Tu‘apulelulu
Ma‘asi 29, 2018
Fakafeta‘i mo fakamālō
kiate Ia
(
Praise Him and thank Him)
Fehu‘i #38
Ko e hā ‘a e lotu?
Ko e lotú ko ‘etau lilingi hotau lotó ki he ‘Otuá ‘i he fakafeta‘i, kole, vete
angahala mo e fakamālō.
What is prayer?
Prayer is pouring
out our hearts to God in praise, petition, confession of sin, and thanksgiving.
SAAME
62:8
Falala kiate ia he
taimi kotoa; ‘A e kakai, mou lilingi homou lotó ‘i hono ‘ao na: Ko e ‘Otua ko
e hūfanga mo‘otaua.
PSALM 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour
out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.
Commentary – John Piper (cont…)
And
then I need to reach out and take hold of something about God
that will be worthy of my praise and worthy of my trust. Like God
says, “I'll strengthen you. I'll help
you. I'll hold you up with my victorious right hand” (see Isa. 41:10). I
take hold of that promise, that power, that love, that mercy, and I hold onto
it. And I trust him and praise him. "You,
oh Lord, can help me. I trust you to help me. I praise you for being the kind
of God who is willing and able to help me!" That's the trust
and praise step of prayer.
Then
I give my talk, trusting him. And when I am done, no matter what,
I thank him. Since I trusted him for his help, I believe that he is
going to use my effort, no matter how well I think I did. "Thank you, Lord!" That
is the thanks step of prayer.
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