ເມື່ອພວກເຮົາເບິ່ງອ້ອມຮອບພວກເຮົາ, we see that the world lies in darkness and death reigns as king in this world. The devil is gaining more and more territory, even in the lives of many Christians., who are supposed to be the light of this world. Wherever the light is shining the devil tries to enter and deceive, ລັກ, ຂ້າ, ແລະທໍາລາຍ. Because that’s the mission of the devil, to extinguish the light of the church and make the earth without form and void again and let darkness and death reign on earth. And so the darkness extinguishes the light and what does the church do?
ພຣະເຈົ້າເປັນຄວາມສະຫວ່າງ ແລະໃນພຣະອົງບໍ່ມີຄວາມມືດ
ໃນ 1 ຈອນ 1:15 it is written that God is light and in Him is no darkness. ສິ່ງທໍາອິດ, that God created, when the earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep, was the light. ພຣະເຈົ້າກ່າວ: “ໃຫ້ມີຄວາມສະຫວ່າງ” and there was light.
God divided the light from the darknes and called the light day and the darkness night (ປະຖົມມະການ 1:1-5). ຈາກປັດຈຸບັນນັ້ນ, there wasn’t only darkness, but there was a difference between the light and the darkness.
The darkness that was present and the formlessness and voidness of the earth that was caused by the devil and his demons (ຕົກຮ້າel), who were cast upon the earth after ຮົບໃນສວນ. That’s what the devil had done to the earth, and that’s what the devil had done after God created the earth and all there is within perfectly, by seducing man, and that’s what the devil still does with the earth and everything that lives.
The children of the night
The devil is the god of this world and where he has established his kingdom, the darkness is present. Although Jesus is King and has taken ກະແຈ, the authority in the heavens and on earth, ຈາກມານ, the devil still has the ability to steal, ຂ້າແລະທໍາລາຍ.
The devil walks about as a roaring lion and seeks whom he may devour. Because his mission is to destroy every soul and steal the inheritance, which God has given in Jesus Christ to His saints. He tries to extinguish every single light that shines in the darkness of this world.
The devil tries to seduce and mislead as many people as possible with his lies. He keeps them ignorant about the truth and causes them to sleep and makes them children of the night.
That’s why the devil tries to keep the believers away from the Bible; the Word and ensure that they build their faith upon the words of men, who have mixed their own philosophies, opinions and carnal lusts and desires with God’s Word, and turned the truth of God into a lie.
ບຸກຄົນທຸກຄົນ, who is carnal and walks after the flesh and has the spirit of this world listens and believes what these ນັກເທດ of the world and the world have to say.
They belong to the world (ຄວາມມືດ), and are children of the world; children of the night.
Their spirit is dead and they don’t see what is truly happening around them. They are spiritually asleep and live in darkness and can’t stand the light. ເພາະສະນັ້ນ, they avoid every light that comes near.
Unless they hate their lives and are fed up with their sinful lives. ແຕ່ກີ້ດຽວນີ້, will they be drawn by the light that shines in the darkness.
Many people confess Jesus as Lord, ໃນຂະນະດຽວກັນ, they obey the devil and walk in darkness
Many people confess Jesus as Lord while they behave and live like the world and are spiritually asleep. They feed themselves with the things of this world and are influenced and led by them. And so they are being led by the wisdom and knowledge of this world (ວິທະຍາໄລ), (ສະວັດສະຖານ)ສື່ມວນຊົນ, ສະຖານະການ, and all kinds of earthly things, which they perceive with their senses, and build their knowledge, ສະຕິປັນຍາ, ປະຕິບັດ, and faith upon them, ຄືກັນກັບໂລກ. (ອ່ານນຳ: ທ່ານສາລະພາບພຣະເຢຊູຫລືທ່ານປະຕິເສດພະເຍຊູຕໍ່ຫນ້າຜູ້ຊາຍ?).
