Aukilani I Saute Manumalo Church

25/08/2023

When King Solomon asked God for wisdom instead of power, fame, or riches, ‘God said to Solomon, "Since this was in your heart, and you have not requested riches, wealth, or glory, or for the life of those who hate you, and you have not even requested long life, but you have requested for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may judge my people over whom I have made you king, wisdom and knowledge are given to you. I will also give you riches, wealth, and glory, unlike what was given to the kings who were before you, or will be given to those after you.” (2 Chronicles 1:11-12 CSB).

Did God keep His promise?

Well, consider this: what would you get if you crossed Mickey Mouse, an oil magnate, the leader of a superpower nation, and Socrates? The most famous, richest, most powerful, wisest person on the planet! That’s a fitting description of King Solomon in his time. He ruled the world’s greatest empire. His merchant ships plied the seas, bringing him back the treasures of the earth. He designed and built some of the world’s most important buildings, including the temple. He constructed reservoirs, parks, gardens, and vineyards. He mastered commerce, science, and literature. He became a poet laureate, a distinguished writer, and a gifted musician.

He learned the incredible worth of wisdom, enjoyed all its benefits, and wrote: ‘“Accept my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. For wisdom is better than jewels, and nothing desirable can equal it.”’ (Proverbs 8:10-11 CSB).

There are thirty-one chapters in the book of Proverbs – one for every day of the month.

So here is a suggestion: why don’t you read a chapter a day for the next twelve months and become wise?

SoulFood: Eze 47:1-12 Rev 21:22 - 22:5

28/05/2023

My very apology that there will be no articles for this week on our Hotspots because I'm away
LORD willing will resume next week
GOD'S Blessings

25/05/2023

25/05/2023

Ia e alofa atu i le o fia maua se fesoa*oani (3).
Salamo 41:1 – “Amuia le tagata e manatua le ua mativa, aua e fa’asaoina o ia e le Ali’i i a*o vale.”
Ia Oketopa o le tausaga e 2022, fai mai le tusi fa’amaumau tausaga o Forbes e tusa ma le 2,668 pilionea i le lalolagi, O se mea ofoofogia i le mafaufau i le tagata e to’atasi, a e o le 2,668 tagata taito’atasi, i le piliona o tala, a o lea foi e piliona le aofa’i o tagata matitiva o le lalolagi. E sa’o ea lea mea? O nei tagata pilionea ua latou fa’apea mai, ‘sa ou galue lava mo a’u tupe.’ A o le fesili la, o le a le poloaiga a le Atua ia i latou ua maua, ma i latou e le maua se mea? O le mea moni, o le foa’i atu, pe o le to’atasi o i latou e aveesea ai le ola fia’aai o le miliona o nisi. O lona uiga, e aisea ai ona i ai tagata, ua matelaina ma feoti i le fia’aai? (Salamo 41:1-3) - “Amuia le tagata e manatua le ua mativa, aua e fa’asaoina o ia e le Ali’i i a*o vale. E tausia o ia e le Ali’i ma fa’aolaina, e manuia foi o ia i le nu’u, e te le tu’ua foi o ia i le mana’o o e ita mai ia te ia. E lagolago ane le Ali’i ia te ia i le taotoga o lona ma’i, e te le liua lona moega uma lava i lona ma’i.” Ina ua e alofa atu i e matitiva, e fa’amanuia le Atua ia te oe. E fa’apei ona tusia e se tasi o ta’ita’i, ia fai lea ma au tatalo, Le Ali’i e, sa e poloa’i e i ai tagata matitiva fa’atasi ma i matou. Ia e fesoa*oani mai ina ia ou iloa ona tali atu i ai: Ina ia ou fesoa*oani, fa’amalosi ma tu’u atu lo’u lima po’o fea lava e mana’omia ia lau fesoa*oani. Ia mafai ona fa’ailoa lo’u alofa moni i le Atua e le va’aia i le auauna atu i tagata matitiva o va’aia i tulimanu uma o le lalolagi. Fesoa*oani mai ia ou mataalia a e le o le fa’asinosino lima, ia fa’amalosia a e le o le manatu fa’apito, ia ou mata’ala a e o le fa’apai’e. Ia fa’amanuia e matitiva ia te oe, ona o a’u. Amene.’

