Sama seperti Yesus Kristus yang kuat dan memiliki keberanian yang baik dan dalam ketaatan kepada Tuhan bertahan sampai akhir, orang-orang Kristen yang dilahirkan kembali, siapakah anak-anak Allah (baik pria maupun wanita), should also be strong and of good courage. Why do you have to be strong and of good courage? Because only if you are strong and courageous, you shall be able to fulfill your task, persevere until the end, and finish the race of faith. What does it mean to be strong and of good courage?
Why do you have to be strong and of good courage?
Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Hanya menjadi kuat dan sangat berani, bahwa Anda dapat mengamati untuk melakukan sesuai dengan semua hukum, Yang Moses Hamba saya memerintahkan Anda: tidak berbalik dari itu ke kanan atau ke kiri, bahwa engkau bisa menjadi makmur dengan engkau pergi. Kitab Hukum ini tidak akan keluar dari mulutmu; tetapi engkau harus bermeditasi di sana siang dan malam, bahwa Anda dapat mengamati untuk melakukan sesuai dengan semua yang ditulis di dalamnya: karena kalau begitu kamu harus membuat jalanmu yang makmur, dan kemudian kamu harus sukses besar. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; jangan takut, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest (Yosua 1:6-9)
Di artikel sebelumnya ‘How did the walls of Jericho fall?’ you read, how God commanded Joshua to be strong and of good courage. But before God spoke these words to Joshua, God had already spoken these words through the mouth of His servant Moses (A.O. Ulangan 31:3-8; 31:22-23).
God was with Joshua, but Joshua had to be strong and of good courage, God couldn’t do that for him. It was God’s commandment and whether Joshua would obey God’s commandment was up to him and depended upon his faith in God.
Joshua had to be strong and of good courage to:
- Take the promised land as an inheritance
- Keep the law and not deviate from it
- Not be afraid nor dismayed
Joshua lived in the Old Covenant under the law and belonged to the generation of the old man. But even the old man, siapa yang duniawi, had to be strong and courageous to walk in obedience to the will of God (Baca juga: ‘Orang tua‘ Dan ‘Pertempuran dan kelemahan lelaki tua itu‘).
Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it (Ulangan 11:8)
Joshua was faithful to God and His Word and was strong and of good courage and because of that Joshua was able to do the will of God. He knew his God and had faith in God and was therefore not afraid nor dismayed, but Joshua walked by faith and took the promised land in possession.
Joshua was not sense ruled, he was not led by what he saw and heard nor was Joshua led by his feelings and/or the circumstances, but Joshua was led by the words of God. And so Joshua walked by faith and stayed faithful to God and His Word and took the inheritance in possession
Jesus was strong and of good courage
Sebab kita tidak mempunyai Imam Besar yang tidak dapat ikut merasakan kelemahan kita; tetapi dalam semua hal tergoda seperti kita, namun tanpa dosa (Ibrani 4:15)
As he saith also in another place, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Yang pada zaman daging-Nya, ketika Dia telah mempersembahkan doa dan permohonan dengan tangisan yang kuat dan air mata kepada-Nya yang mampu menyelamatkan-Nya dari kematian, dan didengar dalam hal itu Dia takut; Meskipun Dia adalah Anak, namun belajar ketaatan-Nya melalui hal-hal yang Dia derita; Dan menjadi sempurna, Dia menjadi Pencipta keselamatan kekal bagi semua orang yang menaati Dia; called of God an high Priest after the order of Melchisedec (Ibrani 5:6-9)
Yesus, Putra Tuhan, was strong and of good courage. Jesus was tempted in all things, oleh iblis, evil spirits and His people, including His friends, without sin.
Jesus experienced temptations, kesulitan, tuduhan palsu, perlawanan, dan penganiayaan terhadap orang-orang, but Jesus was strong and of good courage, and despite all the temptations, kesulitan, tuduhan palsu, perlawanan, dan penganiayaan terhadap orang-orang, termasuk para pemuka agama, Jesus continued to preach the Kingdom of God and call the people to repentance.
Dalam segala hal, Jesus showed His love for God the Father, through His obedience and faithfulness to His Father. Jesus had submitted Himself to the Father and followed the Holy Spirit.
And so Jesus walked by faith in God and was strong and of good courage and persevered until the end (Baca juga: ‘Memiliki iman kepada Tuhan‘ Dan ‘Ketaatan kepada Tuhan‘).
