ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu‘apulelulu Sune 7, 2018

‘Oku ne ta‘ehā ka ‘oku ne mafeia ke tokonia

(He is out of sight but never out of mind)

Fehu‘i #49

‘Oku ‘i fē ‘a Kalaisi ‘i he taimi lolotongá ?

Na‘e toetu‘u ‘a Kalaisi ‘i he sinó  mei fa‘itoka ‘i he ‘aho hono tolú, hili ‘ene pekiá  pea ‘oku ne ‘afio ‘i he to‘omata‘u ‘o e Tamaí, ‘o ne pule‘i mei ai hono kakaí  mo hūfia kitautolu kae‘oua ke ne toe foki mai ke fakamaau‘i mo fakafo‘ou ‘a mamani.

Where is Christ now?

Christ rose bodily from the grave on the third day after his death and is seated at the right hand of the Father, ruling his kingdom and interceding for us, until he returns to judge and renew the whole world.

‘EFESO 1:20-21

‘a ia na‘a ne fai ‘ia Kalaisi, he‘ene fokotu‘u ia mei he pekia, mo ne fakanofo ia mei hono to‘omata‘u ‘i he ngaahi feitu‘u ‘o Langi, ‘o mā‘olunga ‘i he fa‘ahinga pule kotoa pē, mo e ma‘u tu‘unga, mo e ma‘u mālohi, mo e tu‘unga ‘eiki, ‘io, ‘i he hingoa kotoa pē ‘oku hingoa ‘aki ‘i he tu‘u ko eni, pea ‘ikai ngata ai, ka ‘i he tu‘u foki ka hoko mai;

EPHESIANS 1:20-21

He raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

Commentary CHARLES WESLEY

Ever upward let us move,

Wafted on the wings of love;

Looking when our Lord shall come,

Longing, gasping after home.

There we shall with Thee remain,

Partners of Thy endless reign;

There Thy face unclouded see

Find our heaven of heavens in Thee!

DAVID BISGROVE

No doubt you've heard the phrase "out of sight, out of mind." Someone who's not around, whom you haven't seen in a long time, doesn't have much impact or relevance in your day-to-day life. The Bible tells us that after Jesus's resurrection, he ascended into heaven, disappearing from view, out of sight. But we're also told that because of where he now resides, we can be assured that he's relevant in our daily lives.

So where is Jesus now? He's seated at the right hand of God the Father. But what difference does that make to us in our day-to-day lives? First, it reminds us that Jesus rules over all creation. Psalm 110 paints a beautiful picture of God's enemies as a footstool of Jesus as he sits at the Father's right hand.