Falaite Tisema 14,
2018
‘Ikai
ha loki mo ‘o Sisu
FOLOFOLA
Luke 2:6-7
6
Pea lolotonga ‘ena ‘i ai, na‘e kakato hono māhina ke fā‘ele: 7 pea na‘a ne
‘alo‘i ‘a e tama, ko hono ‘uluaki, ‘o ne fakakofu ‘aki ia ‘a e kofu‘i tamasi‘i
valevale, ‘o ne fakatokoto ‘i he ‘ai‘angakai ‘o e manu: koe‘uhi na‘e ‘ikai te
na hao ‘i he fale talifononga.
FAKAMATALA
Neongo
‘a e lahi ‘o e ngaahi ‘imisi ‘o e ‘alo’i ‘oku tau maheni mo ia, mahalo pe ko e
potu na’e ‘alo’i ai ‘a Sisu na’e ‘ikai ke tatau ia mo e ngaahi potu ‘oku tau
maheni mo ia ‘i he ngaahi fakamanatu ‘o e kilisimasi. Mahalo na’e nofo pe ‘a Siosifa mo Mele mo ha
famili he ‘oku ‘ikai tala ‘e he Folofola ia ha potu pau na’e hoko ai ‘a e
‘alo’i ngata pe ‘i he talamai na’e ‘ikai ha loki mo’o kinaua.
Pea
kapau na’e ‘ikai ai ha loki, na’a na nofo ofi pe ‘i ha potu na’e ‘i ai ‘a e
‘ai’angakai. Pea neongo pe ko e ha ‘a e
fotunga ‘o e potu na’e ‘i ai ‘a Mele mo Siosifa ‘i he po na’e ‘alo’i ai ‘a e
tamasi’i ‘Otua, ka na’e ‘ikai ko e potu ia na’a na ‘amanaki ‘e fakahoko mai ai
‘a ‘ena fuofua tama he’ena hoko ko e tamai mo e fa’e.
FEKAU
Ko
e taimi lahi ‘oku ‘ikai ke hoko ‘a e ngaahi me’a ‘oku tau faka’amu ki ai ‘o
fakatatau ki he’etau ‘amanaki, ka ‘oku tatau ai pe he ko ‘ene hokomai ‘oku
‘ikai ketau fa’a tokanga ki he tukunga ‘o e ngaahi me’a ‘oku tau sio ki ai ka
ko e ola pe kuo tau tu’uta ki ai. Fiefia
pe mo fiemalie ‘i ha tu’unga ‘oku ke hoko ki ai ‘o kehe ia mei he me’a na’a ke
palani mo ‘amanaki ki ai. ‘Oku malava ki
he ‘Otua ke ne fai ha me’a lahi ‘i ho’o mo’ui ‘i he taimi ‘oku ke tukuange ai
‘a e me’a na’a ke palani mo teuteu.
FETAPA
‘E
‘Otua, ke hoko pe ho finangalo ‘i he’eku mo’ui ‘o ‘ikai ko hoku loto. ‘Emeni.
No
room for baby Jesus
SCRIPTURE
"While they were there, the time came for the
baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in
cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available
for them." Luke 2:6-7
OBSERVATION
Despite what nativity scenes traditionally depict, it
is unlikely that Jesus was born in a barn. More than likely, Joseph and Mary
stayed with relatives in Bethlehem. In fact, the Bible never even mentions a
barn, but simply states there was no room for Jesus in the guest room.
However, even if there was room in a relative's guest
room for Mary and Joseph, it is likely that Mary stayed next to Jesus wherever
the manger was located, and also likely that Joseph stayed next to Mary
wherever she was located. Regardless of where this new young family actually
stayed the night Jesus was born, it probably was not what Mary nor Joseph had
pictured for their first night as parents
APPLICATION
Things may not always turn out the way that we hope,
but sometimes the way we wished things were just doesn't matter in the end. Be
okay with your life looking different than how you planned. God may be able to
do more with you when you let go of what you had pictured.
PRAYER
God, may your will be done with my life, not mine.
Amen
Ko e hā e ‘a e ‘uhinga na‘e fokotu‘utu‘u ai ‘e he
‘Otuá ‘a e tohi kakaí, kae ngalo ha loki ke ‘alo‘i ai hono ‘Alo? –
(Why do
you think that God arranged for a census to take Mary & Joseph to Bethlehem
and not arrange a room for his own son to be born in?)
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Ko e hā na‘e mahu‘inga ai ‘a e fakalea ‘a
e veesi ‘o e ‘aho ni, ‘o pehē, na‘a ne ‘alo‘i ‘a e tama, ko hono “‘uluaki”
?
(Why is
it important for the verse to say that Mary gave birth to her “firstborn” ?)
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