Word of God

2 Tim 3:16 Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof {and} conviction of sin, for correction of error {and} discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action),

Salah satu cara Tuhan berbicara adalah melalui Firman Tuhan, bukan hanya berbicara untuk menguatkan, menghibur, tetapi yang terpenting adalah untuk membawa kita mengenal Dia dan mengetahui kehendakNya yang paling sempurna buat kita.

Joh 17:3 (CEV) Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.
Mat 7:21 Bukan setiap orang yang berseru kepada-Ku: Tuhan, Tuhan! akan masuk ke dalam Kerajaan Sorga, melainkan dia yang melakukan kehendak Bapa-Ku yang di sorga.
Psalm 32:8 (BBE) I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.
Psalm 119:105 (ESV) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Yang sering menjadi masalah adalah, kadang kita tidak tahu Firman Tuhan yang mana yang sedang “berbicara kepada kita? Semua nampak sama dan tidak mengubahkan, terasa mati dan biasa saja. Itu berarti Firman Tuhan sedang tidak menjadi yang seharusnya dalam hidupmu.
Heb 4:12 (Amplified) For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing {and} sifting {and} analyzing {and} judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.


Kamu membutuhkan rhema! Firman Tuhan yang diucapkan, yang dihidupkan oleh Roh Kudus. Yang dibawa kepadamu bukan saja pada situasi-situasi sulit dimana kamu membutuhkan firman Tuhan, tetapi juga dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Bahkan untuk menuntunmu (sekali lagi) mengenal Allah secara pribadi & rencananNya yang paling sempurna. Tuhan bisa menuntunmu untuk memilih jurusan, judul TA, kota tempat kamu bekerja sampai teman hidup yang tepat melalui firmanNya. Ayat Alkitab ada kurang lebih 3.005 dan Roh Kudus bisa menghidupkannya untukmu dalam situasi apapun yang kamu butuhkan, untuk menjawab pertanyaanmu, untuk meneguhkanmu, untuk mengajarkanmu dan menegurmu.
Dan Firman yang rhema inilah yang akan membangkitkan imanmu. Membuatmu bergairah dalam mengikuti Tuhan. Dan menjadi seorang petualang iman..hohoho ini kehidupan yang sangat menyenangkan. Kehidupan yang berpegang kepada firman Allah.


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The Word of God
There are two primary Greek words that describe Scripture which are translated word in the New Testament. The first, logos, refers principally to the total inspired Word of God and to Jesus, Who is the living Logos.

Biblical Examples of Logos
The following passages of Scripture give examples of the logos of God:
• “In the beginning was the Word [logos], and the Word [logos] was with God, and the Word [logos] was God” (John 1:1).
• “The seed is the word [logos] of God” (Luke 8:11).
• “Holding forth the word [logos] of life” (Philippians 2:16).
• “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word [logos] of truth” (II Timothy 2:15).
• “For the word [logos] of God is quick, and powerful” (Hebrews 4:12).
• “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word [logos] of God, which liveth and abideth forever” (I Peter 1:23).

Rhema—The Spoken Word
The second primary Greek word that describes Scripture is rhema, which refers to a word that is spoken and means “an utterance.” A rhema is a verse or portion of Scripture that the Holy Spirit brings to our attention with application to a current situation or need for direction.
Every word of God is inspired, and “all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (II Timothy 3:16). It is the Holy Spirit Who illuminates particular Scriptures for application in a daily walk with the Lord.
The words of Jesus are significant on this point. “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word [rhema] that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). Jesus also stated, “The words [rhema] that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63).
When God gives a rhema for us to act upon, He often confirms it by a second rhema, that “in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word [rhema] be established” (II Corinthians 13:1).
Biblical Insights Into Rhemas
The following passages of Scripture provide insight into the rhemas of God:
• “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word [rhema] of God” (Romans 10:17).
• “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word [rhema] of God” (Ephesians 6:17).
• “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word [rhema]” (Ephesians 5:25–26).
• “If ye abide in me, and my words [rhema] abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7).

Biblical Examples of Rhemas
The following passages of Scripture give examples of the rhemas of God:
• When Jesus told Peter to cast the fishing nets on the other side of the boat, Peter answered, “Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word [rhema] I will let down the net” (Luke 5:5).
• When the angel told Mary that she would have a child, “Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word [rhema]” (Luke 1:38).
• Simeon recalled the promise that he would see Christ before he died: “Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word [rhema]” (Luke 2:29).
• God gave John the message he was to preach as a forerunner to Christ: “The word [rhema] of God came unto John” (Luke 3:2).
• God reminded Peter of His Word: “Then remembered I the word [rhema] of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost” (Acts 11:16).
• Jesus told Peter he would deny Him. “Peter remembered the word [rhema] of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice” (Matthew 26:75).

