Ingabe Sikhona Ngempela Isidalwa Esibizwa NgoSathane?

Ukuze sixoxe ngesono, kumele sixoxe ngoSathane. Akunakwenzeka ukuwuziba umsebenzi wakhe: izinhliziyo eziphukile namakhaya, ukuhlukunyezwa, izifo, nokuziphatha okubi. Uhlu lude futhi luyadabukisa. 

Usathane uyikho kokubili futhi unqotshiwe. Ufuna ukuthi ukholwe okungelona iqiniso, kodwa ukukhetha kungokwakho. Ngithandazela ukuthi lokhu kuzinikela kwembule iqiniso likaNkulunkulu kini.

Usathane Ukhona

Usathane usebenzisa amagama amaningana eBhayibhelini. Amabili esiwazi kakhulu “uSathane” “nodeveli.” Igama lokuqala lisho “ummangaleli” futhi litholakala izikhathi ezingamashumi amathathu nane emiBhalweni—lowo osisolayo futhi osihlukumezayo. Udeveli utholakala izikhawu ezingu-36 eTestamenteni Elisha futhi ngokwezwi nezwi lisho “umnyundeli.”

Usathane waziwa nangokuthi “inyoka yasendulo,” “udrako,” nangokuthi “omubi.” Incazelo kaJesu yomsebenzi kaSathane kuJohane 8:42–47 iyisiqalo esabisa ngempela.

Okokuqala, uSathane uzinika ubunikazi phezu kwayo yonke imiphefumulo engasindisiwe.

KuJohane 8, iNkosi yethu ibiza izitha zayo njengabantwana bakaSathane “uyise” (indima 44). “Ungunkulunkulu walelizwe” ( 2 KwabaseKorinte 4:4), “umbusi waleli zwe” ( NgokukaJohane 12:31) olawula lenkathi ewile ( 1 KaJohane 5:19). AmaKristu aphila ezweni elibuswa uSathane. Singamasosha amiswe emhlabathini wezitha, sihlala ezweni elihlaselwe.

Okwesibili, udeveli uphuphuthekisa izingqondo zethu ukuze singaliboni iqiniso.

Ungumqambimanga noyise wamanga” (NgokukaJohane 8:44). Yingakho umuntu ongakawamukeli uMoya oNgcwele engakwazi ukuqonda izinto zikaNkulunkulu (1 KwabaseKorinte 2:14). Usathane ufuna ukuhlwitha imbewu yezwi ezinhliziyweni ezilidinga kakhulu ( funda NgokukaMathewu 13:1-9).

Okwesithathu, uSathane uqamba amanga ngezwi likaNkulunkulu.

Kusukela kuGenesise 3 kuze kube manje, usebenzisa iqiniso lemiBhalo ukuze asilahlekise. Lowo owacaphuna iBhayibheli lapho elinga uJesu (NgokukaMathewu 4:1-11) uzolisebenzisa kabi izwi likaNkulunkulu ukuze asidukise nathi. Akukona konke esikuzwa kufundiswa njengeqiniso likaNkulunkulu. Isitha sethu singacaphuna iBhayibheli kangcono kunathi, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi ngenjongo yokufeza injongo kaSathane.

Okwesine, udeveli “ungumbulali kusukela ekuqaleni” ( NgokukaJohane 8:44)

Usathane uyingonyama ebhongayo, efuna engamshwabadela (1 KaPetru 5:8). Labo abasebenzela umsebenzi wakhe bahileleka ekuhlaselweni ngokomzimba, ngokomzwelo, nangokobulili ngomunye nomunye kanye nathi sonke. Inkosi yabo ayifuni lutho ngaphandle kokubhujiswa okuphelele kwesintu futhi ikakhulukazi abantu bakaNkulunkulu.

Okwesihlanu, uSathane ubusa amademoni.

Bakhonza njengezikhonzi zakhe nezinyawo zakhe empini yakhe eqhubekayo emelene noJehova nabantwana bakhe.

Eqinisweni, uSathane umelana noNkulunkulu.

NgokukaJohane 8, waphefumulela abaholi benkolo ukuba bafune ukufa kukaJesu. Kamuva wabaholela ekubetheleni iNkosi yethu.

Usathane uphambene noNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izindlela:

• Inkosi yethu ingukukhanya; Usathane ungubumnyama.
• Unkulunkulu ungumlilo ongcwele odlayo; usathane unesono, uyagula, unezifo.
• Unkulunkulu unguMoya; Usathane uyinyama engcolile.
• Unkulunkulu uyakuthanda; Usathane uyakuzonda.
• Unkulunkulu wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ngenxa yenu; Usathane ubengathatha umphefumulo wakho.
• Unkulunkulu unguYihlo; usathane uyisitha sakho.

Usathane ukhona, kodwa ungakhohlwa: ukuthi unqotshiwe.