ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite ‘Epeleli 20, 2018

Fakafonu ‘etau mo‘uí ‘aki ‘a e Folofolá

(Store up His Word in our hearts)

Fehu‘i #42

Ko e hā e founga ‘o ‘etau lau mo fanongo ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ?

‘I he loto ‘osikiavelenga, mateuteu, mo e lotu, ke tau lava ke tali ‘a e Folofolá  ‘i he tui, fufū ki hotau lotó, pea ke tau mo‘ui‘aki.

How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

With diligence, preparation, and prayer, so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

2 TIMOTE 3:16-17

Ko e potu Folofola kotoa pē ne fakamānava mei he ‘Otua, ‘oku ‘aonga foki ki he akonaki, ki he faka‘ilo hala, ki he fakatonutonu, ki he ngaohia ke mā‘oni‘oni: koe‘uhi ā ke tu‘u kakato ‘a e tangata faka‘otua, kuo ‘osi sāuni ki he ngāue lelei fuli pē.

2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Commentary - KEVIN DEYOUNG (cont…)

When we come to the Bible, our aim is not just information. It’s never less than information-we're not against information. God uses that. But it's more than just information we're trying to get from the Bible. We want faith. That's what God wants: for us to accept the Word with faith, with a real delight, with a desire for it, a dependence upon it.

When we embrace God's Word with faith, we store it up in our hearts. Charles Spurgeon said of John Bunyan that if you would prick him, his blood would be bibline. He was so full of the Scriptures that it came out of him. That's what we want; that's why we store it up.

(faka-Tonga)

‘I he taimi ‘oku tau ha‘u ai ki he Folofolá, ‘oku ‘ikai ko e ‘uhinga ke ma‘u pe ha ngaahi ‘ilo pe fakamatala. ‘Oku ‘ikai kovi e ‘ilo ki he Folofolá, he ‘oku ngaue‘aki ‘e he ‘Otuá ‘a e ngaahi mo‘oni ‘oku tau ma‘u mei aí. Ka ‘oku mahulu atu ‘i he ngaahi ‘iló mo e ngaahi fakamatalá . ‘Oku tau fiema‘u ‘a e tuí. Ko e finangalo ia ‘o e ‘Otuá : ke tau ma‘u mo tali ‘a e Folofolá  ‘aki ‘a e tui, mo e loto vekeveke, mo e loto hohoi ki ai pea mo e loto falala kakato ki ai.

‘I he taimi ‘oku tau pikitai ai ki he Folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá ‘aki ‘a e tuí,  ‘oku tau fufū ia ki hotau lotó. Na‘e pehē ‘e Salesi Sepeisione kau kia Sione Puniani, kapau te ke huhu‘i ia ke lavea, ko e toto ‘e tafe meiate iá, ko e Folofola pe. Na‘e pito ‘ene mo‘uí  ‘i he Folofolá pea ko e me‘a pe ia ‘oku tafe meite ia. Ko e me‘a ia ‘oku tau fiema‘ú pea ko e ‘uhinga ia ‘oku tau tānaki ai ‘a e Folofolá  ke fonu ‘i he‘etau mo‘uí.