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06/17/2026

The Word for Today.
STAY POSITIVE

“Whatever things are…of good report…meditate on these things.” Philippians 4:8 NKJV

Most of us know criticism can linger longer than encouragement. That is why we often need to be intentional about speaking life giving words. A helpful rule of thumb is to offer encouragement often. Then when correction is needed, it can be received in the context of love.

It doesn’t matter whether that system is a church, a family, or your workplace, there needs to be encouraging words for every negative. So, what’s your ratio as a spouse, a parent, a worker, a friend? Part of the reason for the disparity is that negative feedback tends to carry more weight and last longer, so it has to be counterbalanced. A pretty good rule of thumb is this: dish out three compliments for every complaint. Instead of looking for faults, train yourself to catch people doing things right. And here are a few more things you can do to stay positive. (1) Memorise and meditate on the promises of God’s Word and anchor yourself to them. (2) Keep a gratitude journal. It will let you know how blessed and how well-off you are. (3) Cultivate the habit of sending a heartfelt note to people you appreciate. It’ll only take you two minutes, but you can make someone’s day, or even someone’s year! (4) Find a way to share “wins” with your family and in your workplace. It has the power to shift the focus and shift the culture. It’ll also anchor you to your kids and to your colleagues in a powerful new way.

From The Word for Today.

06/16/2026

The Word for Today.
Pray about it

“You will…find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 NIV

F***y Crosby, the noted hymn writer, said she never attempted to write a hymn without first kneeling in prayer. Given that she wrote about 8,000 songs, she was obviously a woman of prayer! Beloved hymns such as “Blessed Assurance,” “To God be The Glory,” and “I am Thine, O Lord” were born from times of prayer. But like many creative people, she was often under pressure to meet deadlines.

One time she tried to write lyrics for a tune composed by W. H. Doane. She couldn’t seem to find the words, but then she remembered she had forgotten to pray. As she rose from her knees, she dictated—as fast as her assistant could write—the words for the famous hymn, “Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross.” Another time she had run short of money and needed exactly five dollars for a particular purpose. There was no time to call upon her publishers, so she simply prayed for the money. As she ended her prayer, she began to pace back and forth in her room, trying to get into the mood to write. Just at that time, an admirer called upon her. The two chatted briefly, and in parting, the woman pressed something into her hand. It was a five-dollar bill! F***y fell to her knees in a prayer of thanksgiving, and upon rising, she wrote one of her most famous hymns, “All the Way My Savior Leads Me.” The secret of F***y Crosby’s success is not a “secret.” Before she attempted anything for God, she first sought God’s help. So, the word for you today is—pray about it!

From The Word for Today.

06/16/2026

Tūsite, Siune 16: Lau Folofola – Senesi 21: 8-21

Ki’i Ama: Senesi 21: 17, “Pea ongo ki he `Otuá `a e le`o `o e tamá, pea ui mai mei langi `a e ‘angelo `a e `Otuá kia Heka’ā, `o ne me`a mai, ‛Ko e hā `okú ke pehē ai, Heka‛ā? `Oua te ke manavahē he kuo ongo ki he `Otuá `a e le`o `o e tamá mei he potu `okú ne `i aí.’”

