidak akan menemukan Yesus yang sedang kelaparan. Tetapi Tuhan Yesus katakan “ Apapun yang kamu lakukan kepada orang yang paling hina ini, engkau telah melakukan untuk aku.

Oleh sebab itu saudara, ketika anda meringankan kaki anda mengunjungi orang sakit, maka sama seperti mengunjungi Yesus, ketika anda memberikan sedikit makanan bagi orang sedang lapar maka sama seperti engkau memberi untuk Kristus, ketika anda memberikan sebagian berkat anda kepada orang yang berkekurangan, sama seperti engkau memberi kepada Yesus.

II. Karakter/sifat dasar orang Kristen

Saudara, Rasul Paulus mengatakan dalam Galatia 5:22 tentang buah Roh, ia menunjukan bahwa salah satu karakter dan sifat orang percaya adalah kemurahan hati, ini membuktikan bahwa seseorang itu hidup didalam Roh Kudus.
Murah hati adalah satu sifat dasar orang percaya. Oleh sebab itu yang menjadi salah satu tanda bahwa seseorang hidup benar-benar didalam Tuhan, adalah ketika dia memiliki hati yang murah hati.

Max Lucado dalam satu bukunya menuliskan sebuah pengalamannya. Ia melihat pada batu nisan tempat beristirahat seorg yg bernama : Grace Smith. Dibatu nisan tersebut, tidak ada tgl lahir dan tanggal meninggal. Hanya nama kedua suaminya dan Kata-kata: Tidur tetapi tidak beristirahat, mengasihi tetapi tidak dikasihi; Mencoba menyenangkan tetapi tidak disenangi, meninggal seperti masa hidupnya sendiri.
Dari Tulisan ini kita bisa mengetahui bahwa bagaimana kehidupan Grace Smith, dia hidup dengan penuh penderitaan bahkan sampai mati dia hidup dalam tekanan dan kesepian. Jelas bahwa kedua suaminya tidak ada yang membahagiakan dirinya, sehingga dia harus menuliskan dua nama suaminya di batu nisan, untuk mereka mengingat akan kerinduan dia akan kasih dan kebahagiaan..

Saat ini begitu banyak orang yang senasip dengan Grace, yang meninggal dalam kesepian dan penderitaan semasa hidupnya, meninggal tanpa ada kasih dari orang disekitarnya.

Begitu banyak saat ini manusia yang egois yg hanya memperhatikan diri sendiri tanpa mau memperhatikan akan orang lain. Bahkan dengan orang terdekatpun ; apakah suami atau istrinya dia tidak dapat berbelaskasihan. Begitu banyak saat ini orang yang hidup tanpa kasih. Begitu banyak orang yang relah mengorbankan orang lain demi kepentingan diri sendiri. Begitu banyak orang yang tidak punya hati yang penuh belas kasihan.

Alkitab menjelaskan bahwa hati yang penuh kasih dan berbelas kasihan adalah merupakan sifat dasar dari orang Kristen. Artinya bahwa kasih dan belas kasihan itu bukan didasarkan pada perasaan saja tetapi menunjuk pada satu tindakan nyata. Kasih dan belaskasihan tidak saja hanya ditujukan oleh karena kondisi atau situasi tetapi sesuatu yang keluar dari dalam diri setiap orang percaya yang dinamakan karakter hidup.

Bertrand Russel, seorang Ateis dalam bukunya “Why I am Not Christian” ia mengatakan bahwa orang Kristen adalah orang yang tidak konsisten dalam menjalankan amanat Tuhan-Nya. Orang Kristen sering mencoba membenarkan dirinya, dengan memanipulasi kalimat atau perkataan Yesus Kristus dengan mengatakan bahwa perkataan Yesus hanya perkataan figurative . Ujungnya ialah memberi ijin bagi dirinya sendiri untuk tidak memberikan apa-apa pada mereka yang meminta-minta. Saya mengakui bahwa tuduhan Russel ini sedikit banyak ialah kenyataan hidup kita sebagai org Kristen. Terkadang kita mengetahui apa yang diajarkan oleh Tuhan Yesus atau kita mengetahui Firman Tuhan tetapi dengan cara pikir kita sendiri, kita mencoba memutarbalikan firman Tuhan untuk membenarkan diri kita sendiri sehingga secara halus kita merasa kita tidak melanggar perintah Tuhan.

