Tembok tengah pemisahan antarane manungsa lan Gusti Allah wis rusak dening Gusti Yesus Kristus; dening getih. Kabeh wong, who believes in Jesus Christ and becomes born again in Him will be placed in Him and in the hand of God. But how do you stay in the hand of God?
Lah, I am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join the stick of Judah with it and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand (Ngiwa 37:19)
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
For he is our peace, kang wus ndadekake loro-lorone dadi siji, lan wis mbubrah tembok tengah pemisahan antarane kita; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, malah angger-anggering dhawuh sing ana ing pranatan; for to make in himself of twain one new man, dadi rukun; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, wis matèni mungsuh kuwi: Lan teka lan martakaké tentrem-rahayu marang kowé kang adoh, lan marang wong kang padha cedhak. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father (Ef 2:13-18)
Safe in the hand of God
In the hand of God, you will be save, protected and have peace. This is not the peace as the world gives, but it is the peace of God, sing ngliwati kabeh pangerten. Selawasé sampeyan tetep ana ing Kristus, by staying obedient to the Word you shall live in His dominion and you shall stay in the hand of God. But as soon as you decide to go your own way and leave the Word of God, you will depart from Christ and leave the hand of God and His protection. You shall go back to your flesh and your old nature; the nature of the devil shall arise in you again and shall control your life. You shall be led by the spirits of this world, and by your obedience to them. you shall submit yourself to them and they shall control your life. Just like they did before you became a new creation.
Lan sampeyan wis cepet-cepet, Sapa sing tiwas amarga dosa lan dosa; Ingkang jaman biyen, kowe wis mlaku miturut jagad iki, Miturut pangeran kekuwatan udara, Roh sing saiki kerja ing bocah-bocah sing ora setya: Ing antarane sapa kita kabeh padha ngobrol ing jaman biyen ing hawa nafsu daging kita, netepi kepinginan daging lan pikiran; lan kalebu alam bani murka, Malah kaya wong liya (Ef 2:1-3)
Moses and his rod
Moses represented God to Aaron and the people of God (Ex 4:16). Dheweke duwe rod ing tangane. Sajroné Musa tetep nyekel teken ing tangané, iku rod lan nindakake mukjijat liwat rod sing. Nanging, Nalika Nabi Musa nguncalake teken kasebut ing lemah, banjur dadi ula. Nanging nalika Musa ngangkat ula, ula dadi rod maneh.
Iku padha ing dunyo kasukman karo lair maneh pracaya. Sadurunge lair maneh, sampeyan duwe watak setan (ula) lan makili Iblis lan kerajaane kanthi urip miturut karsane. Nanging saka Gusti Yesus rawuh, Sapa sing dadi wakile Gusti Allah, lan njupuk sampeyan munggah.
Kanthi pracaya marang Gusti Yesus lan dadi lair maneh, alam sampeyan diganti ing alam spiritual lan sampeyan dadi titah anyar. Sampeyan dadi kelet ing tangane Gusti Allah, lumantar Gusti Allah bakal mrentah lan nindakake mukjijat.
Anggere sampeyan tetep ana ing Panjenengane, which means that you stay obedient to His words and do what He has commanded you to do, you will be save and you will represent and bring the Kingdom of God upon this earth. But when you decide to disobey Him and chose to go your own way, and leave His hand, the devil shall arise in you again and your nature shall become like the serpent; the devil again. Just like the rod in the hand of Moses changed into a serpent, as soon as the rod was cast on the ground. You shall become carnal again and walk after the flesh and live in sin.
Judas left the hand of God and the devil arose in him
When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, lan ngandika, satemene, satemene, Aku pitutur marang kowe, that one of you shall betray me. Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Gusti, who is it? Gusti Yesus mangsuli, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly (Jn 13:21-27)
Judas was part of the twelve disciples, who went out in Jesus His authority and preached and brought the Kingdom of God to the people, by healing the sick and casting out demons. Judas performed the same miracles as Jesus and the other disciples, who lived under His authority and protection. But when Jesus released Judas Iscariot and dismissed him from his duty as His disciple, by commanding him to do, what he wanted to do, Judas was no longer under His protection and no longer in the hand of God.
Yesus ngerti, that Judas his love for money was bigger than his love for his Master. That’s why Judas chose for the money, tinimbang Gusti Yesus. When Jesus released him as His disciple, Judas left the hand of God and the devil entered his life. Judas left the room, went his way and betrayed Jesus.
Making a choice to stay in the hand of God or leave the hand of God
Every time when situations arise in your life, sampeyan duwe pilihan: to stay obedient to the Word and the Spirit and follow Them or to listen to the world and the flesh and obey and follow them. No matter how hard the situation may be, when you listen to what the Word says and apply the Word in your life, lan dadi doer tembung kasebut, you will overcome every situation and will spiritually mature. You cannot spiritually mature and walk in faith, without any difficulties and hardships. The hardships prove, where you stand and what you believe. Do you believe Gods Word or do you believe what the world says?
Sometimes the way of the Word, can make you less popular and less loved by people. It may be a more difficult way to go, then the way of the world. That’s because the way of Jesus Christ; the Word is contrary to the way of the world.
If you chose to listen to the world and walk after your flesh, it may look good in the beginning, and you may become successful according to the standards of this world. Nanging pungkasane, you will reap the fruits of the flesh, which are bitter and bring forth corruption and eventually death.
Judas seemed to be blessed in the beginning, when he got what he wanted: dhuwit. Nanging pungkasane, the money, which he received by betraying the Lord Jesus Christ, became a curse to him. The fruit of the flesh he reaped was death; he killed himself.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, lan bakal sepi saka wedi marang piala (Prov 1:33)
There’s nothing more important in life than to stay obedient to the Word and follow His way, instead of the way of the world. Only if you stay obedient to Him, you will stay in Christ and stay in the hand of God. You will be save and protected and experience joy and a peace, sing ngliwati kabeh pangerten.
'Dadi uyahing bumi’
