{"id":2341,"date":"2014-08-19T13:35:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T06:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katolikindonesia.org\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2014-08-19T13:35:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T06:35:33","slug":"today-august-17-19-from-isaiah-5538-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katolikindonesia.org\/?p=2341","title":{"rendered":"TODAY, August 17-19: From Isaiah 55:3,8-9"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 17<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Listen, and You Will Find Life<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Listening seems to be an easy thing, but in reality not easy to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n

If only listen to it, from left ear and comes out from right ear, it’s so easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, what if we should listen carefully with all our heart?<\/span><\/p>\n

May we keep on learning to listen to Him, and we will find life.<\/span><\/p>\n

(-fon-)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCome to me with your ears wide open.
\nListen, and you will find life.
\nI will make an everlasting covenant with you.
\nI will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.<\/span><\/p>\n

— Isaiah 55:3<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dengarkanlah, Maka Kamu Akan Hidup<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Mendengarkan, seolah merupakan hal yang mudah, namun sering kali sulit dilaksanakan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jika hanya mendengar saja, masuk telinga kiri keluar telinga kanan, mungkin mudah.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namun, bagaimana jika kita harus mendengarkan dengan sungguh?<\/span><\/p>\n

Semoga kita terus belajar untuk mendengarkan Dia, maka kita akan beroleh hidup.<\/span><\/p>\n

(-fon-<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sendengkanlah telingamu dan datanglah kepada-Ku; dengarkanlah,\u00a0maka kamu akan hidup!\u00a0Aku hendak mengikat perjanjian\u00a0abadi dengan kamu, menurut kasih setia\u00a0\u00a0yang teguh yang Kujanjikan kepada Daud.<\/p>\n

— Yesaya 55:3<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

August 18<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Turn to God<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

We all have our past.<\/p>\n

Some of the things that happened last time, might not be something that we’re proud of.<\/p>\n

But, no matter what mistakes that we’ve done in the past, never hesitate to turn to God.<\/p>\n

With an open arm, He always waits on us…<\/p>\n

He will forgive us generously.<\/p>\n

(-fon-)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Let the wicked change their ways
\nand banish the very thought of doing wrong.
\nLet them turn to the\u00a0Lord\u00a0that he may have mercy on them.
\nYes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.<\/span><\/p>\n

— Isaiah 55:7<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Berbalik Kepada Tuhan<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Kita semua pasti punya masa lalu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beberapa kejadian di masa lalu itu, mungkin bukanlah sesuatu yang kita banggakan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namun, kesalahan apa pun yang pernah kita perbuat di waktu yang lampau, jangan pernah ragu untuk kembali kepada Tuhan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dengan tangan terbuka, Tuhan selalu menungguh kita.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dia akan mengampuni kita dengan \u00a0murah hati.<\/span><\/p>\n

(-fon-)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hendaklah orang jahat memperbaiki hidupnya, dan mengubah jalan pikirannya. Biarlah ia kembali kepada TUHAN, supaya mendapat belas kasihan-Nya. Hendaklah ia berpaling kepada Allah kita, sebab TUHAN mengampuni dengan murah hati.<\/span><\/p>\n

— Yesaya 55:7<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

August 19<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My Thoughts are Nothing Like Your Thoughts<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s so easy to agree with these verses from Isaiah 55:8-9.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, if it really happens to us, will we still trust in God’s providence?<\/span><\/p>\n

When something that we wanted so badly was fail, will we still be able to see from the faith’s perspective then keep on believing that God knows the best for us?<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe it’s not an easy thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, let’s surrendering all of our wishes to the Lord and keep on believing that God knows the best for us.<\/span><\/p>\n

He even knows the last chapter of our life.<\/span><\/p>\n

He is God!<\/span><\/p>\n

(-fon-)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cMy thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,\u201d says theLord.
\n\u201cAnd my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.<\/span><\/p>\n

For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
\nso my ways are higher than your ways
\nand my thoughts higher than your thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

— Isaiah 55:8-9<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pikiran-Ku Bukan Pikiranmu…<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Begitu mudahnya kita setuju saat membaca ayat yang indah dari Yesaya 55:8-9 ini.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namun, jika itu sungguh terjadi pada kita, akankah kita tetap percaya pada penyelenggaraan-Nya dalam hidup kita?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ketika sesuatu yang begitu kita inginkan tidak kesampaian, apakah kita bisa melihatnya dari kaca mata iman, lalu kembali meyakini bahwa Dia tahu yang terbaik bagi kita?<\/span><\/p>\n

Mungkin bukan hal mudah, tetapi semoga kita terus berusaha mempersembahkan seluruh keinginan kita kepada Tuhan dan percaya bahwa Tuhan tahu yang terbaik bagi kita.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dia sudah tahu sampai babak terakhir kehidupan kita.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dialah Tuhan!<\/span><\/p>\n

(-fon-)<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

TUHAN berkata, “Pikiran-Ku bukan pikiranmu, dan jalan-Ku bukan jalanmu.Setinggi langit di atas bumi, setinggi itulah pikiran-Ku di atas pikiranmu, dan jalan-Ku di atas jalanmu.<\/span><\/p>\n

— Yesaya 55:8-9<\/span><\/p>\n

Sumber KatolikIndonesia@yahoogroups.com penulis Fonny Jodikin <fjodikin@gmail.com><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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