Pou ‘Ao: ‘Oku kei hokoatu pe ‘etau fakalaulauloto ‘i he talanoa ‘o ‘Epalahame, ko e Tamai ‘o e Kakai Tuí. Ne tau lave ‘aneafi ki he natula faka-Tamai ‘o e fa’ahinga ‘o e tangata, na’e ‘inasi ai ‘a ‘Epalahame. Ko e ‘ahó ni, ‘oku hangē ko e talanoa huá, “oku nifi é, kae nafa é.” Ko ‘aneafi ne tau talanoa ki he fatongia faka-e-tamai ‘o `Epalahamé pea `oku `inasi ai `a e tamai kotoa pe. Ko e ‘ahó ni, ‘oku tau a’aa’a atu ki he lolotó ke sio tonu ki he ngaahi faingata`a `oku tofuhia ai ‘anautolu ‘oku kau ‘i he talanoá. `Oku tau sio tonu ki he vā ‘o Epalahame pea mo hono uaifi ko Selá, mo e feinga `a `Epalahame ke talangofua ki he ngaahi tu`utu`uni mo e fekau kuo fai kiate ia mo hono fāmilí. ‘Oku hā ‘i he talanoá ‘a e tu’tu’uni na’e fai ‘e Sela kia ‘Epalahame ke fakahoko kia Heka’ā mo ‘ene tamá. Na’e pau ke taliangi ‘a Heka’ā he ko e sevāniti. ‘Oku tau fetaulaki tonu ai mo e loloto ‘o e faingata’a fakaeloto na’e fekuki mo e tokotaha kotoa ‘i he talanoá ni. Ko ‘Epalahame ko e tamai kia ‘Aisake mo ‘Isime’eli lō ua. Neongo ‘oku ‘ikai ke talanoa ki ai `a e Folofolá, ka ‘oku tau tui na`e ma`u pe `e Epalahame `a e ongo faka-e-tamai ne tau lave ki ai ‘aneafi, pea te tau fakamanatua ‘i he Sāpaté, ma`a hono ongo fohá lō ua. Na’e toki mamahi ‘a Sela ka ko ia pe na’a ne fokotu’utu’u mo mape’i ‘a e me’a kuo nau a’u ki aí. Pea kukuta ‘a Heka’ā, ka ko hai te ne ala tangi ki ai he ko e sevāniti mo e pōpula. ‘Oku fio ‘a e mamahí, ‘itá, ‘ofa, tokanga, fakatomala, hanu mo e hā fua ‘a e ngaahi ongo faka-e-loto `oku fakanatula pe ke `inasi ai ha kakai `oku nau fou `i he hala fononga ‘oku fai ki ai ‘a e talanoá. Ka ko e talanoa ‘eni ‘o e kakai tui ‘Otuá. ‘I he uhouhonga ‘o e fu’u maumau ko ‘ení, ‘oku kei ‘Otua pe ‘a e Otuá. Na`e kei “ongo`i (pe)`e he `Otuá,” ’a e tangi mo e to’e na`e hake mei he fa’ē mo `ene tamá, kae’uma’ā ‘a e fu’u maumau na’e tofanga ai ‘a e fale ‘O ‘Epalahamé. `Oku fakamahino mai he ki`i Ama `o e `ahó ni, `oku kei `i ai pē `a e `amanaki, he na`e kei ongona pē `e Sihova `a e le`o `o e tamá. Fakafeta`i `oku kei ongona pē `e Sihova `a e le`o `o e kau `Isime`eli kuo tupu hake `i hotau lotolotongá, `o hangē kuo li`ekina kinautolu pea ngali kuo siva `a e `amanakí `o `ikai ke `i ai ha kaha`u lelei mo ha fakatu`amelie. ‘Oku kei a’u mai pe ‘a e ivi fakafo’ou ‘o Sihová ‘o fakalelei’i mo faito’o ‘a e ngaahi maumau ‘oku hoko ‘i he ngaahi lotofale ‘o e fāmilí, ‘o makatu’unga ‘i ha ngaahi fai tu’utu’uni kuo fehalaaki mo taumu’a valea. Fakafeta’i ko e kelesi `a e `Otuá ‘oku kei tafesino’ivai `o a’u ki he ngaahi feitu’u ‘oku ‘ikai ke ala a’u ki ai ‘a e tangatá. ‘Io, ‘e tupu pē ‘a e monū’ia, ha potu te ne a’u ki ai, Hangē ha ngoue ‘uheina, ‘O lahi hono tapuaki (Himi 468). ’Oua te tau fiu `i he lotu mo e hūfia `a e ngaahi faingata`a mo e maumau ‘i hotau ngaahi lotofalé, he `oku kei “ongo’i pe e he `Otuá.”

‘Ānau, Lotu mo e ‘Aukai: ‘E ko `eku tala `eni `I ha kovi pe lelei, `Oku `ia `Atonai, Hoku ngaahi matavai.
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Mei he Halanga Tapuaki.

06/15/2026

The Word for Today.
You can outgrow the problem!

