Yes. 6:8 Lalu aku mendengar suara Tuhan berkata: "Siapakah yang akan Kuutus, dan siapakah yang mau pergi untuk Aku?" Maka sahutku: "Ini aku, utuslah aku!"
“Kemudian terbangkan salah satu serafim itu kepadaku, dengan membawa batubara hidup di tangannya, yang telah dia ambil dengan penjepit dari mezbah; dan dia meletakkannya di atas mulutku, dan berkata, Sesungguhnya, ini telah menyentuh bibirmu; dan kesalahanmu dihapus, dan dosamu dibersihkan. Juga saya mendengar suara Tuhan, berkata, Siapa yang akan saya kirim, dan siapa yang akan pergi untuk kita? Lalu aku berkata, Ini aku; Kirim aku." {RH 16 Oktober 1888, par. 9}
Kita mungkin selalu terkejut dan marah ketika kita mendengar seorang manusia fana yang malang berseru, “Aku kudus; Saya tidak berdosa! " Tidak seorang pun yang kepadanya Tuhan telah memberikan pemandangan indah akan kebesaran dan keagungan-Nya, pernah mengucapkan satu kata seperti ini. Sebaliknya, mereka merasa seperti tenggelam dalam kehinaan jiwa yang terdalam, karena mereka telah memandang kemurnian Tuhan, dan membedakannya dengan ketidaksempurnaan hidup dan karakter mereka sendiri. Satu sinar kemuliaan Tuhan, satu pancaran kemurnian Kristus, menembus jiwa, membuat setiap titik kekotoran menjadi sangat berbeda, dan memperlihatkan cacat dan cacat karakter manusia. Bagaimana bisa seseorang yang dibawa ke hadapan standar suci hukum Allah, yang membuat jelas motif jahat, keinginan yang tidak suci, ketidaksetiaan hati, ketidakmurnian bibir, dan yang membuka kehidupan, —membual kekudusan? Tindakan ketidaksetiaannya dalam membatalkan hukum Allah, terlihat di hadapannya, dan rohnya dilanda dan ditindas di bawah pengaruh Roh Allah yang menyelidiki. Dia membenci dirinya sendiri, karena dia memandang kebesaran, keagungan, karakter Yesus Kristus yang murni dan tanpa noda. {RH 16 Oktober 1888, par. 10}
Ketika Roh Kristus menggerakkan hati dengan kekuatan kebangkitannya yang luar biasa, ada perasaan kekurangan dalam jiwa, yang menuntun pada penyesalan pikiran, dan penghinaan terhadap diri sendiri, daripada bangga membual tentang apa yang telah diperoleh. Ketika Daniel melihat kemuliaan dan keagungan yang mengelilingi utusan surgawi yang dikirim kepadanya, dia berseru, sewaktu dia menggambarkan pemandangan yang indah itu, “Oleh karena itu saya ditinggalkan sendirian, dan melihat penglihatan yang luar biasa ini, dan tidak ada kekuatan yang tersisa dalam diri saya; karena kemolekan saya berubah dalam diri saya menjadi korupsi, dan saya tidak memiliki kekuatan. " Jiwa yang disentuh dengan demikian tidak akan pernah membungkus dirinya sendiri dengan kebenaran diri, atau pakaian kesucian yang megah; tetapi akan membenci keegoisannya, membenci cinta dirinya sendiri, dan akan mencari, melalui kebenaran Kristus, kemurnian hati yang selaras dengan hukum Allah dan karakter Kristus. Dia kemudian akan mencerminkan karakter Kristus, pengharapan kemuliaan. Ini akan menjadi misteri terbesar baginya bahwa Yesus harus membuat pengorbanan yang begitu besar untuk menebusnya. Dia akan berseru, dengan kerendahan hati dan bibir bergetar, “Dia mencintaiku. Dia memberikan dirinya sendiri untukku. Dia menjadi miskin sehingga saya, melalui kemiskinannya, bisa menjadi kaya. Orang yang berduka itu tidak menolakku, tetapi mencurahkan cintanya yang tak pernah habis dan menebus agar hatiku bisa dibersihkan; dan dia telah membawaku kembali pada kesetiaan dan kepatuhan pada semua perintahnya. Kerendahan hatinya, penghinaannya, penyalibannya, adalah puncak mukjizat dalam pameran luar biasa dari rencana keselamatan. Bahwa yang benar harus mati untuk yang tidak adil, yang murni untuk yang tidak murni, berada di luar semua manifestasi cinta manusia; dan semua ini telah dia lakukan untuk memungkinkan untuk memberikan kepada saya kebenarannya sendiri, agar saya dapat mematuhi hukum yang telah saya langgar. Untuk ini aku memujanya. Saya akan memberitakan dia kepada semua orang berdosa. Saya akan berseru, 'Lihatlah Anak Domba Allah, yang menghapus dosa dunia!' ”{RH 16 Oktober 1888, par. 11}
Tulisan aslinya :
“Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar; and he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” {RH October 16, 1888, par. 9}
We may always be startled and indignant when we hear a poor, fallen mortal exclaiming, “I am holy; I am sinless!” Not one soul to whom God has granted the wonderful view of his greatness and majesty, has ever uttered one word like this. On the contrary, they have felt like sinking down in the deepest humiliation of soul, as they have viewed the purity of God, and contrasted with it their own imperfections of life and character. One ray of the glory of God, one gleam of the purity of Christ, penetrating the soul, makes every spot of defilement painfully distinct, and lays bare the deformity and defects of the human character. How can any one who is brought before the holy standard of God’s law, which makes apparent the evil motives, the unhallowed desires, the infidelity of the heart, the impurity of the lips, and that lays bare the life,—make any boast of holiness? His acts of disloyalty in making void the law of God, are exposed to his sight, and his spirit is stricken and afflicted under the searching influences of the Spirit of God. He loathes himself, as he views the greatness, the majesty, the pure and spotless character of Jesus Christ. {RH October 16, 1888, par. 10}