Contohnya: Ketika kita sedang menunggu kendaraan dipinggir jalan, atau lampu merah. Bagaimana sikap kita saat pengemis yg datang mendekati, Akankah kita dengan hati ibah dan penuh welas asih memberi sedikit yang kita miliki padanya? Mungkin kita bisa mengatakan bahwa kita bisa melakukan itu? Tetapi bagaimanna bila kejadian yang sama diulang sampai sepuluh kali dalam sehari? Apalagi kalau ternyata pengemis itu adalah orang muda? Bukankah seringkali kita menuding pengemis muda itu dengan kata M A L A S! dengan pengertian itu kita mulai enggan memberi seratus rupiah kepada mereka dan bahkan sama sekali tidak memberi.
Dengan penuh keyakinan kita menganggap bahwa apa yang kita lakukan adalah sangat bijaksana, amat bijaksana. Apalagi Alkitab katakan bahwa barang siapa tidak bekerja tidak boleh makan..

Saudara. Banyak kali kita sering lupa bahwa kasih dan belaskasihan adalah merupakan sifat dan karakter Kristen. Artinya bahwa kasih dan belaskasihan itu tidak tergantung kepada suasana hati, tidak tergantung pada perasaan tetapi sesuatu yang otomatis keluar dari diri kita dan dari hati yang paling dalam. Yaitu hati yang telah diubahkan oleh Allah melalui Roh Kudus. Hati yang yang selalu pekah akan suara Roh Kudus. Hati yg selalu pekah terhadap lngkungan dimana dia berada. Bukan hati yg telah diracuni oleh kedagingan manusia. Hati yg telah terkontaminasi oleh Ilah-Ilah Zaman.

Hati yang berbelas kasihan adalah karakter dari org Kristen, jadi seharusnya tidak ada alasan bagi kita untuk tidak memiliki hati yang berbelas kasihan. Sehingga tidak ada alasan bagi kita untuk tidak bermurah hati bagi orang lain.

III. ALLAH TELAH LEBIH DAHULU MENGASIHI KITA/Bermurah hati bagi kita.

Sumber kemurahan hati manusia hanya satu yaitu kemurahan hati Allah yang mengalir dari Yesus Kristus. Kita mula-mula adalah manusia yg perlu dikasihani oleh karena dosa-dosa kita. Tetapi oleh kemurahan hati Allah Ia mengutus Anaknya Yesus Kristus untuk menebus dan membebaskan kita dari jurang kebinasaan. Untuk mengubah karakter hidup kita. Untuk memperbaharui hati kita agar semakin hari semakin menyerupai hati Kristus yang penuh belas kasihan.
Allah merupakan contoh utama bagaimana Dia merasakan dan bertindak secara murah hati. Kemurahan hati adalah sifat-Nya sendiri sebagaimana dikatakan, “Hendaklah kamu murah hati, sama seperti Bapamu adalah murah hati.” (Lukas 6:36) Dia memahami penderitaan manusia yang diakibatkan oleh dosa. Dia melihat dengan penuh belas kasihan kepada manusia yang penuh dosa karena mereka tidak punya harapan dan akan binasa.
Belas kasihan-Nya itu diwujudkan dalam tindakan yaitu mengirim Yesus Kristus. Yesus menjadi manusia supaya Dia juga bisa merasakan sepenuhnya apa yang dirasakan oleh manusia. Dia mengalami semua penderitaan yang dialami oleh manusia tetapi tidak berdosa di dalam penderitaan itu. Dia mati di kayu salib supaya manusia bisa mendapatkan pengampunan dosa. Allah telah memberikan belas kasihan kepada manusia secara umum melalui matahari, udara, dan alam semesta yang bisa dinikmati siapapun. Tetapi Dia memberikan belas kasihan secara khusus yaitu pengampunan dosa lewat pengorbanan Tuhan Yesus.
Kemurahan hati seperti inilah yang dituntut dari kita yang percaya kepada Tuhan Yesus. Perasaan belas kasihan yang diikuti tindakan yang memberi dengan penuh pengorbanan. Tanpa melihat siapa yang kita tolong,
Allah telah lebih dahulu mengasihi kita. Oleh sebab itu kita dituntut untuk dapat membagikan kasih Allah itu kepada orang lain.

Kita dahulu adalah org patut dikasihani karena kita adalah berdosa dan diambang kebinasaan tetapi Allah melalui Yesus kristus dengan kasih yg kekal mau membebaskan kita dari belenggu kebinasaan oleh sebab itu kita wajib membagikan kasih pada orang lain.

Ada banyak hal yang dapat kita lakukan untuk membantu orang lain. Hanya menjadi pertanyaan bagi kita ; apakah kita mau untuk menjadi saluran berkat bagi orang lain atau tidak? Apakah kita mau hidup kita dipakai oleh Tuhan atau tidak?

