ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Sapate Sepitema 3, 2017

‘Oku hanga hoku lotó  kiate Ia ‘i he ‘ofa

My heart responds to Him in love

Fehu‘i #6

‘E founga fēfē ha‘atau fakalangilangi‘i ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

(How can we glorify God?) 

‘Oku tau fakalangilangi‘i ‘a e ‘Otuá ‘aki ‘a e tu‘u mo‘oni ‘etau manakó ‘iate Ia, ‘ofa kiate Ia , falala kiate Ia, mo talangofua ki hono finangaló, mo ‘ene ngaahi tu‘utu‘uní , mo ‘ene laó́ .

(We glorify God by enjoying him, loving him, trusting him, and by obeying his will, commands, and law.)

Teutalonome 11:1

Ko ia te ke ‘ofa kia Sihova ko ho ‘Otua, ‘o tauhi hono fatongia, mo hono ngaahi lao, mo ‘ene konisitūtone, mo ‘ene ngaahi tu‘utu‘uni, ma‘u ai pē.

Deuteronomy 11:1

You shall therefore love the Lord your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always.

Komeniteli (tohi vete) Pulaieni Sāpele (hoko atu)

Commentary – Bryan Chapell (cont…)

Kapau ‘oku tau loto mo‘oni ke fakalangilangi‘i hotau Fakamo‘uí , te tau fai ki he‘ene leá . Ka ‘oku ‘ikai ‘uhinga ia ke tau talangofua pe ki ai na‘á ne tautea‘i kitautolu. ‘Oku ‘ikai ko ia. Ka ko hono mahino‘i ‘o e lahi faufau ‘o ‘ene ‘ofa‘i kitautolú , pea ‘i he ‘etau ‘ofa kiate iá, ‘oku tau fie fononga mo ia. Pea ko e mahino ko iá, te ne ue‘i kitautolu ke tau pehē, “ ‘Oku ou mahino‘i ‘a e lahi ‘o ‘ene ‘ofa kiate aú pea ‘oku hanga leva hoku lotó  kiate ia ‘i he ‘ofa.”

If we truly want to honor the Savior, we do as he said. But that means not just obeying him because he’s going to get us. Its not really that. It’s understanding how great is his love for us so that we, in love for him, want to walk with him. And that understanding means that we begin by saying, “I understand that he has loved me so much that my heart is responding in love for him.”