ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tusite Tisema 6, 2022

GLORY IN TRIALS

FAKALANGILANGI FOU ‘I HE MAMAHI LAHI

DANIEL 3:28

Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants!

TANIELA 3:28

Ke mālō‘ia mu‘a ‘a e ‘Otua ‘o Setaleki, Mēsake, mo ‘Apitenikō, ‘a ia kuo ne fekau ‘ene ‘āngelo, ‘o fakahaofi ‘ene kau tamaio‘eiki na‘e falala kiate ia

 

Soli Deo Gloria – To the Glory of God Alone

Ki he Langilangi ‘o e ‘Otua Tokotaha pe   

A tried saint brings more glory to God than an untried one. A believer in a dungeon reflects more glory on his Master than a believer in paradise, that a child of God in the burning fiery furnace displays more the glory of Godhead than even he who stands with a crown upon his head, perpetually singing praises before the eternal throne. Nothing reflects so much honor on a workman as a trial of his work, and its endurance of it.

So with God. It honors Him when His saints preserve their integrity. It is then for the glory of Jesus that we yet tarry. If my lying in the dust would elevate Christ one inch higher, I would "O let me remain, for it is sweet! to be here for the Lord." say, And if to live here forever would make Christ more glorious, I would prefer to live here eternally. If we could but add more jewels to the crown of Christ by remaining here, why should we wish to be taken out of the world? We should say, "It is blessed to be anywhere, where we can glorify Him."

CHARLES SPURGEON