Ada beberapa hal yang dapat kita lakukan untuk orang lain:
Pertama: memberikan sebagian dari berkat Tuhan bagi kita untuk orang lain.
Allah telah memberkati kehidupan kita dengan melimpah, dengan berkat-berkat yang luar biasa, baiklah kita membagikan sebagian dari berkat Tuhan itu kepada orang yang membutuhkan. Didalam hal memberi jangan menunggu sampai kita berkelebihan, berkecukupan baru kita memberi.
Saudara, Orang kaya adalah orang yang memberi dalam kemiskinan dan orang miskin adalah orang yang memberi dalam kekayaannya.
Saudara. Jangan menunggu sampai hidup kita berkelimpahan dan berkecukupan baru kita memberi itu sama saja dengan kita tidak akan pernah memberi , karena tidak ada orang yang pernah merasa cukup dan berkelimpahan, selalu kurang dan kurang. Tetapi baiklah kita memberi didalam segala keterbatasan dan kekurangan kita.

Yang kedua yg harus kita lakukan sebagai wujud kasih dan belas kasihan Allah pada kita adalah memberitakan Injil bagi org disekitar kita.
Allah lebih dahulu bermurah hati menyelamatkan kita maka kita perlu membagikan anugerah keselamatan itu bagi org lain. Masih begitu banyak orang di sekitar kita, yang belum merasakan

Ketiga kita bisa mendoakan org yg mengalami kesulitan dan masalah dalam hidupnya.

Marilah kita menjadi orang pekah terhadap lingkungan dimana kita berada. Marilah kita menjadi orang yang sungguh-sunguh memiliki hati seperti hati Kristus yang penuh kemurahan. Tuhan memberkati. Amin

Blessed are the Meek

Blessed are the meek
Senior Adult Sermons commission GKKB Pontianak August 1

Matthew 5:5
Brother, today we talked about gentleness. Gentleness is one single human character has been transformed by the Holy Spirit. At the time talked about gentleness, often times we either perceive or interpret the meek. I give an example:

Brother, there was one time I study my lecturer is Prof. Sahertian (late), the professor of this face was so grim, black skin, huge body, his voice was so heavy, even when he speaks of new students who first heard and saw certain fear and trembling. People concluded that he is a tough guy and not good enough.

But a look behind the physical form, behind assertiveness, behind all the subjective assessment of the external man, he really was a gentle, he has a heart of a father who was so kind and caring, someone who is so simple, a very populist with students and others. So he is very in love by many people and even students.