“But none of these things move me.” Acts 20:24

Before leaving the leaders of the church at Ephesus for the last time, Paul told them: “The Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy” (vv. 23-24 NKJV). There are two ways to deal with a problem:

(1) Pray and believe God to remove it, like He did with the walls of Jericho. (2) Outgrow the problem. In the 1920s, an English adventurer named Mallory led an expedition to try to conquer Mount Everest. His first two attempts failed. On his third attempt, he and most of his team were wiped out in an avalanche. Upon their return to England, the few who had survived held a banquet to honour Mallory and those who had perished. As the leader of the survivors stood to speak, he looked around the hall at the framed pictures of Mallory and the others who had died. Then he turned his back to the crowd and faced a large picture of Mount Everest, which stood looming behind the banquet table like a silent, unbeatable giant. With tears streaming down his face, he spoke to the mountain on behalf of his deceased friends: “I speak to you, Mount Everest, in the name of all brave men and women living and those yet unborn. Mount Everest, you defeated us once; you defeated us twice; you defeated us three times. But we shall someday defeat you, because you can’t get any bigger. But we can.”

From The Word for Today.

06/14/2026

The Word for Today.
God has more in store for you

“Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.” Hosea 6:3

The Lord charged the church at Ephesus with having “left your first love” (see Revelation 2:4) and the church of Laodicea with being “neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm” (see Revelation 3:15-16). R. T. Kendall said, “The greatest opposition to what God wants to do next comes from those who were on the cutting edge of what God did last.”

Read the following Scriptures carefully and prayerfully: “Do not say, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ For you do not inquire wisely concerning this” (Ecclesiastes 7:10 NKJV). “The path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day” (Proverbs 4:18 NKJV). “Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord…He will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth” (Hosea 6:3 NKJV). “When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you” (John 16:13-14 NKJV). “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV). “May [you] be able to comprehend…the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:18-19 NKJV). The word for you today is—God has more in store for you.

From The Word for Today.

06/14/2026

The Word for Today.
Pray for a revelation of God’s love (3)

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” Romans 8:35

Paul asked: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” And the answer is–nothing! Then he came up with a long list of worst-case scenarios, from trouble to danger and anything in between: “Trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword” (NIV).

When Paul wrote “hardship,” he was back in the Mediterranean Sea during a terrible typhoon. “Persecution” pinged his memory of being stoned at Lystra and left for dead. “Trials”: Paul stood trial before Nero himself. He also went without food, was bitten by a poisonous snake, and had the clothes stripped off his back so he could be flogged. This did not happen only once or twice. Five times he received the maximum sentence—forty lashes minus one. Paul’s back was whiplashed and crisscrossed with 195 scars. Hardship has one of two effects: it either hardens or softens our hearts. And it’s that hardening or softening that makes us or breaks us. According to one poll of Londoners, 60 percent of those who survived Germany’s blitzkrieg during World War II remembered it as the happiest time of their lives. It’s the tough times that test our love. But that’s also how it’s proved. The love of Christ wasn’t proved by His miracles—it was proved on a Roman cross. And it has proven to be fail proof. So no matter what trouble, hardship, or persecution you face, this too shall pass. More importantly, Jesus is with you and Jesus is for you. Nothing, absolutely nothing, can separate you from His love!

From The Word for Today.

06/13/2026

The Word for Today.
Pray for a revelation of God’s love (2)

“I pray that you…may have power…to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.” Ephesians 3:17-18

Thomas Aquinas was one of the most prolific writers and thinkers of the Middle Ages. His Summa Theologica is one of history’s most exhausting and enduring theologies. But Aquinas never finished it because of something that happened on December 6, 1273, that caused him to quit writing. “All that I have written seems to be like straw,” Aquinas said, “compared to what has now been revealed to me.”

