ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Sapate ‘Okatopa 30, 2022

HOLY WONDER

OFOOFO TOPUTAPU

PSALM 104:1

Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

SAAME 104:1

FAKAFETA‘I kia Sihova ē, ‘A hoku laumālie. Sihova ko hoku ‘Otua, ‘oku ke mā‘olunga faufau; Ko e ngeia mo e lāngilangi ‘a ho kofu.

 

Soli Deo Gloria – To the Glory of God Alone

Ki he Langilangi ‘o e ‘Otua Tokotaha pe   

We must not cease to wonder at the great marvels of our God. It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship, for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God's glory, though it may not express itself in song or even utter its voice with bowed head in humble prayer, yet it silently adores. Our incarnate God is to be worshiped as "the Wonderful."

That God should consider His fallen creature, man, and instead of sweeping Him away with the besom of destruction, should Himself undertake to be man's Redeemer and to pay his ransom price, is indeed marvellous! But to each believer redemption is most marvellous as he views it in relation to himself. It is a miracle of grace indeed that Jesus should forsake the thrones and royalties above to suffer ignominiously below for you. Let your soul lose itself in wonder, for wonder is in this way a very practical emotion. Holy wonder will lead you to grateful worship and heartfelt thanksgiving.

CHARLES SPURGEON

‘E ‘ikai tuku ‘etau ofo ‘i he mafi ‘o e ‘Otua.  ‘E faingata’a ketau fakafaikehekehe’i ‘a e ofoofo ‘a e mo’ui pea mo e lotu mo’oni, he ko e laumālie ‘oku kāpui ‘e he masani ‘o e langilangi ‘o e ‘Otua, ‘e ‘ikai ke hiva pe punou ia ‘o lotu, ka ‘oku tu’u fakalongo ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e mafimafi ko ia.  Ko hotau ‘Otua kuo hoko ‘o kakano ‘oku taau ketau hū kiate Ia ko e tumutumu ia ‘o e lelei kotoa pe.

Ko hono ‘ofa’i ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a e me’a fakatupu kuo hinga (tangata) na’e ‘ikai te ne faka’auha ai leva, ka ne huhu’i ia ‘aki ha totongi mā’ongo’onga, ko ha ngaue fakaofo fau mo’oni.   Kā ki he tokotaha tui kotoa pe, ko hono huhu’i ko e ngaue fakaofo mo lahitaha ia ‘i he’ene mo’ui.  Ko e mana mo e kelesi ‘a e li’aki ‘e Sisu ‘a hono talani mo hono langilangi ka ne tali ke falengamamahi koe’uhi ko kitaua.  Tukuange ho laumālie ke tēkina ‘i he fakaofo ko ia, he ko e mo’ui ofoofo ko ha ongo  ‘oku ofi kiate kitautolu.  Ko ‘ete ofo ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e ‘Otua ‘oku ne tataki ai kita ke hū kiate Ia mo e loto hounga’ia mei he laumālie ‘o e fakafeta’i.