But the thing that contradicts the one who named Ryan, the butcher from Jombang who killed dozens of people, according to people close to him, Ryan was a "religious" one who teaches the Koran, gentle, speaking style is almost the same as women, rather quiet therefore, when he was arrested for killing dozens of people, many people who do not believe it. . Behind something physical or visible from the outside who seem meek but it turns out Ryan has a much different character from what is seen or assessed by human
My brother did not try to compare between the prof. Sahertian with Ryan, but What I want to say through this is that sometimes what we perceive or define one's own gentle.
• There is an opinion, if the meek are quiet, not talkative. And if they must speak, then half-whispered voice, speech that may somewhat feminine male.
• Others argued that it was a gentle person who was shy and did not like appearing in front.
• The person who else believes that the meek, it is people who never or can not be mad.
Today we will learn about what is called a gentle according to the Bible: In the Bible especially the New Testament described as a gentle word four times by using the word "praus": From this Praus words we find some sense of gentleness, or the person how I would call a weak soft?
1. The meek are a wise person
Brother, the word "praus" ... wisdom is identical with Aristotle, one of the great Greek philosopher, said that the "meek" is one of the virtues. The name of virtue according to Aristotle, always lies between two extremes. At one extreme is "too over-top." Meanwhile in the other extreme, are too low-low extremes. Be gentle ditengah-tengah/antara these two extremes.
Gentle is a balanced one human character. One character is the result of work of the Holy Spirit for the org believe. But thats not a meek who are always angry with uncontrolled or excessive anger, but also not someone who was never angry.
A meek are those who can put themselves in a balanced condition. He can be angry but always controlled kemarhannya gentle man who can upset but in the context of the right and the right conditions.
A gentle brother does not mean that person is never angry, but are the meek: he can control his anger, he knows when to be angry and when to refrain from anger.
All human beings are sinners, unable to free from what is called the anger, there are people who say, that we could write so much ban-ban for inidan or do not do it like we could write in our office, no smoking, littering prohibited but there is no writing on the wall prohibited office rage, including the office of Pastor. Although no written prohibitions do not get mad. Anger is natural for every human being but if the anger becomes our nature, or our habits, then it becomes a sin. Especially if people angry for no reason it is called a madman ..
Mr. Anger is not something contrary to the meek, but the opposite is when and where we're angry.
Jesus called a gentle, patient person but that does not mean he was never angry. Even once a very, very angry. He was angry with extortionists and fraudsters who trade in the Temple. He was angry with the Pharisees, because the hypocrisy, they make religion as an addition to the burden and joy to humans rather than the carrier. However, the Lord Jesus was not angry when she was treated unfairly, when the despised even persecuted.
Moses was a meek, but he was also angry when the Israelites did not obey the word of God, when the Israelites worshiped idols. But Moses was not angry when Aaron and Meriam insulting him when he took a wife of Kush.
People who are meek man of wisdom because he can put himself, in the conditions and circumstances. He could get angry if seeing untruth, but he can hold anger, he could speak with the words gentle but on the other hand when talking about the truth he can firmly and do not compromise.
Application: This is different from humans in general, when people are personally attacking us, insult us, we will be angry but when the truth abused, when I saw people living in sin and unrighteousness we do not upset even some compromise with sin ..
People who are meek man of wisdom because he can discern the truth and which is not one truth. He speaks with a gentle when taking important decisions, when faced with problems in his life he can handle it well. A gentle person who is assertive in taking decisions but full consideration.
One of the reasons why Musa called a gentle, because she is a wise in taking a decision, and he always surrender to God; such as when the Israelites faced with difficult conditions, when the chase by the pharaoh's army, the Israelites began to fear and grouse -grouse, but he can speak with calm, gentle but firm, he said: do not be afraid, stand up and see the salvation of the Lord, the Lord will fight for you and you will be silent. Similarly, when Aaron and Miriam spoke to him that is not good when he took a wife from Kush, Moses was not angry with them, and therefore the numbers say 12:3 Now Moses was a meek, more than any human on the face this earth.
Dear friends, the meek Strength lies in the wisdom and wise in the face of this life; have the wisdom to respond and react to the difficulties, challenges and even threats against him.
2. Gentle has the ability to control the self-understanding or being able to control myself.
We live in a society filled with violence and vulgarity. We live amongst the people who can not control themselves, and can not control themselves. Today we see people prefer to show that he, more powerful than others, more super than others, more powerful, more intelligent than other people etc..
This brother is no secret, we saw how our people's representatives in senayan, we see the people we work environment, how their attitudes when there is a difference of opinion, how they react when the people around us to make mistakes. Is there a gentle speaking, there are reprimanded with courtesy and patience ... do not .. that there are precisely most people just want to show the power of performance, showing off the grandeur and patted his chest, demonstrating that he better not try to polite and gentle, but said race and rude.
Brother, I've seen happen scratching between cars and motorcycles, a car carrying a mother, a father who brought the motor, I saw something so frightening, this mother her voice like thunder, so loud and out dirty words, these fathers also kala no sinister eyes staring like this mother would swallow him alive. Two-two considered correct, and attempt to justify ourselves. Video Clips
Sisters, consciously or unconsciously we also signed an era that marked the one with the progress of science and technology. Advances in technology ease life on the one hand and speed up a lot of business, double the strength of the hands and feet as well as the brain, but on the other hand, technology may also have contributed to make humans increasingly impatient, meek and humble of heart dealing with others. Accustomed to fast-paced and completely regular, mechanical and automatic, the slightest deviation can make our blood boil and ultimately encourages us to say and to be rude. My brother gave one example:
