Keeping the Sun from Going Down
Renungan Harian / 17 October 2014
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Yenny Kartika Official Writer
1795Ephesians 4:26
Do not let
the sun go down on your wrath.
Bible reading for a Year [bible]psalm109[/bible];
[bible]ipete1[/bible]; [bible]ezeki23-24[/bible]
A little boy
got into a fight with his brother and the whole experience left him feeling
bitter. When his brother wanted to make things right, he refused to listen. In fact,
he would not speak to his brother all day.
Bedtime
came, and their mother said to the boy, “Don’t you think you should forgive
your brother before you go to sleep? Remember, the Bible says, ‘Do not let the
sun go down on your wrath'”. The boy looked perplexed. He thought for a few
moments and then blurted out, “But how can I keep the sun from going down?”
He reminds
me of some Christians. They’re angry at certain people and hold grudges. When
they are confronted with their unforgiving attitude and urged to make things
right, they sidestep the issue and refuse to heed the clear instruction of
Scripture.
True, we
cannot change another person’s heart, but we are responsible for our own
attitude. The Bible says, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32).
No, we can’t
keep the sun from going down. But we can keep it from setting-on our anger. And
that means we must forgive.
For every minute you are angry, you
lose sixty seconds of happiness.
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Apakah Anda rindu menerima Yesus sebagai Tuhan dan Juruslamat pribadi dalam hidup Anda?
Ikuti doa ini sekarang:
“Tuhan, saya mengakui bahwa saya orang berdosa. Saya membutuhkan Engkau. Saya percaya bahwa darahMu sanggup menghapuskan segala dosa dan kesalahanku. Saat ini, saya mengundang Engkau, Yesus Kristus, masuk dalam hati dan hidupku menjadi Tuhan dan Juruslamatku. Saya menyerahkan hidupku bagiMu dan melayaniMu.
Dalam nama Yesus aku berdoa. Amin”
