Kawas Yesus Kristus éta kuat jeung kawani alus sarta dina ta'at ka Allah persevered nepi ka ahir, urang Kristen dilahirkeun deui, anu putra-putra Allah (boh lalaki sareng bikang), 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. Ngan ukur janten kuat sareng wani pisan, yén thou anu merhatoskeun pikeun ngalakukeun numutkeun sadaya hukum, anu Musa abdi parantos paréntah: Bélok henteu ka katuhu leungeun atanapi ka kénca, yén thou pealest poto beku. Buku ieu hukum moal angkat kaluar tina sungut thy; tapi anjeun kudu tapa di dinya beurang jeung peuting, yén anjeun merhatoskeun niténan pikeun ngalakukeun sadayana anu ditulis di dinya: Kanggo maka anjeun shalt ngadamel fitmah, teras thou shalt gaduh kasuksésan anu saé. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; ulah sieun, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest (Joshua 1:6-9)
Dina tulisan saméméhna ‘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 (Pikeun. Dekeriim 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, Saha ari assical, had to be strong and courageous to walk in obedience to the will of God (Baca ogé: ‘Lalaki kolot‘ jeung ‘Perang sareng kalemahan lalaki kolot').
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 (Dekeriim 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
Pikeun urang teu boga hiji Imam Agung nu teu bisa keuna ku parasaan infirmities urang; tapi ieu dina sagala titik cocoba kawas kami, acan tanpa dosa (Ibrani 4:15)
As he saith also in another place, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Anu dina poé daging-Na, nalika Anjeunna parantos ngadoa sareng ngadoa kalayan ceurik sareng cimata anu kuat ka Anjeunna anu tiasa nyalametkeun Anjeunna tina maot., sarta kadéngé di yén Anjeunna takwa; Padahal Anjeunna Putra, acan diajar Anjeunna ta'at ku hal anu Anjeunna sangsara; Sareng janten sampurna, Anjeunna janten Pangarang kasalametan anu langgeng pikeun sadayana anu taat ka Anjeunna; called of God an high Priest after the order of Melchisedec (Ibrani 5:6-9)
Yesus, putra Allah, was strong and of good courage. Jesus was tempted in all things, ku sétan, evil spirits and His people, including His friends, without sin.
Jesus experienced temptations, kasusah, tuduhan palsu, daya tahan, jeung panganiayaan jalma, but Jesus was strong and of good courage, and despite all the temptations, kasusah, tuduhan palsu, daya tahan, jeung panganiayaan jalma, kaasup tokoh agama, Jesus continued to preach the Kingdom of God and call the people to repentance.
Dina sagalana, 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 ogé: ‘Iman ka Allah‘ jeung ‘The obedience to God').
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; anu pikeun kabagjaan anu disetél sateuacan Anjeunna endured salib, ngahinakeun éra, sarta diatur handap di leungeun katuhu tahta Allah. Pikeun mertimbangkeun Anjeunna anu endured kontradiksi sapertos sinners ngalawan dirina, lest ye jadi wearied jeung pingsan dina pikiran anjeun. Anjeun teu acan nolak getih, narékahan ngalawan dosa (Ibrani 12:1-4)
The disciples of Jesus, 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 ogé: Panulis Kasalametan Abadi‘ jeung ‘Nuturkeun Yesus bakal ngarugikeun anjeun sadayana’).
The disciples followed Jesus’ example and were just like Jesus strong and of good courage, whereby they were able to keep the words and parentah 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 nyauran jalma pikeun tobat 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, jeung (horrible) kaayaan.
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
Tungtungna, dulur kuring, kudu kuat dina Gusti, and in the power of His might. Pasang sakabeh armor Allah, supaya aranjeun bisa ngalawan ka tipu daya Iblis. Pikeun urang wrestle teu ngalawan daging jeung getih, Tapi ngalawan kepala poko, ngalawan kakuatan, ngalawan pamaréntahan gelap dunya ieu, ngalawan jahat spiritual di tempat anu luhur. Sababna nyandak ka anjeun sadayana baju dewa, ye anjeun tiasa tahan dina dinten jahat, sareng parantos dilakukeun sadayana, nangtung (Efesians 6:10-13)
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, kudu kuat. Let all your things be done with charity (1 urang Korinta 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, which are also the commandments of God. Because if you don’t speak, act and walk like the world, you shall experience incomprehension, kritik, amarah, tuduhan palsu, tampikan, panghukuman, 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, mala, 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, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (2 Timoteus 2:1-3)
Abdi Alfa sareng Omega, awal jeung ahir> I will give unto him, that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Anjeunna anu overcometh bakal inherit sagala hal; sarta Kami bakal jadi Allah-Na, Sareng anjeunna bakal murangkalih. Tapi sieun (cowardly), jeung teu percaya, jeung nu hina, jeung murderers, jeung whoremongers (sexually immoral), jeung tukang sihir, jeung musyrik, sareng sadaya tukang bohong, bakal boga bagian maranéhanana di danau nu burned ku seuneu jeung walirang: nu maot kadua (Wahyu 21:6-8)
Only by your cinta pikeun Gusti; Gusti 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 ogé: ‘Naha anjeun leumpang di baju katuhu?).
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
Therefore be strong and of good courage and walk in obedience to the Word after the Spirit and stand in the faith! Nyaho, that God is with you and He shall never leave you nor forsake you.
‘Janten uyah bumi’
