KEKUATAN IMAN YANG MELEBIHI SEGALA DAYA TARIK HIKMAT DAN KESENANGAN DUNIAWI
“Karena iman maka Musa, setelah dewasa, menolak disebut anak puteri Firaun, karena ia lebih suka menderita sengsara dengan umat Allah dari pada untuk sementara menikmati kesenangan dari dosa.” Ibrani 11:24-25.
“Kekuatan Musa terletak pada hubungannya dengan Sumber segala kuasa, yakni Tuhan Allah semesta alam. Ia dengan agung mengatasi segala godaan duniawi, dan sepenuhnya mempercayakan dirinya kepada Allah. Ia sungguh menganggap dirinya milik Allah. Meskipun ia terlibat dalam kepentingan resmi raja Mesir, ia terus-menerus mempelajari hukum-hukum pemerintahan Allah, dan dengan demikian imannya bertumbuh. Iman itulah yang sangat berharga baginya…” 8LtMs, Lt 21a, 1893, par. 17.
“Musa dipanggil untuk bekerja sama dengan Allah, dan kesederhanaan tabiatnya, dikombinasikan dengan pendidikan praktis, yang menjadikannya sosok yang begitu cocok mewakili-Nya. Di puncak kemuliaan manusiawinya, Allah mengizinkan Musa untuk mengungkapkan kebodohan hikmat manusia, dan kelemahan kekuatan manusia, agar ia dapat memahami ketidakberdayaannya yang mutlak, dan ketidakmampuannya bila tanpa ditopang oleh Tuhan Yesus.”
“Kecerobohan Musa dalam membunuh orang Mesir didorong oleh semangat yang sombong. Iman bergerak dalam kekuatan dan hikmat Allah, dan bukan dalam cara manusia. Dengan iman yang sederhana, Musa mampu mengatasi kesulitan dan rintangan yang tampaknya hampir tak teratasi. Ketika mereka mengandalkan Dia, bukan pada kekuatan mereka sendiri, maka Jenderal besar pasukan itu setia kepada Israel. Dia menyelamatkan mereka dari banyak kesulitan yang tidak mungkin mereka atasi jika dibiarkan sendiri.”
“Allah mampu menyatakan kuasa-Nya yang besar melalui Musa karena imannya yang teguh pada kuasa dan niat kasih Sang Penyelamat mereka. Iman yang teguh kepada Allah inilah yang menjadikan Musa seperti itu. Sesuai dengan segala yang diperintahkan Allah kepadanya, demikianlah ia melakukannya. Namun, segala pengetahuan orang bijak duniawi tidak dapat menjadikannya saluran tempat Allah dapat bekerja, sampai ia kehilangan kepercayaan pada diri, serta menyadari ketidakberdayaannya sendiri, dan menaruh kepercayaannya kepada Allah; sampai ia bersedia menaati perintah Allah, baik itu tampak tepat menurut akal manusianya atau tidak.” 10LtMs, Ms 10a, 1895, par. 33, 34, 35.
“… Manusia dapat memperoleh segala pengetahuan yang mungkin diberikan oleh guru manusia; tetapi masih ada hikmat yang lebih besar yang dikehendaki dari mereka oleh Allah. Seperti Musa, mereka harus belajar kelemahlembutan hati, kerendahan hati, dan tidak mempercayai diri sendiri…” 10LtMs, Ms 10a, 1895, par. 42..
“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;” Hebrews 11:24-25 (KJV).
“The strength of Moses was his connection with the Source of all power, the Lord God of hosts. He rises grandly above every earthly inducement, and trusts himself wholly to God. He considered that he was the Lord’s. While he was connected with the official interests of the king of Egypt, he was constantly studying the laws of God’s government, and thus his faith grew. That faith was of value to him. …” 8LtMs, Lt 21a, 1893, par. 17.
“Moses was called to labor in co-partnership with the Lord, and it was the simplicity of his character, combined with a practical education, that constituted him such a representative man. In the very height of his human glory the Lord permitted Moses to reveal the foolishness of man’s wisdom, the weakness of human strength, that he might be led to understand his utter helplessness, and his inefficiency without being upheld by the Lord Jesus.”
“The rashness of Moses in slaying the Egyptian was prompted by a presumptuous spirit. Faith moves in the strength and wisdom of God, and not in the ways of men. By simple faith Moses was enable to press through difficulties, and overcome obstacles which seemed almost insurmountable. When they relied upon Him, not trusting to their own power, the mighty General of armies was faithful to Israel. He delivered them from many difficulties from which they never could have escaped if left to themselves.”
“God was able to manifest His great power through Moses because of his constant faith in the power and in the loving intentions of their Deliverer. It was this implicit faith in God that made Moses what he was. According to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he. All the learning of the wise men could not make him a channel through which the Lord could labor, however, until he lost his self-confidence, realized his own helplessness, and put his trust in God; until he was willing to obey God’s commands whether they seemed to his human reason to be proper or not.” 10LtMs, Ms 10a, 1895, par. 33, 34, 35.
” … Men may acquire all the knowledge possible to be imparted by the human teacher; but there is still greater wisdom required of them by God. Like Moses, they must learn meekness, lowliness of heart, and distrust of self…” 10LtMs, Ms 10a, 1895, par. 42.***
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