The sons of God are strong and of good courage
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; yang demi sukacita yang disediakan di hadapan-Nya memikul salib, meremehkan rasa malu, dan duduk di sebelah kanan takhta Allah. Karena pertimbangkan Dia yang menanggung pertentangan orang-orang berdosa melawan diri-Nya sendiri, jangan sampai kamu menjadi letih dan letih dalam pikiranmu. Kamu belum menolak darah, berjuang melawan dosa (Ibrani 12:1-4)
Murid-murid Yesus, who had become sons of God through the regeneration in Christ and received the Holy Spirit, followed Jesus Christ the Author and Finisher of their faith, and walked in His footsteps (Baca juga: Pencipta keselamatan kekal‘ Dan ‘Mengikuti Yesus akan dikenakan biaya segalanya’).
The disciples followed Jesus’ example and were just like Jesus strong and of good courage, whereby they were able to keep the words and Perintah Yesus Kristus and stay faithful to Him and were not afraid nor dismayed, while they fulfilled their task and preached the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God and mengajak masyarakat untuk bertobat and took the nations as their inheritance and persevered and finished the race of faith until the end.
They were not led by their senses and feelings, dan (horrible) keadaan.
And they were not misled by the devil and by carnal people, who seemed spiritual but preached false doctrines, but they remained faithful to God and His Word and didn’t deviate from it.
They loved God above all and their great love caused them to stay faithful to Him.
Be strong in the Lord and stand fast in the faith
Akhirnya, saudara-saudaraku, jadilah kuat di dalam Tuhan, dan dalam kuasa kekuasaan-Nya. Kenakan seluruh perlengkapan senjata Tuhan, agar kamu dapat melawan tipu muslihat iblis. Karena kita bergulat tidak melawan daging dan darah, tetapi terhadap kerajaan, melawan kekuatan, melawan penguasa kegelapan dunia ini, melawan kejahatan rohani di tempat -tempat tinggi. Oleh karena itu ambillah kepadamu seluruh perlengkapan senjata Allah, agar kamu dapat bertahan pada hari yang jahat, dan telah melakukan semuanya, untuk berdiri (Efesus 6:10-13)
Perhatikan kamu, berdiri teguh dalam iman, berhenti kamu seperti laki-laki, menjadi kuat. Let all your things be done with charity (1 Korintus 16:13-14)
If you are born again and have become a new creation in Christ and have the Holy Spirit abiding in you, then you should be strong and of good courage to persevere in faith and stay faithful to God and His Word until the end
You have to be strong and of good courage to do the will of God and take the inheritance in possession and not be afraid nor dismayed.
Because many temptations will come your way. The devil shall try to tempt you and lead you to sin and shall try to mislead you through the thoughts in your mind and/or by the people in your surroundings, whom he uses for his kingdom.
But if you know God’s Word and know His will and be strong and of good courage, then you will not be tempted and misled, but you shall resist and overcome the devil by the Word and refute the words of people with the Word.
It shall not always be easy to walk in the will of God and keep the commandments of Jesus, yang juga merupakan perintah Tuhan. Because if you don’t speak, act and walk like the world, you shall experience incomprehension, kritik, amarah, tuduhan palsu, penolakan, penghukuman, and maybe even persecution.
The cowards shall compromise and adjust the words and will of God, but the weak, who have become strong through regeneration in Christ, shall stand on the Word and overcome and be victorious.
Be strong and courages and endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ
Thou therefore, anakku, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, Sebagai prajurit yang baik dari Yesus Kristus (2 Timotius 2:1-3)
Saya alpha dan omega, awal dan akhir> I will give unto him, that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Dia yang Overcometh akan mewarisi semua hal; dan aku akan menjadi Tuhannya, dan dia akan menjadi anak-Ku. Tapi yang menakutkan (cowardly), dan tidak percaya, dan yang keji, dan pembunuh, dan pelacur (sexually immoral), dan penyihir, dan penyembah berhala, dan semua pembohong, akan mendapat bagiannya di dalam lautan yang menyala-nyala oleh api dan belerang: yang merupakan kematian kedua (Wahyu 21:6-8)
Only by your kasih kepada Tuhan; Tuhan Bapa, Yesus Kristus Putra, and the Holy Spirit you shall keep His commandments and shall be strong and of good courage and stand in the faith and persevere
As long as you remain strong and of good courage and stand on the Word and walk by faith in the spiritual armor as a soldier of Christ, you shall be able to resist the devil and overcome and take the inheritance in Christ and inherit the Kingdom of God and eternal life (Baca juga: ‘Apakah Anda berjalan dengan baju besi yang tepat?).
But the cowards, who have been led by fear and have adjusted the words of God and compromised with the world, shall not inherit the Kingdom of God and eternal life, but shall have their part in the lake of fire
Oleh karena itu jadilah kuat dan teguh hati dan berjalanlah dalam ketaatan kepada Firman menurut Roh dan berdirilah dalam iman! Tahu, bahwa Tuhan menyertaimu dan Dia tidak akan pernah meninggalkanmu atau meninggalkanmu.
‘Jadilah garam dunia’
