ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki Sanuali 29, 2022 

HEAVENLY MANNA

MANA MEI LANGI 

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

JOHN 6:35

Pea folofola ‘a Sīsū kiate kinautolu, Ko au pē ko e Mā ‘o e Mo‘ui: ko ia ‘oku ha‘u kiate au ‘e ‘ikai ‘aupito te ne fiekaia; pea ko ia ‘oku tui pīkitai kiate au, ‘e ‘ikai ‘aupito te ne fie inua ha taimi.

SIONE 6:35

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

Let us say again, my brothers, that if God sent His servants the prophets every morning to speak to Jerusalem according to His heart, and to declare His will, He has not withheld from us the same advantage. Is it not true that He sends His servants daily to instruct us in His ways, to show us the way of salvation? As He causes famine to be felt in so many places, not of bread, but of the Word of God, He nourishes us abundantly with His heavenly manna, causing it to fall daily at our doors.

If Jerusalem had honored the presence of the Lord Jesus, who usually stayed there while in the days of His flesh, may we not boast of a similar privilege? I know well that we cannot see Him anymore with our natural eyes, and that He no longer appears visibly on earth since His ascension. But can we doubt that He was, and still is, with us in our midst by the saving effects of His grace present in His Word, present in His sacraments, present in His governing providence and in a thousand other blessings that He heaps upon us every day?

FRANCIS TURRETIN

Tuku ketau toe fai ‘a e lea ko ‘eni, ‘e hoku fanga tokoua, kapau na’e fekau’i ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a ‘ene kau talafekau ko e kau palofita ‘i he pongipongi kotoa ke nau lea ki Selusalema fekau’aki mo hono finangalo, ‘oku ‘ikai te ne ta’ofi meiate kitautolu ‘a  e ngaahi lelei tatau.  ‘Ikai ‘oku ne ‘omi faka’aho ‘ene kau sevaniti ke ako’i kitautolu ‘i hono ngaahi ‘alunga, mo faka’ilo kiate kitautolu ‘a e hala ki he fakamo’ui?  ‘Oku ne ‘omi ha honge ‘i he ngaahi potu kehekehe, ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha honge ma, ka ko e honge ‘o e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua.  Ka ‘oku ne fakamakona kitautolu ‘aki ha mana mei langi, pea ‘oku ne ‘ohifo faka’aho ki he matapa hotau ngaahi ‘api.

Kapau na’e tali ‘e Selusalema ‘a e langilangi ‘o e hokomai ‘a Sisu Kalaisi ‘i hono sino matelie, ‘ikai ‘oku tau ma’u ‘a e tapuaki tatau?  ‘Oku mahino ‘oku ‘ikai ketau mamata kiate Ia ‘e hotau mata fakanatula, pea ‘oku ‘ikai ketau toe mamata kiate Ia ‘i mamani hili ‘a ‘ene ha’ele hake.  Ka ‘oku ‘ikai ke toe veiveiua ‘etau ‘ilo pau na’e ‘iate kitautolu, pea ‘oku ne kei ‘i hotau lotolotonga ‘o fou ‘i he fakamo’ui ‘oku fou ‘i he’ene ngaahi kelesi, ‘a ia ‘oku tau ma’u ‘i he’ene Folofola, pea ‘oku ‘iate kitautolu ‘i he ngaahi ouau ‘o e sakalameniti, mo ‘ene pule fakapalovitenisi ki hono siasi pea mo e ngaahi tapuaki ta’efa’alaua ‘i he’etau mo’ui faka’aho.