How do I “get” a rhema?
In the regular course of our daily reading of God’s Word (logos), we need to ask God to speak to us through His Word and give us insight into it. The Holy Spirit can cause certain passages to stand out with significant meaning or application for our lives. These are the rhemas of Scripture and should become a part of our daily thoughts and actions.
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Rom 12:2 Janganlah kamu menjadi serupa dengan dunia ini, tetapi berubahlah oleh pembaharuan budimu, sehingga kamu dapat membedakan manakah kehendak Allah: apa yang baik, yang berkenan kepada Allah dan yang sempurna.
Rom 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, {even} the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].

Perhatikan Firman Tuhan diatas manakah kehendak Allah yang baik, berkenan dan yang sempurna.
Ketika kita bersekutu dengan Allah melalui doa dan firmanNya, ketika belajar mendengarkan Dia dan mentaati kehendakNya. Kita akan mendapati bahwa kehendak Allah yang pertama-tama adalah baik, kemudian berkenan dan yang terakhir sempurna.
Sempurna buatku berarti tanpa cacat, mulia, menyenangkan, setiap bagiannya baik adanya…
Jadi mengapakah kamu ingin hidup biasa-biasa saja? Kejarlah kehendakNya yang paling sempurna buat hidupmu. Rancangan yang telah Dia buat sejak sebelum dunia diciptakan, yang aku yakin Dia buat dengan penuh perhatian dan aku yakin dengan penuh cinta.

Jika kamu sungguh-sungguh mencintai Dia, kerinduan terbesarmu pastilah untuk melihat rencanaNya yang paling sempurna digenapi dalam hidupmu. Apa yang menjadi keinginanNya itulah keinginanmu, apa yang menjadi kerinduanNya itulah kerinduanmu, apa yang menjadi mimpiNya itulah mimpimu. Dan kamu mengerti itu akan menyenangkan hatiNya dan membawa kemuliaan bagi Dia.

Carilah Tuhan, bacalah firmanNya, penuhi dirimu dengan firmanNya, bacalah Alkitabmu sampai habis, biarin aja kalau ga ngerti sekarang. Yang penting hatimu rindu untuk kenal Tuhan. Karena Tuhan akan tergerak oleh rasa hausmu, Dia pasti akan memenuhi hausmu.

Mat 5 : 6
(ITB) Berbahagialah orang yang lapar dan haus akan kebenaran, karena mereka akan dipuaskan
(Amplified) Blessed {and} fortunate {and} happy {and} spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied!

Jangan sombong, rendahkan dirimu dihadapan Tuhan. Dia yang tahu yang terbaik buat hidupmu. Dia akan menunjukkan jalan yang harus kau tempuh.

Prov 3:5-7 (Amplified) Lean on, trust in, {and} be confident in the Lord with all your heart {and} mind and do not rely on your own insight {or} understanding.
In all your ways know, recognize, {and} acknowledge Him, and He will direct {and} make straight {and} plain your paths.
Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear {and} worship the Lord and turn [entirely] away from evil.
Pro 3:5-7 (GNB) Trust in the LORD with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know.
Remember the LORD in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.
Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the LORD and refuse to do wrong.

Jadi untuk kamu mendapatkan rhema :
1. bersekutulah dengan Tuhan setiap hari dalam doa dan melalui Firman Tuhan
2. bacalah Alkitabmu terus menerus mengerti,atau tidak mengerti.
3. kalau kamu haus, Tuhan akan memuaskan rasa hausmu
4. minta sama roh Kudus berikan firman yang rhema untuk hari ini.
5. jangan somse, apapun yang kamu kerjakan tanya sama Dia, mulai dari perkara sehari-hari sampai keputusan yang besar. Ketergantunganmu sama Dia, menunjukkan siapa Dia buat kamu.
6. Dia pasti berbicara !

And at the end
Rome 11 : 36 (CEV) Everything comes from the Lord. All things were made because of him and will return to him. Praise the Lord forever! Amen.

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sebenarnya inti dari tulisan-tulisanku adalah "cintailah Firman TUHAN" hehehehe...tapi seperti pernah aku tulis,aku memang nampaknya lebih pintar ngomong daripada menulis. Tapi aku percaya setiap firman Tuhan yang ditabur akan membawa dampak yang kekal.
Prinsip yang Tuhan ajar sama aku ketika berkotbah adalah "kotbahkan apa yang kamu hidupi, dan hidupi apa yang kamu kotbahkan", waktu menulispun seperti itu "tulislah apa yang kamu hidupi dan hidupilah apa yang kamu tuliskan"
Pengetahuan Alkitabku mungkin masih minim, jika pengenalan akan Allah bisa diibaratkan seluas samuderapun,maka pengenalanku akan Dia bisa jadi baru secangkir kopi. Tapi satu hal yang aku tahu aku rindu agar Firman Tuhan sampai kepada sebanyak mungkin orang didunia, aku lakukan apa yang bisa aku lakukan, aku berikan apa yang bisa aku berikan untuk melihat mimpiku itu digenapi. For the sake of Him, and His church!

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say
[Chorus]
Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak

I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice
[Mercy Me, from the album Spoken For (2002)]