ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Sepitema 5, 2017

Ke u fononga mo Ia ‘i he tūkunga kehekehe ‘o e mo‘uí

To walk with God in all of life

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…)

‘I he taimi ‘oku tau mahino‘i ai ‘a e laó pe ko e ngaahi tu‘utu‘uní ko e fakahā‘anga ia ‘o e ‘ulungaanga mo e tokanga ‘ofa mai ‘a e ‘Otuá, pea ‘oku tau vēkeveke leva ke tau ‘a‘eva ‘i hono ‘alungá  he ko e founga ia te tau ‘inasi ai ‘i he lelei ‘a hotau ‘Otuá . ‘Oku ‘uhinga eni, ‘o tatau ai pē pe ko e hā te u fehangahangai mo iá , ‘oku ou ‘ofa ki he ‘Otuá ‘i he fāliunga kotoa ‘o e mo‘uí , pea ‘oku ou fie fononga mo ia ‘i ha me‘a pe te u fou ai. Pea ‘i he founga ko iá , ‘oku ou fakalangilangi‘i ‘a hono finangaló - ‘oku ou fakalangilangi‘i Ia koe‘uhí  ko e lahi ‘ene ‘ofa‘i aú - pea ‘oku ou fakahaa‘i ‘eku ‘ofa kiate Iá ‘aki ‘eku fou ‘i hono ngaahi ‘alungá , ‘o ‘ikai fakapu‘ia, ka ko ‘eku fai ‘i he ongo‘i mo‘oni ‘a e vovo ‘o ‘ene fai leleí ki hoku lotó mo ‘eku mo‘uí .

When we understand the law or the commandments are echoing the character of God and his care for us, then we delight to walk in the path because it lets us experience the goodness of our God. That means, no matter what I face, I love God in all of life, and I want to walk with him in all of life. In that way, I’m both honoring his heart – I glorify him because of how great is his love for me – and I show my love for him by walking in the path, not just out of drudgery, but actually with the sense of enjoying his goodness for my heart and life.