They think they are Christians and walk by ສັດທາ. ແຕ່ໃນຄວາມເປັນຈິງ, they don’t listen to the Word and don’t walk according to what the Word says.
They’re not led by the Word and the Spirit, but they walk after the spirit of this world and are led by what science, (ສະວັດສະຖານ)ສື່ມວນຊົນ, and scholars (the wise people of this world) ເວົ້າ.
They believe and act upon what the world advises and commands them to do and go to the world for help, instead of believing and doing what Jesus commanded them to do and going to Him for help. And that’s why many people, who say they are believers, belong to the world and are children of the night.
The devil uses many lies and tactics to seduce and mislead Christians and cause them to go astray. This way he extinguish their light, so that they won’t be a threat to his kingdom anymore.
The devil uses lies and all the temptations of the world, to ensure that people keep living in sin.
He uses distractions, ປັນຫາ, ສະຖານະການ, ຄວາມບັນ, ແລະອື່ນໆ, to keep people busy and distracted and focused on themselves and their circumstances, instead of being focused on Jesus Christ and establishing His Kingdom on earth.
As long as people remain carnal and are not willing to lay down the flesh, the devil shall succeed in making sure, that they stay focused on themselves and feed themselves with the things of this world, so that they won’t be a threat to his kingdom anymore.
Because the more people feed themselves with the things of this world, the more darkness they become. They shall abide in sin; ໃນ ການບໍ່ເຊື່ອຟັງຕໍ່ພຣະເຈົ້າ ແລະພຣະປະສົງຂອງພຣະອົງ.
That’s why it’s important to stay in Jesus Christ; the Word and keep walking according to His will. Even if that means rejection and persecution from the world. Because the darkness will always try to extinguish every light, so that people can live in sin without resistance and condemnation, just like in the days of Noah.
The children of the day
If you believe in Jesus Christ and belong to Him through ການຟື້ນຟູ ແລະຢູ່ໃນລາວ, you belong to the day and be the light of the world. Jesus is the Light of the world and everyone, who belongs to Him and stays in Him has become the light of the world.
ເພາະສະນັ້ນ, as long as you stay in Christ and live after His will, which is also God’s will, you shall be the light on this earth.
ພະເຍຊູກ່າວ: ທ່ານແມ່ນແສງສະຫວ່າງຂອງໂລກ. ເມືອງທີ່ຕັ້ງຢູ່ເທິງເນີນພູບໍ່ສາມາດປິດບັງ. ທັງຜູ້ຊາຍບໍ່ຈູດທຽນ, ແລະເອົາລົງໃສ່ພາຍໃຕ້ bushel, ແຕ່ກ່ຽວກັບໂຄມໄຟ; ແລະມັນໃຫ້ແສງສະຫວ່າງແກ່ທຸກຄົນທີ່ຢູ່ໃນເຮືອນ. ຂໍໃຫ້ຄວາມສະຫວ່າງຂອງເຈົ້າສ່ອງແສງຕໍ່ໜ້າມະນຸດ, ເພື່ອວ່າເຂົາເຈົ້າຈະໄດ້ເຫັນວຽກງານທີ່ດີຂອງທ່ານ, ແລະຖວາຍກຽດແດ່ພຣະບິດາຂອງພວກເຈົ້າ ຜູ້ຢູ່ໃນສະຫວັນ (ມັດທາຍ 5:14:16)
As long as you stay in the ຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ and do good works, you shall exalt and glorify your Father, ຜູ້ທີ່ຢູ່ໃນສະຫວັນ, and your light shall shine before people.
Some people shall be drawn by the light and when you witness, they shall believe in Jesus Christ and be reconciled through Christ with the Father. And some people shall hate the light and reject you and not want to have anything to do with you because you testify about their evil works.
If the latter one happens, then don’t be sad, but rejoice. ເພາະວ່າຄໍາພີໄບເບິນກ່າວ, that because of the Name of Jesus, you shall suffer reproach and shall be persecuted and rejected by the world. (ອ່ານນຳ: ຄວາມທຸກທໍລະມານສໍາລັບພຣະນາມຂອງພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າ).
