Faaauau i le tatalo, ma matamata i le tutusa ma le faafetai; Mathe tatalo foi mo matou, o le a tatalaina le Atua ia te i tatou se faitotoʻa o faʻamatalaga, Ia tautala le mea lilo o Keriso, O le mea lea ou te i ai foi: That I may make it manifest, e pei ona tatau ona ou tautala ai (Kolose 4:2-4)
O le uiga o le Kolose 4:2-4
I Kolone 4:2-4, Paul commanded the saints at Kolosse to continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving and also pray for them.
Giving constant attention to prayer is essential in the lives of Christians. Our lives should be a life of continuous prayer, watchfulness, and thanksgiving.
A neglected prayer life reveals itself in rebellion and le usiusitai i le Atua and his Word, and apostasy from the faith and the commandments of Jesus Christ, and a life in sin.
Christians ought to follow the example of Jesus Christ, their Savior and Lord of their lives.
Jesus spent much time in prayer with the Father.
Jesus often withdrew Himself in silence and went out into the mountain to pray to the Father, even during the night (a.o. Luka 6:12; 9:18-36; 21:27; Ioane 17)
The life of Jesus was a life of prayer, whereby He could endure o le faaosoosoga, o sauaga, the suffering, ma oti, and was able to fulfill the commission of the Father.
O lea ia outou mataala ai, ma tatalo e le aunoa, ina ia mafai ona ta'uaogaina outou e sao mai nei mea uma o le a oo mai, ma tu i luma o le Atalii o le tagata
Luka 21:36
The apostles and disciples of Jesus continued in prayer
The apostles and disciples of Jesus also knew the necessity and Mana o le Tatalo and spent much time in prayer. Na Latou Iloa, that without giving attention to prayer, they and their fellow believers were not able to stand in the faith and spiritual battle.
O lea la, they urged Christians to continue in prayer, in the daily interaction with the Father, and to spend time with Him and not neglect prayer.
Christians not only need to give daily attention to the interaction with the Father and Jesus Christ, but also to persevere in prayers pertaining things, which are according to the will of God and in alignment with His Word, but are not immediately answered.
Even if Christians don’t see an immediate answer to their prayers, they should not faint and become discouraged and eventually stop praying.
Manatua, your faith is in the Almighty God, o le Foafoa o le lagi ma le lalolagi ma mea uma o i totonu, and not in an answered prayer.
We live in a microwave society, where everything needs to go fast. If Christians pray for something, they expect it to happen immediately. Because if it doesn’t happen immediately or doesn’t happen after praying 10 i 15 taimi, latou te fiu.
Ua iloa e le tiapolo lenei mea.
The devil knows that most Christians don’t persevere in prayer but give up
He knows that most Christians don’t persevere in prayer but give up easily. Ae o Kerisiano, o e talitonu ia Iesu Keriso ma le Atua Silisiliese e le fiu, ae ia tumau ma tatalo pea, e tusa lava po o le a le umi e alu ai. E pei lava o le fafine, o ai na alu i ai le faamasino amioletonu ma e le’i fiu ai ae sa tumau pea seia maua le mea na ia sau ai (Luka 18:1-8).
E tali vave mai nisi o tatalo, o isi e leai. Ae tusa lava po o le a le umi o le taimi, faatuatua i le Atua ma tutu i le manumalo.
I lou taimi i le tatalo ma le Tama, O le a Ia faaali atu ia te oe e ala i Lona Agaga le mea e tatau ona tatalo ma le mea e le tatau ona tatalo.
Manatua, tatalo e le o faaumaina se lisi o moomooga, ae o le taimi tou te mafuta ai ma le Tamā. O le tatalo o se vaega o lou sootaga i totonu -ma ma Keriso ma le Tama e ala i le Agaga Paia. (Faitau foi: O le tatalo faalilolilo olaga o le tagata faatuatua).
Matamata
I le male, E tatau i Kerisiano ona mataala i lea lava tulaga. They should be and stay watchful and be on their guard of what is happening in the spiritual realm, before it manifests in the physical realm.