25/05/2023

You must care for the needy (3).
‘Blessed is he who considers the poor;’ Psalm 41:1 NKJV.
In October 2022, Forbes stated there were 2,668 billionaires in the world. It’s incredible to think that one individual, let alone 2,668 individuals, can be worth billions of dollars, and yet there are billions of poor people in the world. Does that seem right? These individuals might easily say, ‘I worked for my money.’ But the question is, what responsibility does God place on the haves with regard to the have-nots? Surely donations made by even one of these individuals would eliminate the threat of starvation experienced by millions. So, why are there still people who are hungry and dying of starvation? ‘Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble, the LORD delivers him; the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.’ (Psalm 41:1-3 ESV). When you bless the poor, God blesses you. So, as one leader wrote, make this your prayer: ‘Lord, you promised we would always have the poor among us. Help me to make sure that the reverse is also true: that I’m always among the poor, helping, encouraging, and lending a hand wherever I can. Enable me to love the invisible God by serving the very visible poor in my corner of the world. Help me to be creative without being condescending, encouraging without being egotistic, and fearless without being foolish. May the poor bless You because of me … amen.’
SoulFood: 1 Cor 4-6 Matt 1:18-25 Ps 43 Pro 10:10.

24/05/2023

Ia e alofa atu i le o fia maua se fesoa*oani (2).
Ieremia 22:16 – “Na fa’atonuina e ia le finauga o e ua puapuagatia ma e ua matitiva, ona manuia ai lea o ia. E le o le iloa ea o a’u lena? O lo’o fetalai mai ai le Alii.”
A o aoga Simi Ualesi i le aoga fa’afaife’au, sa latou fa’aaogaina ma nisi o tama aoga le seleulu e tipitipi ai faiupu o le Tusi Paia e uiga i le, mativa, mauoa, amiotonu ma le fa’asauaina. E te talitonu i ai, i le taimi ua uma ai le latou gaioiga, pe tusa o le lua afe o faiupu i luga o le foloa! O le mea moni, ina ua e tipi eseina e uiga i le ola mativa mai le Tusi Paia, ua e tipi eseina le fatu mai le autu! O se tasi lenei o faiupu: (Ieremia 22:16) – “Na fa’atonuina e ia le finauga o e ua puapuagatia ma e ua matitiva, ona manuia ai lea o ia. E le o le iloa ea o a’u lena? O lo’o fetalai mai ai le Alii.” E masani ona tauloto e Iesu le Tusi Paia, a e tasi le taimi na tatou iloa ai ua ia faitauina mai le Tusi Paia. Ma o le tusi na ia filifilia ma faitauina I le lautele? O le (Luka 4:18) – “Ua i ou luga le Agaga o le Ali’i, aua ua na fa’au’u mai ia te a’u e folafola le talalelei i e matitiva, ua auina mai a’u e ia e fa’amalolo i e loto momomo, e tala’i le sa’olotoga i le tafeaga, ma ia pupula mata o e taua*o, e tu’u saoloto e ua fa’asauaina.” O galuega fai a Iesu: O le fesoa*oani i le tino ma le mafaufau, ia fa’amalosia le fa’ale-tino ma le fa’ale-agaga, o le fautua mo le taimi nei ma le taimi o i luma (fa’avavau). O nisi tagata (o le to’aitiiti) e matitiva aua e pai’e ma e mana’omia le a’oa’oina aua fai le upu a le Atua i le (2 Tesalonia 3:10) – “O i latou e le naunau e galulue, e le ‘aai i latou.” A o nisi ua matitiva aua ua fa’avaivai ina o latou tino e fa’ama’i eseese, ma fa’ama’imauina le ono itula o a*o uma e asu vai ai, ia po’o ua fa’aleagaina o latou fanua e fitafita tete’e, po’o fa’ama’i foi ua ma’imau ai ola o matua. O tagata nei na fa’atonuina i tatou e le Atua ia tatou fesoa*oani i ai.

24/05/2023

You must care for the needy (2).
‘He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well.’ Jeremiah 22:16 NIV
When he was a theology student, Jim Wallis and some of his classmates took scissors to the Bible and cut out every verse about poverty, wealth, justice, or oppression. And would you believe it, by the time they had finished, there were some two thousand verses lying on the floor! The fact is, when you cut concern for the poor from your Bible, you cut the heart right out of it! Here is one such verse: ‘“He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the LORD’ (Jeremiah 22:16 NIV). Jesus often quoted Scripture, but only on one occasion do we find Him selecting and reading from it. And what portion did He choose to read publicly? ‘” The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,’ (Luke 4:18 NIV). Jesus’ to-do list is: help for body and soul, strength for the physical and spiritual, and therapy for temporal and eternal. Now some people (albeit a minority) are poor because they’re lazy and need to be taught that God’s Word says, ‘Those unwilling to work will not get to eat’ (2 Thessalonians 3:10 NLT). But others are poor because parasites have weakened their bodies, or they spend six hours every day collecting water, or rebel armies have destroyed their farms, or disease has claimed their parents. These are the people God has assigned us to care for!
SoulFood: 1 Cor 1-3 Matt 1:7-17 Ps 56 Pro 10:8-9.

