Casting Bread upon the Waters
Renungan Harian / 20 May 2015
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Yenny Kartika Official Writer
1808Ecclesiastes
11:1
Cast your bread
upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.
Bible
Reading for a Year
[bible]psalm140[/bible]; [bible]iicor13[/bible]; [bible]iisam7-8[/bible]
Before leaving, a
man did not forget to pay for parking of two cars. Every car parking was
charged Rp500, yet the man gave the parking attendant Rp 10,000. He looked confused
while looking for the change, so the man said that it’s unnecessary to give him
his change. He looked more confused and said, 'All of these?'. 'Yes,' replied
the man. The man certainly had a reason for not asking for the change—his heart
has been moved to bless the parking attendant. Yes, giving is as simple as
that!
To cast bread upon
the waters is to help others. Those who help others will be helped by others as
well in the future. It’s like getting the bread back after being casted upon
the waters. Helping others is an act that will never be in vain or gone without
trace. However, we might not know when we can find that again.
As we consider at a
glance, the Solomon’s words sound strange: to cast the bread upon the waters.
Besides, he tells us that we will find it after many days. Sounds impossible, do it?
By the truth is,
God wants to show us the true meaning of compassion. As the waters is not
suitable place to cast the bread upon, so is being merciful. Be kind to others
unconditionally and sincerely, and don’t expect the return.
Those
who cast their bread upon the waters will find it, thus they won’t lack of food.
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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”