And since the spirit of this world is present in many churches, you may also be persecuted by the church and maybe even denied access. This happened with Jesus, so this shall surely happen with ຜູ້ຕິດຕາມຂອງລາວ, who represent Him.
What does the Bible say about Jesus’ ກັບຄືນ?
The Bible says that Jesus’ return shall come as a Thief in the night. ເພາະສະນັ້ນ, when Jesus returns, it shall be during the night. There shall be (ທາງວິນຍານ) darkness upon the earth. (i.e.: ເອຊາຢາ 13:9-10; 24:23, ເອເຟໂຊ 32:7-8, ໂຍທານ 2:10,11,31; 3:15, Zachariah 14:6-7, ມັດທາຍ 24:29, ກິດຈະການ 2:20)
In the night, when no one expects it, Jesus shall return. Only the children of the day, who belong to the Light and who are spiritually awake, shall see the signs of His coming and be ready to meet Jesus.
But of the times and the seasons, ອ້າຍນ້ອງຄະນະ, ye have no need that I write unto you. ເພາະວ່າຕົວທ່ານເອງຮູ້ຢ່າງສົມບູນວ່າວັນຂອງພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຈະມາເປັນຄົນຂີ້ລັກໃນຍາມກາງຄືນ. ສໍາລັບໃນເວລາທີ່ພວກເຂົາຈະເວົ້າ, ສັນຕິພາບແລະຄວາມປອດໄພ; ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນການທໍາລາຍຢ່າງກະທັນຫັນມາຫາພວກເຂົາ, ເປັນ travail ກັບແມ່ຍິງທີ່ມີລູກ; ແລະພວກເຂົາຈະບໍ່ຫນີ. ແຕ່ເຈົ້າ, ອ້າຍນ້ອງຄະນະ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນຢູ່ໃນຄວາມມືດ, that day should overtake you as a thief. ທ່ານແມ່ນເດັກນ້ອຍທັງຫມົດຂອງແສງສະຫວ່າງ, ແລະເດັກນ້ອຍຂອງມື້: ພວກເຮົາບໍ່ແມ່ນເວລາກາງຄືນ, ຫລືຄວາມມືດ. ສະນັ້ນຂໍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົານອນຫລັບ, ຄືຄົນອື່ນ; ແຕ່ໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາເບິ່ງແລະຕື່ນຕົວ. For they that sleep in the night; ແລະພວກເຂົາທີ່ເມົາເຫຼົ້າໄດ້ເມົາເຫຼົ້າໃນເວລາກາງຄືນ. ແຕ່ໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາ, ຜູ້ທີ່ເປັນຂອງມື້, ຈົ່ງສະຫລາດ, ການເອົາຜ້າອ້ອມຂອງສັດທາແລະຄວາມຮັກ; ແລະສໍາລັບຫມວກກັນກະທົບ, ຄວາມຫວັງແຫ່ງຄວາມລອດ. ສໍາລັບພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ໄດ້ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາໂກດແຄ້ນຕໍ່ຄວາມໂກດແຄ້ນ, ແຕ່ເພື່ອໃຫ້ໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມລອດໂດຍອົງພຣະເຢຊູຄຣິດເຈົ້າຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ເສຍຊີວິດສໍາລັບການສະຫະລັດ, ນັ້ນ, ບໍ່ວ່າພວກເຮົາຈະຕື່ນນອນຫຼືນອນຫລັບ, we should live together with him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
1 ເທຊະໂລນີກ 5:1-11
The Saviour of the world
The earth decays and the filthiness and darkness increase. ທັງຫມົດອ້ອມຂ້າງພວກເຮົາ, we see a blurring of moral standards and values. The laws, which are largely based on the Bible (ພະຄໍາຂອງພະເຈົ້າ), are adjusted to the spirit of this world; ພຣະວິນຍານຂອງ antichrist ໄດ້, who reigns in the children of disobedience; the children of the darkness, who belong to the night.
