"I can't not love you.."

Jam dinding kamar saya menunjukkan pukul 02.55 AM saat saya mulai mengetik kalimat pertama pada postingan saya kali ini. Dan saya masih terjaga di saat semua orang sibuk dengan mimpinya masing-masing. Hmmm, what is going on, Tasya? Mungkin suatu kesalahan ketika saya memutuskan untuk hibernasi selama kurang lebih 4 jam (dari pukul 3 s/d 7 malam) dan menyebabkan mata saya tetap 'on' sampai pada saat ini. Sooo, what to do? Saya dengan segala keisengan saya tiba-tiba saya membuka laptop, searching sana-sini dan berakhir dengan membuka Google dan mengetik "what Jesus wants me to do". Dari result yang ditampilkan saya tertarik membuka salah satu diantaranya yang memiliki judul "21 Things Jesus Wants Every Sinner to Know...Right Now" dan mendapati 21 point yang benar-benar membuat saya semakin kagum padaNya. Here are the 21 things..

1. You are my beloved. (Eph. 5:1)
2. I knew you before you were born. As my hands formed you, I whispered purpose into your bones. I can’t not love you. (Ps. 139:1-6)
3. I love you beyond human reason—even at your very worst, steeped in sin. (Rom. 5:8)
4. My love is contrary to all you know of “love.” I Love you “even though” and “deeper still.” My love reaches, pursues, remains. (Ps. 36:5)
5. My Love for you won’t walk out, fail, or ever come to an end. (Deut. 31:8)
6. No matter what you’ve heard or what you’ve come to believe, there’s nothing that can separate you from my Love. (Rom. 8:38-39)
7. I am not like people. So please—don’t put human words in my mouth or apply human behaviors to my character. You will miss me altogether. (Isaiah 55:8)
8. I’ve never ignored you. I’ve been here all along. Protecting. Loving. Waiting. (Ps. 56:8)
9. Your love of _____ (sin) isn’t worth eternity. I will break your chains. I will give you the desires of your heart. (Jn. 8:32, Ps. 37:4)
10. Please forgive some of my followers. People—even Christian people—will fail you. You live in a fallen land, where no one is perfect and all need My grace. Put your faith and trust in Me alone. (Psalm 146:3)
11. There’s no sin I will not forgive. You are the “whosoever believes in me” whom I will give eternal life . . . if you believe. (John 3:16)
12. As resourceful and brilliant as you are, you cannot save yourself. It’s by God’s grace and faith in Me alone that you are saved. (Eph 2:8-9)
13. I understand your pain and heartbreak. And my heart breaks with you. (Is. 53:3)
14. There’s nowhere you can go where my Love won’t find you. (Psalm 139:7-8)
15. The shame and guilt weighs you down has been taken care of on the cross. Your bill has been zeroed out. (John 3:16)
16. The addictions. The pride. The selfishness. The hate. The lust. The jealousy. The critical spirit. The greed. I can heal it. All of it. You can start fresh. Today. (Rom. 8:1-4)
17. I will forgive you. But only if you ask. And I care more about the “ask” than I do about the sin. (Acts 3:19)
18. I will not force you to do or be anything. I want a relationship with you more than I want torule over you. (Jeremiah 31:3)
19. I will forgive your sin and I will forget it. That’s right—completely erase it from my mind. No replays, no record. Gone. (Ps. 103:12)
20. It’s never too late to turn your life around. I came to give second chances. (Luke 23:42-43)
21. I love you. Let’s talk. (Jer. 29:13)

These points are so touching my heart... and it closed with a sentence,"Which of these verses is speaking to your heart right now?"

Sangat luar biasa. Saya tahu Allahku memang luar biasa. Dan saya terkagum akan kasih Allah yang begitu luar biasa atas saya dan kamu semuanya. Sekalipun sebagai manusia yang telah diselamatkan, natur kita tidaklah lagi menjadi 'sinner', namun orang yang masih berkubung dalam dosa pun Tuhan kasihi, ampuni, dan Tuhan rindu untuk berbicara. Allah memang tidak pilih kasih, dan kasihnya pun tak terbatas untuk kita semua. Saya sangat menyuikai point ke-2 yang berisi "I can't not love you", membaca kalimat ini, saya lega. Sangat lega ketika kembali diingatkan akan kasih Tuhan Yesusku yang luar biasa itu. Ia tidak bisa untuk tidak mencintai saya.  Saya tahu ini bukan gombal, Allahku tulus mencintai saya apa adanya, sekalipun saya yang sering berbuat dosa ini. So, which of these verses is speaking to your heart right now? :)





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