Death Would Not Wait (Part 2)

In my previous post about death, we learned about physical death that won't wait till you receive Christ. Now we'll see spiritual death which won't wait as well.

"Sebab upah dosa ialah maut; tetapi karunia Allah ialah hidup yang kekal dalam Kristus Yesus, Tuhan kita." (Roma 6:23).

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23).

I love the way the bible describes death as the wages of sin. What does it mean?
Let's take a look at the word wage. Why does the bible use the term "wage"? Why not punishment, why not result or why not payment? Why wage. I used to learn about the difference between the word wage and salary. Both seem to have the same meaning but they differ in the way they're obtained. Salary is what we get at the end of the month/beginning of the next month after doing a certain work, while wage is what we get right away after doing a certain work. In relation to sin, death is what we get right away after sinning. It won't wait till you die, it comes to you right away when you sin. What is death anyway? Death is not being lifeless only, its not all. Death is more than that. What the bible says about it? God is holy so we as His children must be holy. We are to be holy as we are the temple of the Holy God. What happen when the temple is desecrated? God won't be dwelling there. So death means separation with God.

What God said to Adam in Genesis?
"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2:17).

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they were casted out of Eden and lose their fellowship and relationship with God. Men couldn't come to God by themselves because of their sin of disobedience. See, when we sin we are separated with God. Jesus said "Apart of me you can do nothing!" That's death - Separation.
This answers one of the most controversional questions "why are there sufferings in this world?" Its because of sin. It gives us the answer as well, we know sin is the cause but we know Christ is the cure.
I'm not saying things are going to be easy if we receive Christ. Don't get me wrongly, because the joy we have in Him is much greater than the suffering we have in this life. Besides, isn't He the one who says : I will never leave you nor forsake you?

So death won't wait till you die.

We will see what the bible says about life in my next post.
May the Lord bless you.

-Jack Loloin-
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Kisah Panci Presto

Hari ini saya melihat sebuah acara di TV yang sangat menginspirasi saya. Acara itu menceritakan kisah hidup seorang ibu bernama Tukiyem yang berjuang keras dengan suaminya untuk menghidupi keluarga dengan sepuluh orang anak mereka. Si ibu tidak memiliki keahlian lain selain memasak untuk keluarga sedangkan suaminya adalah seorang pelukis yang sehari-hari menawarkan lukisannya kepada orang-orang di jalan.

Tidak banyak yang mereka hasilkan dari menjual lukisan sang suami. Dengan kondisi ekonomi yang pas-pasan di tambah lagi dengan kebutuhan sepuluh orang anak, mereka semakin terpuruk. Keadaan seperti itu memaksa ibu Tukiyem untuk mendatangi rumah sahabat, kenalan dan tetangga untuk meminta bantuan. Sekalipun sudah bersusah payah keadaan mereka nampaknya tak berubah. Mereka hampir saja menyerah. Di tengah kesulitan yang menghimpit, ibu Tukiyem mencoba untuk memulai usaha kecil dari kemampuan memasaknya, namun apa daya mereka tak memiliki modal. Akhirnya, keterpurukan mereka membawa ibu Tukiyem bertemu dengan seorang pedangang keturunan Cina bernama ibu Rahayu. Ibu Rahayu memiliki sebuah toko sederhana yang menjual peralatan rumah tangga dan kebutuhan sehari-hari. Dalam kesibukan kerjanya di toko, ia didatangi ibu Tukiyem yang pada saat itu sedang mencari orang yang mungkin bisa membantunya secara finansial untuk memulai usahanya. Dengan penuh belas kasihan, walaupun mereka tidak saling kenal satu sama lain namun ibu Rahayu akhirnya mengambil satu dari barang jualannya yaitu sebuah panci presto dan memberikannya pada ibu Tukiyem dengan harapan pemberiannya dapat berguna dan menolong ibu Tukiyem untuk memulai usahanya, yakni bandeng dan ayam presto.

Setelah saat itu mereka tidak pernah lagi bertemu, karena tempat tinggal mereka yang terpisah jarak. Dengan panci presto itu akhirnya ibu Tukiyem memulai usaha kulinernya, yaitu bandeng dan ayam presto. Dengan tiada lelah ia menawarkan masaknnya kepada setiap orang yang ditemuinya. Sesulit apapun hidup, ibu Tukiyem tak pernah menyerah. Kesepuluh orang anaknya menjadi motivasi tersendiri baginya untuk terus berjuang membantu suaminya.
Ibu Rahayu sendiri, karena himpitan ekonomi akhirnya menutup tokonya dan beralih ke usaha baru yaitu biro perjalanan. Banyaknya orang yang dia temui membuat dia lupa pada orang yang pernah ditolongnya, sampai pada suatu hari setelah dua puluh tahun sejak ia masih menjadi pedagang ia didatangi seseorang dengan menggunakan mobil bersama keluarganya dan disertai kru dari sebuah stasiun TV. Dengan kebingungan ia bertanya siapa mereka dan mengapa ada juru kamera? Dengan penuh senyuman seorang ibu yang sudah tua menyodorkan sebuah parcel yang berisi bandeng presto kepada ibu Rahayu sambil berkata , "saya Tukiyem dan anda pernah membantu saya dua puluh tahun yang lalu pada saat saya sedang kesusahan dengan memberikan kepada saya sebuah panci presto." "Hari ini saya mau berterima kasih kepada anda, karena kebaikan anda sekarang kesepuluh orang anak saya sudah berhasil bahkan ada yang berhasil menjadi dokter". Dari sebuah panci presto ibu Tukiyem memulai usaha cateringnya dari nol.

