Pulelulu Tisema
12, 2018
Talangofua
ki he tu‘utu‘uni ‘a e lao ‘o e fonua
FOLOFOLA
Luke 2:1-3
1
PEA ‘i he kuonga ko ia tokua, na‘e ‘alu atu ha fekau meia Sisa ‘Akosito, ke
tohi kakai ‘a māmani kātoa. 2 Pea na‘e fuofua fai ‘a e tohi kakai ko ia,
lolotonga na‘e kōvana ‘i Sīlia ‘a Sailinio. 3 Pea na‘e ‘alu ‘a e kakai
kotoa pē, takitaha ki hono kolo ‘o‘ona ke tohi ai.
FAKAMATALA
Ko
e taimi ‘oku feitama ai ha fa’e, ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha taimi faingofua eni. Faka’utaange kia Mele mo hono fakaheka ‘i he
‘asi kuo kakato ‘a e mahina ‘e hiva pea fononga ‘i ha hala tokakovi mo
faingata’a. Ko e felotoi ‘a Mele mo
Siosifa ke na fononga ki hona kolo tupu’anga koe’uhi ko e tohi kakai na’e tala,
ko ‘ena fakahaa’i ‘ena talangofua ki he tu’utu’uni ‘o e lao ‘o e fonua mo e kau
ma’u mafai na’a nau fai ‘a e tu’utu’uni.
FEKAU
‘Oku
lahi ‘a e taimi ‘oku ‘ikai ke tau loto tatau pea mo e ngaahi pule
fakapolitikale ‘i he fonua ‘oku tau ‘i ai, ka ‘oku mahu’inga ke tau manatu’i ko
e ‘Otua na’a ne faka’atāa ke nau ma’u ‘a e ngaahi mafai ko ia. Ko e talangofua ki he ngaahi tu’utu’uni ‘a e
lao ‘oku ‘ikai ke faingofua ma’u pe, ka ‘oku mahu’inga ketau feinga ke muimui
mo tauhi ‘a e ngaahi lao kuo fokotu’u.
FETAPA
‘E
‘Otua, ‘oku ou falala atu pea kuo u ‘ilo ko e kau taki kotoa mo e mafai ‘oku
nau ma’u ko e foaki kotoa mo faka’ata ‘e he ‘Afiona. ‘Omi ‘a e loto talangofua ki he ngaahi lao ‘o
e fonua tautefito ki he taimi ‘oku faingata’a kiate au. ‘Emeni.
Obeying
the law of the land
SCRIPTURE
"In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree
that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first
census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone
went to their own town to register
Luke 2:1-3
OBSERVATION
I have been on road trips with my wife when she was pregnant,
and they were not the easiest trips to take! I cannot imagine putting my wife
on the back of a donkey when she's 9 months prego and expecting a fun trip on
non-paved roads. The fact that Joseph and Mary both agreed to head back to their
hometown simply to be counted for the census shows how dedicated they were to
obeying the law of the land and authority placed in their lives.
APPLICATION
We may not always agree with the choices of those
placed in power in politics, but it is important to remember that God allows
them to hold the positions they do. Being obedient to the law can be cumbersome
and inconvenient, but we should strive to honor laws that have been set.
PRAYER
God, I trust you and know that any leaders who hold
power do so because you allow it. Give me the desire to be obedient to the law,
even when it's inconvenient for me. Amen
Ko e hā ‘a e felāve‘i ‘a e fakaafe ki ha
fakataha “baby shower” (paati teuaki ‘o e teu fa‘ele) pea mo e tohi kakai ‘o e
talanoa ‘o e ‘aho ni? –
(What
does a baby shower and a government census have in common in relation to this
story?)
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Ko e ha ‘a e hako tupu‘anga ‘o Sisu
(famili) na‘e ‘uhinga ai ‘a e fononga ‘a Siosifa mo Mele ki he kolo na‘a na o
ki ai?
(What
family line is Jesus a part of that caused Mary & Joseph to travel?)
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