Exactly what was revealed remains a mystery, but that one revelation surpassed all the knowledge he’d acquired. No matter your IQ, that’s what you need. You are not smart enough to reason your way to God. You need “the Spirit of wisdom and revelation” (Ephesians 1:17 NIV). Nothing will change your outlook, or even alter your personality, like a revelation of God’s love. But it’s so diametrically different from the way we give and receive love on a human level. First of all, His love is unconditional. There is nothing you can do to make God love you more or less because He already loves you perfectly, eternally. Even when you don’t reciprocate His love, it doesn’t deter, deflect, or diminish His love. It accentuates it. “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8 NIV). It’s easy to love others when they are at their best. But when they are at their worst? Not so much. But that’s the test of true love. Our love tends to be reactive, but God’s love is proactive. He loves us when we least expect it and least deserve it.

From The Word for Today.

06/13/2026

The Word for Today.
Pray for a revelation of God’s love (1)

“I pray that you…may…know this love that surpasses knowledge.” Ephesians 3:17-19

In the realm of general relativity, an event horizon is the point of no return. It’s the point at which gravitational pull becomes so great that it’s impossible to escape. The most obvious example is the black hole—a celestial object so massive that light can only enter but never exit its gravitational field.

The escape velocity of a black hole is greater than the speed of light, which is impossible to exceed. So, once you cross its horizon, there is no turning back. God’s love is like that. The Bible says, “God is love.” The implications of that one statement will take all of eternity to unpack. Nothing pulls stronger or longer than God’s love. Love is an event horizon, and once you cross over, you can’t get back. And who would want to? Logic won’t get you to God’s love. His love is beyond logical—it’s theological. The only way to receive the love of God is via revelation. Paul wrote: “I pray that you…may…grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ…that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” The love of God is measureless. It doesn’t fit in a box, not even a box the size of the universe. And if the universe isn’t big enough, God’s love certainly won’t fit within the confines of our human logic. So how do we get it in our hearts and minds? Through a personal revelation! So, the word for you today is: pray for a revelation of God’s love.

From The Word for Today.

06/11/2026

Falaite, Siune 12: Lau Folofola – Loma 5: 6-8.

Ki’i Ama: Loma 5: 8, “Ka ko e ‘Otuá ‘okú ne fakahā ‘a e mo‘oni ‘o ‘ene ‘ofa ‘a‘aná kiate kitautolu ‘i he pēkia ‘a Kalaisi ma‘atautolu, lolotonga ‘oku tau kei angahalá.”

