God's Favorite "Menu"

English Version

Berpergian ke Singapura ataupun Malaysia, tidak akan pernah membuatku lupa untuk mencari masakan "Hainanese Chicken Rice" kapanpun, dimanapun baik itu di depot pinggir jalan, restaurant, ataupun food court. Memang berbeda tempat berbeda cara penyajian. Ada yang menggunakan rajangan bawang jahe, ada yang menggunakan seperti kecap, dan masih banyak jenis resep yang digunakan. Tetapi itu bukan masalah karena yang aku cari adalah rasa khasnya, yang herannya cuma di Singapura dan Malaysia yang cocok dengan seleraku.

Well, kadang sama seperti pelayanan di sebuah gereja. Beda gereja, beda cara penyajian. Tetapi yg dilihat oleh Tuhan, bukanlah "aksesoris" ataupun "bumbu-bumbu" tambahannya. Tetapi "rasa" khas dari pelayanan tersebut, yaitu hati yg benar-benar tulus ingin melayani untuk kemuliaan Tuhan.

Biarlah hal ini dapat menjadi suatu perenungan bagi kita, yang sering kali lebih memperhatikan bagaimana menyajikan pelayanan itu daripada memurnikan motivasi pelayanan kita.

Tuhan memberkati

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Whenever I’m travelling to Singapore or Malaysia, I will definitely looking for "Hainanese Chicken Rice"…anytime, anywhere. It could be in the street depot, restaurant, or food court. Of course, different places have their own kind "Hainanese Chicken Rice". The seasoning, topping, and the way "Hainanese Chicken Rice" is served are all different in every place. Some of them use mix minced garlic and ginger, while the others use soy sauce for additional flavor. That’s never been my problem because I was looking for the characteristic and uniqueness. From so many kind of "Hainanese Chicken Rice", Singaporean and Malaysian recipe are the ones that suit my palate best.

Well, it goes the same in the church ministry. Different the church, different the way the ministries are. But God is not looking for ministry that full of “accessories” or additional “seasoning” and “topping”. The sincere heart to do the ministry whole-heartedly is what God’s looking for. The sincere heart is our “unique flavor” of the ministry…the sincere heart to serve the Lord and glorify His name.

Let this story can be reflection for us, which are often pay more attention on how to present the ministry with all the “accessories”, rather than keep the humble goal of glorifying Him.

God bless.