** Firman Tuhan: Amsal 30:8 **
"Jauhkanlah dari padaku kecurangan dan kebohongan. Jangan berikan kepadaku kemiskinan atau kekayaan. Biarkanlah aku menikmati makanan yang menjadi bagianku."
Seekor anjing berlari-lari membawa tulang dari tong sampah. Ketika melewati jembatan, ia menunduk dan melihat bayangan dirinya terpantul dari air sungai. Ia mengira, ada anjing lain membawa tulang yang lebih besar dari miliknya. Tanpa berpikir panjang, ia menjatuhkan tulang yang dibawanya dan langsung melompat ke air. Anjing itu akhirnya harus bersusah payah berenang ke tepian. Akhirnya, ia hanya bisa berdiri termenung dan sedih karena tulang yang dibawanya tadi sudah hilang.
Dongeng itu menggambarkan sikap tidak berpuas diri yang berkembang menjadi keserakahan. Agur bin Yake belajar untuk menghindarinya. Ia memohon dua hal pada Tuhan (Amsal 30:7). Pertama, agar Tuhan menjauhkannya dari kecurangan dan kebohongan. Kedua, agar Tuhan tidak memberinya kemiskinan atau kekayaan. Intinya, ia memohon agar Tuhan memberikan apa yang memang menjadi bagiannya (Amsal 30:8). Permohonan Agur menunjukkan kepercayaannya: bahwa Tuhan sudah menyiapkan berkat khusus baginya.
Menyadari bahwa kita memiliki bagian kita sendiri akan menghindarkan kita dari keserakahan atau mengingini milik orang lain. Sikap semacam itu justru berpotensi membuat kita kehilangan kebaikan-kebaikan yang kita miliki. Jiwa kita akan dirundung oleh kekecewaan dan kekhawatiran. Karena itu, baiklah kita belajar bersyukur atas bagian khusus itu.
Dalam pemeliharaan-Nya, kita tidak akan mengalami kekurangan. Dalam penjagaan-Nya, kita akan mengalami kepuasan dan kecukupan yang sesungguhnya.
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A dog running around carrying a bone from the trash bin. When crossing the bridge, he looked down and saw herself reflected from the river water. He thought, there is another dog carrying a bigger bone than hers. Without thinking, he dropped the bone he was carrying and jumped into the water. The dog finally had struggled to swim to shore. Finally, he just stood pensive and sad because it carries the bone had been lost.
The story illustrates the attitude of complacency that developed into greed. Agur son Yake learn to avoid it. He begs two things in God (Proverbs 30: 7). First, that God would keep him away from falsehood and lies. Second, that God does not give him the poverty or wealth. In essence, he asked the Lord to give you what is to be a part of (Proverbs 30: 8). Request Agur shows belief: that God has prepared for him a special blessing.
Recognizing that we have our own section shall prevent us from greed or covetousness. Such an attitude will potentially make us lose the virtues that we have. Our souls will be dogged by disappointment and concern. Therefore, let us learn to be grateful for that particular section.
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** Scripture: Proverbs 30: 8 **
"Remove far from me vanity and lies, give me neither poverty not riches, feed me with food convenient for me."
"Remove far from me vanity and lies, give me neither poverty not riches, feed me with food convenient for me."
A dog running around carrying a bone from the trash bin. When crossing the bridge, he looked down and saw herself reflected from the river water. He thought, there is another dog carrying a bigger bone than hers. Without thinking, he dropped the bone he was carrying and jumped into the water. The dog finally had struggled to swim to shore. Finally, he just stood pensive and sad because it carries the bone had been lost.
The story illustrates the attitude of complacency that developed into greed. Agur son Yake learn to avoid it. He begs two things in God (Proverbs 30: 7). First, that God would keep him away from falsehood and lies. Second, that God does not give him the poverty or wealth. In essence, he asked the Lord to give you what is to be a part of (Proverbs 30: 8). Request Agur shows belief: that God has prepared for him a special blessing.
Recognizing that we have our own section shall prevent us from greed or covetousness. Such an attitude will potentially make us lose the virtues that we have. Our souls will be dogged by disappointment and concern. Therefore, let us learn to be grateful for that particular section.
In His providence, we will have no shortage.
In His care, we will experience true satisfaction and adequacy.
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