ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki Siulai 16, 2022 

GRACE MAKES US USEFUL

‘OKU NGAOHI KITAUTOLU ‘E HE KELESI KE TAU ‘AONGA

1 CORINTHIANS 7:7

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

1 KOLINITO 7:7

‘Oku te ‘amusia ange pē ke tatau ‘a e kakai kotoa pē pea mo au: ka ‘oku takitaha ma‘ana ‘ene kelesi kuo ne ma‘u mei he ‘Eiki; ko e toko taha ‘a ē, ko e toko taha ko ē.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

God, by using us as instruments, confers upon us the highest honor which men can receive. It should make our hearts burn at the thought of it. It makes us feel thrice honored that God should use us to convert souls; and it is only the grace of God which teaches us, on the other hand, that it is grace and grace alone which makes us useful, which can keep us humble under the thought that we are bringing souls to the Savior. It is a work which he who has once entered, if God has blessed him, cannot renounce. He will be impatient; he will long to win more souls to Jesus; he will think that labor is but ease so that by any means he may save some and bring men to Jesus.

Glory and honor, praise and power, be unto God, that He thus honors His people. But when He exalts us most, we will still conclude, "Not unto us, not unto us, but unto thy name be all the glory forever and ever."

CHARLES SPURGEON

Ko hono ngaue’aki kitautolu ‘e he ‘Otua ko ‘ene me’angaue, kuo ne hilifaki kiate kitautolu ‘a e fakalangilangi ma’olunga taha kuo tuku ki he tangata. ‘Oku totonu ke vela ai hotau loto ‘i he’etau faka’uta ki ai. Ko e tapuaki makehe ‘a e fie me’angaue’aki kitautolu ‘e he ‘Otua ke fakatafoki ha ngaahi laumalie; pea ko e kelesi ‘ata’ataa pe ia ‘a e ‘Otua ‘oku ne ako’i kitautolu,  pea ko e kelesi pe ‘oku ne ngaohi kitautolu ke tau ‘aonga ki he ngaue ko ia, pea ke tau ma’u ‘a e loto angavaivai ‘i hono ma’u mai ‘o ha ngaahi laumalie ki he Fakamo’ui. Ko e ngaue mahu’inga kuo fakatapui ‘e he ‘Otua ke tau fai pea ‘e ‘ikai te tau fakafisi mei ai. ‘Oku ne vekeveke ke fai ‘a e ngaue ko eni, ke ma’u mai ha ngaahi laumalie, ‘o tatau ai pe, pe faingofua pe faingata’a - kehe pe ke mo’ui ha ni’ihi pea ke ‘omi kinautolu kia Sisu.

Ko e langilangi mo e gaia, fakahikihiki mo e mafai ke ‘a e ‘Otua pe ia, koe’uhi ko ‘ene tokangaekina hono kakai. Pea neongo ke ‘e lahi fe fe ha’ane ‘ofeina kitautolu, te tau kei tala pe, “‘OUA na‘a ‘amautolu, ‘Eiki, ‘oua na‘a ‘amautolu, Kae tuku ‘a e kolōlia ki ho huafa ‘o‘ou. Koe‘uhi pē ko ho‘o ‘ofa, Koe‘uhi ko e mo‘oni ‘a e ‘Afiona” (Saame 115:1).