ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Monite Sanuali 17, 2022

THE BALM OF GOD

KO E LOLO FAITO’O ‘A E ‘OTUA´ 

He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

PSALM 107:20

‘Oku ne fekau atu ‘ene folofola, ‘o fai honau faito‘o, ‘O ne hamusi mei honau ngaahi luo.

SAAME 107:20

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

There is no balm in Gilead, but there is balm in God. There is no physician among the creatures, but the Creator is Jehovah-rophi. It is marvelous how one sweet word of God will make whole songs for Christians. One word of God is like a piece of gold, and the Christian is the gold-beater, and can hammer that promise out for whole weeks.

So, then, poor Christian, thou needest not sit down in despair. Go to the Comforter, and ask Him to give thee consolation. Thou art a poor dry well. You have heard it said, that when a pump is dry, you must pour water down it first of all, and then you will get water, and so, Christian, when thou art dry, go to God, ask Him to shed abroad His joy in thy heart, and then thy joy shall be full. Do not go to earthly acquaintances, for you will find them Job's comforters after all, but go first and foremost to thy "God, that comforteth those that are cast down," and you will soon say, "In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul."

CHARLES SPURGEON

‘Oku ‘ikai ha lolo faito’o ‘i Kiliati, ka ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e lolo ‘i he ‘Otua.  ‘Oku ‘ikai ha toketa ‘i he lotolotonga ‘o e kakai, ka ko e Fakatupu, ko Sihova-Fakamo’ui Au.  ‘Oku fakaofo ‘a e hoko ha ki’i fo’ilea vovo pe ‘e taha mei he ‘Otua, ‘oku malava ke fatu mei ai ha himi ma’a e kalisitiane.  Ko e fo’ilea pe ‘e taha ‘a e ‘Otua ‘oku tatau ia mo ha konga koula, pea ko e kalisitiane ko e tokotaha tuki koula ia, he ‘oku ne tuki ‘a e palomesi ko ia ‘i he fo’i uike kakato. 

Ko ia ai, si’i kalisitiane, ‘oku ‘ikai totonu ke mapelu ho fofonga.  ‘Alu ki he Taukapo, kole meiate Ia ha fakafiemālie.  Ko e vaikeli masiva koe ka kuo ke pakukā.  ‘I he taimi ‘oku maha ai ha vaikeli, pea efua ‘a e pamu vai, kuo pau ke lingi ha vai ki ai kae toki lava ke ngaue.  Ko ia ai kalisitiane, ‘i he taimi ‘oku ke maha ai, ‘alu ki he ‘Otua ‘o kole ke ne lilingi ‘aki koe ‘a e vai ‘o ‘Ene fiefia ho loto, pea ‘e toki kakato ho’o fiefia ‘o mapunopuna hange ha matavai.  ‘Oua te ke ‘alu ‘o kumi tokoni ki ho ngaahi maheni, he’e hange pe ia ko e ngaahi kaungāme’a ‘o Siope.  Ka ke tomu’a ‘alu hangatonu ki ho “’Otua, ‘a ia ‘oku ne tokoni ai pe kiate kinautolu ‘oku mo’ulaloa,” (2 Kolinito 7:6) pea te ke pehe leva, “’i he lahi ‘a e hoha’a ‘i hoku loto ē, ko ho’o ngaahi fakana’a na’e fakafiefia’i hoku laumālie” (Saame 94:19).