Ibu Rahayu sendiri masih tidak percaya. Dua puluh tahun yang berlalu membuat ia lupa bahwa ia pernah membantu ibu Tukiyem, karena pada waktu itu mereka tidak saling mengenal. Namun kebaikan hati ibu Rahayu telah mengubah hidup ibu Tukiyem dan keluarga. Ia sendiri tidak menyadari bahwa panci presto yang pernah ia berikan telah menjadi titik balik dari kehidupan satu keluarga.

Kita mungkin tidak melihat adanya keuntungan dalam menolong orang lain apalagi mereka yang tidak kita kenal, tapi kita tidak pernah tahu bahwa satu perbuatan baik kita yang kecil bisa membawa perubahan besar dalam hidup seseorang.
Kisah di atas juga mengajarkan kepada kita untuk tidak pernah melupakan orang yang pernah berjasa dalam kehidupan kita tak peduli sekecil apapun pertolongan mereka.

Mari sama-sama kita membawa perubahan besar dengan memulainya dari satu hal kecil yang nyata.

DSR : Do Something Real.

God bless you,
-Jack Loloin-
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Pertukaran Pemuda Antar Negara - SSEAYP 2011 NTT

Buat kawula muda NTT, ini saatmu untuk tunjukin bahwa kamu layak untuk mewakili NTT dalam Program Kapal Pemuda Asia Tenggara-Jepang (The Ship for South East Asian Youth Program) sebagai duta muda kebaikan Indonesia.

Daftarkan dirimu segera di DISPORA NTT sebelum tanggal 2 April 2011.


Persyaratan :

1. WNI usia 20-30 tahun

2. Belum pernah kawin

3. Kemampuan bahasa Inggris dengan bukti TOEFL min 450

4. Menguasai minimal salah satu bidang seni (seni music/suara, seni tari, seni lukis, ataupun martial art)

5. Pengetahuan umum (Global, Jepang-ASEAN, Indonesia, NTT)

6. Penguasaan budaya Indonesia dan daerah.

7. Bertanggung jawab

8. Pengalaman berorganisai

9. Sanggup bekerjasama dengan orang lain

10. Percaya diri


Daftarkan dirimu segera dan ikuti audisi dan seleksi.

Jadilah duta muda Indonesia yang membanggakan.


PS : Untuk informasi lanjutan hub alumni : JACK 0852 391 620 78 (jgn lewat sms yach)


God bless you.


~Jack Loloin~

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12 Arti Hidup

1.Hidup is anugrah,, trimalah..
2.Hidup is tantangan,, hadapilh..
3.Hidup is penderitaan,,atasilah..
4.Hidup is prtandingan,, menangkanlah..
5.Hidup is kewajiban,, lakukanlah..
6.Hidup is kesukaan,, nikmatilah..
7.Hidup is lagu,, nyanyikanlah..
8.Hidup is janji,, penuhilah..
9.Hidup is teka-teki,, pecahkanlah..
10.Hidup is kasih,, bagikanlah..
11.Hidup is kesempatan,, gunakanlah..
12.Hidup is keindahan,, syukurilh....

God bless you all
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COOL QUOTES 2

*You learn to walk by starting on your knees
*Lets meet sunday ... Face to faith (God)
*People are like tea bags-you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are
*How will you spend your eternity--Smoking or Nonsmoking?
*Every smokers describes exactly how they will spend eternity! (Jack L)
*Do not wait for the hearse to take you to church
*If you don't like the way you born, try being born again
*This is a ch__ch. What is missing? U R
*The church is incomplete if U R not there! (Jack L )
*In the dark? Follow the SON
*God is there to help you solve your problems, not to make them disappear. He's not a magician!
*Never test the depht of water with both legs!
*As a sinner, this earth is the only heaven a sinner will ever know. As a christian, this earth will be the only hell we will ever know
*CNN : Constantly Negative News
*One man with God is a majority in this world, than one hundred million men without Him (Abraham Israel)
*it is good to have an end to journey towards, but in the end it is the journey that matters
*Prayer doesn't change things for you but it does change you for things
*Dont expect a thousand- dollar answer to a ten-cent prayer
*The enemy always fights you the hardest when he knows God has something great in store for you
*i was thinking about how people seem to read the bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me... They're cramming for their final.
*Permitting gross thought is like permitting a thief in your house. He will take everything from you.
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Created for His pleasure.

Hey there again, hope you guys are doing well just as I am. Its been a while since my last post. I just wanna share a little about my conversation with a friend yesterday.

