Hari Ke-4 Khotbah di Bukit

Berbahagialah orang yang lapar dan haus akan kebenaran,
karena mereka akan dipuaskan.
Matius 5:6

Ayat ini mengandung arti yang sangat dalam. Kita tidak bisa mengerti hanya dengan membaca ayat ini satu kali atau dua kali. Untuk menuruti perintah Tuhan di ayat ini, pertama-tama kita harus mengerti dengan akurat apa yang dimaksud dengan "KEBENARAN".

Pertama-tama, saya ingin menunjukkan perhatian anda ke kata "lapar" dan "haus". Tertulis bahwa untuk mendapatkan kebahagiaan, kita harus LAPAR dan HAUS akan kebenaran. 

Saya yakin anda pernah suatu hari terlalu sibuk sampai tidak sempat makan. Anda terus merasa lapar, tapi karena pekerjaan belum selesai, anda terpaksa menahan diri. Rasa lapar itu akan bertambah dan akan memenuhi pikiran anda. Akhirnya, yang hanya anda bisa pikirkan adalah menghilangkan rasa lapar itu. Sekarang bayangkan perasaan lapar seperti itu, bukan untuk makanan, tetapi untuk KEBENARAN. 

Rasa lapar dan haus untuk KEBENARAN seharusnya bertambah dan memenuhi pikiran kita. Intensitas seperti itulah yang Tuhan inginkan dari kelaparan dan kehausan rohani kita. 

KEBENARAN
Kebenaran disini bukanlah "Yesus" dan juga bukan suatu "Fakta". Kebenaran di Matius 5:6 adalah KEINGINAN UNTUK MENJADI UMAT SEJATI DI MATA TUHAN.

Kita seharusnya merasa lapar dan haus untuk menjadi umat sejati di mata Tuhan, bukan di mata manusia. Sebenarnya, kalau kita sudah melaksanakan Matius 5:3 (kesadaran akan ketidakberdayaan kita), Matius 5:4 (kesadaran akan beratnya dosa kita) dan Matius 5:5 (kerendahan hati), otomatis kita akan merasa haus dan lapar akan kebenaran.

Jadi, saya tidak ada rekomendasi cara untuk menjadi haus dan lapar akan kebenaran, karena langkah yang harus kita ambil untuk mencapai tahap ini ada di post Day 1, Day 2 dan Day 3.

Kita telah membahas empat ayat dari "Khotbah di Bukit". Empat ayat ini membahas tentang hubungan kita dengan Tuhan. Mulai hari besok, kita akan membahas hubungan kita dengan sesama manusia.


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