Pou ‘Ao: `Oku pehē ‘e he ni’ihi ‘o e kau fatu teolosiá, ko e Ki`i Ama `o e `ahó ni, ko e tatau ia `o Sione 3:16 `i he hiki `a Paulá. Pea `oku `ikai ko e lea maheni pe `eni ke toutou lau; ko e uho eni `o e Ongoongo Leleí: na`e `ofa mai `a e `Otuá lolotonga `etau kei angahalá, pea na`e pekia `a Kalaisi ma`atautolu. `Oku mahu`inga `aupito ke tau puke ma`u `a e mo`oni ko `ení, koe`uhí he `oku tau mo`ui `i ha māmani `oku sai`ia ke fua pe fakamaau`i e mahu`inga `o e tangatá/fefiné `aki `ene ngāué, poto, ma`u`anga koloa, pe ko hono tu`unga fakasosialé. Ka `oku tala mai ‘e Paula ‘oku ‘ikai ke makatu`unga hotau fakamo`uí `iate kitautolu, ka mei he `ofa na’e ‘ikai ke lau hia `a e `Otuá. `Oku `ikai te tau toki fai leleí pē pea toki `ofa mai `a e `Otuá; ka na`a ne `ofa mai pe talu mu`a, pea ko `ene `ofá `okú ne toki liliu kitautolú. Ko e me`a ia `oku toe fakamaama mai `e he talanoa ki he Fakatonuhiá. `Oku `ikai ngata pe `i hono fakamolemole`i `o `etau hiá, ka `oku toe lau kitautolu `e he `Otuá kuo mā`oni`oni `i he`etau tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí. Ko e me`a na`e `ikai lava `e he Laó pe ko `etau ngaahi ngāue leleí ke faí, kuo fakakakato ia `e Kalaisi `i he kolosí. `Oku toe faka`ali`ali mai `e he Ki`i Amá `a e loloto `o e `ofa ko `ení, he na`e `ikai pekia `a Kalaisí ma`á e kakai mā`oni`oni pē, pe ma`á e kakai na`e `osi lelei `enau mo`uí. Na`e pekia ma`á e kakai ta`efe`unga, ma`á e kakai angahala, ma`á e kakai ne li`aki, taʻemaau, mo loto-mafasia. Ko e taha foki `o e ngaahi fakakaukau fo`ou `oku totonu ke tau vakai ki aí, ko e `ofa ko `eni `a e `Otuá `oku `ikai ko ha me`a pe ke tau ongo`i `i hotau lotó, ka ko ha me`a ke tau fakasino `i he mo`uí. Kapau kuo tau tui kuo fai hotau fakatonuhiá `e Kalaisi, kuo pau leva ke liliu `etau sio ki hotau kaungā`apí. `E `ikai lava ke tau talia `a e `ofa ta`efakangatangata `a e `Otuá kae kei faingofua pe `etau fakamaau`i mo ta`efakamolemole ki he ni`ihi kehé. Ko e kakai kuo nau mo`ui mei he kelesí, `oku ui kinautolu ke nau hoko ko e me`angāue `o e kelesi ko iá `i māmani. Ko e `ofá `okú ne ala atu ki he masivá, ko e `ofá `okú ne tali lelei `a e mulí, ko e `ofá `okú ne toe langa hake `a e loto kuo mafasiá, pea ko e `ofá `okú ne fili `a e fakaleleí kae `ikai ko e fakavahavaha`á. `Oku fakamahino mai `e Paula ko e kolosí ko e fakamo`oni ta`engata `o e `ofa `a e `Otuá. Ko ia ai, `i he taimi `oku tau veiveiua ai pe fifili pe `oku `ofa mai nai `a e `Otuá, `oku totonu ke tau toe sio pe kia Kalaisi ‘i hono Kolosí. Ko e mo’oni te tau `ilo pau ai: `oku mo`oni `a e `ofa `a e `Otuá, `oku ta`engata `a `ene meesí, pea `oku fe`unga `a e kelesí ma`á e taha kotoa pe `okú ne falala kiate Ia. Tauange ke `oua na`a ngata pe `i hono laukau`aki `a e `ofa ko `ení, ka tau mo`ui`aki ia, `o hoko ko e kakai kuo liliu `e he `ofa na`e fakahā `i he pekia `a Kalaisí.

‘Ānau, Lotu mo e ‘Aukai: ʻEiki, fakafetaʻi koeʻuhí ko hoʻo ʻofa naʻe fakahā ʻi he pekia ʻa Kalaisi maʻa kimautolú; tokoni mai ke mau moʻui ʻi he tui, melino mo e ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé, ʻEmeni.
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Mei he Halanga Tapuaki.

06/11/2026

The Word for Today.
You can pull down that stronghold

“The weapons of our warfare are…mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.” 2 Corinthians 10:4

Just as Jericho was a stronghold in Canaan, we have strongholds in our lives. Paul wrote: “The weapons of our warfare are…mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God” (vv. 4-5 NKJV). A stronghold is an “argument” or a “high thing” that “exalts itself against the knowledge of God.” It is a conviction, outlook, or belief that attempts to interfere with the truth.

A stronghold is a false premise that denies God’s promise. It “sets itself up against the knowledge of God” (v. 5 NIV). It attempts to magnify the problem and minimise God’s ability to solve it. Does a stronghold have a strong hold on you? Do you speak the language of impossibility? God could never forgive me (the stronghold of guilt). I could never forgive that person (the stronghold of resentment). Bad things always happen to me (the stronghold of self-pity). I have to be in charge (the stronghold of pride). I don’t deserve to be loved (the stronghold of rejection). I’ll never recover (the stronghold of defeat). I must be good, or God will reject me (the stronghold of performance). I’m only as good as I look (the stronghold of appearance). My value equals my possessions (the stronghold of materialism). Many Christians don’t even recognise the strongholds in their lives. But you don’t have to be among them. God has given you the weapons of prayer, Scripture, the Name of Jesus, the blood of Jesus, fellowship, etc. And collectively, they have “divine power to demolish strongholds” (v. 4 NIV).

From The Word for Today.

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