How does it feel when all your dreams seem to be just dreams and all your desires won't seem to be true? Frustrating huh? How many times you feel like life is treating you unfairly? Have you ever feel when you want something soooo bad and you've been praying for that but then its given to somebody else?
How many times being in that position makes you feel God doesn't love you or He doesn't care about you?

I had a talk with a friend yesterday and he asked if God loves everybody the same and if He does why He seems to be quiet with all his prayers. He looked frustrated.
Looking at him reminded me of myself. I used to feel that way. I used to think God doesn't answer my prayers because I'm a sinner, and honestly that made me lose hope and ceased to pray.

"Am I not living a spiritual life, or do I look less religious?". "Am I not good enough?"
"Why God seems to answer the prayers of my other friends who are not christians, who doesn't He answer mine?"

Have you complained like that? Or maybe you are now. If you are complaining and if you're feeling like God treats you unfairly, allow me to tell you something that might come to you as an unpleasant fact.

"You are created for His pleasure"

Yes you are. Surprising huh?
Would that mean God doesn't love us?
Of course He loves us. If He didn't, He would have not create us. Did you know that we are created to bring Him pleasure through all that we do? Remember my last post "The art of being a vessel"?
Its not the vessel that decides what's its gonna be like or what its gonna be used for, but its the Potter who decides.
We are the vessels and God is the Potter. Sometimes a potter will throw down forcefully a vessel that forms a shape out of his plan and then reform it to be a better vessel.
He is more than able to heal our pain and restore our brokeness. Remember, just as a potter designs a vessel for a purpose, God designs our life for a purpose as well.

Your life is for a purpose. You are created for a significance and the only way to figure what your life is for is by asking the Creator. Don't plan something without asking Him first. You need to understand that His plan for you is good.
The bible says : "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, said the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
" (Jeremiah 29:11).

So ask Him. Until then, you'll keep planing your own life and when its not according to God's will then you become disappointed.

God cares for you, He loves you just as He loves others who you think are more blessed than you are.

"Oh, if God loves me and if He plans good things about me then why does life treats me unfairly, why I never get what I wanted?"

Many ask that question. But look, sometimes God allows bad things happen to us not to destroy us but so that His light could shine through us and that others may see that He's alive. And if you think you never get what you wanted, let me tell you ; " Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted"

"But why me???"
Well I believe that's because God couldn't find anyone stronger that you are. I believe when God allows us to go through hard times in life that's because we are qualified for that.
Did you know that there's always an end to a hard journey, but in the end its the journey that matters.

God wants to teach you and to use you in every hard time you go through. Everything happens for a reason so when you think like things are going wrong for you and when you want something so bad and you believe you'll get it but it turns out the other way, ask God why. He must have a reason for every bad thing happens in your life. He is in control. Isn't He the One who said "I will never leave you nor forsake you."

I've been there and I know how frustrating it is, but when you realize God is using you in a hard time to bless others, you'll feel honored instead of being discouraged. Really!
So I encourage you to ask God. Ask for His plan and purpose for your life.

Have a blessed day.
God bless you all.

-Jack Loloin-
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COOL QUOTES 1

-Morality may keep you out of jail, but it takes the blood of Jesus to keep you out of hell
-just remember I always answer my knee-mails (God)
-Your soul can ache, your heart can break, your confidence shake, your smile can be fake, but your life is never a mistake
-Faith is not what the future holds, but knowing who holds the future
-BIBLE : Booster In Believers life Leading to Eternity
-Let your test be a testimony and your mess be your message

#Good-God =0
#God's love is like newspaper, it is new morning
#Sin will take you farther than you wanted to go, keep you longer than you wanted to stay, and take more than you were willing to give
#God is the only doctor that will never send you a bill
#GAP : God Answers Prayer
#Life is maybe. Death is for sure, Sin the cause but Christ is the cure
#I'm one of a kind
#The power of prayer is not in the one who prays but in the one who hears it!
#You may be the only bible someone will ever read
#No matter what your problem is, don't nurse it, don't curse it, don't rehearse it! Just call on God, He'll reverse it
#Storms are temporary, the SON always shines after all

*You'll never know Christ is all you need until Christ is all you got
*Happy easter to our christian friends, happy passover to our jewish friends, to our atheist friends.. Good luck
*Adam blamed Eve, Eve blame the snake and the snake didn't have a leg to stand on
*As you pass a little church, be sure to plan a visit, so when at last you're carried in, God won't ask.. "Who is it?"
*Cant sleep? Don't count sheep, talk to the shepherd!
*Speak well of your enemies, after all you made them
*Aspire to inspire before you expire
*You are not too bad to come in (church), you are not too good to stay out!
*Our faith should be our steering wheel, not our spare tire
*FAITH : Fantastic Adventure In Trusting Him

COOL
*Body piercing saved my life
*Jesus donated blood to keep me alive
*If its not worth dying for, its not worth living for
*Seven days without God makes one weak
*If you don't fellowship you are not among fellow sheep
*Our world revolves around the Son
*When God calls TIME, the game is over. Which exit will you take?
*3 nails+1 cross=4given
*Today's heaven forecast : Reign forever
*God doesn't need great men, great men need God
*Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organization
*I couldn't repair your brake so I made your horn louder.
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