Christians should pray preventively, instead of praying when the damage has been done and only pray to God to clean up the mess.
Ua fealua'i solo le tiapolo e pei o se leona tagi, saili, whom he can devour.
The devil constantly deceives. He constantly seeks for openings in the lives of people and which churches he can infiltrate ma faaumatia.
Tagata Kerisiano, who focus on the natural and the things of this world and have a neglected or no prayer life, won’t notice the devil and his demons and their infiltration.
Through their (faaleagaga) blindness, they shall not recognize them, whereby the devil and his demons can continue their destructive work.
Ae o Kerisiano, who walk after the Spirit and daily spent time in prayer, e faautauta ma mataala ma vaai i auala ma galuega a le tiapolo, o lē e afio mai o se agelu o le malamalama ma e ala i le alofa faalelalolagi ma le alofa sese, faaseseina le toatele o tagata talitonu ma mafua ai ona latou paʻu ese mai le faatuatua ma le Afioga a le Atua. (Faitau foi: Tatou te le o mataala i mea a Satani?).
O le Agaga Paia e fa'aalia le mea moni ma fa'aalia mea lilo
O lea la, o le Agaga Paia ma le iloatino o agaga e manaomia i olaga o tagata talitonu. E faailoa mai e le Agaga Paia pe lelei se mea e pei ona foliga mai i le natura ma pe faamaoni moni se tasi e pei ona foliga mai i le natura..
O nisi taimi e mafai ona foliga matagofie tele se tulaga ma foliga mai e sau mai le Atua po o se tagata e foliga mai e matua lotu ma moni, a o le Agaga Paia e fai mai le faafeagai ma lapatai mai.
Ona pule lea i tagata talitonu, whether they hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and believe and obey His words or reject His words, because they believe what they see with their own natural eyes and what they hear with their own natural ears.
Thanksgiving is part of prayer
In addition to the continuous prayer and watchfulness, Christians should give thanks.
In all things under all circumstances, Christians should give thanks to God the Father and Jesus Christ, le atalii.
Be thankful and make it an habit to give thanks to the Lord for Who He is and What He has done and for the things in your life several times a day.
Name them out loud instead of murmuring and complaining about things in the past or things that don’t go the way you wanted to or what’s lacking in your life. But thank the Lord God and give Him the glory!
When you thank the Lord, you will be joyful!
Ae peitai… don’t thank the Lord to become joyful. But thank the Lord, aua you love God with your whole heart and you are truly thankful.
Pray for the saints
Pray also for your fellow believing brothers and sisters in Christ. Remember all Christians in your prayers, including the leaders and servants in the Church, that they persevere in the faith and in the truth and stand in the world and that God will open a door for them, so that they can boldly preach the word of God and the mystery of Christ to the people.
Paul made this request to the saints, whereby he indicated how important and necessary it is to pray for fellow believers ma tatalo mo faitotoa matala e aumai ai le talalelei a Keriso i tagata.
Tatalo e le aunoa ma le tatalo ma le aioiga atoa i le Agaga, ma vaavaai atu i ai ma le finafinau ma le aioiga atoa mo le au paia uma; Ma mo au, ina ia mafai ona tuuina mai ia te au se upu, ina ia mafai ona ou tatala lo'u gutu ma le lototoa, e faailoa atu mealilo o le talalelei, O le mea lea ua avea ai au ma se amepasa i noataga: ina ia mafai ona ou tautala atu ma le lototoa, e pei ona tatau ona ou tautala ai
Efeso 6:18-20
Faaauau i le tatalo, ma ia mataala i lea lava mea ma le faafetai ma tatalo mo uso talitonu
Le Au Paia, o e ua auai i le Ekalesia a Keriso e tatau ona faaauau pea i le tatalo, ma matamata i le tutusa ma le faafetai, ma tatalo mo uso talitonu ina ia tatalaina e le Atua se faitotoa o le tautala, e tautala atu i le mea lilo a Keriso e pei ona tatau ona latou tautala atu ai.
‘Ia avea ma masima o le lalolagi’
