ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Novema 8, 2022

ALL TO GOD'S GLORY

FAI KOTOA MA’A HONO LANGILANGI

PHILIPPIANS 1:27

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

FILIPAI 1:27

Sino pē e me‘a, ho‘omou feangai fakaekimoutolu ‘o e Kolo, ke taau ia mo e Kōsipeli ‘o Kalaisi: koe‘uhi, pe te u ‘alu atu ‘o mamata, pe te u mama‘o pē ‘o fanongo ki ho‘omou ngaahi me‘a, kehe ke hā ‘oku mou tu‘u ma‘u, ‘o laumālie taha, ‘o mou loto uouangataha pē he fakafitefita‘a ma‘a e lotu fakakōsipeli;

 

Soli Deo Gloria – To the Glory of God Alone

Ki he Langilangi ‘o e ‘Otua Tokotaha pe   

The Christian, while in the world, is not to be of the world. He should be distinguished from it in the great object of his life. To him, "to live" should be "Christ." Whether he eats, or drinks, or whatever he does, he should do all to God's glory. You may lay up treasure, but lay it up in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, where thieves break not through nor steal. You may strive to be rich, but be it your ambition to be "rich in faith" and good works. You may have pleasure, but when you are merry, sing psalms and make melody in your hearts to the Lord. In your spirit as well as in your aim, you should differ from the world.

Waiting humbly before God, delighting in communion with Him, and seeking to know His will, you will prove that you are of the heavenly race. And be separate from the world in your actions. If a thing be right, though you lose by it, it must be done; if it be wrong, though you would gain by it, you must scorn the sin for your Master's sake.

CHARLES SPURGEON