ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Sune 3, 2022

TRUSTING GOD'S GRACE

FALALA KI HE KELESI ‘A E ‘OTUA

LUKE 1:35-38

And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

LUKE 1:35-38

Pea tali ‘e he ‘āngelo kiate ia, ‘o pehē, ‘e hoko mai ‘a e Laumālie Mā‘oni‘oni kiate koe, pea ‘e fakamalumalu koe ‘e he māfimafi ‘o e ‘Eiki Taupotu: pea ko ia ‘e ui ai ‘a e hako tapu te ke fā‘ele‘i, KO E ‘ALO ‘O E ‘OTUA, pea vakai, ko ‘Ilisapesi ko ho kāinga, kuo tu‘itu‘ia mo ia ‘i ha tama, ka kuo motu‘a; pea ko hono ono māhina ‘eni ‘o ia na‘e lau ko e pa‘a: he ‘oku ‘ikai ha fo‘i folofola ‘a e ‘Otua ‘e ta‘emalava. Pea pehē ‘e Mele, Ko au ‘eni, ko e kaunanga ‘a e ‘eiki: ke hoko mai kiate au ‘o hangē ko ho‘o me‘a. Pea ‘alu ‘a e ‘āngelo meiate ia.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

Why have we not taught that one should certainly trust in the grace of God, and count our works as of no value: or that they are not ours, be they ever so good, but God's? For if the works were good according to the judgment of men, we would value our works so high that no one would be able to reward us. Therefore should we learn our humility from Mary: to submit ourselves wholly to God, so that if God speaks a word, we submit ourselves to it and believe it; although according to our understanding it appears impossible, we can say with her: "Lord, my mind is weak; but what Thou sayest, must take place. I am Thy servant; be it unto me according to Thy word!"

Now will every foolish question cease, for everyone would know before he does anything good (that is, what we call “good”) how much it will help him, but we will rest ourselves with trustful hearts wholly and unconditionally on the grace God, who knows what we need before we ask Him, and knows would of what is proper to give us.

MARTIN LUTHER

Ko e ha ‘oku ‘ikai ke tau ako’i ai ‘a e mahu’inga ke tu’u ‘etau falala´ ‘i he kelesi ‘a e ‘Otua, pea lau ‘oku ‘ikai mahu’inga ‘etau ngaahi ngaue? Pe, ke fakamahino, ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha’a tau ngaue, neongo pe ‘oku lelei, ka ko e ngaue ‘a e ‘Otua? He kapau ‘oku lelei haʻatau ngaue, ‘o fakatatau ki he lau ‘a e tangata, te tau nofo’aki ‘etau ngaue´, pea ‘e  mole hotau pale´. Ko ia ai, ke tau ako ‘a e loto angavaivai na’e ma’u ‘e Mele: ke luva kakato kitautolu ki he ‘Otua, pea ka folofola mai ‘a e ‘Otua, te tau tali angi kiate Ia ‘o tui falala kiate Ia, he neongo ‘oku ngali ta’emalava ki hotau ‘atamai, ka ke tau lea fakataha pe mo ia, “ ‘Eiki, ‘oku masiva ‘a hoku loto, ka ko e folofola kuo ke tuku mai, kuopau ke hoko, ke hoko mai kiate au ‘o hangē ko ho‘o me‘a.”

‘E tuku ai ‘etau kei fehu’ia ‘a e ngaahi me’a ‘oku tau fehangahangai mo ia? He te tau ‘ilo pe, kimu’a pea tau fai ha ngaue lelei (‘a e me’a ‘oku tau lau ‘oku lelei) te tau ‘ilo pe ‘a ‘ene tokoni, ka ‘e tu’u pe ‘etau falalaa ‘i he kelesi ‘aufuatoo ‘a e ‘Otua, ‘a ee ‘oku ne toka ‘afio’i ‘a e me’a ‘oku tau fiema’uu, kumu’a pea tau kolea, pea ne toe ‘afio’i ‘a e me’a ke foaki mai kiate kitautolu.