ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Sapate Ma’asi 6, 2022 

GOD OPENS EYES

‘OKU FAKA’Ā MATA ‘A E ‘OTUA

PSALM 119:73

Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.

SAAME 119:73

Ko ho ongo nima ē na‘e ngaohi mo fatu au: Fakapoto au, pea te u ako ‘i he ngaahi tu‘utu‘uni ‘a‘au.

 

Sola Scriptura - Scripture Alone - Ko e Folofola´ pe    

The psalmist had the Law, comprehending in it all the wisdom that could be desired, and yet not contented with this, he prays, "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law” (Psalm 119:18). By this expression, he certainly intimates that it is like sunrise to the earth when the Word of God shines forth; but that men do not derive much benefit from it until He Himself, who is for this reason called the Father of lights (James 1:17), either gives eyes or opens them; because whatever is not illuminated by His Spirit is wholly darkness.

The apostles had been duly and amply instructed by the best of teachers. Still, as they wanted the Spirit of truth to complete their education in the very doctrine which they had previously heard, they were ordered to wait for Him (John 14:26). If we confess that what we ask of God is lacking to us, and He by the very thing promised intimates our want, no man can hesitate to acknowledge that he is able to understand the mysteries of God, only insofar as illuminated by His grace.

JOHN CALVIN

Ko e Fa’u Saame na’a ne ‘osi ma’u ‘a e Lao, pea na’e ‘osi fa’oaki ai ‘a e ngaahi poto kehekehe, ka na’e ‘ikai ke fiemalie ia ai, he’ene lotu, “Faka‘ā mu‘a hoku mata, Ka u sio me‘a fakaofo ‘i ho‘o lao na” (Saame 119:18). ‘I he sipinga ko eni, ‘oku ne talamai, hange pe ko e hopo ‘a e la’aa ki mamani, ‘oku tatau pe ia mo e huhulu mai ‘a e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua; ka ‘oku ‘ikai ma’u ‘e he tangata ha me’a mei ai, kae ‘oua ke fai ‘e Ia ‘oku ‘iloa ko e Tamai ‘o e ngaahi maama (Semisi 1:17) ‘a e foaki ‘o e mata ke mamata pe ko ‘ene faka’aa ‘akinautolu; koe’uhi, ko e me’a kotoa pe ‘oku ‘ikai ke fakamaama ‘e he Laumalie, ‘oku fakapo’uli kotoa ia.

Ko e kau ‘aposetolo, na’e ako’i kinautolu ‘e he faiako tu’ukimu’a tahaa. Ka ‘i he’enau fiema’u ‘a e Laumalie ‘o e Mo’oni ke fakakakato ‘a e ako ki he tokateline na’a nau ‘osi fanongo ai, na’e fekau’i kinautolu ke nau tatali kiate Ia (Sione 14:26). Kapau te tau kole meiate Ia ‘a e me’a ‘oku tau masiva ai, pea ko hono finangalo ke foaki kiate kitautolu, pea ‘oku fiefia ‘a e tokotaha kotoa ke ne vivili ke ‘ilo ‘a e ngaahi misiteli ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘o makatu’unga pe ‘i hono huluhulu ia ‘i he maama ‘o ‘Ene kelesi.