ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Puelulu Fepueli 16, 2022 

RENEWED BY THE WORD

FAKAFO‘OU ‘E HE FOLOFOLA ‘A E ‘OTUA

ISAIAH 41:1 ESV

Let the peoples renew their strength

‘AISEA 41:1

MOU tu‘u fakalongo pē ‘i hoku ‘ao, ‘a e ngaahi motu; pea ko e me‘a ki he ngaahi fa‘ahinga, ke nau kumi ivi fo‘ou, ke nau ‘unu‘unu ‘o toki lea: ke tau hopo fakataha ‘i he fakamaau.

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

All things on earth need to be renewed. No created thing continueth by itself. “Thou renewest the face of the year" was the psalmist's utterance. Even the trees, which wear not themselves with care, nor shorten their lives with labour, must drink of the rain of heaven and suck from the hidden treasures of the soil. The cedars of Lebanon, which God has planted, only live because day by day they are full of sap fresh drawn from the earth.

Neither can man's life be sustained without renewal from God. As it is necessary to repair the waste of the body by the frequent meal, so we must repair the waste of the soul by feeding upon the Book of God, or by listening to the preached Word, or by the soul-fattening table of the ordinances. How depressed are our graces when means are neglected! What poor starvelings some saints are who live without the diligent use of the Word of God and secret prayer! If our piety can live without God, it is not of divine creating, it is but a dream; for if God had begotten it, it would wait upon Him as the flowers wait upon the dew.

CHARLES SPURGEON

Ko ne me’a kotoa pe ‘i mamani ‘oku fiema’u ke fakafo’ou.  ‘Oku ‘ikai ha me’a fakatupu ‘oku mo’ui ‘iate ia pe.  ‘Oku pehe ‘e he fa’u Sāme, “pea ‘oku ke fakafo’ou ‘a e funga ‘o mamani” Sāme 104:30.  Ko e ngaahi ‘ulu’akau, neongo ‘oku ‘ikai te nau hoha’a ki ha me’a pe fakanounou honau ngaahi ‘aho ‘i ha’anau ngaue, ‘oku nau kei inu ‘a e ‘uha ‘oku to mei langi, mo faka’aonga’i ‘a e ngaahi koloa fakapulipuli mei he kelekele.  Ko e ngaahi sita ‘o Lepanoni, ‘a ē na’e to ‘e he ‘Otua ‘oku nau mo’ui pe koe’uhi he ‘oku fofonu ‘i he to’i ‘oku nau ma’u mei he kelekele.

‘Io na’a mo e mo’ui ‘a e tangata, ‘oku ‘ikai lava ke tauhi ‘a ‘ene mo’ui, ka ne ta’e’oua hono fakafo’ou mei he ‘Otua.  Hangē pe ko e fiema’u ke fakafo’ou ‘a e ivi kuo mole mei he tangata ‘aki ‘a ‘ene toutou ma’u me’atokoni, ‘oku fiema’u foki ke fakafo’ou ‘a e ivi kuo mole atu mei he laumalie ‘o e tangata ‘o fou mei he’ene ma’u me’atokoni mei he tohi ‘a e ‘Otua, pe ko ‘ene fanongo ki hono malanga’i ‘a e Folofola; pe ko e me’atokoni fakalaumalie ‘o e ouau lotu.  Hono ‘ikai maha ‘etau kelesi koe’uhi ko ‘etau li’aki ‘a e ngaahi founga ketau fonu ai.  Kuo hongea mo ‘alefa ‘a e tokolahi ‘o e kau kalisitiane ko e ‘ikai ke nau faka’aonga’i ‘a e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua mo e lotu lilo.  Kapau ‘oku malava ketau li’aki ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘i he’etau mo’ui fakalotu, ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha ngaue ia ‘a e ‘Otua, ka ko e fo’imisi pe ia.  He kapau ko e mo’ui na’e fakatupu mei he ‘Otua, te ne fa’a tatali kiate Ia, ‘o hange ko e tatali ‘a e matala’i’akau ke inu mei he hahau.