ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Me 20, 2022

MORE FAITH, PLEASE

FAKAMOLEMOLE, FAKALAHI ‘EMAU TUI

LUKE 17:5-6

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

LUKE 17:5-6

Pea lea ‘a e kau ‘Aposetolo ki he ‘Eiki, Ke ke fakalahi ‘emau tui. Pea folofola ‘e he ‘Eiki, Ka ne ai ha‘amou tui, ‘o tatau mo e fo‘i tenga‘i mūsita hono lahi, pea ‘i ha‘amou kamata lea ki he fu‘u fiki moli ni, Fei mo mata‘aki koe, pea hiki ‘o tu‘u ‘i tahi, kuo ne fai leva ‘o hangē ko ho‘omou tala.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe   

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!" They went to the right person. They did not say to themselves, “I will increase my faith," they did not cry to the minister, “Preach a comforting sermon, and increase my faith," they did not say, "I will read such-and-such a book, and that will increase my faith." No, they said to the Lord, “Increase our faith."

Faith's Author can alone increase it. I could inflate your faith till it turned into presumption, but I could not make it grow. It is God's work to feed faith, as well as to give it life at first; and if you desire to have a growing faith, go and take your burden this morning to God's throne, crying, “Lord, increase our faith!" If you feel that your troubles have been increased, go to the Lord, and say, "Increase our faith!" If your money is accumulating, go to the Lord, and say, “Increase our faith"; for you will want more faith as you get more prosperity. If your property is diminishing, go to Him and say, "Increase our faith," so that what you lose in one scale you may gain in the other.

CHARLES SPURGEON

Na’e kole ‘e he kau ako kia Sisu ke, “fakalahi ‘emau tui!” Na’a nau o ki he tokotaha totonu. Na’e ‘ikai te nau pehee hifo pe kiate kinautolu, “Te u fakalahi pe ‘eku tui.” Na’e ‘ikai te nau tangi ki he faifekau, “Malanga’i ha fo’i malanga fakanonga, ke tupu ai ‘eku tui.” Na’e ‘ikai te nau pehee, “Te u lau ‘a e tohi ko ee mo e tohi ko ee, ke tupu ai ‘eku tui.” ‘Ikai, na’a nau kole ki he ‘Eiki, “Ke ke fakalahi ‘emau tui.”

Ko Ia pe ‘oku ‘A’ana ‘a e TUI, te ne malava ke fakalahi ‘a e tui. Te u malava pe ‘e au ke u tala atu ‘oku lahi ho’o tui, pea ke ma’u hala ai, ka ‘e ‘ikai te u lava ‘e au ke fakatupu. Ko e ngaue ‘ata’ataa pe ia ‘a e ‘Otua, ke fafanga ho’o tui, ‘o hangee pe ko ‘ene fuofua fakatupu ‘a e tui ko ia ‘iate koe. Ko ia, kapau ‘oku fiema’u ha tui ‘oku tupulaki, pea ke ‘ave ho’o kavenga ki he ‘Otua he pongipongi ni, kole ange, “Eiki, fakalahi ‘emau tui!” Kapau ‘oku ke ongo’i ‘oku fakalalahi mai ‘a e ngaahi faingata’a ‘o e fononga, ‘alu ki he ‘Otua ‘o kole, ‘fakalahi ‘emau tui.” Ka tupu ho’o silini, ‘alu pe ki he ‘Eiki ‘o talaange, “ke fakalahi ‘emau tui;” ‘e ‘e fiema’u ke fakalahi ho’o tui, ‘i he tupu ho’o koloa. Pea ka mole ho’o kelekele, ‘alu ki he ‘Eiki ‘o kole, “ke fakalahi ‘emau tui”, he ka ke mole ‘i ha tapa ‘e taha ‘o e mo’ui, ka ke tupulahi pe ‘i he tapa mahu’inga tahaa.