This also happens in many churches, where the wisdom of God and His Word are defiled and mixed with the wisdom, ຄວາມຮູ້, and opinion of carnal men and the world, that carries the spirit of the antichrist.
It is one big chaos, and no one seems to have a solution. ບໍ່ກືກ antichrist ໄດ້, who shall arise, when all hope is gone and when there seems to be no way out.
The Antichrist shall arise from the people and shall pretend that he is able to find a way out of the mess. The world shall consider the antichrist as the savior of the world. ແຕ່ໃນຄວາມເປັນຈິງ, this person shall be inspired and led by the devil and the kingdom of darkness and shall only make things worse.
The only Saviour, who is able to make a change, is Jesus Christ. In the lives of people, where Jesus Christ is being received, the darkness will flee and the life, ແສງສະຫວ່າງ, and peace will be restored.
ທາງດຽວກັບພຣະບິດາແມ່ນຜ່ານພຣະເຢຊູຄຣິດ. He is the only Way, ຄວາມຈິງ, ຊີວິດ, ແລະແສງສະຫວ່າງ.
Every soul, who is being drawn out of the darkness and reconciled with the Father through Jesus Christ, shall belong to the Life and the Light instead of death and the darkness and shall be a child of the day instead of a child of the night.
ສໍາລັບບາງຄັ້ງທ່ານແມ່ນຄວາມມືດ, ແຕ່ດຽວນີ້ພວກທ່ານມີແສງໃນພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າ: ຍ່າງເປັນເດັກນ້ອຍຂອງແສງສະຫວ່າງ: (ສໍາລັບຫມາກຜົນຂອງວິນຍານແມ່ນຢູ່ໃນຄວາມດີແລະຄວາມຊອບທໍາແລະຄວາມຈິງທັງຫມົດ;) ພິສູດສິ່ງທີ່ຍອມຮັບໄດ້ໃນພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າ. (ເອເຟໂຊ 5:8-10)
ແຕ່ທ່ານເປັນຄົນລຸ້ນທີ່ຖືກເລືອກ, ຜູ້ປະໂລຫິດ, ຊາດບໍລິສຸດ, ປະຊາຊົນທີ່ຫນ້າແປກ; that you should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: ເຊິ່ງໃນເວລາທີ່ຜ່ານມາບໍ່ແມ່ນປະຊາຊົນ, ແຕ່ດຽວນີ້ແມ່ນປະຊາຊົນຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ: ເຊິ່ງບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມເມດຕາ, ແຕ່ດຽວນີ້ໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມເມດຕາ. (1 ເປໂຕ 2:9-10)
Don’t let the darkness extinguishes the light, but keep your light shining
ນັ້ນແມ່ນເຫດຜົນທີ່ວ່າ, it’s so important to stay and abide in Him, be awake and watch and ຕ້ານການລໍ້ລວງ of the devil and have no fellowship with the works of darkness.
Don’t try to become a friend of the world, nor adapt and apply the wisdom, ຄວາມຮູ້, and theories of the world in your life, because that’s not your assignment. ຖ້າທ່ານເຮັດສິ່ງນີ້, then you are already fallen into the trap of the devil and are seduced and misled by his lies. ເພາະວ່າພຣະເຈົ້າກ່າວ, that the wisdom and knowledge of this world is foolishness to Him.
Don’t be focused upon yourself and your own kingdom, but stay focused on Jesus Christ and the things of the Kingdom of God.
ຢູ່ໃນພຣະອົງ, so that you will do good works through Him. Stay the light of this world, so that you win many souls for Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. Tthat you draw many souls out of the lies of the devil and the power of darkness.
Where the light shines, darkness must flee. ເພາະສະນັ້ນ, make sure that your light keeps shining in this dark world, and don’t let the darkness extinguish your light.
‘ຈົ່ງເປັນເກືອຂອງແຜ່ນດິນໂລກ’
