Tu‘apulelulu Sepitema
28, 2017
Ko e vivili ‘oku
toki maʻu pe hono taliʹ ‘i he ‘Otuaʹ
A
desire that can only be fulfilled by God
Fehuʻi
#9
Ko e hā
‘a e me‘a na‘e tu‘utu‘uni ‘e he ‘Otuá
‘i he ‘uluaki, ua, mo e tolu ‘o e ngaahi Laó.
(What does God require in the first,
second, and third Commandments?)
‘Uluakí , ke tau ‘ilo mo falala ki he
‘Otuá , ko Ia tokotaha pe ko e ‘Otua mo‘oni mo mo‘ui. Uá, ke tau faka‘ehi‘ehi
ki he tauhi ‘aitolí mo ‘etau lotu ki he ‘Otuá ‘i he founga ‘oku hala. Tolú,
ke tau faka‘apa‘apa‘i ‘a e huafa ‘o e ‘Otuá
mo ‘apasia ki ai pea ke tau fakahikihiki‘i ‘a ‘ene Folofolá mo ‘ene
ngaahi ngaué .
(First, that we know and trust God as the
only true and living God. Second, that we avoid all idolatry and do not worship
God improperly. Third, that we treat God’s name with fear and reverence,
honoring also his word and works.)
Teutalonome 6:13-14
13 Ko Sihova ko ho ‘Otuá te ke ‘apasia ki ai, pea ko
ia ia te ke tauhi ki ai, pea ko hono huafa te ke fuakava ai. 14 ‘E
‘ikai te ke muimui ki ha ngaahi ‘otua kehe, hani ‘otua ‘o e ngaahi kakai ‘oku
nofo takatakai kiate kimoutolu;
Deuteronomy 6:13-14
13) You shall fear the LORD your God and serve Him,
and shall take oaths in His name. 14) You shall not go after other gods, the
gods of the peoples who are all around you.
Komeniteli ‘a Sione Lini – hoko atu…
Commentary
– John Lin – cont…
Ko e ha e ‘uhinga ‘oku fakamamafa‘i
ai ‘e he ngaahi fekau ko ení ke tau
lotu ki he ‘Otua mo‘uí tokotaha pe, ‘i hono tu‘unga pe ‘o‘oná ‘o ‘ikai
fakatatau ki he‘etau faka‘amú ? Ko e hā e ‘uhinga ‘oku mateaki‘i ai ‘e he
fekau hono tolú ke tau faka‘apa‘apa‘i
mo fakalangilangi‘i ‘a e huafa ‘o e ‘Otuá mo hono ‘ulungaangá? Koe‘uhí, he
na‘e ngaohi kitautolu mo ha uho ‘oku vivili pea ‘e toki fiemālie pe ia ‘i he
‘Otuá - ko e vivili ki he ‘Otuá. Kapau ‘oku tau feinga ma‘u pe ke liliu ‘a e
tu‘unga totonu ‘o e ‘Otuá, pe fetongi ia ‘aki ha me‘a kehe, ‘e ‘ikai pe te tau
ma‘u ha nonga. ‘E ‘ikai te tau a‘usia ‘a e fiemālie mo e lato mo‘oní, ‘a e
tu‘unga langilangi‘ia totonú, pe fiefia ‘oku tolongá. ‘E ‘ikai pe te tau
a‘usia ‘a e kakato ‘o e mo‘ui. Ka ‘okapau ‘oku tu‘utu‘u lotoloto (uho‘aki) ‘a e
‘Otuá ‘i he‘etau mo‘ui‘etau mo‘uí, ‘o ‘ikai ko ha toe ‘otua kehe pe ko ha
‘otua pe kuo te fokotu‘u, ka ko e ‘Otua mo‘oni mo mo‘uí, pea ko ‘etau toki
a‘usia kakato ia ‘a e nonga ‘oku mo‘oní.
Ko e ‘uhinga eni na‘e pehē ai ‘o
‘Akositaine, “Na‘a ke ngaohi kimautolu ma‘au, pea ‘oku ‘ikai ma‘u ‘e homau
lotó ha mālōlō, kae ‘oua ke mau mālōlō
‘iate koe.”
So why
do these commandments insist on us worshiping God alone and worshiping God as
he is and not as as we want him to be? Why is the third commandment so
insistent on honoring and respecting his name and his character? It is because
God created us with a desire that only he can fulfill – a desire for him. If we
are always trying to change who God is or replace him with something else, we’ll
never be at peace. We’ll never experience true comfort, true significance, or
true joy. We’ll never be whole. But if God is at the center of our lives, not another
god or a revised version of God, but the true and living God, we’ll truly be at
peace.
This is
precisely why Augustine wrote, “You’ve made us for yourself, and our heart is
restless until it rests in you.”
Lotu
‘E ‘Otua tofu-pe-taha, ko ho
huafá ‘oku fungani pea ma‘olunga ‘i he
hingoa kotoa pe, ‘oku mau omi kiate koe ‘i he ‘apasia mo e manavahē. Pukepuke
kimautolu ke mau tauhi ma‘u ki ho‘o ngaahi fekaú. Faka‘ilo kiate kimautolu ‘a
e ngaahi ‘otua loi ‘i homau ngaahi lotó.
Pea tuku ke mau hū ma‘u pe kiate
koe ‘i laumālie mo mo‘oni. ‘Emeni.
Prayer
One and
only God, your name is above all names, and we come before you in reverence and
fear. Keep us true to your commandments. Reveal to us any false gods in our
lives. Let us worship you alone in spirit and truth. Amen.
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