Koe Tu'unga Mei Langi
Senesi 28:12; Sione 1:52.
Our Precious Promises and Faith Is Already Granted
Our Precious Faith and Promises are linked Together
2 Peter 1:4 - "Whereby are given unto us great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the Divine Nature."The Promises excite the Faith
In 2 Peter 1:1-4 precious FAITH and precious PROMISES are linked together. The PROMISES excite the FAITH and FAITH contribute and reckons upon the completion of the PROMISES. We sometime asked why it is that God's Word seems to fail, and the righteous do appear to be forsaken and the unrighteousness seems to be flourishing. The reason is, not that there is any failure on God's side to fulfill His Promises, but that the promise is left unclaimed by most of us. It is possible to carry around a wallet full of cash and checks, and to die of starvation because they have not yet been cashed. When we have found a promise that just fits our needs, do not rest content until we laid it before God and claim its fulfillment.In 2 Peter 1:3, everything that is needed for our lives and godliness is already granted to us in Jesus Christ our Lord. We have not to pray to our Father for things which He has not anticipated, but we must claim those which God has already given to us. The one purpose of God's preparation is that we should not only escape the corruption of this world, but become "partakers of His Divine Nature." What a marvellous promise is this, which almost passes human thought and comprehension, that we should become animated and filled by the very nature of God! Note the recurrence of the phrase "these things" in the verses. When they abound in us we cannot be idle or unfruitful. Faith apprehends everything else--manly courage, knowledge, sell-control, patience, godliness, kindness, and above all, love. To be deficient in "these things" is to be short-sighted .
The Apostle says that the soul which has incorporated into itself these qualities of character will be welcomed into the Eternal Kingdom. It will enter the Harbor royally, with every sail set and pennant flying, and receive a choral entrance from the eager crowds that await its approach (2 Peter 1:11). Let us be diligent in our appropriation of God's great and precious promises, so that we shall never fail.
AMEN.
Taniela Fonua (AKA) Lapaifonua
What Is True Repentance
True Repentance Overview
Repentance is a condition of remorse, of contrition, of spiritual regret
experienced by a sinner who is convicted by the Holy Spirit into realizing that
he/she has broken one or more of the commandments of God. Repentance is not
the sorrow of, say, a thief who has been caught red-handed with stolen property
and is terrified of the consequences. Nor should repentance be confused with
the reluctant apology of a person who has been academically proved wrong and
cannot somehow gainsay his opponent's arguments. It is also not the regret, or
sorrow, experienced by a person who has made a mistake, the results of which
have forced him to admit that he was wrong. No, the repentance we are
considering in this lesson has nothing to do with misdeeds where no sense of
guilt or regret is felt.
ABIDING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS HEALTHY
Philippians 4:5-6 - "The Lord is at hand. In nothing be
anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God."
In the darkening autumn evenings of our lives, we light our lamps earlier, or turn on the switch, and there is a burst of light which had been waiting to be called upon. So let us keep a smile upon our faces. As we put off our heavy and rain-soaked clothes in the laundry, so let us leave our anxieties with God, until we have to resume our destined path.
Taniela Fonua (aka) Lapaifonua
What Is Anxiety?
THE WORD anxiety comes from the same root as anger, and suggests the idea of choking. Worry chokes the life of faith. It does not help us to overcome our difficulties, but unfits us for dealing with them. No weapon that is formed against us shall prosper; every tongue that shall rise against us shall be condemned; our bread shall be given, and our water sure. God will perfect that which concerneth us, and His goodness and mercy shall never cease. Roll thyself and thy burden on the Lord, and leave them there. Too many take them back again!In the darkening autumn evenings of our lives, we light our lamps earlier, or turn on the switch, and there is a burst of light which had been waiting to be called upon. So let us keep a smile upon our faces. As we put off our heavy and rain-soaked clothes in the laundry, so let us leave our anxieties with God, until we have to resume our destined path.
Lord Jesus Is Always At Hand
"The Lord is at hand!" Let us often repeat these words, amidst the commonplaces of life, as well as when anticipating His near Advent! Say it when you are irritated and think that there is no reason why you should accept rebuffs and slights so meekly! Say it when you are worried and anxious! Say it, till you come again into that Presence, which is as the light of the morning when the sun rises.Hold Fellowship With Jesus
Practice the Presence of God! Hold fellowship with Him! Even in business, or in the midst of daily responsibility, often lift your heart for a moment into the atmosphere of His presence! There is a great difference between faith and its intellectual expression. We must rise above the intellectual into spiritual fellowship with God. It is not for us to excite a transient feeling of love towards God. Our business is the absolute surrender and submission of the heart to Him. Not the rapture of the mystic, but the consciousness of the spirit, which is aware of an unimpeded union with the life of the Infinite. To be ever, tranquilly, joyously, and strenuously, at one with the blessed Will of God, that is the Heavenly Paradise, and each of us, by His grace, may walk with Him in happy fellowship, as Enoch did of old, and then we can make known our requests!We thank Thee, O Father, that from whatever place Thy children seek Thee, there is a ladder reaching up beyond the stars to Heaven; that Jesus is the Way to Thyself, and we may come to Thee in Him; AMEN.
Taniela Fonua (aka) Lapaifonua
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