23/05/2023

Ia e alofa atu i le fia maua le fesoa*oani (1).
Galuega 6:1 – “O ona po ia ua fa’ato’ateleina ai le au so’o, ua tupu ai le muimui o Elenisi ia Eperu, aua ua galo o latou fafine ua oti o latou tane I le tufatufaina o mea i a*o fai so’o.”
Ina ua le manatu ma alofa le malo i fafine ua oti o latou tane ma tamaiti ua leai ni matua i le taimi o le Feagaiga Fou, ona a’afia loa lea o le ekalesia e fai le fesoa*oani. A o le fa’anoanoaga, ua aofia ai ma le manatu fa’apito, ua ave le fa’amuamua i fafine ma tamaiti Eperu, a e fa’agalo fafine ma tamaiti Elenisi. O le a le tali i ai a ulu o le ekalesia? Ua latou le manatu i ai e fa’apei o le masani ai. Sa tatau ona fa’apea mai, ‘Na vala’auina i tatou e fafaga i le loto a e le o le manava. E tatou te fetaia’i ma le mataupu e uiga i le agasala ma fa’aolaina, a e o se’evae ma le supo.’ A e peita’i, o le mea lea ua latou faia i le, Muamua, (Galuega 6:2) “Ua latou vala’au le fono e foia ai le fa’afitauli.” Ua latou fa’ailoa i tagata uma le matuia o le mativa, ma o tagata uma e tatau ona a’afia ai tagata uma i le Atua ina ia fai i ai se fa’atatau. O le Afioga Paia a le Atua e le fa’atauaina le fa’amalosia fa’akominisi, a e manino le a’oa’oina o le ta’ita’iiga a le Agaga Paia e auala i le faia mea uma i le alofa foa’i. Lona lua, ua latou tofia tagata popoto ma lelei tele i le fa’afitauli. Ua latou tofia tamaloloa e to’afitu, e tumu i le fa’aaloalo, tumu i le Agaga Paia ma le atamamai ma tu’u i ai le fa’atuatuaga ma le galuega e fai. (Galuega 6:3). I lo le a’oa’oina o fanau I le taua o galuega fa’afoma’i, tulafono, polokiki, po’o galuega a le malo, ia a’oa’o i latou i le alofa atu i tagata e fia maua le fesoa*oani o se tasi lea o vala’auga pito i sili ona maualuga i le Atua. E aisea ai i le 10% o le faitau aofa’i o tagata o le lalolagi e momoe ma le fia’aai i po uma? Po’o le 17,000 pe sili atu foi ona feoti i a*o ta’itasi uma (i le ta’i lima sekone) i le fia’aai ma ma’i e tatau ona fo’ia e tatau ona faia i ai se fuafuaaga? E le mafaia ona faia e se tagata e to’atasi mea uma, a e ua vala’auina i tatou e le Atua e faia i ai se galuega! (Iakopo 1:27) – “O lenei lava le toaga i lotu e lelei ma le fa’amaoni i luma o le Atua o le Tama lea, ina ia tau’asiasi atu i e matua oti ma fafine ua oti a latou tane i o latou tiga, ia leoleo foi o ia, ia te ia, ina ne’i pisia mai o ia i le lalolagi.”

23/05/2023

You must care for the needy (1).
‘Their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.’ Acts 6:1 NIV
Since the government didn’t care for widows and orphans back in New Testament times, the church took on that responsibility. Unfortunately, bias raised its ugly head, and Jewish widows and orphans were given preferential treatment over Gentile widows and orphans. How did the church leaders respond? They could easily have dismissed it like we so often do. They could have said, ‘We’re called to feed souls, not stomachs. We deal in matters of sin and salvation, not sandals and soup.’ Instead, here is what they did. First, they called a meeting to resolve the problem (see Acts 6:2). They let every member know that their church took poverty seriously, and they were each personally responsible before God to do something about it. The Scripture doesn’t endorse forced communism, but it clearly teaches Spirit-led volunteerism. Second, they assigned the problem to their brightest and best. They selected seven men, well respected, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and gave them this responsibility (see Acts 6:3 NLT). Instead of grooming our children for important fields like medicine, law, politics, or government, let’s teach them that caring for the needy is one of God’s highest callings. Why do 10 per cent of the world’s population go to bed hungry each night? Or, 17,000 plus children die every single day (one every five seconds) from malnutrition and preventable diseases when we can do something about it? No one can do everything, but God has called each of us to do something! ‘Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.’ (James 1:27 CSB).
SoulFood: 2 Kings 6:1-23 Eph 1:15-23.