WHEN YOUR PRAYER IS HEARD

6 AUGUST
Daily Bible Reading: Luke 1:1-25, Psalms 70-71

 

WHEN YOUR PRAYER IS HEARD

 

How do you feel when your prayer is heard? The Bible didn’t let us know for how long Zacharias had lifted his prayer, but when that big day came he was very surprised! The Bible told us: And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John Luk.1:12-13.”

 

The same thing also happened when the early church lifted their prayer for Peter that arrested inside the prison. God answered their prayer miraculously and quickly so that they almost did not believe when Peter appeared in front of them Ac.12:13-16. God indeed want to listen and answer your prayer! The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous Pro.15:29.

 

Zacharias got the answer of his prayer when he faithfully did his ministry in the temple of God. The early church got the answer of their prayer when they kept doing a constant prayer Ac.12:5. Prayer is not only about submitting a request, prayer is about a deep relation between God and us. The Bible told us: Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him Jn.9:31. Let’s be faithful in our prayer life because we have faith that the big day will come when we get the answer of our prayer.

 

KETIKA DOAMU DIJAWAB

 

Bagaimana perasaan Saudara ketika doamu didengar? Alkitab tidak mencatat berapa lama Zakharia menaikkan doanya, tetapi ketika hari yang besar itu tiba, dia sangat terkejut! Alkitab mencatat: Melihat hal itu ia terkejut dan menjadi takut. Tetapi malaikat itu berkata kepadanya: “Jangan takut, hai Zakharia, sebab doamu telah dikabulkan dan Elisabet, isterimu, akan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki bagimu dan haruslah engkau menamai dia Yohanes Luk.1:12-13.”

 

Hal yang sama juga terjadi ketika gereja mula-mula menaikkan doa mereka untuk Petrus yang ditahan di dalam penjara. Allah menjawab doa mereka dengan begitu ajaib dan cepat sehingga mereka hampir tidak percaya ketika Petrus muncul di depan mereka Kis.12:13-16. Sesungguhnya Allah ingin mendengarkan dan menjawab doa Saudara! Tuhan itu jauh dari pada orang fasik, tetapi doa orang benar didengar-Nya Ams.15:29.

 

Zakharia mendapatkan jawaban doanya ketika dia dengan setia melakukan pelayanannya di Bait Allah. Jemaat mula-mula mendapatkan jawaban doa ketika mereka terus berdoa dengan tekun Kis.12:5. Berdoa bukan hanya tentang menyampaikan permintaan, doa adalah tentang hubungan yang dalam antara Allah dengan kita. Alkitab mengatakan: Kita tahu, bahwa Allah tidak mendengarkan orang-orang berdosa, melainkan orang-orang yang saleh (menyembah Allah) dan yang melakukan kehendak-Nya Yoh.9:31. Mari tetap setia dengan kehidupan doa kita karena kita percaya bahwa hari yang besar itu akan datang ketika kita mendapatkan jawaban doa kita.

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