Harga Minyak Mau Naik

Kesenjangan sosial di Jakarta makin parah saja. Harga-harga sembako (sembilan bahan pokok) mulai naik karena harga minyak mau naik lagi. Sekarang diskusi tentang pencabutan subsidi pemerintah untuk minyak sedang memarak. Rakyat yang kurang mampu akan menjadi sulit untuk mencari nafkah kalau harga bensin dinaikan lagi. Selama ini rakyat Indonesia baik yang miskin maupun kaya asyik menikmati subsidi pemerintah. Namun setiap kali harga minyak mau dinaikkan rakyat yang miskin protes keras. Tangisan mereka yang selama ini kesusahan mencari nafkah menggerakkan hati. Hati saya juga tertuju kepada pemerintah, banyak yang mengolok-olok mereka tetapi tidaklah tepat untuk menganggap semua orang yang duduk di kursi pemerintahan tidak perduli atau tidak punya hati. Nyatanya memimpin segelintir orang untuk mengadakan perubahan itu tidaklah mudah. Mudah-mudahan pemerintah menemukan cara untuk menetapkan harga minyak yang pantas untuk dibayar oleh orang yang lebih mampu dan yang kurang mampu. Tentunya pemerintah harus mulai dengan memisahkan masyarakat sesuai dengan penghasilan mereka misalkan menggunakan kartu pas mengisi bahan bakar. Namun ini tentunya harus disertai dengan kerjasama dari masyarakat. Terkadang masyarakat enggan untuk mengijinkan bila penghasilannya diteliti.

Jalan Tuhan bukan Jalanmu

Jalan Tuhan bukan jalanmu
Jangan bimbang ataupun ragu
Nantikan Tuhan jadikan semua
indah pada waktunya

Pada Tuhan masa depanku
Pada Tuhan kusrahkan hidupku
Nantikan Tuhan berkarya
indah pada waktunya

Hari esok tiada kutahu
Namun tetap langkahku maju
Kuyakin Tuhan jadikan semua
Indah pada waktunya

sung by Jeffry S Tjandra

This song was sung today at church service. Ah...I love the song. Keeping my eyes on Jesus...leaving all my burdens to Him...sweet Jesus.

Pengakuan Iman Rasuli (Confession of Faith)

The church that I go to in Jakarta get the congregation to recite the confession of faith and it goes like this:

Aku percaya kepada Allah, Bapa yang mahakuasa, Pencipta langit dan bumi. Dan kepada Yesus Kristus, AnakNya yang tunggal, Tuhan kita. Yang dikandung dari Roh Kudus, lahir dari anak dara Maria. Yang menderita sengsara dibawah pemerintahan pontius pilatus, disalibkan mati dan dikuburkan, turun kedalam kerajaan maut. Pada hari yang ketiga bangkit pula dari antara orang mati. Naik ke sorga, duduk disebelah kanan Allah, Bapa yang Mahakuasa. Dan dari sana Ia akan datang, untuk menghakimi orang yang hidup dan yang mati. Aku percaya kepada Roh Kudus. Gereja yang kudus dan sempurna, persekutuan orang kudus. Pengampunan dosa. Kebangkitan tubuh. Dan hidup yang kekal. Amin.

I was surprised with that because none of the churches that I go to these years have similar tradition. This is the essence of christian faith not the act of reciting the confession of faith but the biblical truths. I am personally very delighted and blessed as I recite these because they remind me of the true hope not in material wealth but in God and the joy of being loved by the Almighty. The challenge for the churches that include this recitation in theri liturgy is to do it beyond rituals so that they may not appear to be plain words but source of great encouragement and joy. I also enjoy singing doxology at the end of the service, it is the correct conclusion :). I like the english version better because somehow the translated version has limited meanings.

Puji Allah Bapa Putra
Puji Allah Rohul Kudus
KetigaNya yang Esa
Pohon Slamat
Sumber Berkat
Amin Amin Amin

Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above the Heavenly Hosts
Praise Father Son and Holy Ghost
Amen Amen Amen

Do you know Jesus?

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because He has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son" (John 3:16-18).

Have you believed in Jesus, my friend? It's not too late to ask Him to come into ur life :).

Are you feeling empty in your life? you seem to have everything the world has to offer: good friends, money, job, boyfriend/girlfriend, loving parents, strategic position but there is something missing. You are not at rest. I think God is knocking on the door of your heart to let Him in. We will not be at rest until God dwells in our heart. He is the only one that can quench your thirst for something more. He is the one you need.

We are made by God, to be dependent on God. God is perfect yet we are not. We have rejected Him and decided to be the one who control our own life. We have been proud with the knowledge, power, and money we have. We have been seeking our own benefits and not others all along. God is here asking that you give up taking control of your own life and allow Him to do that. Because only through Him we can truly live. God is ready to forgive all that you have done and embrace you. He is upset and not only upset but abhor what you have done because He is holy and just. His eyes are too pure to look on evil. Yet, He knows that on your own can never find Him or draw close to Him. Dont worry, He has provided the way. He has sacrificed His own Son, yes His Son has to die because of our wrongdoings. He has to bear the punishment for our disobedience. So that you can come and draw close to Him. So that you can truly live because He loves you. Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart, but accept this gift from God freely. I am not good in words but this amazing treasure I hope to share with you. Seek Him and you shall find.