The word "praus", or gentle in your native language is usually used in the process of making tame wild animals. For instance a lion which was initially so evil and dangerous, then through the process praus, he would become too tame or other wild animals, to be a docile animal and he needs to process "praus" namely the process of taming, training and discipline, until finally becomes A good animal, obedient, and useful to mankind. Praus Through this process, nature, original nature, and these tendencies have been fully controlled animal! So, are the meek, was the one natural tendencies, the original nature destructive, evil nature of sin that tends to have undergone "transformation" and trained in such a way as to become good human beings who can control and master himself ..
Brothers are the meek are those who can master himself, who can rein in the mouth, heart and action. Brother of gentleness rather than talent or innateness. But gentleness is actually the result of work of the Holy Spirit or the fruit of the Holy Spirit to the believer. As the saying by the Apostle Paul to the Galatians, that one aspect of the fruit of the Spirit is gentleness and self-mastery.
Dear friends, We are human beings who have fallen in sin, then by our own efforts, we are not able to control ourselves, our words and deeds. Even James (James 3:7) says one thing is very ironic, James says; man can tame wild animals, dangerous, but for small things in his own body he was unable to tame. Humans can be difficult to curb his tongue, and controlling his body. Therefore let us allow the Holy Spirit dwells within our hearts to control and rule our lives. Because only by RK strength enabled us to be able to control ourselves.
Brother, a gentle rather than a weak but he can control his words, his attitude. The meek does not mean he can not be angry, but anger is the anger of the controlled, where he knows where and when he should be angry.
Brother, probably in our life, we've seen how a wife yell at her husband in front of other people, a husband being rude to his wife in front of others. We saw a mother scolding and beating his son harshly. We see how a boss treats his subordinates with k the afternoon, yelling, scolding, cursing with words that do not deserve.
Brother, I'm sorry I ever saw there was a wife who said to her husband's rant, I know that he was angry, I know that her husband was wrong but whether he deserved scolding her husband in public.
Gentle closely connected with our self-mastery, a meek is a man who could overtake him. He is able to behave and act with care and precision.
3. The gentle person is a man of humility.
A gentle, he is a man of humility, he knew exactly who he is, what the pros and cons. Therefore, a gentle, when faced with life's success he will not be arrogant, haughty but she will not be able to receive a fair but when he was having trouble he would not have broken grindstones, disappointment and blame themselves.
Prof. Meadley; said that the meek one is a man who has a heart of steel, she can bend easily, but hard to be broken. Could cry, when temptations come, but never surrendering to sin, despair, let alone an apostate and leave the Lord ..
Gentle person is a man of humility, because he knows that he has weaknesses, limitations, because he knew that he was no more than a sinner who can be wrong and make mistakes. The Lord Jesus is never mad at people who hurt, who menfitnah him, even kill him, he even forgave those who treated improperly. But that's where the strength so that when someone does things that are not right for her she can respond correctly, when people make mistakes to him, he was able to forgive
What a blessing of the meek:
II. Thanks from someone who is meek inherit the earth
Dear friends, today's concept of human being, if someone who wants to inherit the earth, then he should be a ruler, or a person who has wealth. But the Lord Jesus said that people who inherit the earth instead of people who are not rich or powerful person, but a gentle.
Brothers, passing what Jesus said is contrary to natural law, because by Natural 'we have the strong view that people in power over this earth, gentle with the weak, the powerless, meek person must serve a strong is something even a gentle symbol of weakness and helplessness, but the Bible says differently is precisely the weak gentle with the earth.
Why are the meek shall inherit the earth? Because the meek man is a man of wisdom where he can control the attitude, the action in his life. Second, because the meek are those who can master himself; third person is a man of gentle humility.
The question is, what this third relationship by having the earth: a brother can be a powerful but if he is not wise, then he is not only respected but his reign will be a boomerang for him. A person can become a ruler in this world, tetapi if he could not control himself, then kewibawanya will be lost, he would not be a leader who noted there is no authoritative history of many of those who have power but no wisdom, can not control, and not humble, all he had been in vain.
Our friend knew several famous figures who have the power, such as Joseph Stalin, he was a ruler of Russia at the time, an incredibly wonderful but he's not enjoying his life in this world. He is always scared
Should not be afraid, for he is the mighty ruler of Russia. But unfortunately she can not enjoy what he has. Every day he's afraid to go to sleep. He has seven bedrooms are different. Each room can be locked and wearing an iron door. But every night he's always afraid, afraid murdered so that every night always move rooms. If he was a walk he always brought five cars limousine, and each car was given a closed curtain so no one knows where he is dimobil. Even in a book biography, written that to drink the tea / water she's not afraid of indiscriminate drinking poisoned. Stalin became the ruler of the earth "but failed to inherit the earth
Similarly, people like Howard Hughes, a very rich, as a 'master of the world "through his wealth, but actually he did not really have one. Hughes was a billionaire, but kecurigiaannya against people and paranoid about germs make him go to Mexico, and there he died like a gaunt ascetic with his beard until the belly and curly fingernails like a corkscrew tool. Hughes never became an inherited or inherit the earth, because she lives in fear grip!
Different sisters, mother Teresa, who did not have the power and wealth but life traversed with joy, his life giving inspiration for many people, he can enjoy life, because she knew her purpose in this world. He called a meek inheriting the earth.
Dear friends, the meek, not weak people but people who have enormous power because the person who is gentle man of wisdom, someone who could overtake him and those who are humble. Gentle person is one who is favored by many people, because character is good. Even his life will be fulfilled by the joy and peace.
Let us be a meek, for only the meek may inherit the earth alone is this. May the Lord bless us. Amen