ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Pulelulu 13 Fepueli 2019

The sipinga ‘o e fakatomalá  ‘i he mo‘ui ‘a Kingi Tevita

David – example of Repentance!

1 SAMIUELA 21-22 (1 SAMUEL 21-22)

VEESI LAULOTO: 2 TIMOTE 1:7

He naʻe ʻikai foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kiate kitautolu ʻa e laumālie ʻo e manavasiʻi; ka ko e mālohi, mo e ʻofa, mo e loto fakapotopoto (Uesi/West)

MEMORY VERSES: 2 TIMOTHY 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind (NKJV)

Neongo ‘oku tau ma’u ‘a e fakamatala fekau’aki pea mo e mo’ui ‘a Tevita, ko  ha fakatata ‘o  Kalaisi, ka ‘oku ‘ikai ke mama’o ai ‘a ‘ene ha mai ko e kakano pe mo e toto ‘a Tevita.  Na’e hola ‘a Tevita koe’uhi ko hono tuli ia ‘e Saula ke tamate’i pea na’e lahi ‘a e ngaahi me’a na’e hoko ‘i he mo’ui ‘a Tevita ‘oku ne fakae’a  ai ‘a ‘ene ta’etui ki he malu’i ‘a e  ‘Otua mo ‘ene palani na’e ‘osi palomesi  ‘e hoko kiate ia.  Neongo na’e ‘ikai ke mahino kia Tevita ‘a e fili na’a ne fai, ka na’e iku ‘o kau kovi kia ‘Ahimeleki pea mo e kau taula’eiki ‘e toko 85 na’e tamate’i ‘e Saula  koe’uhi ko ‘enau tokoni na’e fai kia Tevita.  Ka ko e taha ‘o e ngaahi me’a ‘oku hoko ai ‘a Tevita ko ha sipinga ki he’etau tui ko ‘ene fakatomala.  ‘I he hili pe ko ia ‘a e ‘ilo ‘e Tevita ‘a e tamate na’e hoko,  na’a ne vete ‘a ‘ene angahala pea na’a ne ngaue ke fakatonutonu ‘a e fehalaaki ko ‘eni.  Na’e lahi ‘aupito ‘a e ngaahi faihala ‘a Tevita mo ‘ene fai angahala ‘o iku pe ‘o kau kovi ki ha tokolahi ‘o mole ai moha ha mo’ui ka na’a ne tafoki ma’u pe ‘o fakatomala  ‘i he’ene foki ‘o fakavaivai’i ia ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e ‘Otua.  Pea ‘i he tafa’aki ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘oku mahu’inga ketau fakatokanga’i ‘a ‘ene tali ma’u pe ‘a e fakatomala ‘a Tevita koe’uhi pe ko ‘ene tauhi ‘a ‘ene kovinanite pea mo ‘ene tamaio’eiki.  Pea hange pe ko Tevita, ‘oku lahi ‘aupito ‘etau fai angahala mo ‘etau afe mei he ngaahi tu’utu’uni ‘a e ‘Otua, ka ‘oku vave ma’u pe ‘a e ‘Otua ke ne fakamolemole’i kitautolu ‘o ne fakahaa’i ‘a e lahi ‘a ‘ene kelesi  ‘i he taimi ‘oku tau vete ai ‘etau ngaahi angahala ‘o foki kiate Ia.

Although parts of David's life give a clear foreshadowing of Christ, it doesn't take long for us to be reminded that David was still human. David fled into exile because Saul wanted to kill him, and during that time he made a series of selfish decisions that revealed his lack of faith that God would protect him and bring him into power as He had promised. While David may not have thought much about his actions, they had a devastating impact on Ahimelech and 85 other priests who were all murdered by Saul for the role Ahimelech played in assisting David. But one of the things that makes David a hero of our faith is his example of repentance.

When David learned of these deaths, he acknowledged his sin and attempted to make it right. Throughout his life, David would sin many times, sometimes with tragic consequences, but he always repented and returned to the Lord. Even more importantly, God always accepted him back and continued to use David to make His name known. Like David, we sin often, but God is quick to forgive us and shower us with His grace when we repent of our sins and return to Him.