When the Spirit of Christ stirs the heart with its marvelous awakening power, there is a sense of deficiency in the soul, that leads to contrition of mind, and humiliation of self, rather than to proud boasting of what has been acquired. When Daniel beheld the glory and majesty surrounding the heavenly messenger that was sent unto him, he exclaimed, as he described the wonderful scene, “Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.” The soul that is thus touched will never wrap itself about with self-righteousness, or a pretentious garb of holiness; but will hate its selfishness, abhor its self-love, and will seek, through Christ’s righteousness, for that purity of heart which is in harmony with the law of God and the character of Christ. He will then reflect the character of Christ, the hope of glory. It will be the greatest mystery to him that Jesus should have made so great a sacrifice to redeem him. He will exclaim, with humble mien and quivering lip, “He loved me. He gave himself for me. He became poor that I, through his poverty, might be made rich. The man of sorrows did not spurn me, but poured out his inexhaustible, redeeming love that my heart might be made clean; and he has brought me back into loyalty and obedience to all his commandments. His condescension, his humiliation, his crucifixion, are the crowning miracles in the marvelous exhibition of the plan of salvation. That the just should die for the unjust, the pure for the impure, is beyond all manifestations of human love; and all this he has done to make it possible to impart to me his own righteousness, that I may keep the law I have transgressed. For this I adore him. I will proclaim him to all sinners. I will cry, ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!’” {RH October 16, 1888, par. 11}
“Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar; and he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” {RH October 16, 1888, par. 9}
We may always be startled and indignant when we hear a poor, fallen mortal exclaiming, “I am holy; I am sinless!” Not one soul to whom God has granted the wonderful view of his greatness and majesty, has ever uttered one word like this. On the contrary, they have felt like sinking down in the deepest humiliation of soul, as they have viewed the purity of God, and contrasted with it their own imperfections of life and character. One ray of the glory of God, one gleam of the purity of Christ, penetrating the soul, makes every spot of defilement painfully distinct, and lays bare the deformity and defects of the human character. How can any one who is brought before the holy standard of God’s law, which makes apparent the evil motives, the unhallowed desires, the infidelity of the heart, the impurity of the lips, and that lays bare the life,—make any boast of holiness? His acts of disloyalty in making void the law of God, are exposed to his sight, and his spirit is stricken and afflicted under the searching influences of the Spirit of God. He loathes himself, as he views the greatness, the majesty, the pure and spotless character of Jesus Christ. {RH October 16, 1888, par. 10}
When the Spirit of Christ stirs the heart with its marvelous awakening power, there is a sense of deficiency in the soul, that leads to contrition of mind, and humiliation of self, rather than to proud boasting of what has been acquired. When Daniel beheld the glory and majesty surrounding the heavenly messenger that was sent unto him, he exclaimed, as he described the wonderful scene, “Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.” The soul that is thus touched will never wrap itself about with self-righteousness, or a pretentious garb of holiness; but will hate its selfishness, abhor its self-love, and will seek, through Christ’s righteousness, for that purity of heart which is in harmony with the law of God and the character of Christ. He will then reflect the character of Christ, the hope of glory. It will be the greatest mystery to him that Jesus should have made so great a sacrifice to redeem him. He will exclaim, with humble mien and quivering lip, “He loved me. He gave himself for me. He became poor that I, through his poverty, might be made rich. The man of sorrows did not spurn me, but poured out his inexhaustible, redeeming love that my heart might be made clean; and he has brought me back into loyalty and obedience to all his commandments. His condescension, his humiliation, his crucifixion, are the crowning miracles in the marvelous exhibition of the plan of salvation. That the just should die for the unjust, the pure for the impure, is beyond all manifestations of human love; and all this he has done to make it possible to impart to me his own righteousness, that I may keep the law I have transgressed. For this I adore him. I will proclaim him to all sinners. I will cry, ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!’” {RH October 16, 1888, par. 11}
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