ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tu‘apulelulu Tisema 20, 2018

hū ki he tamasi‘i ‘Otuá

FOLOFOLA

Matiu 2:11

Pea ‘i he‘enau hū ki he fale, na‘a nau ‘ilo ‘a e tamasi‘i, ‘oku ‘i he‘ene fa‘ē ko Mele; pea nau fakatōmape‘e ‘o hū kiate ia: pea na‘a nau tangaki ‘enau ngaahi ‘angame‘a, ‘o nau ‘atu kiate ia ‘a e ngaahi me‘a‘ofa, ko e koula mo e laipeno mo e mula.

FAKAMATALA

Na’e ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i he fononga mai ‘a e kau Maki ‘i ha laui maile ke fe’iloaki tonu pea mo e Misaia, ka ‘oku tau ma’u ‘a e fakamatala fekau’aki pea mo e ngaahi me’a’ofa ke foaki ki he ki’i tamasi’i.  Ko e foaki li’oa mo e feilaulau ‘o e taimi mo e koloa ma’a e tu’i fo’ou na’e fakahaa’i mo’oni ai ‘a e faka’apa’apa pea mo e hu na’e ma’u ‘e he kau tangata ni. 

FEKAU

‘Oku founga fefe ho’o fakahaa’i ho’o ‘ofa mo ho’o faka’apa’apa ki he ‘Otua?  ‘Oku ke foaki kiate Ia ‘a ho’o koloa, pe ‘oku ke foaki kiate Ia ‘a e toetoenga ‘oku ‘ikai te ke fiema’u?

FETAPA

‘E Tamai, ‘oku ou fie foaki atu ‘a hoku lelei taha.  He kuo ke foaki kotoa mai ‘a e me’a ‘oku ou ma’u.  ‘Oku ou fakamalo atu pea ‘oku ou fie fakaha ia ‘i he’eku toe luva atu ‘a e ngaahi koloa lelei kuo u ‘inasi ai.  ‘Emeni.

worship the child

SCRIPTURE

"On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh." Matthew 2:11

OBSERVATION

Not only did the Magi likely travel great distances to meet the Messiah in person, but now we see that they also brought with them gifts they treasured. The sacrifice in both time and

treasure for the new king shows such reverence and respect.

APPLICATION

How do I show reverence to God? Do I give Him some of what I treasure, or do I give Him my leftovers?

PRAYER

Father, I want to give you my best. Afier all, you have given me 100% of what I have. I want to say thanks by giving back some of the best of what I have received. Amen.

Ko e hā e ‘uhinga ‘oku tau fa‘a pehē ai pe na‘e toko tolu ‘a e kau maki? –

(why do we traditionally assume that there were three magis?)

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Ko e punoú,  ko e fakahaa‘i ia ‘o e ha?

(bowing, as in this verse, signifies what?)

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