ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Tu’apulelulu Sanuali 6, 2022

THE SACRED WRIT

KO E FEKAU TOPUTAPU

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

COLOSSIANS 4:2

Mou faka‘utumauku ho‘omou hū; pea mou ‘ā ‘i hono fai, pea fai mo e fakafeta‘i.

KOLOSE 4:1

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe   

It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples, enforcing precepts, or pronouncing promises. We scarcely open the Bible before we read, “Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord" (Gen 4:26) and just as we are about to close the volume, the "Amen" of an earnest supplication meets our ear. Instances are plentiful. Here we find a wrestling Jacob - there a Daniel who prayed three times a day - and a David who with all his heart called upon his God. On the mountain we see Elias, in the dungeon Paul and Silas. We have multitudes of commands, and myriads of promises. What does this teach us but the sacred importance and necessity of prayer?

We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in His Word, He intended to be conspicuous in our lives. If He has said much about prayer, it is because He knows we have much need of it. So deep are our necessities, that until we are in heaven we must not cease to pray.

CHARLES SPURGEON

‘Oku malie ‘a ‘etau vakai ki he konga lahi ‘o e Folofola´, ‘oku lave ai ki he kaveinga ‘o e lotu; ‘io, ‘i hono ‘omi ‘o ha ngaahi sipinga moʻui ke muimui ki ai, pe ko hono fakapapau’i mai ‘o e ngaahi akonaki, pe ko hono tukumai ‘o ha ngaahi palomesi.  Ko e kamata pe ‘o ‘etau lau ‘i he Tohitapu´, kuo ha mai ‘a e kupu’i lea ko ‘eni, “ko e taimi ko ia´ na’e kamata fai ai ‘a e lotu ki he Huafa ‘o Sihova” (Senesi 4:26).  Pea ‘i he tapuni ‘a e voliume´, ‘oku fakahoko mai ‘a e “‘Emeni”, ‘o e lotu tōtōaki mo ‘aonga lahi, ‘i he Takainga tohi´ ni.  ‘Oku lahi ‘aupito ‘a e ha ‘a e lotu ‘i he Tohitapu.  ‘Oku tau vakai ki he fefa’uhi ‘a Sekope – ko e lotu tu’o tolu ‘a Taniela – pea mo e Tevita, ‘aki hono loto kotoa, na’a ne ui ki hono ‘Otua.  Ko ‘Ilaisia ‘i he mo’unga´, pea mo Paula mo Sailosi ‘i he ‘ana´.  ‘Oku tau ma’u ha ngaahi fekau, ‘o ha ngaahi palomesi.  Ko e ha ‘a e me’a ‘oku tau ako ‘i he ngaahi fakahinohino ko ‘eni mei he Tohitapu´? ka ko e mahu’inga mo e matu’aki fiema’u vivili ke tau fa‘a lotu!

Ko e me’a ‘oku ha mahino mai, ko e kaveinga ‘oku lahi taha ‘a hono tokangaekina ‘i he’ene Folofola, ko e me’a ia ‘oku finangalo ‘a e ‘Otua ke fakae’ee’a ‘i he’etau mo’ui.  Kapau ‘oku lahi ‘ene fakamatala ki he lotu, ‘oku Ne ‘afio’i ‘oku tau fu’u fiema’u ‘aupito ke tau fai ia.  Ko e matu’aki vivili ‘o e kaveinga ko ‘eni mo e mahu’inga ke tau fai ia, ‘e toki tuku pe ‘etau lotu ‘i he’etau a’u ki Langi.  

 (CHARLES SPURGEON)