ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Sapate Me 1, 2022

FAITH IN GOD'S WILL

TUI KI HE FINANGALO ‘O E ‘OTUA

PROVERBS 30:5-6

Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

PALOVEPI 30:5

Ko e folofola kotoa ‘a ‘Elohā kuo ‘osi-‘a-sivi; Ko e fakaū ia kiate kinautolu kuo hūfanga kiate ia. ‘Oua te ke fakalahi ki he‘ene ngaahi lea; Na‘a ne fakamāu‘i koe, pea ke hā ko e loi.

‘Oku ma‘a ‘a e folofola kotoa be ‘a e ‘Otua: bea ko e uga‘aga ia kiate kinautolu kotoa be ‘oku falala kiate ia. (Paaki ‘a Uesi)

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

Paul designates faith as the obedience which is given to the Gospel (Romans 1:5); and writing to the Philippians, he commends them for the obedience of faith (Philippians 2:17). For faith includes not merely the knowledge that God is, but also, nay chiefly, a perception of His will toward us. It concerns us to know not only what He is in Himself, but also in what character He is pleased to manifest Himself to us.

We now see, therefore, that faith is the knowledge of the divine will in regard to us, as ascertained from His Word. And the foundation of it is a previous persuasion of the truth of God. So long as your mind entertains any misgivings as to the certainty of the Word, its authority will be weak and dubious, or rather it will have no authority at all. Nor is it sufficient to believe that God is true, and cannot lie or deceive, unless you feel firmly persuaded that every word which proceeds from Him is sacred, inviolable truth.

JOHN CALVIN

‘Oku fakalea ‘e Paula ‘a e tui´, ko e talangofua ‘oku fakavaivai ki he Kosipeli (Loma 1:5); pea ‘i he’ene tohi ki he kau lotu ‘i Filipai, na’a ne fakahikihiki’i kinautolu ‘i he’enau talangofua fou ‘i he’enau tui (Filipai 2:17). He ko e tui, ‘oku ‘ikai ko e ‘ilo pe ki he ‘Otua, ka ‘oku kau ai, pea hiliō ‘a e ‘ilo ki hono finangalo kiate kitautolu. ‘Oku mahu’inga ke tau ‘ilo ki he ‘Otua, ‘o ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i hono natula ‘Otua, ka ke tau ‘ilo foki mo hono ‘ulungaanga ‘oku ne finangalo lelei ke fotu mai ‘aki kiate kitautolu.

‘Oku tau vakai leva ki he me’oni ko eni, ko e tui, ko e ‘ilo ki hono finangalo faka-’Otua kiate kitautolu, ‘o fakatatau ki he’ene Folofola. Pea ko e makatu’unga ki he ‘ilo ko eni, ko e mo’oni pe ‘a e ‘Otua kuo ne ‘osi fakaha mai. Pea kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha tala’a ‘iate koe fekau’aki mo e mo’oni ‘o ‘Ene Folofola, pea ‘e vaivai ‘a e mafai ko ia kiate koe, ‘isa, ‘e ‘ikai ‘aupito ha mafai kiate koe. ‘Io, ‘e ‘ikai fe’unga ke ke tui ‘oku mo’oni ‘a e ‘Otua, pea ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha loi pe ko ha tokateline fakahee, kapau ‘oku ‘ikai te ke tui ki he mo’oni ‘o e Folofola, ko e fou tonu meiate Ia, pea ko e fo’i mo’oni ta’etoeue’ia.

METHOD TO HELP YOU GET MORE FROM YOUR SCRIPTURE READING:

** for the verse or verses of the day, try to follow this method on your own to get more from your reading. I strongly encourage you to use a notebook or a diary to journal your daily devotional.

Example:

P         Plot – write the Scripture text for the day(the passage)

            Promise – identify a promise from the passage (truth) and write it down.

            Proclamation – this will be a command to obey

L          Link – this step requires you to read “back” (previous verses) and   read “forward” (beyond the passage) for “context” – the full       picture. Tie ideas or doctrines together. Parallel verses would also          be listed here. Linking a thought, idea, concept and teaching to a         current reading is very important in coming to a better understanding of Scripture.

O         Ontology (’Otua) – what does the text say about God? Christ or                 the Gospel

W         Worker (us) – what doe the text say about man (directly or                                                           indirectly)

            we the people (our condition, our need)

            we worship - write out a prayer based on what you learned today

            we work - write out a commitment to act on today’s lesson