Pelayanan dan Persaudaraan

 

Mrk 3:20	Kemudian Yesus masuk ke sebuah rumah. Maka datanglah orang banyak berkerumun pula, sehingga makanpun mereka tidak dapat.
Mrk 3:21	Waktu kaum keluarga-Nya mendengar hal itu, mereka datang hendak mengambil Dia, sebab kata mereka Ia tidak waras lagi.
Mrk 3:22	Dan ahli-ahli Taurat yang datang dari Yerusalem berkata: "Ia kerasukan Beelzebul," dan: "Dengan penghulu setan Ia mengusir setan."
Mrk 3:23	Yesus memanggil mereka, lalu berkata kepada mereka dalam perumpamaan: "Bagaimana Iblis dapat mengusir Iblis?
Mrk 3:24	Kalau suatu kerajaan terpecah-pecah, kerajaan itu tidak dapat bertahan,
Mrk 3:25	dan jika suatu rumah tangga terpecah-pecah, rumah tangga itu tidak dapat bertahan.
Mrk 3:26	Demikianlah juga kalau Iblis berontak melawan dirinya sendiri dan kalau ia terbagi-bagi, ia tidak dapat bertahan, melainkan sudahlah tiba kesudahannya.
Mrk 3:27	Tetapi tidak seorangpun dapat memasuki rumah seorang yang kuat untuk merampas harta bendanya apabila tidak diikatnya dahulu orang kuat itu. Sesudah itu barulah dapat ia merampok rumah itu.
Mrk 3:28	Aku berkata kepadamu: Sesungguhnya semua dosa dan hujat anak-anak manusia akan diampuni, ya, semua hujat yang mereka ucapkan.
Mrk 3:29	Tetapi apabila seorang menghujat Roh Kudus, ia tidak mendapat ampun selama-lamanya, melainkan bersalah karena berbuat dosa kekal."
Mrk 3:30	Ia berkata demikian karena mereka katakan bahwa Ia kerasukan roh jahat.
Mrk 3:31	Lalu datanglah ibu dan saudara-saudara Yesus. Sementara mereka berdiri di luar, mereka menyuruh orang memanggil Dia.
Mrk 3:32	Ada orang banyak duduk mengelilingi Dia, mereka berkata kepada-Nya: "Lihat, ibu dan saudara-saudara-Mu ada di luar, dan berusaha menemui Engkau."
Mrk 3:33	Jawab Yesus kepada mereka: "Siapa ibu-Ku dan siapa saudara-saudara-Ku?"
Mrk 3:34	Ia melihat kepada orang-orang yang duduk di sekeliling-Nya itu dan berkata: "Ini ibu-Ku dan saudara-saudara-Ku!
Mrk 3:35	Barangsiapa melakukan kehendak Allah, dialah saudara-Ku laki-laki, dialah saudara-Ku perempuan, dialah ibu-Ku."

RENUNGAN

Tuhan Yesus begitu besar kasih Nya hingga Ia rela melayani begitu banyak orang dengan berbagai kesembuhan mukjizat serta penginjilan kepada para jemaat. Hingga akhirnya pelayanan itu difitnahkan oleh ahli - ahli taurat bahwa Yesus kerasukan Beelzebul. Hal itu tentu membuat Yesus menjelaskan kepada mereka bagaimana mungkin iblis mengusir iblis, jika terjadi maka kerajaan nya akan terpecah - pecah. Tetapi Yesus memperingatkan bahwa jangan menghujat Roh Kudus yang ada pada diri Tuhan Yesus sebab itu adalah dosa kekal tidak mendapatkan ampun selama - lama nya. 

Terlepas dari tuduhan itu, Tuhan Yesus tetap melayani para pengikut nya yang percaya kepada Nya. Di tengah - tengah kesibukan itu hingga akhirnya Tuhan Yesus tidak dapat makan karena begitu banyaknya orang yang ingin menemui dan melihat Tuhan Yesus.

Hingga akhirnya keluarga Tuhan Yesus, Bunda Maria dan saudara - saudara Yesus menyuruh orang untuk memanggil Yesus, tetapi Yesus menjelaskan bahwa Barangsiapa yang menjalankan perintah Tuhan Yesus dialah saudara Tuhan Yesus, untuk perempuan saudara Tuhan Yesus dan Ibu Tuhan Yesus. Tuhan Yesus menyatakan bahwa siapapun bisa menjadi saudara Tuhann Yesus asalkan dia mendengarkan ajaran Tuhan Yesus. 

DOA

Ya Tuhan Yesus

Besar Pelayanan Mu Tuhan

Semoga aku dapat mempelajari bahwa kasih Tuhan begitu besar

Hingga pelayanan terus dilaksanakan demi kemuliaan Tuhan

Dan aku ingin menjadi saudara Mu Tuhan
Aku ingin selalu mematuhi perintah Mu Tuhan

Amen

ENGLISH 

**Mark 3:20** Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples were not even able to eat.

**Mark 3:21** When His family heard about this, they went to take charge of Him, for they said, "He is out of His mind."

**Mark 3:22** And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons He is driving out demons."

**Mark 3:23** So Jesus called them over to Him and began to speak to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

**Mark 3:24** If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

**Mark 3:25** If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

**Mark 3:26** And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.

**Mark 3:27** In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man's house.

**Mark 3:28** Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,

**Mark 3:29** but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin."

**Mark 3:30** He said this because they were saying, "He has an impure spirit."

**Mark 3:31** Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call Him.

**Mark 3:32** A crowd was sitting around Him, and they told Him, "Your mother and brothers are outside looking for You."

**Mark 3:33** "Who are My mother and My brothers?" He asked.

**Mark 3:34** Then He looked at those seated in a circle around Him and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers!

**Mark 3:35** Whoever does God's will is My brother and sister and mother."

REFLECTION

Lord Jesus, Your love is so great that You are willing to serve so many people with various miraculous healings and preachings to the congregations. Eventually, this ministry was slandered by the scribes, accusing that Jesus was possessed by Beelzebul. This, of course, made Jesus explain to them how it is possible for Satan to drive out Satan, for if that happens, his kingdom would be divided. But Jesus warned not to blaspheme the Holy Spirit within Him, for that is an eternal sin that will never be forgiven.

Despite these accusations, Lord Jesus continued to serve His followers who believed in Him. Amidst all this busyness, Lord Jesus could not even eat because so many people wanted to meet and see Him.

Eventually, the family of Lord Jesus, Mother Mary, and His brothers sent someone to call Him. But Jesus explained that whoever does the will of God is His brother, sister, and mother. Lord Jesus declared that anyone can become His sibling as long as they listen to and follow His teachings.

PRAYER

Dear Lord Jesus,

Great is Your ministry, Lord.

May I learn that Your love is so vast,

That Your service continues for the glory of God.

And I want to be Your sibling, Lord.

I want to always obey Your commands, Lord.

Amen.