ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Toknaki Siulai 23, 2022

A WORK OF GRACE

KO E NGAUE ‘O E KELESI

GENESIS 1:4

And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 

SENESI 1:4

Pea ‘afio ‘e he ‘Otua ki he maama, kuo lelei: pea na‘e vahe‘i ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a e maama mei he po‘uli.

 

Sola Gratia - Grace Alone - Ko e Kelesi´ pe   

God saw the light - He gazed upon it with pleasure, saw that it "was good." If the Lord has given you light, dear reader, He looks on that light with peculiar interest; for not only is it dear to Him as His own handiwork, but because it is like Himself, for "he is light." Pleasant it is to the believer to know that God's eye is thus tenderly observant of that work of grace which He has begun. He never loses sight of the treasure which He has placed in our earthen vessels. 

Sometimes we cannot see the light, but God always sees the light, and that is much better than our seeing it. Better for the judge to see my innocence than for me to think I see it. It is very comfortable for me to know that I am one of God's people-but whether I know it or not, if the Lord knows it, I am still safe. You may be sighing and groaning because of inbred sin, and mourning over your darkness, yet the Lord sees "light" in your heart, for He has put it there, and all the cloudiness and gloom of your soul cannot conceal your light from His gracious eye.

CHARLES SPURGEON

Pea ‘afio ‘e he ‘Otua ki he maama - na’a ne mamata ki ai ‘i he’ene hoifua, pea ne pehee, “ ‘oku lelei.” Kapau kuo foaki atu ‘e he ‘Otua kiate koe ha maama, ‘oku ne hoifua ki ai; he ‘oku ‘ikai ngata pe he ko ‘ene maa’imoa, ka ‘oku hange pe ia foki ko Iaa, he “ko Ia ‘a e Maama.” Hono ‘ikai vovo ko e ‘ilo ‘e he tokotaha tui, ko e tokangaekina ia ‘e he ‘Otuaa, ko e ngaue pe ia ‘o ‘Ene kelesi kuo ne kamata ‘iate ia. ‘Oku ‘ikai ngalo, ko e koloa kuo ‘omi ‘o fa’o ‘i ha hina kelekele. 

‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e taimi ‘oku ‘ikai te tau mamata ki he maama, ka ‘oku ‘afio ma’u pe ‘a e ‘Otua ki he maama, pea ‘oku mahulu hake ia ‘i ha’atau mamata ki he maama. Lelei ange ki he Fakamaau ke mamata ki he angatonu, ‘i ha’aku fakamahalo ki ai. ‘Oku fakanonga kiate au ‘eku ‘ilo ‘oku ou kau ki he kakai ‘a e ‘Otua - ka, neongo pe ‘oku ou ‘ilo ki ai pe ‘ikai, ‘oku pau ange ‘a e ‘ilo kita ‘e he ‘Otua, pea ‘oku ou malu ai. Mahalo pe ‘oku ke faingata’a’ia ‘i he fakapo’uli mo e vevela ‘o e angahala ‘oku tau fekuki mo ia, ka ‘oku ‘afio ‘a e ‘Otua ki he “maama” ‘oku ‘i ho loto, he ko Ia na’a ne tuku ki ai, pea ‘e ‘ikai lava ‘e he kaupo’uli ‘oku ne fa’a loki ho laumalie ke ne fakapuliki mei he fofonga ‘ofa ‘o e ‘Otua.