ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Monite Me 2, 2022

BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS

MONU’IAA KA KO E KAU TUI

JOHN 20:28-29

Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

SIONE 20:29

Tali ‘a Tōmasi, ‘o ne pehē ki ai, Ko hoku ‘Eiki pē, mo hoku ‘Otua! Pea folofola ki ai ‘a Sīsū, ‘o pehē, Kuo ke tui koā koe‘uhi kuo ke mamata kiate au? monū‘ia ā ka ko kinautolu ne ‘ikai mamata, ka nau tui pē.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe   

 

This verse is as good an image of faith as well can be; we know that Jesus had about Him merit, and power, and blessing, which we do not possess, and therefore we gladly trust ourselves to Him to be to us what we cannot be to ourselves. We trust Him as the blind man trusts his guide. He never betrays our confidence, but He “is made of God unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption" (1 Cor 1:30).

 

Every boy that goes to school has to exert faith while learning. His schoolmaster teaches him geography and instructs him as to the form of the earth, and the existence of certain great cities and empires. The boy does not himself know that these things are true, except that he believes his teacher, and the books put into his hands. That is what you will have to do with Christ, if you are to be saved; you must simply know because He tells you, believe because He assures you it is even so, and trust yourself with Him because He promises you that salvation will be the result.

 

CHARLES SPURGEON

 

Ko e taha eni ‘i ha veesi lelei ki hono ‘omi ‘o e ‘ata mahino ‘o e tui. ‘Oku tau ‘ilo na’e kakato ‘ia Sisu ‘a e mafai, ivi mo e tapuaki, ‘a e ngaahi me’a ‘oku ‘ikai ke tau ma’u, pea ‘oku tau falala kakato kiate Ia ke ne ‘omi ‘a e ngaahi me’a ‘oku tau masiva ai. ‘Oku tau falala kiate Ia, hange ko e falala ‘a ha tangata kui ki hono fakataukei. ‘Oku ‘ikai te ne va’inga ‘aki ‘etau falala ange kiate Ia, he kuo “ngaohi Ia ‘e he ‘Otua, “ko hotau poto‘anga, ko hotau fakatonuhia mo fakamā‘oni‘oni‘anga, pea mo hotau huhu‘i” (1 Kolinito 1:30).

 

Ko e tamasi’i ako kotoa pe, ‘oku ne ngaue’aki ‘a e tui ‘i he taimi ‘oku ako ai. ‘Oku ako’i ia ‘e he faiako, ‘i he siokalafi mo e ngaahi ‘ilo kehekehe ki mamani, pea ke ne ‘ilo ki ha ngaahi kolo lalahi mo ha ngaahi pule’anga hau. ‘Oku ‘ikai ke ‘ilo ‘e he ki’i tamasi’i ako pe ‘oku mo’oni ‘a e ngaahi me’a ko ‘eni pe ‘ikai, tukukehe, ‘oku ne tui ki he fakamatala ‘a e faiako mo e ngaahi tohi ‘oku tufa ange ke ako mei ai.

 

Ko e me’a eni kuopau ke ke fai ‘i ho’o ako kia Kalaisi, kapau te ke fie mo’ui. Kuopau ke ke ‘ilo ki he ngaahi mo’oni ko eni, he kuo ne ‘osi talamai. Tui ki ai he kuo ne ‘osi fakapapau’i mai. Pea ke tuku atu kiate Ia ho’o falala he kuo ne ‘osi palomesi mai te ke ma’u ‘a e mo’ui.